Orissa High Court Hosts 1st All India Judges' Badminton Championship, Justices Bechu Kurian Thomas & Raja Vijayaraghavan Emerge As Winners

The Orissa High Court has hosted 1st All India Judges' Badminton Championship-2025 on 4th and 5th January, 2025 under the patronage of Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Cuttack.The event was organised with an objective to enhance camaraderie among the Judges of different High Courts so also to promote sports and physical fitness among the judicial...

Shreya Rastogi (Director-Forensics At Project 39A) Wins Prestigious Award By The New York Legal Aid Society For Contributions To Forensics

Director of Litigation and Forensics at Project 39A, Shreya Rastogi has been awarded the New York Legal Aid Society's 2024 Magnus Mukoro Award for Integrity in Forensic Science for extraordinary accomplishments in the field of forensics.Shreya Rastogi is a founding member of Project 39A, a criminal justice initiative at National Law University, Delhi. She is at the forefront of research...

Plea Filed Seeking Vacation Of Supreme Court's Stay On Registration Of New Suits & Passing Survey Orders Over Mandir-Masjid Disputes

Applications have been filed before the Supreme Court seeking vacation of the stay on registration of fresh suits against places of worship as well as surveys of the religious sites in pending mandir-masjid suits.It may be recalled that on December 12, the Supreme Court ordered that no further suits can be registered in the country against places of worship till further orders from it. It...

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Join Today for LiveLaw Academy's "JUDICIAL SERVICE EXAMINATION PREPARATION COURSE" To get 20% DiscountLast Date To Apply For The Course: 12th January 2025Commencement of Classes : 15th January 2025Features of LiveLaw Academy's Judicial Service Examination CourseWell Qualified Faculties Including High Court JudgesComprehensive Coverage of 40+ SubjectsWell Prepared Digital Notes Updated With LatestJudgements [Downloadable]Case Compilation For Each SubjectsOpportunity For Doubt Clearing After Each...

'IBC A Complete Code' : Supreme Court Disapproves Of High Court Exercising Writ Jurisdiction To Interdict CIRP

Disapproving a High Court's order interdicting a Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), the Supreme Court recently observed that the IBC is a complete code in itself, having sufficient checks and balances, and thus, the exercise of supervisory and judicial review powers by High Courts demands rigorous scrutiny and...

NEET-SS Vacancies | Take Decisions In 3 Months For Smooth Admissions Next Academic Year : Supreme Court Urges Union Govt

The Supreme Court on Friday (January 3) directed the Union to conduct a stakeholder meeting with all States/UTs and Private Medical Colleges in relation to the issue of filling vacancies for NEET- Super Speciality Courses for the coming Academic year. The Union is further expected to resolve the issue within 3 months. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Vishvanathan, was hearing a batch...

2018 Amendment To Kerala Paddy Land Act Applicable Only To Conversion Applications Filed After Dec 30, 2017 : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the 2018 amendment made to the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008, which came into effect from 30.12.2017, is applicable only to applications for conversion of land which are filed after 30.12.2017.The previous applications, which were pending when the 2018 amendment came into force, should be decided as per the un-amended regime, the...

All Supreme Court 2024 Annual Round-Up Reports In One Place

Here is a compilation of the Supreme Court annual round-up stories published regarding various judgments delivered in 2024.100 Important Judgments Of Supreme Court Of 2024 [All Parts]25 Notable Supreme Court Judgments Of 2024 On Bail & Arrest2024 Round-Up| Constitution Bench Decisions Of Supreme CourtArbitration Act: Important Judgments By Supreme Court In 2024Supreme Court Yearly...

Supreme Court Monthly Round-up: December 2024

IndexCitationsAshok v. State of Uttar Pradesh, Criminal Appeal No. 771 of 2024 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 941Union of India & Ors. v. Saroj Devi 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 942Satish Kumar Ravi v. State of Jharkhand & Anr. 2024 LiveLaw(SC) 943Oachira Parabrahma Temple & Anr. v. G. Vijayanathakurup and Ors., Civil Appeal Nos. 13708 - 13709 of 2024 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 944Irfan Khan v. State (NCT of...

Parental Consent Needed For Children To Join Social Media, Gaming Platforms : Proposal In Draft Digital Personal Protection Rules

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Friday (January 3) notified the draft rules under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 for public comments.The draft, among others, proposes to mandate parental consent for data-fiduciaries to process the personal data of children. Data-fiduciaries include social media intermediaries, e-commerce companies, gaming platforms...

For Offence Of False Evidence In A Tribunal, Only Remedy Is Private Complaint; Route Of S.195/340 CrPC Not Applicable : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that for the offence of giving false evidence before a Tribunal, the only remedy is to file a private complaint, as the route of Sections 195 read with Section 340 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) is available only for offences committed in a proceeding before a Court(and not a Tribunal).Facts of the caseAs per brief facts, the present SLP challenged the...

Constructive Criticism Of Judgments Helps In Development Of Law; People Guardians Of Judiciary: Justice CT Ravikumar In Farewell Speech

Justice CT Ravikumar in his insightful and emotional farewell speech today (January 3) expressed the need for constructive criticism of Judgements which are related to the public interest. Speaking at the farewell function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), he encouraged the practice of public discourse on important decisions which impact society at large. Stressing the...