'Unfair To Target A Lawyer For Appearing For A Particular Client' : Justice Lokur

I think that it's unfair to target a lawyer for appearing for a particular client", said Justice (Retd.) Madan B. Lokur, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India at a virtual session hosted by Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum and Women in Criminal Law Association. "If a lawyer is dealing with hundreds of COFEPOSA cases, you can't say that he is also a smuggler. I don't think the...

Delhi High Court Directs Jamia Milia To Give Degree Documents To Law Graduate Within 3 Days

The Delhi High Court has directed the Jamia Millia Islamia to give degree and other documents to a law graduate within three days of the graduate making the online application.A bench of Justice Jayant Nath passed the order in a writ petition filed by law gradaute Mohd. Munis Siddique through Advocate Harpreet Singh Hora and Himangi Kapoor.The petitioner had the grievance that the University...

[Transgender Victim Viewing Herself As Woman] Prosecution Rightly Invoked Prohibition Of Harassment Of Women Act Against Accused: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed in a case that the prosecution was right in registering the case under Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002 against the Accused, as defacto Complainant/Victim (Transgender) named Neka views herself as a woman.The Bench of Justice G. R. Swaminathan was hearing the plea (filed under S. 482 CrPC) of the Petitioner-Accused booked...

At This Stage WhatsApp Chats Are Not Substantial & Sufficient To Hold Role Of Accused: NDPS Court Grants Bail To Australian Architect

The holiday court sitting at the City Civil & Sessions Court in Mumbai on Thursday granted bail to Paul Bartels, an Australian Architect who is accused of offences under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act by the Narcotics Control Bureau.Special NDPS Judge HS Satbhai observed that the NCB had no case against the accused and at this stage the whatsapp chats between him...

COVID 19- "Whether Liberty of Accused May Be Curtailed When The Trial Courts Are Unable to Proceed Trial?"Asks Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (17th November) sought response of the Law Department of the State of Uttar Pradesh as to whether in absence of trial, liberty of the accused-applicant may be curtailed.The Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan was hearing a Bail matter, wherein, in compliance of the order dated 22.10.2020, the in-charge Additional District and Sessions Judge, Gonda...

Tamil Nadu Brings Ordinance Banning Online Games Involving Betting

In the backdrop of rise in number of suicides by gamers, who allegedly lost their money in Online Gaming, the Tamil Nadu Governor, Banwarilal Purohit has signed an ordinance on Friday (20th November) to "ban online gaming" involving betting.The Raj Bhavan issued a Statement on Friday stating that the Government submitted a proposal to the Governor seeking promulgation of an Ordinance by...

Haryana Govt Accepts High Powered Committee Recommendation To Extend Parole For 4485 Convicts

The Haryana Government has accepted the recommendation dated 12.11.2020 made by High Powered Committee in its 10th meeting under the Chairpersonship of Mrs. Justice Daya Chaudhary, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court and Executive Chairperson, Haryana State Legal Services Authority allowing extension of parole/interim bail of 4,585 convicts /undertrials. This meeting was attended by...

MJ Akbar v. Priya Ramani: Chances Of Compromise Very Bleak As Ramani Stands By Her Statements, Parties Inform Court

Both the parties in the MJ Akbar's criminal defamation case against senior journalist Priya Ramani informed the court that the chances of reaching a compromise is bleak as Ramani stands by her statements and her story against Akbar. The said submission was made when the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate asked both the parties to think about the possibility of reaching...

Scope Of Art. 15(3) Much Wider Than Article 16(4): CAT Upholds 80% Reservation For Women Nurses In AIIMS

The Principal Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal at Delhi has upheld 80% reservation for women in nursing officer posts. A Bench of Pradeep Kumar, Member (A) and RN Singh, Member (J) on Thursday dismissed two pleas against 'gender-based reservation' and said, "The reservation of 80% posts of Nursing Officer for female, as notified, is considered to be a special provision...

Kerala Brings Ordinance Making Cyber Defamation/Intimidation An Offence Punishable With Imprisonment Upto 3 Years

The Kerala Governor has reportedly signed an ordinance to incorporate Section 118A in the Kerala Police Act which makes intimidation, defamation, or insulting of any person through social media as an offence punishable with imprisonment of term upto Three years and/or upto Rs. 10,000/- fine.The Governor of Kerala Arif Mohammed Khan has signed the Kerala Police Act Amendment ordinance, the...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Moved By Hanuman Seva Samiti Seeking Stay Of Demolition Of Hanuman Temple At Chandni Chowk

The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad on Friday dismissed an application filed by Shri. Hanuman Seva Samiti seeking intervention and stay of demolition of the Hanuman Temple at Chandni Chowk. Adv. Rushab Aggarwal, had expressed an urgency due to which the application though not listed had been taken up by the court. This application had been moved by...

Madras High Court Directs Authorities To Allow TV Channels To Cover 'Soorasamharam' & 'Thirukalyanam Of Lord Muruga' Festivals Live

To enable the devotees to witness "Soorasamharam" as well as "Thirukalyanam of Lord Muruga", the Madras High Court on Thusrday (19th November) directed the authorities to permit all the Television Channels to cover the above Festivals live and that there should not be any discrimination among the Television Channels.The Bench of Justice N. Kirubakaran and Justice B. Pugalendhi further...