Sexual Harassment At Bar: NGO Moves HC Saying BCI, BCD, Other Bar Assns Fail To Make Women Lawyers Feel Safe At Work

As incidents of sexual misconduct with women lawyers in courts and chamber blocks continue to make news, which includes a lawyer being raped by her senior in Saket court chamber block last year, NGO 'Art of Learning' has moved the Delhi High Court against the failure of the Bar Council of India, the Bar Council of Delhi and the Bar Associations of all district courts in Delhi in providing a...

Puri Jagannath Temple Matter: Senior Advocate Ranjith Kumar To Replace Gopal Subramanium As Amicus Curiae

The Supreme Court Wednesday appointed senior advocate and former Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar as amicus curiae to assist it in a matter related to administration of Jagannath temple in Puri. The apex court had on November 30 last year accepted the request of senior advocate Gopal Subramanium to relieve him as amicus curiae in the matter. During the hearing on Wednesday, the issue...

Uttarakhand HC Seeks Reply From Police On Transgender's Plea Against Refusal Of FIR On Rape Complaint

A transgender person has approached the Uttarakhand High Court to claim her rights after police refused to accept her changed gender. The high court stepped in to the woman's aid, asking police to state the reason for such behaviour. According to a complaint filed by the victim, she was in love with a man from Kotdwar and underwent a gender change surgery to be able to be with...

Leave To Appeal Against AFT Orders Only When There Is A Point Of Law Of General Importance: SC [Read Judgment]

"The point on which this Court will exercise jurisdiction is a point of law of general public importance."

Pvt Member's Bill Proposes Employees' Right To Disconnect Work Calls Or Emails After Office Hours [Read Bill]

Employees might acquire the right to disconnect work calls or emails after office hours, if a private member's bill gets passed in the parliament. The Right to Disconnect Bill 2018, introduced by NCP MP Supriya Sule, seeks to establish an Employees' Welfare Authority "to confer the right on every employee to disconnect from work-related telephone calls and emails beyond work hours and...

Lok Sabha Passes Bill Allowing Use Of DNA Technology For Identification [Read Bill]

The DNA Technology Bill allows use of DNA to facilitate identification of persons in criminal trials.

Do Not Force Children To Pursue Subjects Against Their Capabilities And Wishes, Calcutta HC 'Cautions' Parents [Read Judgment]

"I am of the view that the schools should counsel the students during/after class X with regard to the subjects they are fit to pursue in class XI and XII and the parents of the children should go with the advice of the school keeping in mind the ability of the children."

A Non- Lawyer Can Make Submissions In The Court With Permission: Madars HC

“The Court has the power to permit any person not enrolled as an advocate to put forth his submissions before a Court whenever called for by the Court.”

Madras HC Upholds Order Rejecting Remand Of 'Nakeeran' Gopal Accused Of Publishing Fake & Derogatory News About TN Governor [Read Judgment]

'The issue involved in this case is one of a kind in the 72 years of independent India, where a publication has been called in question and it has been made as a premise to register an FIR for an offence under Section 124 of IPC.'

Appointment Of Non-Elected Member Of Corporation As Mayor: Calcutta HC Upholds Amendment To Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act [Read Judgment]

""The concept that, a non-elected member is appointed to a post of governance, on the condition that, such person gets himself elected to the elected body, within a time frame specified, is ingrained in the Constitution itself. There is nothing in the Constitution to suggest that, the three tier governments as introduced by Part IX or Part IXA or Part IXB cannot accommodate such a concept."

Delhi HC Dismisses Petition Against CBFC Certificate To "The Accidental Prime Minister"

The Delhi High Court, on Wednesday, dismissed a petition challenging the certificate granted by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to the movie, The Accidental Prime Minister. The order was passed by a bench comprising Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V. Kameswar Rao on a PIL filed by Delhi-based designer Pooja Mahajan, who had contended that the certificate awarded to...

National Herald: Delhi HC (DB) To Hear AJL's Appeal On Jan 15

The Delhi High Court said Wednesday it will hear on January 15 the appeal of Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), publisher of National Herald newspaper, challenging the single judge order asking it to vacate its premises here, due to non-availability of advocates. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao was informed by the central government's standing counsel Rajesh...