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Anna University Sexual Assault Case : Supreme Court Stays Madras HC's Directions Against Tamil Nadu Police Over FIR Leak
The Supreme Court today (January 27) stayed the Madras High Court's direction to the Tamil Nadu police to hold a departmental enquiry regarding the leak of the FIR in the sexual assault case of a 2nd Year Engineering Student inside the Anna University campus in Chennai.A bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma also stayed the adverse comments made by the...
'Tell Us Where Rohingya Families Live' : Supreme Court In Plea Seeking Admission For Rohingya Children In Local Schools
In a petition seeking admission for Rohingya refugee children in local schools, the Supreme Court today called on the petitioner (an NGO) to file an affidavit stating whether the Rohingya refugees are confined in make-shift camps or living in regular residential colonies.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order in a plea filed by Social Jurist-A Civil Rights...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To Telangana Police Officer Accused Of Phone-Tapping Bureaucrats & Judges
The Supreme Court today(January 27) granted bail to Mekala Thirupathanna, a suspended police officer accused of phone-tapping bureaucrats and High Court judges, after 10 months of incarceration. A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma granted bail while stating that the trial Court may set appropriate bail conditions. Any breach of the bail condition may lead to the...
KeLSA Launches 'Harmony Hub' To Settle Disputes Arising From Relationships
The Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KeLSA), has launched Harmony Hub at the Kerala High Court to resolve disputes arising from human relationships.This unique interventional program was inaugurated and launched by Hon'ble Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque (Executive Chairman of KeLSA) at the Kerala High Court on January 15, 2025. Harmony Hub is a 'litigant friendly' initiative offering...
Telangana State Legal Services Authority, DLSA Oragnize Legal Awareness Programme Across Jails To Improve Prisoners' Legal Literacy
The Telangana State Legal Services Authority and the District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) conducted a comprehensive legal awareness program across the State's prisons to improve legal literacy among prison inmates. A legal awareness camp on "Rights of Prisoners" was also organized on January 25 which was inaugurated by Telangana High Court's Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul, who is also...
MP HC Bar President Expresses Regret Over Letter To CJI Seeking Probe Into Alleged Demolition Of A Temple At Chief Justice's Residence
The President of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association, Advocate Dhanya Kumar Jain, has written a letter to Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait expressing his regret over complaining to the CJI last month and seeking an inquiry into the alleged removal of a Hanuman temple from the official residence of the High Court Chief Justice. For context, in his letter to the CJI, Justice...
NLU Odisha Withdraws Statement One Day After Calling Students Protest On Academic Policies & Infrastructure “Illegal”
A day after issuing a press statement addressing the continuing protest of students over arbitrary academic policies and lack of basic infrastructure, the administration of the National Law University Odisha, Cuttack (NLUO) has today published a new press release withdrawing the previous one.The students had started an indefinite protest against the university authorities opposing...
Constitutional Law: All India Digest 2024
SUPREME COURTArticle 8 - The Court clarified that when a person acquires a foreign citizenship, the cessation of Indian citizenship happens by operation of law by virtue of Section 9 of the Citizenship Act. Hence, such cessation of citizenship cannot be regarded as voluntary. Therefore, children of such persons cannot seek to resume Indian citizenship under Section 8(2) of the Citizenship Act....
Ex-CJI JS Khehar Awarded Padma Vibhushan; Senior Adv CS Vaidyanathan Awarded Padma Shri
The President has approved the conferment of Padma Vibhushan award to former Chief Justice of India JS Khehar. Justice Khehar served as the 44th Chief Justice of India from 4 January 2017 to 27 August 2017. Justice Khehar was a Judge of the Supreme Court from September 2011 to August 2017. He was part of several landmark verdicts such as NJAC, right to privacy, triple talaq(dissenting),...
Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha Inaugurates Digitization Center At Chhattisgarh High Court
In a significant step towards realizing the concept of a Paperless Court, transparent and speedy justice in the State of Chhattisgarh, Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha inaugurated a Digitization Center in the High Court of Chhattisgarh on Saturday. In this center, the documents of pending cases will be digitized, allowing the HC to realize the concept of Paperless Courts. During...
NLU Odisha Students Stage Indefinite Protest Over 'Arbitrary Academic Policies' & Lack Of Infrastructure; Uni Calls It 'Illegal Demand' To Exert Pressure
Update: The University has subsequently withdrawn the press statement a day after it was issued.The students of National Law University Odisha, Cuttack (NLUO) have started an indefinite protest against the university authorities opposing alleged introduction of arbitrary academic policies for evaluation of tutorial classes, lack of basic infrastructure and collective apathy of...