Bar Council Members Dictating Syllabus For Law Courses Biggest Tragedy, They Don’t Know What Is Happening Beyond Litigation: Justice Muhamed Mustaque

Speaking at the launch of a mentoring initiative ‘Juris Trailblazers’, Justice Muhamed Mustaque of the Kerala High Court on Sunday said it is the "biggest tragedy" that Bar Council members are "dictating" syllabus for the law colleges.“Who is dictating our syllabus? The bar council members. This is the biggest tragedy we are facing in India. The miniscule people who get elected through...

Kerala Court Sentences Fake Antique Dealer Monson Mavunkal To Life Imprisonment For Raping Minor

A Kerala Court on Saturday sentenced the fake antique dealer Monson Mavunkal to life imprisonment for sexual abuse of a minor girl and imposed a fine of Rs 5,25,000 on him.Additional District and Sessions Judge K. Soman said Mavunkal, who was found to have committed repeated rape on a minor girl, exploiting the financial position of her family and aborting her pregnancy at his residence, does...

Findings Relating To Title In A Simple Suit For Partition Cannot Bind Third Parties : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently upheld the decision of the Telangana High Court, upholding the title of successors of Ryot Cultivators over the “Paigah lands” in Hydernagar, Telangana.The bench comprising Justices V. Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal dismissed the claim of title raised by rival claimants/appellants, including M/s Trinity Infraventures Ltd, on the ground that the land was...

Post-Godhra Riots: 'Prominent Hindus Unnecessarily Faced Trial Due To Uproar Of Pseudo-Secular Media, Organisation': Court Acquits 35 Accused

A Sessions Court in Gujarat's Halol (Panchmahal District) on Monday acquitted all 35 surviving accused in four cases in connection with the 2022 post-Godhra riot cases. In these cases, 52 persons were initially charge-sheeted under various sections of the IPC and Bombay Police Act, out of these, 17 died during the pendency of the trial which went on for 20 long years.In its 36-page order,...

Kerala Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To 'Marunadan Malayali' Editor Shajan Skaria In Case By MLA Under SC/ST Act

A Kerala Court on Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Shajan Skariah, editor and publisher of YouTube Channel Marunadan Malayali, in the case against him for allegedly broadcasting a derogatory news item against MLA Sreenijin. The Special Court Judge for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act Honey M. Varghese found the allegations levelled by...

Sec 197 CrPC - Sanction Required Even For Acts Done In Excess Of Official Duty : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that sanction for prosecution as per Section 197(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure is required even in cases where the official was acting in excess of his official duties.A bench comprising Justices V Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal held so while acquitting a person, who was formerly an Executive Director of the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), in...

Lucknow Gomti River Front Scam : Supreme Court Refuses To Grant Anticipatory Bail To Former Project Advisor

The Supreme Court, on Friday, refused to entertain the plea challenging an order of the Allahabad High Court that rejected anticipatory bail to Badri Shrestha, a former advisor of Lucknow’s Gomti River Front project, who was accused of huge corruption and large-scale irregularities in implementing the project.Shrestha had filed an anticipatory bail before the Allahabad High Court which...

Unitech Case : Supreme Court Issues Notice On ED’s Plea Challenging Bail Granted By Delhi High Court To Preeti Chandra

The Supreme Court, on Friday, issued notice in the plea filed by the Directorate of Enforcement assailing the order of the Delhi High Court whereby bail was granted to Preeti Chandra, the wife of Unitech promoter Sanjay Chandra, in a money laundering case. At the outset, the Additional Solicitor General, Sanjay Jain, appearing for the ED, apprised a vacation Bench comprising Justice Hima...

Chennai Court Grants 8 Days Custody To ED For Interrogating Senthil Balaji

A court in Chennai on Friday granted the Enforcement Directorate 8 days custody to interrogate Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji in connection with the case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The court has asked ED to produce Balaji on June 23. Principal Sessions Judge S Alli, checked up on Balaji's health through Video Conferencing before passing the order on his custody. Balaji...

Court Sentences Former Tamil Nadu Special DGP To 3 Years Imprisonment For Sexually Harassing Woman IPS Officer

A DGP-rank officer Rajesh Das has been convicted of sexual harassment by the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court at Villupuram in Tamil Nadu. Das, who was a Special DGP in the state, had sexually harassed a woman Superintendent of Police while on duty in 2021.Villupram Chief Judicial Magistrate Pushparani on Friday sentenced Das to three-year imprisonment and fine. The court also imposed a fine...

Karnataka Govt Makes It Compulsory For Schools, Colleges To Read Preamble; Govt Offices To Display Portrait Of Preamble

The Karnataka Government on Thursday announced that it has decided to make it mandatory for schools, colleges and Universities in the state, whether government aided or private, to read daily the Preamble of the Constitution of India.It also said that the officers of the State Government have been instructed to stick a copy of the preamble of the Constitution in every office of...

'Uncontested Claim Of Wife Regarding Husband's Income Be Taken As Gospel Truth' : Supreme Court Increases Compensation For Deceased Workman

The Supreme Court has awarded an enhanced compensation under the Workmen Compensation Act, 1923 to the kin of a deceased employee, while holding that the objective of the Act, 1923 is dispensation of social justice. The Bench took an empathetic view and instead of remanding the matter back to High Court for re-consideration, it has itself awarded enhanced compensation to the...