Durg District Court Organises Campus Mediation Competition Under Mediation 3.0

The Principal District and Sessions Court, Durg, and the District Legal Services Authority, Durg, in collaboration with Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya, Durg, and Government Vishwanath Yadav Tamaskar Postgraduate Autonomous College (Science College), Durg, organised a Campus Mediation Competition under Mediation 3.0 to promote awareness of mediation among students.More than 100 students...

CJI Surya Kant Inaugurates Ladakh HC Bench, Assures All Matters From Region Will Be Listed On Single Day In Supreme Court

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Sunday inaugurated the Ladakh Bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in Leh and announced that the Supreme Court would list all matters originating from Ladakh on a single day, once adequate video-conferencing facilities are available to lawyers practising before the new Bench.The CJI said the Supreme Court would also hear these matters on...

Detained Protesters Get Fewer Safeguards Than Those Arrested For Heinous Crimes: Senior Advocate Rebecca John

Provisions of the BNSS and the Delhi Police Act are designed to make protests unpalatable and to trouble peaceful protesters, John said.

Umar Khalid & Sharjeel Imam Should Have Been Granted Bail Long Ago: Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia

Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia has expressed the personal opinion that Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, who have been in jail for over six years as undertrial prisoners in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, should have been granted bail much earlier.Justice Dhulia made the remarks during the Third Sir Syed Lecture on the topic 'Vision of Justice in the...

Government Trying To 'Capture' Supreme Court, Have Complete Faith It Won't Happen: Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal alleged that the Union Government has taken control of various institutions, including the media, but the Supreme Court remains one institution that has not been captured.Speaking at a press conference on the government's response to the recent protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the SIR, Sibal expressed complete faith that the...

Mini Cooper Accident: Kerala Court Denies Bail To 4 Accused

A Kerala court on Saturday (October 17) denied bail to four accused in the Mini Cooper crash, including 19-year-old Suhail Sajeev, who allegedly drove the car that claimed the lives of three.The fatal accident was caused when the Mini Cooper car allegedly driven by Sajeev hit a scooter carrying three riders Eyas, Devika and Gopika. The incident happened in the early hours of October 11...

Children Must Be Taught About Safe & Unsafe Touch, Train Teachers To Identify Grooming & Abuse : Supreme Court

The Court also directed schools to display child protection helplines in every classroom, spread awareness about digital safety.

Delhi Executive Magistrate Court Orders Release Of CJP Founder Abhijeet Dipke

A Special Executive Magistrate on Saturday ordered release of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke who was put under preventive arrest by the Delhi Police.Dipke was produced before SEM of Mandir Marg police station. He was detained on Friday evening while he was on his way to Connaught Place to participate in the 'Lehra Do Tiranga' protest at Central Park called by...

State Cannot Accept Gift Of Temple Land; Govt Only Custodian, Not Owner Of Temple Properties Under HR&CE Act : Supreme Court

“A temple property is held for the deity and not for gratuitous disposal by whoever happens to hold the office of trustee, however well-intentioned,” the Court observed.

'Disagree Without Denying Dignity, Hear Before Judging' : CJI Surya Kant At NLSIU Convocation

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday urged graduating law students to cultivate intellectual independence, fairness and respect for differing viewpoints, emphasising that disagreement must not come at the cost of another person's dignity.Addressing the 34th convocation ceremony of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, in his capacity as Chancellor, the CJI...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Allahabad HC Order Banning Hookah Bars In Restaurants

The Supreme Court recently issued notice to the State of Uttar Pradesh in a plea challenging the Allahabad High Court's order, which held that hookah bars and hookah services can not be provided even in "Designated Smoking Areas".Vide order dated September 29, a bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary dismissed a batch of connected petitions concerning the...

HC Registry Must Ordinarily Exclude Intervening Vacation Period When Bench Directs To List After Certain Days : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (October 16) has clarified that when a High Court directs a matter to be listed “two weeks hence” and the period expires during court vacation, the Registry should ordinarily exclude the vacation period while calculating the two weeks, subject to the applicable High Court rules.“where a Bench of a high court directs listing of a petition 'two weeks hence' and...