From Evidence Collected, It Is Clear Sushant Was The Only Consumer Of Drugs: Rhea Chakraborty In Bail Plea [Read Application]

While seeking bail before the Bombay High Court in the NDPS case against her, actor Rhea Chakraborty has made fresh allegations against Sushant Sing Rajput's family members and stated that from the evidence collected by the investigating agencies, it is clear that he was the only consumer of drugs and he used others around him to facilitate his drug habit.The 28-year-old actor who was remanded...

Bengaluru Peripheral Ring Road Project : Karnataka HC Stops Appraisal Of EIA Report On Law Students' Plea

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday by way of interim relief, directed that even if a Final Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report is filed by Bengaluru Development Authority for appraisal with respect to the eight-lane peripheral road, no steps shall be taken for appraisal thereof as contemplated under the EIA Notification of 2006. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka...

[Breaking] NLU-O VC Prof. (Dr.) Srikrishna Deva Rao To Be Appointed As New Vice-Chancellor of NLU-Delhi

Former Registrar of NLU-D and current Vice-Chancellor of NLU-Odisha, Prof. (Dr.) Srikrishna Deva Rao, has been elected as the Vice Chancellor of the National Law University, Delhi. The three-member Selection Committee elected Prof. Rao to replace NLU-D's Founding VC, Prof Ranbir Singh. Prof. Singh's second five-year term as the NLU-D VC expired today. Prof. Rao has actively...

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of 10 Judicial Officers As Judges At Madras HC [Read Statement]

The Supreme Court Collegium has proposed to elevate 10 Judicial Officers, as Judges of the Madras High Court. They are: G. ChandrasekharanAA NakkiranSivagnanam VeerasamyIlangovan GanesanAnanthi SubramanianKannammal Shanmuga SundaramSathikumar Sukumara KurupMurali Shankar KuppurajuManjula Ramaraju NalliahThamilselvi T. Valayapalayam Click Here...

Period Between March 24 2020 To March 31 2021 Will Not Be Counted For Calculating The Grace Period of 2 years For Clearing The All India Bar Exam: BCI Informs Delhi HC [Read Affidavit]

Owing to the ongoing pandemic and lockdown, the Bar Council of India has informed the Delhi High Court that the period between March 24 2020 to March 31 2021 will not be counted for calculating the grace period of 2 years from the date of enrolment for clearing the All India Bar Exam. The Single Bench of Justice Jayant Nath was further informed that the BCI doesn't think that it would...

'My Constitutional Right To Fair Trial Will Be Violated If This Court Doesn't Intervene': Mehul Choksi Submits Before Delhi HC In Plea Against Netflix's Big Boy Billionaire

Mehul Choksi has submitted before the Delhi High Court that his constitutional right to fair trial will be severely affected if the court doesn't exercise its writ jurisdiction against Netflix's docu-series Big Boy Billionaire. While addressing the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan, Choksi submitted that the investigation against him is going on and he has agreed to join the same through video-conferencing. Mehul Choksi has moved an appeal against the...

'Court Is Required To Ensure That Petitioners Are Deported To Their Country', Karnataka HC Quashes Case Against 5 Thailand Nationals [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (21st September) quashed the case against 5 Thailand nationals who were arrayed as an accused in Cr.No.14/2020 pending in C.C.No.10933/2020 on the file of Metropolitan Magistrate, Traffic Court, Bengaluru for the offence punishable under section 14(b) of the Foreigners Act.The Single Bench of Justice John Michael Cunha also observed that since all...

Parliament Nod To Bill For Declaration Of 5 Official Languages For J&K [Read Bill]

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Jammu & Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020, to declare certain languages as official languages of the UT. It was passed by the Lok Sabha yesterday. The Bill declares the following languages as the official languages to be used for the official purposes of the union territory, from such date as the Administrator of the union territory...

Kerala HC Mandates Use Of A4 Sheets With Double Side Printing From November 2 [Read Notification]

Through a notification issued on Tuesday, the Kerala High Court has paved way for the use of A4 sheets for filing petitions, affidavits, memoranda of appeal and other proceedings before it. The High Court has said that all filings before it from November 2 onwards shall be mandatorily be typewritten/printed on both sides of A4 sheets. The detailed specifications are as...

Kerala Govt Decides To Challenge Farm Bills In Supreme Court

The Kerala government has decided to approach the Supreme Court against the Farm Bills passed by the Parliament earlier this week.A decision in this regard has been taken by the cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, according to regional media reports.The cabinet termed that the laws amounted to not just "gross violation of States' powers" but also "blatant and serious transgression...

Parliament Clears Three Codes To Reform Indian Labour Laws [Read Bills]

The Rajya Sabha today passed three Labour codes namely: Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code, 2020The Industrial Relations Code, 2020The Code on Social Security, 2020 These Bills were introduced by Labour Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar. They were passed in the Lok Sabha yesterday. The three codes are part of the four codes that consolidate 29...

'A Person Under Detention Can't Be Prevented From Taking Examination'. J&K HC Directs Govt. To Facilitate Appearance Of Detenu In Exam [Read Order]

Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Monday (21st September) directed the government to make arrangements for a detenu (Omer Akbar Mir) to appear in Class-12th examination commencing from September 22.The Single Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar observed,"a person under detention cannot be prevented from taking the examination, unless there are pressing circumstances, which may even involve the...