Delhi HC Comes To Aid Of Man With Rare Life Threatening Disorder As Centre Covers "Stem Cell Products" Under New Drug Rules

Coming to the aid of a man suffering from a rare life-threatening neuromuscular disorder, the Delhi High Court has allowed the clinic from where he had been receiving stem cell therapy to provide him treatment even as the New Drugs and Clinical Rule, 2019 include "stem cell-derived products" as "new drugs" thereby requiring a clinic to obtain licence from central licensing authority for...

Take Decision On Licensing Of Medicinal & Industrial Cannabis : HP HC Tells Govt [Read Order]

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to take a decision on the licensing of cultivation of medicinal and industrial cannabis.The order was passed by the Division Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Sandeep Sharma, while considering a plea by Advocate Deven Khanna for allowing non-narcotic use of cannabis in Himachal Pradesh.The petitioner produced a DVD...

Young Lawyers Send Copies Of POSH Act To SC Judges In Protest Against Clean Chit To CJI

Disillusioned with the manner in which the in-house panel cleared the name of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi from the sexual harassment allegations, a group of young lawyers have devised a novel way of protest.They have started a "May It Please Your Lordship" campaign by sending the copies of The 'Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,...

Litigant Can't Question A Judge On 'Perceived Bias' During The Course Of Hearing, Says SC [Read Order]

To do so, would encourage parties to ask for change of the Judge in the hope that someone else is more likely to agree with them and not take a contrary view.

Former SC Judge K S Radhakrishnan Appointed Member Of Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal, London

K S Radhakrishnan, former Supreme Court Judge, has been appointed as a member of the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal, London. He will render his services as a member of the Tribunal for a period of four years from 1st of June, 2019 to 31st of May, 2023. Justice (Retd.) K S Radhakrishnan served as the Chief Justice of the Gujarat and Jammu & Kashmir High Courts before his term...

On SC Notice Against Lawyers' Collective, Indira Jaising Claims Victimization For Questioning Probe Procedure In CJI Sexual Harassment Case

With the Supreme Court bench headed by the Chief Justice of India on Wednesday issuing notice to advocates Indira Jaising, Anand Grover, their NGO Lawyers' Collective on a PIL seeking court-monitored SIT probe into the alleged Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) violation, Jaising claimed she is being victimized for being vocal against illegalities in probe into sexual...

Whether Disciplinary Proceedings Against Employees Is A 'Personal Information' Exempted From Disclosure Under RTI Act? SC Issues Notice [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has issued a notice in a petition raising an issue whether even disciplinary proceedings initiated and action taken against employees would fall under "personal information" as defined in Clause (j) of Section 8(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005. Food Corporation of India has assailed a Delhi High Court order which had held that such information cannot be hold...

'Violation Of Journalistic Ethics': Asianet & Suvarna News Held Liable For Defaming Divya Spandana; Rs 50 Lakhs Damages Awarded [Read Judgment]

A Bengaluru Civil Court has found both Asianet and Suvarna News liable for defaming actor turned politician Divya Spandana by wrongfully linking her to 2013 IPL spot fixing scam and directed the TV channels to pay damages of Rs.50 lakhs. The Court also allowed the prayer of the former Member of Parliament for a permanent prohibitory injunction restraining these news networks from telecasting...

SC Orders CBI Probe Into Edesmeta Killings Of 8 Adivasis [Read Order]

Expressing dissatisfaction at the investigation by SIT constituted by Chattisgarh government, the Supreme Court on May 3 directed Central Bureue of Investigation to take over the probe into Edesmeta massacre of May 2013 where 8 tribal including 4 children were allegedly killed by CRPF.The Court directed the CBI Director to ensure that the investigation is done by an officer/officers who are...

How Can Magistrate Try Offences With 10 Year Jail Term When He Cannot Award More Than 3-Yr Imprisonment? Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Response

Offences with 10-yr jail term being tried by a magistrate who cannot award more than 3-yr jail

Unregistered Family Settlement Will Operate As A Complete Estoppel Against The Parties To It: SC [Read Judgment]

"Even without registration a written document of family settlement/family arrangement can be used as corroborative evidence as explaining the arrangement made thereunder and conduct of the parties."

Bombay HC Orders Protection To Law Student Who Alleged Threat To Life From Parents For Relationship With Scheduled Caste Boy

A 19-year-old law student filed a petition before the Bombay High Court seeking protection from her father and uncle who threatened to kill her and her boyfriend, who belongs to the Scheduled Caste category. The vacation bench of Justice MS Karnik and Justice RI Chagla directed the Talegaon MIDC police, Pune to look into the girl's complaint and ensure her safety. What Does the...