Entire Testimony Of Witness Cannot Be Discarded Merely Because Part Of It Was Found To Be False, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

“The entire testimony of the witnesses cannot be discarded only because, in certain aspects, part of the statement has not been believed.”

SC Upholds Dismissal Of Air Force Officer Accused Of Having Sexual Intercourse With Colleague's Minor Daughter [Read Order]

“In the course of the proceedings before the Court of Inquiry, it emerged that the petitioner had engaged in sexual intercourse with a minor daughter of a colleague in the Air Force”

Allow Law Teachers To Be Litigation Lawyers : NLU Consortium

In an effort to enable law teachers contribute meaningfully to the legal system and attract bright students of National Law Universities to take up litigation, the Consortium of National Law Universities has resolved that full-time law teachers should be allowed to practice in courts of law. The decision taken by the executive committee of the Consortium necessitates amendment to Rule...

Triple Talaq Ordinance Repromulgated

In wake of the lapse of the contentious Triple Talaq Bill, the President Ram Nath Kovind today repromulgated the Ordinance on the subject. The ordinance titled The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Second Ordinance 2019 seeks to "protect the rights of married Muslim women and prevent divorce by the practise of instantaneous and irrevocable 'talaq-e-biddat' by the their...

'Facebook Post Not Seditious', CJM Imphal Refuses To Remand Manipur Student Leader To Police Custody [Read Order]

Student activist Veewon Thokchom was arrested for his Facebook post criticising Citizenship Amendment Bill.

Calcutta HC Issues Directives For Equipping Police To Tackle Cyber Crimes [Read Order]

In present times, cyber crimes are on the rise…There is gross lack of awareness as well as preparedness in the police force to deal with such crimes.

Only 4 Months Jail For Killing Own Father? SC Restores Sentence Of 3 Years RI [Read Judgment]

“The observations of the High Court that no useful purpose would be served by detention of the accused cannot be approved in this case for the reason that the objects of deterrence as also protection of society are not lost with mere passage of time”

NOC Needed For New Advocate To Enter Appearance If Earlier Counsel Not Discharged From Case: Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

A Division Bench of High Court of Karnataka has clarified that 'no objection certificate' from the counsel holding vakalath is necessary for a new counsel to enter appearance in the case, if the previous counsel has not been discharged from the case."...we hold that until and unless a 'no objection certificate' is obtained from the existing advocate who still holds the vakalath, no new...

Educational Officers Have No Disciplinary Control Over Teachers In CBSE Schools: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

"Neither the K.E.Act nor the K.E.R. clothes the educational officers with the jurisdiction to exercise disciplinary control over the teachers and non-teaching staff in schools affiliated to CBSE."

Mother's Life Is Paramount At The Stage Of Pregnancy: Calcutta HC Allows Termination Of 29-Week Pregnancy [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court allowed a pregnant woman's appeal seeking medical termination of her 29 week pregnancy. The bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Biswanath Somadder and Justice Arindam Mukherjee set aside the single bench order that rejected her petition to terminate her 26-week-old pregnancy (as it then was), despite the fact that the baby has a high risk of Down...

JSBC Raises Funds For Martyrs' Families

The Jharkhand State Bar Council (JSBC) and its affiliated associations on Wednesday raised funds for dependents of security personnel who have made the supreme sacrifice while protecting the country. The JSBC has also decided to provide free legal aid to affected families for securing their due government benefits.After holding a meeting to condemn the Pulwama attack, members of the...

Kerala HC Issues Guidelines For Appointment Of Guardian To Patients Lying In Comatose State [Read Judgment]

"This is an "SOS call" (Save Our Souls call) from two sinking families of the dear ones of a person lying in 'comatose state', finding it extremely difficult to see the ways and means in procuring funds to provide adequate treatment and life support to the victim, who was the sole bread winner of the family, besides the need for their daily sustenance."