WB Registration Act | Registrar Cannot Exercise Power Of Substantive Review While Cancelling Society's Registration : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has upheld the decision of the Calcutta High Court where it was held that the Registrar of Society can only cancel registration granted to a society under the West Bengal Registration Act, 1961, by exercising a power of procedural review. The High Court was of the view that there is a vital difference between a power of substantive review and procedural review, and the...

Lack Of Positive Viscera Report Not Conclusive Proof That Victim Didn’t Die Of Poisoning: Supreme Court Upholds Conviction In Dowry Death Case

The Supreme Court recently upheld the conviction of the appellants in a dowry death case, despite the absence of a positive viscera report. The case revolved around the death of Tuli Shah, who allegedly committed suicide due to harassment for dowry.The Court observed “Thus, the absence of detection of poison in the viscera report alone need not be treated as conclusive proof of the fact...

Sedition Law Challenge | Supreme Court Says 1962 Kedar Nath Singh Decision Didn't Consider Article 14 Aspect

In its recent order referring the batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Sedition law under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code to a bench of at-least five judges, the Supreme Court noted that the judgement in Kedar Nath Singh v. State of Bihar (1962), which had upheld the provisions of Section 124A, had not considered the aspect of Articles 14 of the Constitution in...

'Sanatana Dharma' Is A Set Of Eternal Duties, Idea Being Gained That It's Only About Promoting Casteism & Untouchability: Madras High Court

"Untouchability in a country of equal citizens, cannot be tolerated, and even if it is seen as permitted somewhere within the principles of 'Sanathana dharma', it still cannot have a space to stay", the Court said.

Are Civilian Employees Of Armed Forces Unit Run Canteens Government Servants? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench

The Supreme Court on Thursday(Sep 14) referred a significant case regarding the employment status of civilian employees working in Unit Run Canteens (URCs) within the Armed Forces to a larger bench. This decision comes in light of conflicting judgments in previous cases, specifically the Mohd. Aslam (2001) and R.R. Pillai's case (2009). In ‘Union of India vs. Mohd Aslam’ reported in [2001]...

Kerala District Judiciary Proposes To Change Sitting Time Of Courts

A proposal to change the sitting time of courts in the District Judiciary of Kerala is currently underway. The sitting time of courts in the District Judiciary is prescribed under Rule 9 of the Kerala Civil Rules of Practice (not later than 11:00A.M. - not before 5:00 P.M.) and Rule 5 of the Kerala Criminal Rules of Practice (10:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.). The Kerala High Court had also issued...

BREAKING | Bar Council Of India Offers To Hold CLAT, Says NLU Consortium Is A Non-Statutory Body

The Bar Council of India on Friday offered to conduct the Common Law Entrance Test (CLAT) for admissions to law schools. The apex lawyers' body said it has mechanism to conduct CLAT in multiple regional languages, as it did for AIBE (All India Bar Examination).The exam is currently conducted by the Consortium of NLUs on rotational basis. BCI said this arrangement amongst the national...

Prepared Platform To Assess Top 50 Judges Of Country Who Would Be Considered For Elevation To Supreme Court : CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud on Friday said that steps are being taken to bring more transparency into the collegium system. “The idea is to make the process of recommending appointments to the Supreme Court more transparent. Not by sharing our discussions in the public realm, which we obviously cannot do. But by laying down objective parameters for selection to the Supreme...

Supreme Court Seeks Report From NALSA On Implementation Of Women’s Integrated Help System

Today, a Division Bench of the Supreme Court called for a report from National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a direction for the implementation of the NALSA women’s integrated help system (NWIHS-181/15100) in all States and Union Territories. NWIHS-181/15100 is a technology integrated system of 181 women helpline and NALSA legal Aid...

Bihar State Legal Services Authority Takes Initiative To Bring Education To Slums, Over 300 Underprivileged Children Enrolled In Govt Schools

In a heartening display of commitment to education and social change, Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, Judge of the Patna High Court and Executive Chairman of the Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BSLSA), visited a slum area under the jurisdiction of the Rupaspur police station today. The purpose of this visit was to interact with slum dwellers and emphasize the significance of education...

Jharkhand High Court Advocates' Association Formally Launches 'Swanidhi Kalyan Yojana' For Financial Assistance To Lawyers In Need

Advocates Association at Jharkhand High Court, in a simple yet significant ceremony held at the Advocate Hall, extended financial assistance to the families of three advocates on Tuesday. The esteemed dignitaries present at the event included Chief Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, Justice S. Chandrashekhar, and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad, who jointly presented cheques to the beneficiary...

Nuh Violence: Court Grants Bail To Haryana Roadways Employee Booked For Rioting "Only On Basis Of Call Location"

A Sessions Court in Haryana's Nuh has granted bail to a roadways employee who was booked for dacoity and rioting during the Nuh violence "only on the basis of call location".ASJ Sandeep Kumar Duggal noted that at the time of incident, the accused was on duty on directed bus route under instruction of Inspector from Haryana Roadways."The occurrence pertains to around 5.00 P.M. and he was at...