"No One Including Media Should Be Above Scrutiny":Newslaundry Responds to Times Group's Rs 100 Cr Defamation Suit

Reader funded News Laundry Media Private Limited has told the Bombay High Court that no one should be above scrutiny, especially the media, in its reply to a Rs 100 crore defamation suit filed against them by Bennett, Coleman and Company Ltd (BCCL), known as the 'Times Group.' "It is unfortunate that an organisation like BCCL, which has had a glorious history of standing up for the...

Right To Protest At Public Spaces- Women Protestors Of Shaheen Bagh Move Supreme Court Seeking Parity With Recognition Of Farmers Protest By Court

The women protestors of Shaheen Bagh have approached the Supreme Court seeking a joint hearing of the pending review petition filed against the Shaheen Bagh judgment with the farm laws petition in the view of recent developments and subsequent observations made during the farm laws challenge hearings on the right to protest.Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari...

Even A Trespasser In Established Possession Can Obtain Injunction: Supreme Court

Even a trespasser, who is in established possession of the property could obtain injunction, the Supreme Court observed while upholding a Madras High Court judgment decreeing an injunction suit.The bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah observed that the principle that plaintiff cannot seek for a bare permanent injunction without seeking a prayer for...

'A State Has No Fundamental Right, Can't Prosecute Another State Under Art 32' : Mukhtar Ansari Opposes UP's Writ Petition Seeking His Transfer

Mukhtar Ansari, BSP MLA from Uttar Pradesh, who is currently lodged in a jail in Punjab, has questioned the maintainability of the writ petition field by the State of Uttar Pradesh in the Supreme Court seeking his transfer from Punjab to UP.A state has no fundamental right guaranteed to it under the Constitution and one state cannot prosecute another state in a writ petition under Article 32...

Husband, Family Members Can't Treat Woman Like Slave Just Because She Is A Psychiatric Patient: Orissa High Court

"Even the allegation of psychological illness of the complainant-victim does not give the petitioner and his family members the right to treat her like slave bereft of any mercy and human compassion." : Orissa High Court

"This Can Happen Only In This Country & With These Govt. Officials": Madras High Court On 54-Year Delay In Disbursing LA Compensation

"Neither the Government nor its officials are interested in the welfare of the citizens and honoring orders of this Court. Excuses after excuses have been made to satisfy the award passed by this Court.”

Will Adopt Zero Tolerance Policy Towards Advocates Who Spoil Image Of Entire Profession By Their Conduct: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on Monday came down heavily upon a group of Advocates allegedly involved in certain unlawful activities with respect to a land grabbing case. A Single Bench of Justice N. Anand Venkatesh observed that when it comes to the conduct of advocates, there will be zero tolerance shown by the Court and it will ensure that the activities of some advocates do not spoil...

Writ Petition At Pre-Detention Stage : Madras HC Doubts Correctness Of SC Decision In 'Subash Popatlal Dave' Case

A Single Judge Bench comprising Justice GR Swaminathan of the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) has expressed its reservation over the correctness of a three-Judge Bench decision of the Supreme Court in Subash Popatlal Dave case (2012), which overruled another three-Judge Bench judgment in Sayed Taher Bawamiya case (2000). Both the decisions pertain to the scope of power of a...

Mere Possession Of Higher Educational Qualification Not A Reason To Hold That Wife Can Maintain Herself : Karnataka High Court

"A person being unable to maintain herself cannot be equated with her capacity to earn her livelihood. Though a person may be educationally well-qualified for any job or may be eligible to perform a particular job, but still she may be unable to maintain herself."

Detailed Reasons Not Required In Disciplinary Authority's Order Imposing Punishment: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that detailed reasons are not required to be recorded by the Disciplinary Authority in an order imposing punishment by accepting the findings recorded by the Enquiry Officer.Merely because a show cause notice is issued by indicating the proposed punishment it cannot be said that disciplinary authority has taken a decision, the bench comprising Justices...

Supreme Court Allows Rajasthan Private CBSE Schools To Collect Full Fees In 6 Monthly Installments

Staying a Rajasthan High Court judgment which allowed private unaided CBSE schools to collect only 70% tuition fee, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed such schools to collect the entire fee from students in six equal monthly installments.A bench headed by held that managements would be entitled to collect fees from the students as notified for the academic year 2019-2020 in 6...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-51]

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