"Drop This Episode From Your Minds And Gossips":BCI Endorses Bobde Panel Report, Accuses The Complainant

Bar Council of India has appealed to the members of the legal fraternity, the judges and the people of the country to rise to the occasion and come forward, get united, and be vocal to discourage negative forces which are active to weaken the institution of judiciary.Bar has made this appeal in the backdrop of the complaint of sexual harassment against CJI Ranjan Gogoi and everything...

Hate Speeches By Modi And Shah Are 'Corrupt Practices' U/S 123A of RP Act, Congress MP Tells SC In New Affidavit

In another affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, Congress MP Sushmita Dev has called out the Election Commission for its "discrimination and arbitrariness" in giving a clean chit to PM Modi for his speeches inter alia in Wardha and Latur (Maharashtra) invoking religion and the Armed Forces, and for the alleged hate speeches delivered by the PM and BJP Chief Amit Shah in Nanded and...

'No Justice Without A Fair Hearing For Victim', 350 Women Rights Activists' Condemn Bobde Committee Findings

More than 300 activists from women's groups and civil society members, who have, from long engaged with issues of justice, rights, and law reforms, specifically those related with women, sexual violence and Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace, have rejected the findings of the in-house Justice Bobde Committee, which had earlier exonerated Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi of all charges...

U'khand HC Asks Ex-CMs To Pay Up For Free Govt Houses, Amenities; Says "Priceless Service" Plea Specious [Read Judgment]

The Uttarakhand High Court has ordered four former Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand to pay within six months the rent for the buildings occupied by them for free as former chief ministers and also the amount payable for other amenities like electricity, security and guard, staff, civil works, telephone, etc., while dismissing as "specious" the plea of the state government that the due rent...

Delhi HC Quashes FIR Against AAP MLA Somnath Bharti

Justice Chander Shekhar allowed Bharti's plea to quash the criminal case after noting that Bharti and his wife Lipika Mitra are living happily together.The court also noted that the woman has no objection if the FIR is quashed.It had earlier allowed Bharti's wife to withdraw her petition seeking cancellation of the bail granted to him in the domestic violence case in view of the settlement...

NLS Students Condemn In-House Panel Report Exonerating CJI In The Sexual Harassment Case

The students of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore have issued a statement criticising the in-house panel report which has dismissed the allegations of sexual harassment raised by a former SC employee against the CJI.They condemned the "brazenness in the arbitrary power displayed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi in responding to the sexual harassment allegations levelled...

No Coercive Action Against Volkswagen Over 500 Crore Fine By NGT For Environmental Damage: Supreme Court

In a major relief to the German automobile major Volkswagen, the Supreme Court on Monday while staying the order of National Green Tribunal (NGT) which had imposed a fine of 500 Crore on it said that no coercive action as of now should be taken against it. National Green Tribunal had imposed a fine of Rs. 500 Crore on Volkswagen for damaging the environment through use of "cheat device" in...

Comply Terms Of Compromise Or Face Contempt Of Court, SC Tells Mutual Divorce Couple [Read Order]

Comply terms of Compromise of Face Contempt of Court, the Supreme Court told a couple who obtained a divorce by mutual consent from it. The husband had approached the Apex Court as the Allahabad High Court upheld the District court order refusing his plea for divorce. During the pendency of appeal, the bench referred the couple to mediation. The parties then agreed to...

Justice PR Ramachandra Menon Sworn In As Chief Justice Of The Chhattisgarh HC

Justice PR Ramachandra Menon was Monday sworn in as Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court. Governor Anandiben Patel administered him the oath of office and secrecy at a function here at Raj Bhawan. He was earlier a judge in the Kerala High Court. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, his cabinet colleagues, former chief minister Raman Singh and senior officials were present on...

'Fear Of Court Martial Might Have Led To Jawan's Suicide', Bombay HC Says While Quashing FIR Against Journalist [Read Judgment]

"We fail to understand how the video clippings which contains a conversation about the Sahayak or Buddy system affects the security of the Nation", added the Court.

Woman Moves Delhi HC Against 30-Day Notice Period For Marriage Registration Under Special Marriage Act

The Delhi High Court has directed the Sub-Divisional Magistrate to solemnize the marriage of an inter-faith couple after the woman belonging to the Muslim faith knocked at its doors aggrieved by the mandatory 30-day notice period for inviting objections before a marriage could be registered under Special Marriage Act, 1954. The woman approached the high court through NGO 'Dhanak...

In Limine Dismissal Of SLP At Threshold Neither Constitutes Declaration Of Law Nor A Binding Precedent, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

"The dismissal of a S.L.P. in limine simply implies that the case before this Court was not considered worthy of examination for a reason, which may be other than the merits of the case"