'Judiciary Should Contribute Beyond Judicial Sphere': MP High Court CJ Ravi Malimath Launches Initiative "Boond" To Help Underprivileged

Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Ravi Malimath launched the "Boond" initiative in his Independence Day address. CJ said that under this initiative, all the sitting judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court have unanimously decided that each judge will contribute Rs 5,000 from his monthly salary for the upliftment of the underprivileged. CJ Malimath said, “At present, we have a strength...

Article 370 Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court [Day 7]

The Supreme Court will continue hearing today the cases challenging the Centre's 2019 decisions to dilute Article 370 of the Constitution leading to the scrapping fo the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.Today is the 7th day of hearing before a Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice SK Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, Justice BR Gavai and Justice Surya Kant. So...

Article 370 Case | Upholding Centre's Actions Could Create A Precedent To Disintegrate Any State To Achieve Political Goals : Dushyant Dave [Day 6]

Yesterday, the Supreme Court's Constitution Bench, headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant, reached its sixth day of hearings in the batch of petitions challenging the dilution of Article 370 of the Constitution of India. Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave had commenced his arguments in the matter yesterday and...

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Nuh Violence: Haryana Court Sends Cow Vigilante Bittu Bajrangi To 1-Day Police Custody

A Court in Haryana’s Nuh District today sent Cow vigilante/Bajrang Dal leader Raj Kumar (alias Bittu Bajrangi) to one-day police custody a day he was arrested by state police in connection with the communal clashes that occurred during a religious yatra in the district on July 31.Bajrangi was arrested on Tuesday in a fresh FIR lodged against him on a complaint by ASP alleging that...

Supreme Court Asks Centre To Consider Whether Cap On Iron Ore Mining Needs To Be Imposed In Odisha

The Supreme Court on Monday(August 14) directed the Centre to consider whether a cap on iron ore mining needs to be imposed in the state of Odisha as was done for Karnataka and Goa while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on illegal mining in the state.Adv. Prashant Bhushan appearing for Common Cause which filed the petition, informed a bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justice J...

Article 370 Case | Special Provisions Not Unique To Jammu & Kashmir, Several Other States Have : Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan [Day 6]

"Autonomy of states is fundamental to our constitution", asserted Senior Advocate Dr Rajeev Dhavan as he addressed the Supreme Court Constitution Bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant, which had convened to hear the batch of petitions challenging the dilution of Article 370 of the Constitution of India.Marking the commencement...

'Gautam Das' Remark Against PM Modi: Lucknow Court Grants Bail To Congress Leader Pawan Khera

A Court in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow today granted bail to Congress Spokesperson Pawan Khera in the case lodged against him for his alleged 'Narendra Gautam Das Modi' remark made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February this year. Khera was directed to be released on bail by the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lucknow today after he appeared before the court and submitted...

No Abuse Of Dominance: CCI Dismisses Complaint Against Hero Fincorp, Citing No Contravention Of Section 4 Of The Competition Act

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) presided by Ms. Ravneet Kaur (Chairperson), Ms. Sangeeta Verma (Member), and Mr. Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi (Member) closed the complaint filed by Synco Industries Limited (Informant) against Hero FinCorp Ltd. (Hero FinCorp) alleging contravention of the provision of section 4(1) of the Competition Act, 2002 (Act). Brief Facts: The Informant,...

No More Words Like 'Housewife', 'Hooker', 'Adulteress', 'Eve Teasing' In Court Language : Supreme Court Provides Alternatives for 'Gender Unjust' Terms

In its newly released 'Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes', the Supreme Court has identified a list of prejudicial terms that promote harmful gender stereotypes, particularly about women. In some cases, the court has advised against the use of such terms owing to the antiquated notions that they represent; and in others, suggested alternative words or phrases which may be used...

Judges To Not Hear Contempt Proceedings Relating To Their Own Orders, Centre Proposes In Draft SOP

The Centre has come out with a draft Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) with regard to the appearance of Government officials and contempt proceedings against government officials.The Centre suggests that judges should not adjudicate contempt proceedings relating to their own orders, relying on the legal maxim that no judge can be a judge in their own cause.The SOP also suggests that in case...

Gujarat High Court Expands Hybrid Mode Of Hearing For Additional Benches

The Gujarat High Court, in continuation of its previous Circulars, has notified the expansion of hybrid mode of hearing of cases.As per approval and directions of the Chief Justice, in the pilot implementation exercise of hybrid mode currently going on for the benches presided over by Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Biren A. Vaishnav, the following Benches have been included for...