Artist Chintan Upadhyay, 3 Others Sentenced To Life Imprisonment In Ex-Wife And Lawyer’s Double Murder Case

Mumbai Sessions Court has sentenced acclaimed artist Chintan Upadhyay to life imprisonment for conspiring and abetting the murder of his ex-wife Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer Haresh Bhambhani.Sessions Judge SY Bhosale held three other co-accused guilty for murder and sentenced them to life imprisonment as well. On December 12, 2015, a scrap dealer alerted the Kandivali police about two suspicious...

Madras High Court Tops In Virtual Hearings, Judgment Translations: Justice M Sundar Says While Inaugurating New E-Filing Software

Speaking at the inaugural function for rolling out the new E-Filing Portal Version 3.0, e-Bail Bond Module, and Digital Transmission of Trial Court Records Software, Justice M Sundar, Chairman of the Computer Committee said that Madras High Court was topping the charts with respect to virtual hearings and translation of court judgments into regional language. Relying on the...

Supreme Court Questions Gujarat Govt On Time Taken To Decide Remission Applications, Seeks Details Of Pending Petitions For Premature Release

The Supreme Court has asked the State of Gujarat to explain the time span taken to decide applications filed by prisoners seeking remission. The Court further asked the State to inform the number of petitions pending in High Courts and Supreme Court seeking premature release.A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal was hearing a writ petition filed by a prisoner...

53-Year-Old Uniform Of Kerala Women Judicial Officers Undergoes New Changes

The Kerala High Court has officially brought into effect a change in the dress code of women Judicial Officers. The uniform that had been mandated under the Circular 22/1970 which had hitherto been followed by the judicial officers in the State, is as follows: “Judicial officers, both civil and criminal (except special magistrates) shall, while presiding on the Bench, wear the...

Supreme Court To Hear Challenge Against Electoral Bonds Scheme On October 31

The Supreme Court will hear the batch of petitions challenging the Electoral Bonds scheme on October 31, 2023. A bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra heard the preliminary issues today. The petitioners have decided to not argue on the scheme being passed as a money bill as of now since the issue pertaining to money bills is yet to be decided by...

Automatic Termination Of Indian Citizenship On Acquiring Another Citizenship Is Unconstitutional: LSE Professor's Plea In Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central Government in a petition filed by Constitutional scholar and Public Law Chair at the London School of Economics, Professor Tarunabh Khaitan, challenging the constitutionality of the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955 that automatically terminates Indian citizenship upon acquisition of another citizenship.A bench of Justice AS...

NGT Orders Igatpuri Municipal Corporation To Pay 76 Lakh Damages For Failure To Manage Solid Waste Affecting Mumbai’s Water Quality

The National Green Tribunal (Western Zone) has directed the Igatpuri Municipal Corporation (IMC) to pay Rs. 76 lakh as environmental damage compensation within three months for its failure to set up a Solid Waste Management Plant.Judicial Member Justice (Retd) Dinesh Singh and Expert Member Dr Vijay Kulkarni noted that Golibar Maidan in the heart of the city, where all type of waste from 30 to...

Money Bill, Speaker's Powers, Minority Status Of AMU : Issues In 7-Judge Bench Matters Which Supreme Court Will Hear Soon

The Supreme Court will be finishing pre-hearing steps in six 7-judge bench matters on October 12. These matters include exploration of the state's authority to levy additional taxes on dealers, the boundaries of parliamentary and legislative powers, examination of whether religious minorities can administer educational institutions not established by them, legality of 'primary preference'...

Prenuptial Agreements Not Enforceable In India But Can Be Considered To Determine Parties’ Intent: Mumbai Court

A Family Court in Mumbai recently held that while a prenuptial agreement cannot be upheld as a binding contract India, it can still be considered to gain insight into the intentions of the parties involved.The court noted that Section 14 of the Family Court Act, 1984 empowers the court to consider documents which in its opinion, assist it to deal with a dispute, even if they are...

Supreme Court Allows Married Woman To Abort Unplanned Pregnancy At 26 Weeks Citing Mental & Financial Reasons

UPDATE ON OCTOBER 11, AFTER UNION'S RECALL APPLICATION - Supreme Court Bench Disagrees On Abortion Of 26-Week Pregnancy Of Married Woman, Refers To Larger BenchThe Supreme Court on Monday (09.10.2023) allowed the medical termination of pregnancy of a married woman who is 26 weeks pregnant. The petitioner, who is a mother of two children, told the Apex Court she is suffering post-partum...

Judges' Appointment | After Supreme Court Rebuke, Centre Acts On Certain Pending Collegium Recommendations

The Supreme Court on Monday revealed that almost all of the 70 recommendations made by various high court collegiums had been forwarded by the Centre after the court's last rebuke. A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia was hearing a petition filed by the Advocates Association of Bengaluru seeking contempt action against the Union Ministry of Law and Justice for...

Transfer Of AFT Judge Before Hearing Contempt Case Against Defence Ministry Requires 'Close Scrutiny', Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday(October 9) directed the Chairperson of the Principal Bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) to file in a sealed cover, a report to the Registrar General of Supreme Court, indicating the circumstances under which he had passed an order of transfer of Justice DC Chaudhary from the regional bench of AFT in Chandigarh to regional bench of AFT in Calcutta.It may...