'Aggrieved Woman' Not Covering LGBTQIA Persons : Supreme Court Refuses Plea To Make Its Sexual Harassment Regulations Gender-Neutral

In a significant legal development, the Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea seeking amendments in Gender Sensitization and Sexual Harassment of Women at the Supreme Court of India (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Regulations, 2013 for making the same to be gender neutral. The amendments were sought in view to bring the constitutional rights of other persons such as LGBTQIA+...

Supreme Court Asks Madras High Court To Consider Amending Rules To Ensure Cause Title Of Criminal Appeal Reflects State’s Name

The Supreme Court recently directed the Madras High Court to consider amending the High Court Rules to include the name of the state in the cause title of criminal cases.A bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Sanjay Karol was considering a criminal special leave petition against a Madras High Court order, when it observed that the SLPs arising from the State of Tamil Nadu do not...

Heralding E-Revolution Of Judiciary : CJI DY Chandrachud's Administrative Reforms In One Year

As Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud completes one year as the head of the Indian judiciary, it is worthwhile to have a look at some of the notable administrative and infrastructural reforms ushered in by him during this term.The period since he took the office as the 50th Chief Justice of India on November 9, 2022 has witnessed several path breaking initiatives that include adoption...

PNB Regulations | Bank Can't Withhold PF & Gratuity Without Proving Actual Loss Caused By Employee : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of an employee(appellant), directing the Punjab National Bank (PNB) to release the provident fund (PF) and gratuity due to him who was compulsorily retired. The court held that as per the Punjab National Bank (Officers’) Service Regulations, 1979(1979 Regulations), the bank could withhold the PF amount only when any loss is proved to be caused to it...

97 Year Old Keralite Sets Guinness World Record As Lawyer With Longest Career

A Kerala-based lawyer, Advocate P. Balasubramanian Menon, has secured a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest serving lawyer, at the age of 97. A native of Palakkad district in Kerala, Advocate Menon has had an illustrious career spanning 73 years and 60 days, upon graduating from Madras Law College. He started his litigation career in the early 1950s, and continues...

AIBE XVIII Postponed To December 10, Last Date For Registration Extended

The All India Bar Examination (AIBE)-XVIII has been postponed to December 10 instead of December 3, 2023. The Registration date has also been extended to November 16.It is the fourth time that AIBE-XVIII has been postponed, the notification stated that in the light of recent development and to ensure the smooth and fair conduct the Bar Council has decided to reschedule the exam.The decision...

Supreme Court Declines Tamil Nadu's Plea To Allow It To Appoint Archakas To Agamic Temples, Refuses To Vacate Status Quo

The State of Tamil Nadu urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday to vacate the status quo ordered by it relating to the appointment of Archakas (poojari/priest) in Agamic Temples in the State. However, the State's plea was declined by the Apex Court. In August 2022, a division bench of the Madras High Court had read down the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious Institutions Employees (Conditions of...

“India Has Gone Through Many Ups And Downs And Persevered, Indians Are Lucky To Be A Part Of India” Justice BR Gavai

Justice BR Gavai delivered the Second Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi Memorial Lecture on 4th November at Patna and spoke on “Our Constitution and the Idea of India therein”.Justice Gavai began by considering the history of making of the Indian Constitution. He detailed how the constitution was prepared at a time when we had a history of a fight for upliftment of the down trodden. Importantly...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Himachal Pradesh High Court Bar Association For Suspending Work To Mourn Lawyer's Death

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 7) issued notice to the Himachal Pradesh High Court Bar Association after the high court’s registrar general wrote a letter alleging that the members of the bar association had abstained from work on account of an advocate’s death. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia was presiding over contempt...

'Access To Justice For All': Kerala Legal Services Authority Launches 'Child Legal Assistance Program', Project SAMVADA & Victim Rights Centre

Three Projects were launched under the aegis of the Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KeLSA), at the High Court Auditorium on Tuesday- the Child Legal Assistance Program (CLAP), Project SAMVADA, and the Victim Rights Centre (VRC). Speaking about the Projects which are his 'brain children', Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque, the Executive Chairman of KeLSA said, "KELSA is an authority run...

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West Bengal Court Sentences Four To Life Imprisonment For Minor's Gang-Rape, Leaking Video Of Assault

The Court of Additional Sessions Judge at Lalbagh, Murshidabad has recently sentenced four accused in the age group of 22-24 to rigorous imprisonment till the remainder of their natural lives, upon finding them guilty of gang-raping and blackmailing a 16-year old girl two years ago, during Durga Puja.Accused were further directed to pay a fine of Rs 2 lakh each to the victim girl, and the...