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Former Supreme Court Judge Justice PB Sawant Passes Away
Former Judge of Supreme Court Justice PB Sawant passed away in his residence at Pune.He was 91.He was appointed as a Judge at the Supreme Court in 1989 and he retired in 1995. Prior to that, he had been appointed as a Judge of the Bombay High Court. He was also the former Chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI).As a Judge of the Bombay High Court, Justice Sawant was known for...
Sexual Harassment: Supreme Court Debars Advocate's Clerk From Entering Its Precincts For Three Months
The Supreme Court has prohibited an Advocate's Clerk from entering its precincts for a period of three months, after he was found guilty of Sexual Harassment in an internal enquiry. In a notice to this effect, issued by the Gender Sensitization Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC) of the Supreme Court, it is stated that the clerk, Ashok Saini, is debarred from entering the Court...
"Wait For The UPSC Extra Chance Judgment"; Supreme Court Adjourns Plea Seeking Extra Opportunity For Candidates Who Exhausted Last Attempt In JEE Advanced In 2020
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the petition seeking for an extra opportunity for candidates who had exhausted their last attempt in JEE Advanced in 2020 and had faced difficulties on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. A Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar heard the matter and proceeded to direct the Counsel for the Petitioner to wait the reserved judgement in the matter...
While Declining Bail To Juvenile Take Into Account Social Investigation Report & Not Merely Police Report: P&H High Court Directs JJ Boards
The Punjab & Haryana High Court last week directed the Juvenile Justice Boards across the States of Punjab and Haryana and the Union Territory, Chandigarh to record their reason for declining bail to a Juvenile and the circumstances that led to such a decision. The Bench of Justice Jaishree Thakur further directed that the said decision shall be founded on the basis of...
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'Abdication Of Judicial Duties' : Legal Experts Question Disha Ravi's Remand In Greta Thunberg Toolkit Case
Criticizing the Magistrate's order remanding 21-year old climate activist Disha Ravi in the Greta Thunberg 'toolkit' case, acclaimed criminal law practitioner Senior Advocate Rebecca Mammen John said that it amounted to "shocking abdication of judicial duties".She expressed deep disappointment at the conduct of the Duty Magistrate, Patiala House court of New Delhi, who, according to her,...
'Times Now's Viewership Numbers Deliberately Reduced To Benefit A Newly Launched Channel' : Bennett Coleman Serves Legal Notice On BARC
Bennet Coleman and Company has sent a legal notice to the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) alleging illegal and fraudulent viewership data manipulation, and tampering of Television Rating Points (TRP) of Times Now, and has sought for a compensation of more than 400 crores for the same.It is alleged that the TRP ratings of Times Now were deliberately manipulated from 2017...
State Is The Best Judge To Assess The Threat To An Individual: Bombay HC Denies 'X' Category Security To BJP Minority Morcha Head Jamal Siddiqui
"Such special security would not come as a matter of right and matter, of course, rather it would follow the special need of the person and peculiar urgency of the situation."
'If Foetus Is Given A Choice It Would Definitely Proclaim That It Doesn't Wish To Be Born': Madras HC Allows 15 Yr-Old Girl To Terminate Pregnancy
The Court observed that it must put itself in the shoes of the unborn child and objectively decide if coming into this world would be in its best interest.
21-Year Old Climate Activist Remanded To 5-Day Delhi Police Custody In Greta Thunberg 'Toolkit' Case
A Delhi Magistrate on Sunday remanded a 21-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi arrested from Bengaluru to 5-day custody of the Delhi police in a case registered over the "toolkit" shared by international activist Greta Thunberg related to the farmer's protest on social media Disha Ravi, one of the founders of 'Fridays For Future' campaign in India, arrested from her house located...
'Duty Cast On State To Provide Adequate Car Parking Space In Courts' : Kerala HC Directs State, Cochin Corporation To Take Steps To Develop Car Parking Area
The Kerala High Court has directed the State Government and the Cochin Corporation to take time-bound steps to develop car-parking area for the Court by acting on a proposal made by the Railways to lease out a portion of its land near the Salim Rajan Road.A division bench comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice A M Shaffique(since retired) observed in the judgment delivered on February...
