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Srinagar Court Summons Designers, ELLE Magazine In Complaint Over Gulmarg Fashion Show
A Srinagar court issued a notice to the organizers of the Gulmarg fashion show, which was perceived by many as offensive and obscene and had sparked a major controversy, even causing disruptions in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly's Budget session.The Special Mobile Magistrate, Srinagar Faizan Nazar has given an opportunity of hearing in a pre-cognizance notice to the accused on the...
Bengaluru Court Denies Bail To Ranya Rao In Gold Smuggling Case
A court in Bengaluru on Friday refused to grant bail to Kannada actor Ranya Rao, who has been arrested in connection with the gold smuggling case. Gold bars worth ₹12.56 crore were seized from Ranya at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. A subsequent search of her home had yielded gold jewellery worth ₹2.06 crore and Indian currency amounting to ₹2.67 crore. She had moved...
NCDRC Asks Surgeon & Hospital To Pay Rs 75 Lakh Compensation To Patient Who Lost Leg Due To Medical Negligence
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission recently directed a surgeon and a hospital to jointly and severally pay a compensation of Rs 75 lakhs to a patient who lost her right leg due to negligence in surgery.The complaint was filed against Dr. Anirban Chatterjee and Nightingale Diagnostic & Medicare Centre Private Limited, Kolkata.The surgery was carried out in the year 2015,...
Bengaluru Court Restrains Media From Making Defamatory Statements Against Actress Ranya Rao Arrested In Gold Smuggling Case
A court in Bengaluru has passed an ex-parte temporary injunction restraining media from making, uttering, speaking, writing, publishing, relaying, telecasting, or defamatory any statements or allegations against Harshavardini Ranya Rao, who has been arrested in connection with a gold smuggling case. The court passed the order while hearing a suit filed by Rao's mother, H P Rohini. It said,...
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest – February 2025
Supreme Court:S.156(3) CrPC v S.175(3) BNSS | BNSS Mandates Magistrate To Hear Police Officer On Refusal To Register FIR, Ensures Reasoned Order: Supreme CourtCase Title: OM PRAKASH AMBADKAR VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS.Citation : 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 139The Supreme Court recently criticized the routine use of Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. to order police investigations, even in simple...
“Legal Practice Is '5 Star Social Work'”: Justice Abhay Oka Urges Young Lawyers To Take Up Pro Bono Cases
Justice Abhay Oka of the Supreme Court on Wednesday emphasized the importance of pro bono work and legal aid, urging young members of the bar to take up such cases, Justice Oka describing legal practice as “5 Star social work”.“And lastly my appeal to all young members of the bar is to work pro bono in legal aid cases. It is very important that all of you take up the legal cases. I...
No Civil Judges Appointed In Bengal Since 2021 Batch, Qualified Candidates Left In Endless Limbo Over Non-Appoinment
Qualified candidates of the West Bengal Judicial Services Examination 2022 (WBJS) have been left in an endless limbo over non-appointment to Civil Judge (Junior Division) posts since the exams were conducted in 2023. While the preliminary examination for the 2022 batch was held in March 2023, the mains exam was conducted in May 2023, followed by the interviews of the successful candidates...
SCBA Election Reforms | Justice Nageswara Rao Invites Suggestions From Supreme Court Bar
The Committee headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao, former Supreme Court Judge, has invited suggestions from the members of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) regarding the reforms in the SCBA bye-laws, particularly the provisions dealing with elections.Suggestions are solicited from the members of the Supreme Court bar on the following issues:Eligibility conditions for contesting elections...
Arbitral Institutions Should Integrate Gender Quotas, Established Arbitrators Must Mentor Aspiring Female Arbitrators: Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju
While batting for gender diversity in arbitration, Delhi High Court judge, Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju said that established arbitrators, regardless of gender, must actively mentor aspiring female arbitrators, creating pathways for access to high-stakes cases and fostering professional growth.Stating that gender representation in arbitration is a pressing issue in the evolution of...
Pathways To Legal Excellence: A Special Lecture By Justice Oka At NLUJAA
A special guest lecture was conducted by the National Law University and Judical Academy, Assam (NLUJAA), presided over by Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, Judge of the Supreme Court. The keynote speaker, Justice Abhay S. Oka, Judge of the Supreme Court, was joined by a panel that included Justice Mir Alfaz Ali, Director of the Judicial Academy, Assam, and the Vice-Chancellor of NLUJAA, Dr....
Mumbai Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To SP MLA Abu Azmi In Case For Praising Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb
A Mumbai Sessions Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi, who is booked in a criminal case for praising Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and calling him a 'good administrator'.Additional Sessions Judge VG Raghuvanshi granted anticipatory bail to Azmi on a surety of Rs 20,000. A detailed order of the Court, is yet to be made available. Notably, Azmi has...