Bengaluru Civil Court Directs Police To Compensate Advocate Whose Two-Wheeler Was Illegally Towed Away

A civil court in Bengaluru has directed Assistant Sub-Inspector (Traffic), Upparpet Traffic Police Station, to pay damages to the tune of Rs. 2000, to an advocate for unlawfully towing away his bike which was not parked in a no parking area.Additional City Civil and Session Judge Jyothsna D, passed the order and directed the police to return the towing charges of Rs 1650 received from...

Delhi Liquor Policy Case | 'There Seems To Be Contradictions Between CBI & ED Allegations' : Supreme Court Grants Bail To Pernod Ricard Regional Head

The Supreme Court on Friday (December 8) granted bail to Benoy Babu, Regional Manager of Pernod Ricard India(Indian subsidiary of global liquor company), in the money laundering case in connection with the Delhi liquor policy scam.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti granted bail to Babu considering the fact that he has undergone 13 months of incarceration and that the...

Bombay HC & Maharashtra-Goa Govts Favoured Renaming To 'Mumbai High Court'; Madras HC Opposed 'High Court Of Tamil Nadu' Proposal: Law Ministry

The Union Law Ministry has informed the Rajya Sabha that there is currently no proposal pending to introduce legislation regarding the potential renaming of certain High Courts in the country.The statement was made in the written reply filed by Minister of Law and Justice (Independent Charge) Arjun Ram Meghwal in response to a query raised by Rajya Sabha Member C. V. Shanmugam regarding...

S.6A Citizenship Act | Why Assam Singled Out Though West Bengal Shares Larger Border With Bangladesh? Supreme Court Asks Union [Day 3]

While hearing petitions challenging Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955, the Supreme Court on Thursday (December 6) orally remarked that regardless of the outcome of the petitions on the constitutionality aspect, the issues raised in the petitions pertaining to illegal immigration were "crucial problem independent of Section 6A". The court directed the Union Government to furnish data on...

Less Than 25% Of HC Judges Belong To SC, ST, OBCs & Minorities; 13.5% Women Judges In Higher Judiciary: Law Ministry Data

The information furnished by the Union Minister of Law & Justice shows that 492 of the 650 High Court judges appointed between 2018 and 2023 belong to the General Category (75.69%). Out of the High Court judges' appointments made during this period, 23 are from the Scheduled Caste (SC) category, 10 from the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category, 76 from the Other Backward Classes and 36...

All India Judicial Service Important To Strengthen Justice Delivery System But At Present There Is No Consensus: Law Ministry

Responding to the query raised by Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Shukla on the government's plan to set up All India Judicial Service, the Law Ministry has responded that at present, there is no consensus among the stakeholders on the proposal. However, the reply also stated, "In the Government's view, a properly framed All India Judicial Service is important to strengthen the overall...

Prashant Bhushan Writes To SC Registry Alleging Irregularities In Listing Of UAPA Pleas Before Justice Bela Trivedi

Advocate Prashant Bhushan has written to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, against the 'arbitrary' listing of a batch of matters before a bench led by Justice Bela Trivedi. The cases challenge the invocation of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) against journalists and lawyers regarding their fact-finding report on Tripura riots. The batch of matters also consists of...

Supreme Court To Deliver Judgment In Article 370 Case On December 11

The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict in the case challenging the Union Government's 2019 decision to repeal the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution on December 11. The Constitution bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant, had...

Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Calcutta HC Judgment Advising Female Adolescents On Sexual Behaviour

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of a Calcutta High Court judgment which observed, "every female adolescent should control sexual urge as in the eyes of the society she will be the looser when she gives in to enjoy the sexual pleasure of hardly two minutes."A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal will consider the suo motu case against this judgment tomorrow....

S.498A IPC - Bail Condition That Husband Should Resume Conjugal Life With Wife Can't Be Imposed: Supreme Court

Recently, the Supreme Court observed that while granting anticipatory bail to the accused husband under Section 498A of the IPC, a condition that the husband shall take his wife to his house and maintain and honor her, cannot be imposed.A Division Bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma was hearing the matter. In the present case, the accused husband (appellant) had...

Prison Statistics India 2022: Above 75% Prisoners Are Under Trials, Actual Occupancy Of 131% In Indian Prisons; 1.9% Incidence Of Recidivism; Reasons Of 63 Unnatural Deaths In Prisons Un Known

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has recently released its Prison Statistics India (2022) Report (PSI). The PSI is based on the data furnished by the Prison Department of all 36 States/UTs for a calendar year i.e. January 01 to December 31, 2022, as per the NCRB prescribed proformae through an Application developed by NCRB.Some of the Major findings of the report are as...

Lok Sabha Passes Bill Proposing To Establish Central Tribal University In Telangana

The Indian parliament's lower house passed the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2023, on December 7, marking a crucial step forward in the establishment of a proposed central tribal university in Telangana.The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2023, introduced in Lok Sabha on December 4, seeks to amend the Central Universities Act, 2009, which governs the establishment of...