CLAT 2020: Read The Detailed Schedule, Syllabus & Exam Pattern [Read Press Release]

The detailed schedule and exam pattern for CLAT 2020 has been released by the Executive Committee of the Consortium of NLUs, after a meeting held on December 11. Schedule The exam is scheduled to be conducted on May 10. Applications for the exam will open from January 1, 2020 and the last date for submission of applications will be March 31, 2020. Answer keys will be uploaded...

Anticipatory Bail Can Be Granted In Cases Under SC/ST Atrocities Act : Madras HC [Read Order]

"A petition for anticipatory bail is maintainable even if the case has been registered under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 ", stated the High Court of Madras led by bench, Justice G.R. Swaminathan. "Section 438 of Cr.PC is not the sole repository of the power to grant anticipatory bail. The High Courts are endowed with...

Abhijit Iyer Mitra Files Defamation Suit Against NDTV Anchor For 'Liking' Alleged Defamatory Tweet

Journalist and commentator on defense matters Abhijit Iyer-Mitra has filed a defamation suit over a tweet which said that he was accused of rape.Advocate Dushyant Arora, who is alleged to be the author of the controversial tweet, and NDTV anchor Gargi Rawat, who allegedly 'liked' the tweet, are the defendants in the suit which seeks damages of Rupees Twenty Lakhs for loss of reputation.As per...

Bombay HC Demands Action Against Those Involved In 6000 Cr Tribal Scam [Read Order]

While hearing a batch of PILs which ended up exposing the Rs.6,000 crore tribal scam, the Bombay High Court observed-"If the State has accepted the Justice Gaikwad Committee's Report and initiated action, it is bound to take it to its logical end. We hope that none would be protected and shielded even if close to the political dispensation, presently in power in the State or the Centre....

Advocates Welfare Scheme: Committee Submits Report To Delhi Government On Suggestions To Use Rs 50 Crore Fund [Read Report]

The Committee set up to propose a scheme to be implemented under the Chief Minister Advocate's Welfare Scheme, has given its report to the Delhi Government. The Committee, having Senior Advocate Rakesh Kumar Khanna as its Convener, was set up by the Delhi Government on November 29. The scope of the Committee was to propose a scheme, as per which, an annual budget of 50 crores sanctioned by...

Merely Because Wife Is A Practicing Lawyer And 'Capable Of Earning', Maintenance Can't Be Denied: Delhi HC [Read Order]

While reiterating the difference between 'capable of earning' and 'actual earning', the Delhi High Court allowed the grant of interim maintenance to a wife under Section 125 CrPC, notwithstanding that she is an Advocate, enrolled with Bar Council of Delhi. The order was passed by Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri in a revision petition, challenging the order of the Family Court which had...

Bill To Amend Senior Citizens Act To Criminalize Abandonment & Abuse Of Parents/Senior Citizens Introduced In LS [Read Bill]

'Also suggests to bring daughter-in-law and son-in-law within the ambit of the definition of 'children''.

'Don't Allow Irrelevant Questions' Bombay HC Tells Trial Court On Victim's Complaint Against Tarun Tejpal's Lawyer

The High Court of Bombay, Goa bench, has directed the trial court not to allow the Tarun Tejpal's lawyer to ask questions during cross-examination which are irrelevant to the trial of the rape case alleged against him. Justice Nutan Sardessai passed the order on Thursday in the victim's plea to restrain Tejpal's counsel Shrikant Shivade from asking her "indecent and...

Nirbhaya Case: Delhi Court Adjourns Execution Hearing Till SC Decides Review Plea Of Death Row Convict

A Delhi Court on Friday adjourned the execution proceedings in Nirbhaya rape case till one of the convict's review petition is decided by the Supreme Court.The Additional Sessions Judge Satish Arora of Patiala House Courts said 'I can't pass an order for execution until all the remedies available to the convicts are exhausted'. While the review petition of 3 out of the 4 convicts was rejected...

Jaya Biopics : Madras HC Declines Plea Of Jayalalithaa's Niece To Restrain Stay Release Of 'Queen' & 'Thalaivi'

The Madras High Court on Thursday declined to grant any relief to Deepa Jayakumar, niece of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, seeking to restrain some filmmakers from going ahead with the biopic of the late leader. However, it directed the producers of the movie titled "Thalaivi" to adhere to the undertaking given by them not to cast a stigma on the applicant and depict her in a...

As State Disobeys Clear Cut Order Of Court, HP HC Expresses Disquiet [Read Order]

The Himachal Pradesh High Court stopped short of issuing contempt notice against a government officer, only because he stands retired, for rejecting a man's representation for correction of date of birth despite "clear cut" findings of Single Judge in favour of the petitioner. A bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Chander Bhushan Barowalia expressed its displeasure...

Unmarried Couple Staying In A Hotel Room Not A Criminal Offence : Madras HC [Read Order]

The High Court of Madras has held that the occupation of hotel room by an unmarried couple is not a criminal offence."Apparently, there are no laws or regulations forbearing unmarried persons of opposite sex to occupy hotel rooms, as guests. While live-in-relationship of two adults is not deemed to be an offence, terming the occupation of hotel room by an unmarried couple, will not attract...