Maintainability Of Execution Case To Be Considered Along With Issue Of Enforceability Of Foreign Award: SC [Read Judgment]

“The scope of interference has been consciously constricted by the legislature in relation to the execution of foreign awards.”

Malegaon Blast 08': Use Of Photocopied Documents Wrong In Law; Bombay HC Stays NIA Court Order

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday held that the use of un-verified, photocopied documents as evidence is bad in law and stayed an order of the Special NIA Court allowing photocopied statements of witnesses and confessions of accused as secondary evidence in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.A division bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice AS Gadkari were hearing an appeal filed by Sameer Kulkarni,...

Chandni Chowk Revamp: 4 Heritage Experts, Urban Planners Move HC To Preserve Central Verge From Red Fort To Fatehpuri Masjid

Urinals, transformers etc., proposed to be on the central verge

Auction Sale Cannot Be Held 3 Years After The End Of Financial Year In Which Recovery Certificate Was Issued By DRT: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The Court set aside auction sale held 8 years after the end of financial year in which recovery certificate was issued as "null and void".

SC/ST Candidates Applying For High Court Jobs Not Exempted From Paying Examination Fee: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

“I do not find anything wrongful or illegal in fees being charged from all candidates including those belonging to Schedule Castes or Schedule Tribes.”

HC Asks Delhi Govt To Consider Ex-CM Chautala's Plea For Special Remission

The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Government to consider the plea of former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala for his release from Tihar jail in light of the Centre's Special Remission Notification dated July 18, 2018, while observing that anyone who is convicted has a right to get remission of good conduct as per law. A bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Prateek...

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.