Guj HC Adv Assn Gives 3-Day Ultimatum To Centre To Appoint HC Judges; Writes To PM, Law Min

The Gujarat High Court Advocates Association has written to the Prime Minister and the Law Minister giving a three-day ultimatum to the Centre to notify the appointment of judges to the judge-starved Gujarat High Court in three working days or at least start the process of appointment, failing which it will go a protest strike from January 15. The lawyers' body urged the Prime Minister and...

CLAT 2019 Application Process To Begin From January 13: Here's All You Need To Know

Online applications for Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), 2019 will begin from January 13 on https://clatconsortiumofnlu.ac.in. Here is all you need to know about this year's exam: Tentative important datesBeginning of application process January 13, 2019Last date for submitting online form March 31,...

IBC : Creditor Can Proceed Against Guarantor Even Without Proceeding Against Borrower, Holds NCLAT [Read Order]

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that financial creditor can proceed against corporate guarantor even before proceeding against corporate debtor.It was held :we hold that it is not necessary to initiate 'Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process' against the 'Principal Borrower' before initiating 'Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process' against the 'Corporate...

Priests Have No Right Over Offerings Made To Deity: Chhattisgarh HC [Read Order]

“To offer a Puja in the Mandir to the deity by priest would not automatically envelop the offering made to the deity to be the property of the priests (Pujaris).”

Compulsory Rural Service For Medical Post Graduates Not Bonded Labour: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to conduct an inquiry for penalising or prosecuting culpable officials and persons responsible for not securing the undertaking/obligation bond for government service from candidates who had secured postgraduate degree and diploma seats for medical and dental courses under the government quota. Justice Krishna S. Dixit noted that...

Bollywood Movie "Bombairiya" Highlights Issue Of Witness Protection In India

There has always been a demand for witness protection law across the country, due to low conviction rate in heinous criminal and unsolved cases—particularly those in which the accused is a powerful person such as a politician. However, it has often been alleged that there is a lack of political will to bring about such legislation. Nevertheless, recently the Supreme Court approved a...

GST : No Detention Of Goods If There Is Bona Fide Dispute On Tax Rate, Holds Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

If the records truly reflect the transaction and the assessee's explanation accords with his past conduct, then detention is not the answer and at best the inspecting authority can alert the assessing authority to initiate the assessment proceedings, the Court held.

Missionary Activities Not Prohibited In India As Rights Under Art. 25 Available To All: Delhi HC

"Article 25 is not restricted to the citizens of this country but is available to all persons."

Delhi HC To Pronounce Judgement Tomorrow On CBI Spl Director Rakesh Asthana's Plea To Quash FIR Against Him

The Delhi High Court is scheduled Friday to pronounce verdict on pleas of CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana and others seeking quashing of FIR against them on bribery allegations. Justice Najmi Waziri had reserved the judgement on December 20, 2018 on various petitions after hearing submissions of the counsel for CBI, the Centre, Asthana, Deputy Superintendent Devender Kumar, CBI...

SC Stays Execution Of Death Penalty Of Man Convicted In Rape-Murder Of Minor Girl [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed an Allahabad High Court judgment awarding death penalty to a 31-year-old man convicted of raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl. The order passed by a Bench comprising Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul read: "Leave granted. There shall be a stay of the execution of the death sentence awarded to the petitioner." Additional...

Alok Verma Should Not Deal With FIR Against Rakesh Asthana : CBI DySP's Plea In Delhi HC

DySP Devendar Kumar has sought that Verma should not deal with the FIR registered against him and Asthana.

Vyapam Wounds Are Still Raw, Says Delhi HC; Refuses To Interfere With CBSE Disaffiliating School Involved In Class-XII Eco Paper Leak Last Year [Read Judgment]

"Vyapam wounds are still raw and festering and do not promise to heal at any foreseeable distance of time" said the Delhi High Court as it refused to interfere with the order of the CBSE disaffiliating petitioner-school Mother Khazani Convent School in connection with the leak of Class XII Economics question paper last year, an incident that shook the entire nation with lakhs of students...