'Religious Conversion Just For The Purpose Of Marriage Is Unacceptable': Allahabad High Court Dismisses Plea Of Married Couple

[Update : A division bench declared this judgment as bad in law on November 11. The division bench judgment may be read here]The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking police protection filed by a married couple.This is after the Court noted that the girl was a Muslim by birth and she has converted her religion to Hinduism, just a month before the marriage was...

Delhi Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Registration Of Separate FIR In Connection With JNU Violence In January

A plea preferred by JNU Professor Suchitra Sen under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. who had sustained injuries during the January mob violence in JNU, was dismissed by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Saket, on the ground that the matter was already under investigation by Delhi Police. It was observed by Pawan Singh Rajawat, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Saket that since the...

[Kerala Actor Assault Case] 'Victim Was Harassed During Trial; Court Did Not Control': Prosecution Tells Kerala High Court Seeking Transfer

The victim of the Kerala actor abduction and sexual assault case was harassed during the trial by the lawyers of the accused and the trial court did not control it, said the prosecution in the High Court of Kerala on Friday.The submission was made before a bench of Justice V G Arun which is considering the applications filed by the prosecution and the victim seeking the transfer of the case...

Gujarat HC Initiates Suo Motu Matter On Expediting Trials Against MPs/MLAs [Read Order]

In a suo moto case registered on Wednesday, the Gujarat High Court has decided to monitor expeditious disposal of criminal proceedings pending against sitting/ former MPs and MLAs in the local Courts under its jurisdiction. The case was registered by a Division Bench comprising of Justices RM Chhaya and Vaibhavi D. Nanavati, and will be placed before a Bench led by Chief Justice...

Personal Info Of More Than 4000 RTI Applicants Displayed On Official Website: Bombay High Court Pulls Up I&B Ministry

The Bombay High Court on Thursday, while hearing RTI Activist Saket Gokhale's writ petition against the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's decision to upload his personal details on their website, pulled up the Ministry after being informed that personal details of more than 4000 of such RTI applicants were disclosed on the official website until recently.In the previous...

'Arrest Of Accused Not Automatic On Registration Of FIR': Punjab & Haryana High Court Reiterates [Read Judgment]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has cautioned that even though registration of FIR is mandatory when a complaint discloses commission of a cognizable offence, "the arrest of the accused is not automatic on registration of an FIR." The Single Bench of Justice Raj Mohan Singh has held, "The arrest cannot be made in a routine manner on a mere allegation of commission of an offence....

Govt. Must Be Sensitive While Imposing Severe Punishment Of Dismissal Pursuant To Disciplinary Action: Allahabad High Court [Read Order]

While refusing to interfere with the Single Bench Judgment, the Allahabad High Court (Division Bench) on Wednesday (21st October) observed that "the government authorities must be quite sensitive while imposing the severe punishment of dismissal as a consequence of disciplinary action."Notably, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Siddhartha Varma was hearing an...

'Severely Exclusionary' : Queer Feminists & Activists Seek Disbanding Of Criminal Law Reforms Committee [Read Statement]

Thirty queer feminists and activists have called for the disbanding of the Criminal Law Reforms Committee constituted by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to "recommend reforms in the criminal laws of the country".The activists stated that the composition of the committee lacks diversity in terms of those communities that bear the brunt of criminal law – cisgender women, queer and...

Lawyer Issues Legal Notice to MG Motor Alleging Latent Manufacturing Defects In Newly-Launched MG Hector

A lawyer has issued a legal notice to MG Motors alleging latent manufacturing defects in the newly-launched 'MG Hector.The dispute is regarding a car delivered in September 19.It is alleged that when the car was sent for second servicing, the company first claimed that various parts of the car have totally failed and have become defunct because water from a bottle kept in the car spilled...

Stipend Scheme For Young Advocates: Tamil Nadu Govt. Launches Scheme To Provide Rs. 3,000 Aid Per Month For 2 Years

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Wednesday (28th October) at an event, launched the lawyers' stipend scheme for young graduates by presenting nine young lawyers with a stipend of ₹3,000 per month for two years.Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, Law Minister CVe Shanmugam, Chief Secretary K Shanmugam, and senior officials were present on the occasion. The scheme aims...

Financier Can't Claim Status Of 'Secured Creditor' If Hypothecation Charge Is Not Registered Under Companies Act 2013 & IBC: NCLAT [Read Order]

Holding that registration of a vehicle with Motor Vehicle Authority under Section 51 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 does not qualify as registered 'charge' for a valid claim before a liquidator, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed an appeal filed by Volkswagen Finance Pvt Ltd against an order of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). The order by the...

OP Jindal Global University Signs MoU With Union Ministry of Education; Conferred 'Institution Of Eminence' Status

In a historic achievement, the OP Jindal Global University has signed a MoU with the Union Ministry of Education and has been conferred the status of an Institution of Eminence (IoE). With this, JGU has entered a coveted group of top 10 private institutions in the country to be unshackled from regulatory controls and be given full autonomy. On this occasion, the Founding Chancellor...