Delhi Government Designates One Court in Each District As 'Human Rights Court'

The Department of Law, Justice and Legislative Affairs of the Delhi Government has issued a notification to designate the court of Additional Sessions Judge-02 in each District in the National Capital Territory of Delhi as a Human Rights Court. Issued on 24th November, the notification states that, in pursuance of the powers conferred by Section 30 of the Protection of Human...

Police Attack On Bihar Judge : Supreme Court Asks Petitioner To Add Sub-Inspector As Party

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned by two weeks a plea seeking for a judicial inquiry into an incident which took place in Aurangabad, Bihar, wherein a District Judge, Dr. Dinesh Kumar Pradhan, was allegedly threatened, abused and chased by a police sub-inspector. A Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar directed Advocate Vishal Tiwari, appearing on behalf of the Petitioner to add...

UP Police Disregarding Supreme Court's Shreya Singhal Verdict By Registering FIRs Under Section 66A IT Act

The Uttar Pradesh Police seems to be still ignorant of the 2015 Shreya Singhal judgment by the Supreme Court which quashed Section 66A of the Information Technology Act as unconstitutional, despite repeated reminders by the Allahabad High Court.Last week, the Allahabad High Court, quashed yet another such FIR (registered last year) under Section 66A against a person. The bench comprising...

Supreme Court Dismisses Skoda-Volkswagen's Plea To Quash FIR Over Alleged Cheat Emission Devices

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the special leave petition filed by international car manufacturer Skoda-Volkswagen seeking to quash an FIR registered over alleged cheat emissions devices installed in vehicles.It was on November 4 that a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India reserved orders on the petition filed by Skoda Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd challenging an FIR registered by...

Unless Clearly Stated In The Ad That Qualifications Are Relaxable, Allowing Admission To Student With Inferior Qualifications Amounts To Fraud On The Public: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed a writ petition filed by a 23-year-old student belonging to the reserved category who was held ineligible for admission in the Masters course in Human Resource Development at Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management despite securing admission, as she did not qualify the criteria of securing 55% in 12th standard.Division bench of Chief Justice...

Meet Misbah Reshi And Anupriya Dhonchak- Law Students Who Won 2021 Rhodes Scholarship 

Two Indian law students have secured the 2021 Rhodes Scholarship for the pursuance of a fully-funded postgraduate degree at the University of Oxford. Anupriya Dhonchak, final-year student of National Law University, Delhi, and Misbah Reshi, final-year student of Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, have been selected for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship which...

2018 Amendment To Prevention Of Corruption Act Has No Retrospective Effect: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the 2018 amendment to the Prevention of Corruption Act, does not apply to the offences which have already taken place."Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 does not reveal any intention of destroying the earlier provisions and there is no intention to obliterate the earlier law", Justice Brijesh Sethi observed while rejecting the acquitted...

Supreme Court Dismisses Transfer Plea of Dera Sacha Sauda Members In Matter Pertaining To Sacrilege Of Holy Book

Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the transfer petition filed by members of Dera Sacha Sauda wherein they sought for the transfer of cases pertaining to sacrilege outside of the State of Punjab.A Single-Judge Bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy noted in the Order that "The transfer of trial from one State to another would inevitably reflect on the credibility of the State's judiciary....

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Of Dera Sacha Sauda Members To Transfer Cases Relating to Sacrilege of Holy Book

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the transfer petition filed by members of Dera Sacha Sauda wherein they sought for the transfer of cases pertaining to sacrilege outside of the State of Punjab. A Single-Judge Bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy noted in the Order that "The transfer of trial from one State to another would inevitably reflect on the credibility of the State's...

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Challenge To In-Service Reservation For Doctors In PG-Super Speciality Medical Courses

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its judgment on the issue of in-service reservation for doctors in PG-Super Speciality medical courses.The bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi was hearing the challenge to the October 7 judgment of the Kerala High Court and the November 9 decision of the Madras High Court, allowing 40% and 50% in-service quota in...

Midnight Detention Of Over 100 Farmers: Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Notice To Haryana Govt.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday (25th November) issued notice to the Haryana Government in a habeas corpus petition filed by an advocacy group formed by farmers from various parts of Haryana for the welfare of the farmers, seeking the release of over 100 detenues (farmers) who were allegedly detained at midnight ahead of the proposed farmers' agitation in Delhi.The Bench of...

Delhi High Court Rules Advocates Not To Be Asked To Appear Physically Amidst Covid Pandemic

After an aggrieved petitioner moved the Delhi High Court, against the listing of his case for physical hearing in a trial court, the High Court has directed that advocates cannot be asked to appear physically before court amid the pandemic.In light of a circular passed by the court earlier, though, it has said that in case of non-appearance through virtual mode even after being intimated,...