Action To Be Taken Against Individuals/Organizations for Offensive Comments Against Govt: State of Bihar Issues Circular

The Bihar Government has issued a circular on Thursday (21st January) which states that individuals and organisations who post "objectionable and indecent" comments (online) against the State Government, Ministers, MLAs, MPs and officials could be booked under the IT Act and the Indian Penal Code. A letter to this effect has been issued to all secretaries of the Bihar State Government...

[LIVE NOW] Webinar On "Lawyers And Social Commitment"- Justice Deepak Gupta, Flavia Agnes,Mihir Desai, Sanjay Parekh

LiveLaw is organizing a webinar on " Lawyers and Social Commitment" on Today, 6 PM.The details of the webinar are as follows:Topic: Lawyers and Social CommitmentDate & Time: January 24,2021, 6 PMPanelistsJustice Deepak Gupta, Former Judge, Supreme Court of IndiaFlavia Agnes, Women Rights LawyerMihir Desai, Senior Advocate, Bombay High CourtSanjay Parekh, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court...

Education In The State Has Been Taken As A Business Or An Industry To Sell The Degrees: Allahabad High Court

"It is not unknown that education in the State has been taken as a business or an industry. It is to sell the degrees. It is required to be stopped," observed the Allahabad High Court on Tueday (19th January). The Bench of Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal made this observation while showing its displeasure over the move of...

Pressing Breasts Without Disrobing Not "Sexual Assault" As Per POCSO Act But Offence Under Sec 354 IPC : Bombay High Court

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has held that groping a child's breasts without 'skin-to-skin contact' would amount to molestation under the Indian Penal Code but not the graver offence of 'sexual assault' under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. A single bench of Justice Pushpa Ganediwala made the observation while modifying the order a sessions...

Recovery Of Public Money Cannot Wait Indefinitely To Suit The Convenience Of A Particular Borrower: Calcutta High Court

Agreeing with the argument of the Counsel appearing for 'West Bengal Financial Corporation' (a financial institution), the Calcutta High Court on Friday (22nd January) noted that recovery of public money cannot wait indefinitely to suit the convenience of a particular borrower. The Bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya was hearing the plea of the petitioner, Brahm (Alloys)...

'Slow Internet Speed Preventing Children Of Jammu and Kashmir From Continuing Education' : Private Schools Association Moves SC Again Seeking 4G Restoration

The Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking the restoration of 4G internet services in the state, which have been suspended since the abrogation of J&K's special status on August 5, 2019.The association has said that slow internet speed is preventing children of Jammu and Kashmir from continuing their education as they cannot...

RTI- Husband Not Entitled To Seek Information Regarding Bank Details & Income Tax Returns Of His Wife: CIC

In a significant order, the Central Information Commission has said that a Husband is not entitled to seek information regarding bank details & income tax returns of his wife under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The Information Commissioner Neeraj Kumar Gupta observed that the filing of the Income Tax Returns by an individual with the Income Tax Department is not a...

Arbitration Court Reckoner : November & December 2020

By way of the present column, an attempt is made to briefly review the salutary judgments pronounced by the Courts in the month of November & December 2020 under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act'). That while as many judgments as possible are sought to be reviewed, owing to the limited column space, some judgments would invariably be...

Supreme Court Directs Delhi University To Declare 5th Semester Results Of Law Student Who Had Attendance Shortage Due To Pregnancy

The Supreme Court directed the Delhi University to declare the 5th Semester result of a law student who could not meet the requisite 70% attendance criteria due to her pregnancy.Ankita Meena could not obtain requisite attendance since she missed many classes during the 4th Semester due to her pregnancy. She approached the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the University to permit her...

Deprivation Of Property Right Can Only Be In Accordance With The Procedure Established By Law: Supreme Court

Deprivation of property right can only be in accordance with the procedure established by law, reiterated the Supreme Court while considering a case involving proceedings under Madhya Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1960.The Predecessor-in-interest of the appellant was a bhumiswami of agricultural dry land. In 1979, an order was published against the appellant declaring that...

Ganga Pollution: Allahabad High Court Seeks State's Response On Plea Alleging Severe Deterioration Of Water Quality

The Allahabad High Court on Friday sought responses from various State authorities in UP with respect to protection of river Ganga and the steps taken by it to ensure that the water quality of the river is not deteriorated. A Full Bench of the High Court comprising of Justices Manoj Kumar Gupta, Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar directed the concerned authorities to place the...

Madhya Pradesh State Judicial Academy Launches Legal Database Software 'Joti Journal'

The Madhya Pradesh State Judicial Academy on Thursday launched its own legal database software called "JOTI JOURNAL SOFTWARE" for use of judiciary. The software was inaugurated by Justice Mohammad Rafiq, Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, in the presence of Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajeev Kumar Dubey.The software covers nearly 10,000 judgments, 700...