'Law Ministry Should Respond To Collegium Recommendations Within Reasonable Time' : Supreme Court Seeks AG's Statement On 55 Pending Names

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a statement from the Attorney General for India KK Venugopal as to when the Central Government will decide on 55 collegium recommendations for judgeships in High Courts, which have been pending for a long time.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Surya Kant sought the AG's statement on April 8.Justice Kaul...

Delhi High Court Adjourns Hearing On MJ Akbar's Plea Against Priya Ramani's Acquittal In Criminal defamation Case To May 5

The Delhi High Court on Thursday adjourned to May 5 hearing in the appeal by former Union Minister MJ Akbar challenging the acquittal of journalist Priya Ramani in the criminal defamation case filed by him over the "metoo" sexual harassment allegations made by her. The adjournment came in the view of Justice Mukta Gupta not holding the Court for the day. Senior Advocates Geeta Luthra and...

Pursuant To Filing Of PIL In Gauhati HC, Assam Govt Brings Out Policy To Rehabilitate People Who Lands Were Lost Due To Flood/ Erosion

The Government of Assam, in response to a PIL filed before the Gauhati High Court seeking welfare schemes for people residing in flood/ erosion prone areas of the state, has come up with a comprehensive policy for rehabilitation of such families. The State has informed a Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dulia and Justice Manas Ranjan Pathak that on January 6,...

DMK Moves Madras High Court Seeking Elimination Of Old EVMs, Live CCTV Coverage Of Voting, Etc.

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Wednesday (24th March) moved the Madras High Court with its plea seeking certain directions on the Election Commission to ensure the free and fair conduct of the coming State Assembly Elections. Hearing the plea, the Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy directed the Election Commission to come up with a...

'Structures Of Our Society Created By Males For Males' : Supreme Court Holds Army's Evaluation Criteria To Grant Permanent Commission For Women Officers Arbitrary

'A facially equal application of laws to unequal parties is farce, when law is structured to cater to male standpoint'.

Ensure That 'Kumbh Mela' Doesn't Turn Into COVID Breeding Ground, COVID Test Mandatory: Uttarakhand High Court

Days after Uttarakhand's Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat publicly announced that pilgrims would not need to bring RT-PCR COVID-19 test report while coming for Kumbh Mela, the Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday (24th March), in effect, made the test mandatory. However, media reports have suggested that the State Government has now issued an official order making it mandatory for...

Potentiality Of Acquired Land Has To Be Taken Into Consideration To Determine Market Value: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that potentiality of the acquired land is one of the primary factors to be taken into consideration to determine the market value of the land.The question whether a land has potential value or not primarily depends upon its condition, situation, use to which it is put or its reasonable capability of being put and also its proximity to residential, commercial...

Statement Made During Enquiry At Pre FIR Stage Neither A Confession Nor A Statement U/s 160 CrPC: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the statements made during the discreet/open enquiry at Pre-FIR stage cannot be said to be a statement under Section 160 CrPC and/or the statement to be recorded during the course of investigation as per the Code of Criminal Procedure and therefore cannot be used against the accused during the course of trial.Such a statement cannot be said to be confessional...

UAPA- "In Absence Of Any Connection Between Alleged Act And Property Recovered, It Cannot Be Assumed That Property Was Acquired By Terrorist Act": Patna HC

The Patna High Court on Monday observed that in absence of any connection between the act alleged and the property recovered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, it cannot be assumed that those properties were acquired by the terrorist act. The observation came by a single judge bench comprising of Justice Birendra Kumar while dealing with a petition filed by the family members of...

30 Days Period To Challenge Foreigner Tribunal's Ex-Parte Declaration As 'Illegal Immigrant' To Be Attracted Only When Notice Is Duly Served Notice: SC

"Paragraph 3A of the Foreigners (Tribunal) Order, 1964, in so far as it contemplates a period of 30 days to apply to the Tribunal to set aside an ex parte order, would be attracted only where the service of notice was duly effected and the proceedee still failed to appear", clarified the Supreme Court on Wednesday.Paragraph 3A of Foreigners (Tribunal) Order, 1964 specifically empowers...

'We Cannot Take This 16% Reservation Lightly', Says Supreme Court On Maratha Quota[Hearing Day 8]

On the 8th consecutive day of the hearing in the Maratha quota case, a constitution bench of the Supreme Court posed queries regarding the backwardness of the Maratha community so as to justify 16% quota for them as a Socially and Economically Backward Class(SEBC)."We cannot take this 16% reservation lightly", the bench remarked during the hearing.The bench observed that Marathas...

Karnataka High Court Directs Penal Action Against Participants Of Public Rally For Not Wearing Facemasks

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the State Government to ensure that penal and other actions are initiated in accordance with law against those persons who attended rallies held on March 23 violating COVID-19 norms regarding social distancing and wearing of face masks. Advocate G R Mohan appearing for one of the petitioner today filed a memo before the court drawing...