NCDRC Asks Surgeon & Hospital To Pay Rs 75 Lakh Compensation To Patient Who Lost Leg Due To Medical Negligence

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission recently directed a surgeon and a hospital to jointly and severally pay a compensation of Rs 75 lakhs to a patient who lost her right leg due to negligence in surgery.The complaint was filed against Dr. Anirban Chatterjee and Nightingale Diagnostic & Medicare Centre Private Limited, Kolkata.The surgery was carried out in the year 2015,...

Bengaluru Court Restrains Media From Making Defamatory Statements Against Actress Ranya Rao Arrested In Gold Smuggling Case

A court in Bengaluru has passed an ex-parte temporary injunction restraining media from making, uttering, speaking, writing, publishing, relaying, telecasting, or defamatory any statements or allegations against Harshavardini Ranya Rao, who has been arrested in connection with a gold smuggling case. The court passed the order while hearing a suit filed by Rao's mother, H P Rohini. It said,...

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest – February 2025

Supreme Court:S.156(3) CrPC v S.175(3) BNSS | BNSS Mandates Magistrate To Hear Police Officer On Refusal To Register FIR, Ensures Reasoned Order: Supreme CourtCase Title: OM PRAKASH AMBADKAR VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS.Citation : 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 139The Supreme Court recently criticized the routine use of Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. to order police investigations, even in simple...

“Legal Practice Is '5 Star Social Work'”: Justice Abhay Oka Urges Young Lawyers To Take Up Pro Bono Cases

Justice Abhay Oka of the Supreme Court on Wednesday emphasized the importance of pro bono work and legal aid, urging young members of the bar to take up such cases, Justice Oka describing legal practice as “5 Star social work”.“And lastly my appeal to all young members of the bar is to work pro bono in legal aid cases. It is very important that all of you take up the legal cases. I...

No Civil Judges Appointed In Bengal Since 2021 Batch, Qualified Candidates Left In Endless Limbo Over Non-Appoinment

Qualified candidates of the West Bengal Judicial Services Examination 2022 (WBJS) have been left in an endless limbo over non-appointment to Civil Judge (Junior Division) posts since the exams were conducted in 2023. While the preliminary examination for the 2022 batch was held in March 2023, the mains exam was conducted in May 2023, followed by the interviews of the successful candidates...

SCBA Election Reforms | Justice Nageswara Rao Invites Suggestions From Supreme Court Bar

The Committee headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao, former Supreme Court Judge, has invited suggestions from the members of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) regarding the reforms in the SCBA bye-laws, particularly the provisions dealing with elections.Suggestions are solicited from the members of the Supreme Court bar on the following issues:Eligibility conditions for contesting elections...

Arbitral Institutions Should Integrate Gender Quotas, Established Arbitrators Must Mentor Aspiring Female Arbitrators: Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju

While batting for gender diversity in arbitration, Delhi High Court judge, Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju said that established arbitrators, regardless of gender, must actively mentor aspiring female arbitrators, creating pathways for access to high-stakes cases and fostering professional growth.Stating that gender representation in arbitration is a pressing issue in the evolution of...

Pathways To Legal Excellence: A Special Lecture By Justice Oka At NLUJAA

A special guest lecture was conducted by the National Law University and Judical Academy, Assam (NLUJAA), presided over by Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, Judge of the Supreme Court. The keynote speaker, Justice Abhay S. Oka, Judge of the Supreme Court, was joined by a panel that included Justice Mir Alfaz Ali, Director of the Judicial Academy, Assam, and the Vice-Chancellor of NLUJAA, Dr....

Mumbai Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To SP MLA Abu Azmi In Case For Praising Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb

A Mumbai Sessions Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi, who is booked in a criminal case for praising Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and calling him a 'good administrator'.Additional Sessions Judge VG Raghuvanshi granted anticipatory bail to Azmi on a surety of Rs 20,000. A detailed order of the Court, is yet to be made available. Notably, Azmi has...

'Prime Facie Cognizable Offence Committed' : Delhi Court Orders FIR In Complaint Against Arvind Kejriwal & Others Over Illegal Hoardings

A Delhi Court on Tuesday directed registration of FIR in a complaint against Aam Aadmi Party supremo and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other individuals under the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act. ACJM Neha Mittal of Rouse Avenue Courts directed the concerned SHO to immediately register the FIR under Section 3 of the enactment which deals with the penalty for...

Litigation More Rewarding Than Corporate Career In Long Run; Wrong To Think First Generation Lawyers Can't Succeed: Justice Oka

Supreme Court Judge, Justice AS Oka today (March 11) spoke extensively on the importance of pursuing the traditional practice of litigation over corporate law and the need to dispel the stereotype that practice in constitutional courts is 'superior' to having a practice in district or trial courts. Justice Oka was speaking at a lecture organised by the National Law University And...

Resolve Issue Of Rental Accommodation Of CRPF Personnel Posted In Delhi : Supreme Court Tells Union Govt

The Supreme Court recently directed the Union to resolve the issue of rental accommodation for CRPF Personnel stationed temporarily in Delhi within a reasonable time. The Court specified that unless the same is not done, it would necessarily issue directions under Article 142 Jurisdiction. The bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a plea relating to the issue of...