'School Children So Addicted To It' : Karnataka High Court Says Govt Should Consider Bringing Age Limit For Social Media Use

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday orally suggested to the Union Government that it should bring in an age limit for the use of social media. A division bench of Justice G Narendar and Justice Vijaykumar A Patil was hearing an appeal filed by X Corp. (formerly Twitter) against a single bench decision to dismiss its challenge to the Centre's blocking orders.During the hearing, Justice...

Delhi Police Opposes Plea By Delhi Riots Accused, Says They Have No Legal Right To Seek Status Of Investigation Before Arguments On Charge

The Delhi Police on Tuesday told a Delhi Court that the accused in the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case do not have any right in law to ask for overall status of the investigation or timeline for its completion, before proceeding with the arguments on charge.Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad made the submission before Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat of Karkardooma Courts...

Order V Rule 2 Of Civil Procedure Code Requires Service Of Summons With Plaint: Supreme Court

The Supreme recently said that service contemplated under Order V Rule 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, implies service of summons along with the copy of the plaint.A bench of Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Bela Trivedi, was hearing a challenge against an order of the original side of the Delhi High Court, Commercial Division. The Court was considering the starting day...

Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority Organizes State Level Colloquium On "Protecting Child Rights: Legal Perspective & Training"

The Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority, in collaboration with the Department of Women, Child Development and Social Security, Government of Jharkhand, Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, and Bachpan Bachao Andolan, organized a grand State-level Colloquium on "Protecting Child Rights: Legal Perspective and Training" on 17.09.2023. The event took place at the Dr. A.P.J. Abdul...

Adani-Hindenburg Case | Petitioner Questions Impartiality Of 3 Members Of Expert Committee Formed By Supreme Court, Seeks Constitution Of New Committee

In yet another development in the Adani-Hindenburg matter, the petitioner seeking a Court monitored investigation against the Adani group companies has filed a new affidavit in the Supreme Court, raising apprehensions against the Expert Committee constituted by the Supreme Court. The affidavit filed by petitioner Anamika Jaiswal has alleged that three out of the six members of the committee...

Muzaffarnagar Slapping Case: UP Police Converts NCR Into FIR Against Teacher, Adds JJ Act’s Provision Concerning ‘Child Cruelty’

In the Muzaffarnagar student slapping case, the Uttar Pradesh Police has added Section 75 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act in the FIR lodged against the woman school teacher who asked other students to slap a Muslim student, a video of which became viral on social media last month. It may be noted that in this case, after a preliminary probe, the FIR was...

Canada PR Visa: Consumer Forum Orders Compensation To Kerala Student 'Cheated' By Immigration Consultancy

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission at Ernakulam recently ordered an immigration consulting agency to compensate a student for cheating the latter in the name of obtaining permanent residency (PR) visa to Canada. The Bench comprising the President D.B. Binu and Members V. Ramachandran and Sreevidhia T.N., held the Managing Director and General Manager of Amster...

Bar Council Of India's International Lawyers’ Conference 2023 [23rd -24th September]

The Bar Council of India is Organizing an International Lawyers’ Conference 2023 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.Date: 23rd and 24th September, 2023Theme: ‘Emerging challenges in Justice Delivery System’The Bar Council of India’s International Lawyers’ Conference 2023 is a collaborative event with the Law Society of England and Wales, the Bar Council of England and Wales, and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association. The International Lawyers’ Conference is a mega event which aims to pave the way for...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Madras HC Order Prohibiting Sale Of Ganesh Idols With Plaster Of Paris

The Supreme Court on Monday (September 18) refused to interfere with an order passed by the Madras High Court which disallowed the sale of Ganesh idols containing plaster of paris in Tamil Nadu.The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra dismissed a petition challenging a division bench decision of the Madras High Court which stayed an order of a...

'Nothing Has Happened' : Supreme Court Flays Maharashtra Speaker For Delaying Decision On Disqualification Petitions In Shiv Sena Matter

The Supreme Court on Monday (September 18) expressed disapproval of the delay by the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in deciding the disqualification petitions arising out of the rift within the Shiv Sena party between the Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde groups.The Court said that the Speaker cannot delay the proceedings under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution...

Can't Get Into Rivalry Between NBDA & NBF, Want Self Regulatory Mechanism For TV News Channels Tightened : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (September 18) orally said that it does not want to get caught up in the rivalry between rival news media organisations and that it was only concerned with giving the self-regulatory mechanism for TV channels "some teeth".This response of the Court came when the News Broadcasters Federation (NBF) questioned the locus standi of the News Broadcasters and...

CJI DY Chandrachud Cautions Lawyers Against Resorting To Strikes & Boycotts

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud cautioned against lawyers resorting to strikes and boycotting courts. Issues could always be amicably resolved by discussion and co-operation between the Bar and the Bench, he said on Sunday (September 17) addressing lawyers at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar to mark the 75th Marathwada Liberation Day, also known as Marathwada Mukti Sangram Din.The CJI...