Speech Made To Incite Violence In The Name Of Lord Ayyappa: Kerala HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Film Actor [Read Order]

"Just as liberty is precious to the petitioner, so is the society's interest in maintenance of peace, law and order. Both are equally important."

Alleged Molestation Of Lady IAS Officer At Saket Court: BCI Takes Strict View Even As Saket Bar Says Row Began When Her Husband Slapped Advocate

The Bar Council of India has taken suo motu cognizance of report of a lady IAS officer being molested by advocates at the Saket court and issued notice to the lawyers concerned asking them to show cause why their certificates of practice be not suspended even as the Saket Bar Association claims that it was the husband of the lady officer slapping an advocate that started the row.The lady...

Parents Obligated To Spend Money On Children's Education; Such Transactions Shouldn't Become Litigations: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Quashing the issue of process order of the Magistrate Court against a son in a case filed by his father, the Bombay High Court recently observed that parents are obligated to spend money on their children's education and that such monetary transactions shouldn't be transformed into litigations. Justice Mridula Bhatkar observed, "To educate a child and spend money on his education as per...

Allahabad HC Confirms Death Penalty For Man Accused Of Murdering Brother & His Entire Family [Read Judgment]

“He slayed six lives to quench his thirst. The entire incident is extremely revolting and shocks the collective conscience of the community.”

Lawyers' Resort To Seek Unnecessary Adjournments Amounts To Professional Misconduct: Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Order]

'It is also high time, when the Bar must either accept its responsibility for unnecessarily seeking adjournments, or must teach their members, that having joined the noble profession, it is the duty of every lawyer to devote full time to prepare the cases'

Saradha Chit Fund Case: Madras HC Grants Nalini Chidambaram Interim Protection From Arrest

In a breather to former finance minister P Chidambaram's wife Nalini, the Madras High Court Saturday granted her interim protection from arrest by the CBI in the Saradha chit fund case till she obtains regular anticipatory bail from a jurisdictional court in West Bengal. Justice G K Illanthiraiyan passed the interim order at a special sitting to hear the anticipatory bail plea of...

Bengaluru Court Closes Sedition Case Against Amnesty India

A Bengaluru Court has closed a sedition case against the Amnesty India, pertaining to a petition filed by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) against the human rights body on August 15, 2016. The complaint relates to an event the Amnesty India had held as part of a campaign to seek justice for alleged human rights violations in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The First...

3 Yrs Experience Not Mandatory For Empanelment As Jail Visiting Advocate By Legal Service Committee: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Friday, clarified that legal practitioners with less than three years experience at the bar can be empaneled as jail visiting advocates by the Delhi High Court Legal Service Committee. To this end, Justice Vibhu Bakhru relied on Regulation 8(3) of the National Legal Services Authority (Free and Competent Legal Services) Regulations, 2010, which states that "no...

Alleged Misuse Of Funds By Delhi Govt Hospitals: Delhi HC Asks Petitioners To Approach CVC [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked two advocates to place before the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) their petition against alleged misappropriation/misuse of funds to the tune of Rs 21,75,03,000 sanctioned to eight Delhi government hospitals for remodelling/upgrade. The court asked advocates Sagar Sharma and Sparsh Goyal, petitioners in the case, to place their grievance before the CVC...

Sponsored Ads: Submit Suggestions On Regulating Paid Content On Social Media: Bombay HC Tells EC, Petitioners

While hearing a petition filed by lawyer Sagar Suryawanshi on Friday, the Bombay High Court asked the Election Commission and the petitioner to submit suggestions on regulating paid content on social media 48 hours before polling day.The PIL seeks directions to the Election Commission of India to prohibit all persons, politicians from posting sponsored advertisements that are political in...

Surprised At People Travelling To Gujarat For Narco Test, HC Orders Govt To Make Facility Available At Delhi FSL In 3 Months [Read Order]

As the hapless father of a missing minor waits for some leads on his son from the narco test of the mother and sister of a juvenile in whose company the child was last seen, the Delhi High Court has expressed surprise that till date, India has just one narco test facility centre, which is at the Forensic Science Laboratory in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, and directed the Delhi government to procure...

Breaking : Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu Recommended To Be Transferred To Bombay HC From Kerala HC

The SC collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Dama Sheshadri Naidu from High Court of Kerala to Bombay High Court.On September 22,2017, the Collegium had recommend his reptriation to his parent High Court, the then High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the States of Telengana and Andhra Pradesh.In supersession of that, the present recommendation has come.The collegium of...