BCI Suspends Bar Council Of Delhi Vice Chairman Over Alleged Fake LL.B. Degree, Resolves To Refer Probe To CBI

The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Saturday (December 7) resolved to refer alleged irregularities in the LL.B. (Hons.) degree of Sanjeev Nasiar, Vice-Chairman of the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD), to the CBI for investigation.BCI also removed Nasiar from the position of Vice-Chairman of the BCD pending the outcome of the investigation, calling the degree “highly questionable”.“The report...

1997 Custodial Torture Case | Gujarat Court Acquits Ex-IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt

A court in Gujarat's Porbandar District last week acquitted former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in connection with a 1997 custodial torture case. Acquitting Bhatt, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Mukesh Pandya observed that the prosecution could not "prove the case beyond reasonable doubt" and that appropriate sanction to prosecuted Bhatt, the then superintendent of police (SP)...

EWS Reservation Turns Constitution On Its Head, Supreme Court Erred By Upholding It : Justice Nariman

While delivering the Justice VR Krishna Iyer Memorial Lecture, former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman critiqued today the EWS judgment for upholding the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which excluded from the ambit of economic reservation people belonging to Schedules Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Backward Classes.The former judge commented that the EWS judgment (which upheld...

Periodically Review Reservations, Slowly Reduce Quotas For Classes That've Developed: Justice Nariman

Delivering a lecture at the Kerala High Court, former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman said today that the reservation policy in India, though introduced initially to cater to the needs of the day, has not worked as envisaged by the founding fathers of the Constitution.The judge suggested that the National Commissions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward...

UPSC Aspirants' Death | Supreme Court Seeks States/UTs Response On Draft Model Rules For Regulation Of Private Coaching Centres

In the suo motu case arising out of the tragic flooding incident at Old Rajinder Nagar, Delhi, in which 3 students lost their lives, the Supreme Court yesterday called for states/UTs response on Model Rules on Infrastructure, Safety and Regulation of Private Coaching Institutes, 2024 crafted by the Amicus Curiae in the matter.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the...

'Lawyers As Actors, Judges As Directors': Justice Hrishikesh Roy's Theatrical Analogy And Tribute To The Legal Profession

"Lawyers' is the only profession where people are impressed by their ability to turn a simple yes-or-no question into a three-hour debate." said Justice Hrishikesh Roy, Judge, Supreme Court at the Lawyers' of India Day 2024 Award Ceremony organized by the Bar Association of India on 3rd December.Justice Roy delivered an intriguing address comparing lawyers and the courtroom setup to a...

Fali Nariman Was A Custodian Of Constitutional Values : Justice BR Gavai

Justice B.R. Gavai on Friday (December 06) delivered an address at the inaugural Fali Nariman Memorial Lecture, focusing on the theme 'Fali Nariman's Role in Shaping Constitutional Jurisprudence'.In his speech, Justice Gavai remarked that Fali S Nariman made an exemplary contribution to the legal profession through his steadfast commitment to justice. Justice Gavai said that Nariman was more...

Supreme Court Special Bench To Hear Petitions Challenging Constitutionality Of Places Of Worship Act On December 12

The Supreme Court will hear a batch of writ petitions challenging the constitutionality validity of the Places of Worship Act (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 on December 12 at 3.30 PM. The challenge will be heard by a special bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justices Sanjay Kumar, and K.V. Viswanathan. The petitioners argue that the law is arbitrary and unreasonable and infringes...

Lucknow Court Directs FIR Registration On Ex-IPS Officer Amitabh Thakur's Plea Against 'Hateful' Social Media Posts

A Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Uttar Pradesh Lucknow district has directed the registration of an FIR under appropriate sections against alleged social media posts, accused of posting hateful content with the intent to disturb communal harmony. The direction was issued by Court of Special CJM, Lucknow Kuwar Mitresh Singh Kushwaha, an application filed by former IPS officer...

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Supreme Court Seeks CBI's Response To Former Congress Councillor Balwan Khokhar's Plea To Suspend Sentence

The Supreme Court on December 6 directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file counter affidavits within 2 weeks on a plea filed by one of the former Congress Councillor Balwan Khokhar, one of the convicts in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, seeking suspension of life sentence. In 2013, Khokar was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots....

Muzaffarnagar POCSO Court Grants Regular Bail To Teacher Accused Of Instructing Students To Slap Muslim Classmate

A Special POCSO Court in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar District on Thursday granted Regular Bail to a 60-year-old teacher and principal of Muzaffarnagar's Neha Public School (Tripta Tyagi), who has been accused of asking her students to slap a Muslim student and uttering communal slurs against him.Last month, the Allahabad High Court refused her anticipatory bail and directed her to...

TODAY AT 4.55 PM- Justice Rohinton Nariman To Deliver 10th Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer Memorial Lecture [Watch Live]

The Sarda Krishna Satgamaya Foundation For Law and Justice is organising the 10th Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer Memorial Law lecture on the topic “Economic Criterion And Sub-Classification Of Scheduled Castes - Has Reservation Eclipsed Merit Altogether?” The lecture will be delivered by Justice Rohinton Fali Naman, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India Justice K. Balakrishnan...