NLUJAA Gets Interim VC After Vice-Chancellor Facing Sexual Harassment Allegations Steps Down

Director of Judicial Academy, Assam & North Eastern Judicial Officers' Training Institute, Aparna Ajitsaria, AJS, has been appointed as the interim Vice-Chancellor of the National Law University and Judicial Academy Assam (NLUJAA). She has taken charge as the interim VC of NLUJAA from August 3 onwards. The development has taken place after the erstwhile VC, Professor (Dr.) J S...

[Small Or Commercial Quantity] P&H HC Reminds Special Judge Of SC Order For Inclusion of 'Neutral Substances' In Drug Weight [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently cautioned a Special Judge for not keeping abreast with the latest developments in the law. Taking note of an order for grant of bail passed by the Special Judge trying offences under the NDPS Act, the single bench of Justice Rekha Mittal remarked, "The Special Judge either did not keep herself updated with the latest position in law or...

Tablighi Jamaat: Delhi HC Directs Delhi Police To File Consolidated Chart of All FIRs Lodged Against Foreign Nationals

The Delhi High Court has issued notice in two fresh petitions moved by foreign nationals related to Tablighi Jamaat event who have moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of the second FIR registered against them pertaining to the same chain of events for which they have already entered into a plea bargain. While issuing notice, the Single Bench of Justice Anup Jairam...

CM Advocates Welfare Scheme: Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Fix Dates For Bidding Process For Insurance Cos Before August 7

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Delhi Government to comply with its order dated July 17 wherein the said government was directed to start the tender process for the Chief Minister Advocates Welfare Scheme by fixing the opening and closing dates for submitting financial bids before August 7. The Single Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh further noted that if the said...

[Delhi Riots] Special Court To Try Scheduled Offences Under NIA Act Designated [Read Notification]

The Delhi Government has designated the Court of Additional Session Judge-03, Shahdara District, Delhi as Special Court for the trial of cases relating to communal violence / riots which took place in Delhi early this year in which in which Scheduled offences under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 are also made out. The Government has issued a notification to this effect invoking...

Supreme Court Judgments Now Available In More Regional Languages [Read Judgments in Malayalam, Tamil & Punjabi]

The Supreme Court has started uploading the translated version of its judgments in more regional languages.Some judgments delivered by the Court last year and earlier this year are now seen available in Malayalam, Tamil and Punjabi. Mostly the judgments connected to a state is being translated and uploaded in the language of that state. Last year, the Supreme Court had started to make...

Delhi HC Asks MCI To Decide On A Plea Seeking Exemption From NEET Qualification To Pursue Foreign UG Course [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court last week directed the Medical Council of India to take a decision, in consultation with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on a plea seeking eligibility certificate without the prerequisite NEET qualification to a medical aspirant wishing to pursue studies abroad, as the course is scheduled to commence soon in Uzbekistan. The grievance of the petitioner...

Clarify If Use Of Aarogya Setu App Is Mandatory For Accessing Public Services: Karnataka HC To Centre, State

The Karnataka High Court on Monday asked the Central and State governments to make their stand clear on whether persons who have not downloaded Aarogya Setu Application will be allowed to access services or facilities provided by the government. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok S Kinagi said: "The respondents must make a clear statement if any person who has...

Merely Because DNA Report Does Not Establish Paternity, Is No Ground For Release On Bail; Bombay HC Rejects Plea Of Accused In Gangrape Of Minor [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court recently held that merely because the DNA report of a child born after a gangrape does not establish paternity of the accused, it does not mean that the accused can be released on bail and rejected the bail application filed by one Vaibhav Ubale, who is accused of raping a minor girl along with two others. Justice Bharati Dangre heard the 25-year-old's bail...

Withdrawing From Case Merely On Party's Request Allows Cherry-Picking Of Bench Of Choice: Madras HC [Read Order]

"Withdrawing from a case merely on a party's request allows the parties to cherry-pick a bench of their choice", observed Justice B. Pugalendhi of the Madras High Court on Thursday.Hearing appeals against acquittal of the management of certain granite firms (in connection with their accusation for illegal quarrying of granite in Madurai worth crores of rupees), the Single Bench noted that if...

Section 138 NI Act: Cheque Not Valid If Amount Written Is Uncertain, Holds Delhi Court [Read Order]

A Delhi Court has recently held that an instrument cannot be termed as a cheque, if it does not specify a "certain amount" of money to be paid to a certain person. Thus, if the amount written on the instrument is "absurd", the same cannot be called a 'cheque' and it will not draw any legal consequences under the Negotiable Instruments Act. The observation was made by Addl. Sessions...

Lawyers as a Community Must Promote Mental Health: Dr. Vikram Patel [Video]

The webinar titled 'Depression and other Psychological Issues Among Lawyers' was organised by Livelaw where it hosted Dr. Vikram Patel. Dr. Vikram Patel is the Pershing Square Professor of Global Health in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is the recipient of many recognitions and was prompt in accepting the invitation to speak at the Webinar....