Mukhtar Ansari's Aide Sanjeev 'Jeeva' Shot Dead By Unidentified Assailants Inside Lucknow Court Premises

Alleged gangster Sanjeev Maheshwari 'Jeeva', a close aide of Mukhtar Ansari was shot dead today by unidentified assailants inside the Lucknow court premises. The attackers had reportedly come dressed as a lawyer. One of them was caught by the police. A girl and a policeman also got injured in the shootout.Jeeva's name had surfaced in the murder of senior BJP leaders Brahmadutt Dwivedi...

Chennai Court Grants Bail To Kalakshetra Faculty Member In Sexual Harassment Case

The Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Saidapet, has granted bail to Hari Padman, a faculty member of Rukmini Devi College, run by Kalakshetra foundation, who has been accused of sexually harassing students.In December 2022, one the former Directors of the foundation had made a Facebook post accusing the male teacher of molesting and threatening the students. This led to many other students...

Bar Council Of Delhi’s Special Committee Opposes BCI’s Rules For Entry Of Foreign Lawyers And Foreign Law Firms In India, Calls For Stay

A special committee constituted by the Bar Council of Delhi has opposed the Bar Council of India Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India, 2022. The Special Committee comprised of various members of Bar Council of Delhi, President and Secretary of Delhi High Court Bar Association, other Bar Associations of the national capital, Chairman and...

Ailing Senior Citizen Granted Medical Bail By Mumbai Court Two Days After His Demise

A Sessions Court in Mumbai granted medical bail to a 62-year-old man two days after his demise in the state-run Sir JJ Group of Hospitals.Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Gaike granted medical bail to Suresh Dattaram Pawar for six months on May 11, 2023, while he passed away on May 9, 2023. The bail was granted on humanitarian grounds.Pawar was arrested in a cheating case in 2021. In the...

Karnataka High Court CJ Visits Central Prison On World Environment Day, Inaugurates Manufacturing Unit

Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, Prasanna B Varale on the occasion of “World Environment Day”, on Monday, inaugurated the new Areca Nut Leaf Products Manufacturing Unit inside the Central Prison, Bengaluru. The unit aims to promote an eco-friendly environment and to say no to plastic. Attending an awareness programme organised at the Central Prison. The Chief Justice inaugurated...

BCI Signs MoU With Bar Council Of England & Wales For Mutual Exchange Program Of Lawyers & Law Students

The Bar Council of India has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Bar Council of England and Wales & Law Society of England and Wales for an exchange programme of Lawyers and Law Students for mutual exchange of training & learning amongst each others jurisdiction.Under the MoU, the Bar Council of India has been authorized to recommend some young Lawyers to the Law Society...

Prayagraj Violence| 'Serious & Anti-Social Acts': Court Denies Bail To Javed Pump In Damage To Public Property Case

The Prayagraj/Allahabad Court on Monday denied bail to the former Welfare Party Of India Leader Javed Mohammad 'Pump' in a case pertaining to the June 2022 Prayagraj Violence incident wherein he has been accused of causing damage to public property.The Court of Additional Sessions Judge Birender Singh observed that the alleged acts of the accused are anti-social and are of serious nature...

‘Pizza’ And ‘Sandwiches’ Are ‘Cooked Foods’: Rajasthan High Court Allows Exemption Of Payment Of VAT In Excess Of 5%

The Jaipur Bench of the Rajasthan High Court has held that the sale of ‘pizza’ and ‘sandwich’ would qualify as the sale of ‘cooked food’ and the sale shall be eligible for the exemption of payment of Value Added Tax (VAT) in excess of 5%.The Bench of Justice Sameer Jain has observed that the term ‘cooked food’ is confined to those cooked things that one generally takes at...

NLSIU Tops NIRF Ranking 2023, NLU-Delhi At Second Place

National Law School of India University at Bengaluru has retained its No. 1 position in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for Law Institutions in 2023. This is the 6th year in a row that the University has secured the top spot in the NIRF rankings. NLSIU has scored 80.52 in this years rankingNational Law University at Delhi has secured the second rank with 73.91....

Delhi Riots: Court Pulls Up Delhi Police For ‘Insensitive Approach’, Imposes Rs 2,000 Cost To Be Paid To Each Accused

A Delhi Court recently pulled up the Delhi Police and the special public prosecutor for their “insensitive approach” in failing to file on time a calendar of evidence and supplementary chargesheet in a case concerning the 2020 North East Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala of Karkardooma Courts granted last opportunity to the prosecution for complying with...

‘Should Be Entitled To Come To Supreme Court At Earliest ...’: Justice MM Sundresh Recalls Telling Lawyers About Justice Sivagnanam

Speaking at an event organized by the Madras Bar Association to felicitate Justice SV Gangapurwala, Chief Justice of Madras High Court, and Justice TS Sivagnanam, Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, the Supreme Court judge Justice MM Sundresh said that Justice Sivagnanam had received much appreciation from the Calcutta bar for his work. Justice Sundresh recounted an incident where he...

1991 Awdhesh Rai Murder Case: Varanasi Court Convicts Ex-UP MLA Mukhtar Ansari, Sentences Him To Life Imprisonment

Today, a Court in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi Court convicted former UP MLA Mukhtar Ansari in connection with the 1991 Awadhesh Rai murder case. Special Judge (MP/MLA) Avneesh Gautam convicted him today after a hearing in the case concluded on May 19. He has been sentence to life imprisonment. A fine of Rs. 1 lakh has also been imposed upon him. It may be noted that on August 3,...