Kerala High Court Relies On Apex Court Verdict To Allow Surrogacy With Donor Eggs, Despite 2023 Surrogacy Regulations Amendment Disallowing It

The Kerala High Court on Monday passed an interim order allowing petitioners who had approached the Court through three different pleas to undergo surrogacy using donor oocytes since they were unable to produce oocytes naturally due to medical conditions.The Court passed the order while hearing pleas challenging the recent amendment introduced by the Central Government in the...

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...

Unauthorized Dumping Of Bio-Medical Waste | Book Violators As "Goondas" Under State's Preventive Detention Laws: Madras High Court

While dealing with a case relating to the unauthorized dumping of bio-medical waste from Kerala to Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court recently noted that suitable amendments needed to be brought into the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1982 (Preventive Detention Act) so that those violating the provisions of the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules 2016, are covered under...

Filing Of Chargesheet Not Sole Criteria While Considering Grant Of Bail, Has To Be Coupled With Facts And Circumstances: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that filing of chargesheet in a criminal case is not the sole criteria to be taken into consideration while considering the grant of bail to an accused as it has to be coupled with facts and circumstance involved. “…this could would like to specify that though filing of the chargesheet is a material consideration while granting bail, however, the same is...

One-Day Training Cum Sensitization Program For Para Legal Volunteers Organised By BSLSA At Juvenile Justice Boards In Bihar

Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BSLSA) organized a comprehensive training and sensitization program on December 2, 2023, aimed at empowering Para Legal Volunteers serving at Juvenile Justice Boards in Bihar. Recognizing the pivotal role played by these volunteers as frontline workers in Legal Services Institutions, the session covered crucial topics essential for their...

Delhi Court Allows Jamia Student Accused In UAPA Case To Write Exams In Tihar Jail

A Delhi Court yesterday allowed a UAPA accused, a 22 years old electrical engineering student at Jamia Millia Islamia University, to write exams in Tihar jail as per the examination schedule fixed by the varsity. Principal District & Sessions Judge Sanjay Garg of Patiala House Courts granted relief to Mohd. Mohsin Ahmed who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) last...

Bihar State Legal Services Authority Achieves Landmark Milestone: Entire Office To Be Led by Female Judicial Officers

In a groundbreaking move towards gender inclusivity, the Patna High Court has taken a historic step by appointing an entire team of female judicial officers to key administrative positions in Bihar State Legal Services Authority. This significant development marks the first time in the BSLSA's history that its office will be fully operated and completely led by female judicial...

Our Constitutional Ideals Are Not Some Colonial Vestige, Can't Say Constitution Is Un-Indian : Justice S Ravindra Bhat

Former Supreme Court judge Justice S Ravindra Bhat said that the Constitution cannot be termed as a colonial document merely because it was a modification of the Government of India Act 1935 and emphasised that the Constitutional ideals cannot be discarded as some colonial vestige.He was delivering a lecture on 'Shedding the Colonial Hangover-Perspectives on Indianizing the Legal...

Delhi Riots: Court Summons ED Special Director Over Non-Appearance Of Prosecution In PMLA Case Against Tahir Hussain

A Delhi Court yesterday summoned the Special Director of the Enforcement Directorate over non-appearance of the prosecution in a money laundering case registered against Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain in connection with the North-East Delhi riots of 2020.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat said there was non-appearance on behalf of the prosecution in the court for filing reply...

CCI Closes Complaint Against Indian Bank: No Dominant Act In The Fixed Deposit Market In India

The Competition Commission of India ('CCI') comprising Ms. Ravneet Kaur (Chairperson), Mr. Anil Agrawal (Member), Ms. Sweta Kakkad (Member) and Mr. Deepak Anurag (Member) closed the complaint filed by Mr. A. Ram Babu ('Informant') against Indian Bank ('OP-1') alleging violation of the provisions of Section 4(2)(a) and Section 4(2)(b) of the Competition Act, 2002 ('Act'). The CCI...

Companies Act | NCLT Permits 'Change' In Utilization Of Share Capital Reduction Amount By Invoking Powers Under Rule 11 Of NCLT Rules

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chennai Bench, comprising of Shri Sanjiv Jain (Judicial Member) and Shri Ravichandran Ramasamy (Technical Member), while invoking its powers under Rule 11 of the NCLT Rules, 2016 has permitted a company to 'change' the utilization of its reduced share capital amount by altering the amounts to be adjusted towards Negative Capital Reserves and...