Madhya Pradesh HC Asks State To Provide Treatment To Autistic Children At State Cost [Read Order]

“Autism may be a disease in medical science but it prima facie appears to be a behavioral disorder capable of being taken care of with absolute love and compassion by all of us”

Don't Use Photos Of Defence Personnel In Political Campaigns, ECI Tells Politicos

It is the election season and politicians try to convert everything around them to votes. The climate is hot with intense debates and controversies. As usual, they have not spared the Defence forces this time too, and are seen more vigorously using their photos to flaunt 'patriotism' and 'nationalism'. The Election Commission of India has again reiterated its advisory that...

Lower Age Limit Of 35 Years For District Judge Selection Challenged In Madras HC [Read Petition]

A petition has been filed by an advocate in the Madras High Court challenging the rule fixing 35 years as the lower age limit for applying for selection of District Judges.The petition filed by S Nandhivarman, a graduate of National Law School of India University Bangalore, challenges the constitutionality of clauses of the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service (Cadre and Recruitment) Rules...

Can't Deny Compassionate Employment To Child From Second Marriage Under Hindu Marriage Act: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Granting relief to a deceased railway employee's son, the Bombay High Court has held that compassionate employment cannot be denied to him just because he was born out of the employee's second marriage.A division bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice SK Shinde followed the decision of the apex court in Union of India and Anr vs. VR Tripathi and set aside the order passed by the Railways...

Section 195A IPC Is Not Restricted To Threatening Of Witness Only By The Accused: Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

"Whoever threatens another with intent to cause that person to give false evidence shall be punished, whether they are accused or any other person."

Human Rights Lawyer Under Judicial Custody In Bhima Koregaon Case Honoured By Harvard Law School

Human rights lawyer and activist Sudha Bharadwaj, arrested by Maharashtra Police under Unlawful Activities Prohibition Act in Bhima Koregaon case on allegations of Maoist links, has been honoured by the Harvard Law School.Bhardwaj's name features in the list of 21 honorees of the Harvard Law School on the occasion of International Women's Day and she is included in the International Women's...

On Women's Day, Meghalaya HC Sentenced Two Women Journalists To Sit In The Corner Of Court Room For 'Contempt Of Court'

Sit in the corner of the Court room till the rising of the Court and pay a fine of Rupees Two Lakhs, ordered Meghalaya High Court while holding that the two women journalists of Shillong Times, Patricia Mukhim and Shoba Chaudhuri have committed 'contempt of court'. Irony is that the order has been passed on a day celebrated as 'Women's day'. If the payment of fine is defaulted, the...

As Centre Sets Up Committee To Formulate Insurance Cover For Advocates, BCI Calls It An "Eyewash"

Almost a month after advocates across the country came out on the streets to pressurize the government to take measures for their welfare and with the BCI resolving to take "strong decision" if the demands were not met prior to issuance of notification for the General Elections, the Centre has set up a five-member committee to work on an insurance scheme for advocates, an exercise the BCI...

Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh To Get NCLT Benches

The Government has approved establishment of two new benches of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), one at Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh and the other at Indore in Madhya Pradesh. This step has been taken keeping in view the increasing case load, especially under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code 2016. The jurisdiction of the Bench at Amaravati will be the state of Andhra Pradesh and...

Delhi HC Stays Appointment Of Custodian Of The Undertakings Of New Delhi International Arbitration Centre [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has stayed the order appointing Dr. Rajiv Mani, Joint Secretary & Legal Advisor, Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice as the custodian of the undertakings of the International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution. The bench comprising the Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V Kameswar Rao issued this order in a petition...

UIDAI To Charge Fee For Aadhaar Based Authentication Services [Read Notification]

The Unique Identification Authority of India yesterday notified the Aadhaar (Pricing Of Aadhaar Authentication Services) Regulations 2019 which direct private entities to pay for the e-KYC and authentication services provided by the Authority.The Regulations are stated to have been framed in exercise of the powers conferred in Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies,...

Denial Of Voting Rights To Prisoners: Delhi HC Issues Notice In PIL Filed By Law Students [Read Petition]

"That any denial of prisoners voting right is inequity and inequality or discrimination invites the wrath of the Constitution. Such a thought is abominable, for it slaughters their core identity of their nationhood", say Petitioners.