'Court Does Not Take Cognizance Of People Going For Pilgrimage': Allahabad High Court Imposes Cost For Seeking Adjournment

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday made it clear that going for pilgrimage is no ground to seek adjournment in a court of law. In response to a request made at the Bar for adjourning a Bail application on the ground that all the counsels have gone for pilgrimage, a Single Bench of Justice DK Singh observed, "This Court does not take cognizance of the...

'Constitution Doesn't Envisage Reservation In Judicial Appointments, But Government Committed To Social Diversity': Law Minister RS Prasad

In response to concerns over inadequate representation of minorities/ vulnerable communities in the judiciary, the Union Law Ministry has assured that it is "committed to social diversity". Law Minister RS Prasad clarified that the Government has been insisting on increasing diversity at the High Court level, from where Judges at the Top Court are usually appointed. "The Government...

Can't Issue Writ To Stop Media From Using 'Modi Govt', 'BSY Govt' For Union & State Govts : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Monday disposed of a public interest litigation filed by an agriculturalist, taking objection to the media, releases issued by Press Information Bureau (PIB) and ministers and executives, referring the Government of India, as Modi Government and the Karnataka State Government as BSY or Yediyurappa's Government.The petitioner Mallikarjuna A, contended that "Can...

Farmers Protests : Why 'Exorbitant' Personal Bonds Sought From Farmers With Tractors? Allahabad High Court Asks UP Authorities

In a significant judicial intervention, the Allahabad High Court on Monday asked Uttar Pradesh authorities to explain why Sub-Divisional Magistrates issued notices to farmers with tractors to furnish 'exorbitant personal bonds' in the wake of farmers protests.A division bench of Justices Ramesh Singha and Rajeev Singh passed the order in a PIL filed challenging the notices issued under...

Courts This Week - A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-49]

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UPSC Exams - Extra Chance For Final Attempt Candidates Would Amount To Differential Treatment : Centre's Affidavit In Supreme Court

The Department of Personnel and Training has filed an Affidavit before the Supreme Court submitting that an extra chance will not be provided to candidates who have exhausted all their attempts at giving the UPSC examination. The Counter-Affidavit has been filed in a plea seeking for an extra chance to be provided to those Civil Service aspirants who had given their final attempt...

National Commission For Women To Move Supreme Court Challenging Bombay High Court's 'Skin To Skin Judgment' In The POCSO Case

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has decided to challenge the recent Bombay High Court Judgment (before the Apex Court) which held that groping a child's breasts without 'skin-to-skin contact' would not amount to 'sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act.The Judgment by the Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench), however, held that such an act would...

Conduct Preliminary Inquiry If Complaints Contain Wild, Unusual, Unbelievable Allegations: Kerala High Court Directs Police

The Kerala High Court has directed the State Police Chief to give instructions to all station House Officers in the state to conduct a preliminary inquiry before registering crime if complaints contain wild and unbelievable allegationsThis direction was issued in the order granting bail to a woman accused of sexually abusing her minor son (Kadakkavoor POCSO case)."This Court also finds...

TRP SCAM-Partho Das Gupta's Condition Stable: Mumbai Police Tells Bombay High Court, Bail Hearing Adjourned

The State informed The Bombay High Court on Monday that Ex- Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) CEO Patho Dasgupta is "stable" in the Taloja Prison Hospital after his discharge from the state run JJ Hospital. Justice PD Naik, hearing Dasgupta's bail application had, on Friday sought a report on his health be placed on record, while refusing to intervene in his transfer from...

'He Cannot Come To India Being A Fugitive' : Sibal Demands To See Lalit Modi's Power Of Attorney Used To File SLP In Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday considered a petition filed by businessman Lalit Modi challenging a Delhi High Court judgment which held as maintainable the anti-arbitration injunction suit filed by his mother and siblings against him.As soon as the matter was taken up by a bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing on caveat for the respondents, raised...

Bombay HC's 'Skin To Skin' Judgment: NCPCR Asks Maharashtra Government To File 'Urgent Appeal' Against The Judgment

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Monday (25th January) asked the Government of Maharashtra to file an "urgent appeal" against a recent Bombay High Court Judgment which held that groping a child's breasts without 'skin-to-skin contact' would not amount to 'sexual assault' under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. The Judgment by...

Balwant Singh Rajoana's Mercy Plea : Supreme Court Grants 2 Weeks Time For Centre To Decide As Last Chance

The Supreme Court on Monday granted Central Government further time of two weeks to take a decision on the mercy plea of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India added that this will be the "last chance" for the Centre to take a call on the matter.The bench was hearing a writ petition filed by Balwant Singh seeking commutation of his death penalty...