Delhi Court Grants Divorce To Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan On Ground Of Cruelty By Estranged Wife, Allows Visitation Rights To Meet Son In Australia

A family Court in Delhi on Wednesday granted divorce to cricketer Shikhar Dhawan on the ground of mental cruelty by his estranged wife Aesha Dhawan.Aesha did not contest the case after "a reasonable stage" hence, the allegations raised by Dhawan was accepted as unopposed and unchallenged.Judge Harish Kumar while noting that the marriage was "dead long ago" and parties have not being living...

Justice Anant Manohar Badar Appointed Chairperson Of Bihar State Human Rights Commission

Former judge of the Patna High Court, Justice Anant Manohar Badar, has been appointed as the chairperson of the Bihar State Human Rights Commission (BSHRC). The decision was made public via a notification issued by the Governor of Bihar, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.Born on August 10, 1961, Justice Badar completed his B.Com. and LL.B. from G.S. College of Commerce and Economics, Nagpur,...

Defects In iPhone X, East Delhi District Commission Holds Apple Liable, Directs To Refund Rs. 91,000 With Compensation

The Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (East), led by Mr. S.S. Malhotra and members Ms. Rashmi Bansal and Mr. Ravi Kumar, allowed a consumer complaint against “Apple”. The complaint was regarding a defective iPhone X and deficient services provided by Apple and one of its service providers. This led to financial losses and distress for the complainant. As a...

[Attack Against Lawyer] Bar Council Of Kerala Declares Oct. 5, 2023 As Protest Day

The Bar Council of Kerala has declared today, October 5, 2023, as a Protest Day, against the brutal attack on Adv. B.S. Prakash at Nedumangad Court complex yesterday. As per news reports, Advocate Prakash was assaulted by a man who had come as a witness in a case. Pursuant to the case being adjourned to another date, the attacker, Shajahan, proceeded to assault his lawyer, Advocate...

AFT Chandigarh Bar Association Writes To CJI Alleging Defence Minister Admitted Interference In Transfer Of Justice DC Chaudhary

The Armed Forces Tribunal Chandigarh Bar Association (AFTCBA) has written to Chief Justice Of India DY Chandrachud alleging that Defence Minister has openly admitted interference of the Ministry in the transfer of Judicial Member Justice Dharam Chand Chaudhary, just before he could hear the case of contempt against an officer of Defence Accounts Department.Referring to a video of an...

Rs.100 Bribe Amount Too Small To Prosecute Accused Under Prevention Of Corruption Act: Bombay High Court

Rs. 100 is a very trivial amount to pursue prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act, the Bombay High Court recently observed. Justice Jitendra Jain upheld the acquittal of a medical officer accused of accepting a Rs. 100 bribe in 2007 observing –“In the instant case, the allegation is acceptance of bribe of Rs.100/- in the year 2007. The amount appears to be too small in the...

Gyanvapi Mosque Survey | ASI Seeks Further 4 Weeks' Time To Submit Its Report Before Varanasi Court

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has filed an application before the Varanasi Court seeking a further 4 weeks’ time to file its report pertaining to the Gyanvapi Survey. Earlier, the Court had asked it to submit its survey report by October 6. In the application, the Counsel for the ASI has the survey is expected to take some more time as a lot of trash/debris consisting...

Delhi Court Remands NewsClick Founder Prabir Purkayastha, HR Head To 7 Days Police Custody In UAPA Case

A Delhi court has sent NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and Human Resources head Amit Chakravarty to seven days of police remand in a case filed under UAPA following allegations of the portal receiving money for pro-China propaganda.The allegations came to light after a New York Times report published on August 5th alleged that online media outlet NewsClick had received funds from China...

Delhi Court Grants Bail To Lalu Yadav, Rabri Devi And Tejashwi Yadav In Land For Jobs Scam Case

A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to RJD leaders Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav in the alleged land-for-jobs scam case.The Court had earlier issued summons to the aforementioned political leaders and fourteen other accused after taking cognizance of a fresh chargesheet filed by the CBI on July 3.CBI had filed a chargesheet in the case...

Bihar State Legal Services Authority Virtually Inaugurates Legal Aid Defence Counsel System Across 36 Districts

On the auspicious occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary, the Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BSLSA) took a significant step towards providing effective legal services to the weaker and marginalized sections of society.In a virtual ceremony held on October 2nd, 2023, the offices of Legal Aid Defence Counsel were inaugurated across 36 out of 38 districts of Bihar.The inauguration...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Introduces Hybrid Mode Of Hearing For Five Benches From Today

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has introduced hybrid mode of hearing for five benches from today. In the cause list, VC links for hybrid hearing have been provided for Court room numbers 5, 69, 54, 22 and 19.There will be a dedicated email id for receiving request of hearing cases through Video Conferencing in all the Courts, states the note attached with the cause list.The decision...

Bihar Govt Announces 10% Reservation For EWS In Judicial Services And State-Run Law Colleges

In a significant decision, the Bihar government has announced a 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS) in the state's judicial services, as well as in government-run law colleges and universities. The decision was formalized during a cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister."The cabinet approved amendments in the guidelines of the State Judicial Services,...