Bail In Marital Disputes Can't Be Conditional On Payment Of Maintenance : Supreme Court

In a case arising out of a matrimonial dispute, the Supreme Court recently set aside a bail condition making the husband's anticipatory bail subject to payment of maintenance to the wife."When application for bail is filed, the Court is required to impose such bail conditions which would ensure that the appellant does not flee from justice and is available to face Trial. Imposing conditions...

Farmers Protest : Supreme Court Seeks Complete Medical Report Of Farmers' Leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal Who's On Hunger Strike

The Supreme Court today (January 15) sought complete comparative medical reports of farmers' leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal(who has been on a hunger strike) including his latest vitals to take stock of his medical condition. The Chief Secretary of Punjab is directed to handover the reports to the Registrar (Judicial) of the Supreme Court who shall then obtain the medical opinion from the...

Malankara-Jacobite Church Dispute : Supreme Court Asks Kerala Govt To Not Publicise Data On Population & Assets Of Both Factions

In the dispute between Malankara Orthodox and Jacobite Churches, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 15) asked the State of Kerala to not publish or circulate the data regarding the population, assets and churches belonging to both the factions.In December 2024, the Court had asked the State to furnish the data regarding the population( preferably sub-region/gram panchayat-wise) of...

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Now Judicial Aspirants, Lawyers And Law Students And Others Can Enrol For Individual And Combo Subjects From LiveLaw Academy's 'Judicial Service Examination Preparation Course' Introduction: In 2020, the Government of India embarked on an ambitious exercise of reforming the Criminal Justice System. On 11th August 2023, three bills titled Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, Bharatiya...

'Won't Tolerate Union Of India Making Submissions Against Law' : Supreme Court Pulls Up ED Over Argument Against PMLA

"If people who appear for the Union of India do not know basic provisions of law why should they appear in the matter?," Supreme Court asked.

CLAT 2025 : Supreme Court Expresses Inclination To Transfer Petitions Against CLAT 2025 To Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 15) expressed the inclination to transfer to the Punjab and Haryana High Court the petitions filed in other High Courts challenging the results of the Common Law Admission Test-2025 (CLAT-2025) held in December 2024 for admissions to undergraduate and post-graduate law courses in various National Law Universities.A bench comprising Chief Justice of...

Supreme Court Issues Directions To Ensure Toilet Facilities In Court Premises For Women, Disabled & Transgender Persons

The Court has asked the States/UTs to allocate sufficient funds for construction and maintenance of toilets in court premises.

NCLT Mumbai's Contractual & Outsourced Staff Go On Strike Over Delay In Payment Of Salary

The contractual and outsourced staff of the National Company Law Tribunal (Mumbai Bench) have issued a memorandum dated 14 January 2025, declaring a strike and refraining from performing their duties until their grievances are addressed and met through proper communication channels in a timely manner.The memorandum also stated the reasons for the said strike, which are as...

'No Money For Purchase Of Paper In District Courts': Calcutta High Court Raps State Over Lack Of Sanctioned Funds

On Tuesday, Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam pulled up the state government over the lack of funds being sanctioned to district courts for their everyday functioning.While hearing a matter on the restoration of Kolkata's tram system, the division bench also comprising Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya was told that the Consul General of India had requested for two trams from Kolkata...

'Appearance Not Limited To Making Submissions': SCBA & SCAORA File Petition In Supreme Court On Marking Of Lawyers' Appearances

The Supreme Court Bar Association(SCBA) and the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) have jointly filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that all Advocates present and appearing in a case are entitled to get their appearances recorded in the orders as per the Supreme Court Rules.The writ petition has been filed in the wake of an observation made by...

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Now Judicial Aspirants, Lawyers And Law Students And Others Can Enrol For Individual And Combo Subjects From LiveLaw Academy's 'Judicial Service Examination Preparation Course'Introduction: In 2020, the Government of India embarked on an ambitious exercise of reforming the Criminal Justice System. On 11th August 2023, three bills titled Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, Bharatiya...

Bombay & Delhi High Courts Get New Chief Justices

The Central government on Tuesday notified the transfer of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay, who is presently the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, to the Delhi High Court as its Chief Justice. The government has further notified the transfer of Justice Alok Aradhe, the present Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, to Bombay High Court as its Chief Justice.Notably, the Supreme...