No Choice Based Credit System In LLB Course In Mumbai University This Academic Year, Orders Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has restrained the University of Mumbai from introducing 'Choice Based Credit System' in LL.B Course( both 3 year & 5 year course) in the academic year 2018-19. The University has been directed to conduct exam as per the existing system.The Division Bench of Justices B R Gavai and M S Karnik expressed the view that the "shift in the midst of the academic...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtThe Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Thursday ordered CBI probe into the entire process of selection initiated for the recruitment of 68,500 assistant teachers in primary schools in Uttar Pradesh after the Yogi Adityanath government submitted that it was not ready to hand over the probe to the CBI despite its three-member inquiry committee coming under question...

Kerala High Court Advocates Distribute Relief Materials To Flood Victims

The Kerala High Court Advocates Association today distributed relief materials to about 700 families which were affected by the floods last August. Household materials like chairs, mattresses, kitchen appliances, utensils etc. which are necessary for flood affected families to get back to normalcy were distributed today at a function organized at the campus of High Court. Each family was...

Appearing For Maoists Not A Crime; Lawyer Has A Duty To Defend If A Maoist Seeks His Professional Assistance: Madras HC [Read Order]

‘Meeting of an accused person in the prison by a lawyer, would not mean that there was criminal conspiracy between them.’While discharging a lawyer from a criminal case, the Madras High Court observed that appearing for a Maoist is not a crime and if a Maoist accused of an offence seeks the professional assistance of a lawyer, it is his duty to defend.Murugan, a lawyer practicing in...

Cyber Criminals Are Way Ahead Of The Law Enforcement Officers: Kerala HC Asks State Police To Train Cops To Tackle Cyber Crimes [Read Judgment]

‘It is high-time for the State Police to bring out a good practise guide for digital evidence, if they intend to tackle cyber crime head on.’The Kerala High Court has called upon the State Police to bring out a good practise guide for digital evidence to tackle cyber crimes and also to impart training to police officers to tackle the criminal misuse of current and emerging...

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of A Judicial Officer As Orissa HC Judge; Defers/ Remits Names Of 8 Advocates

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of Judicial Officer Dr. Akshaya Kumar Mishra as a judge of Orissa High Court.While doing so, the Collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice MB Lokur and Justice Kurian Joseph also considered the candidature of three other Judicial Officers—Satyanarayan Mishra, Bibhu Prasad Routray, and Gautam Sharma.It,...

SC Collegium Recommends Three Judicial Officers Including SC Secretary General Ravindra Maithani As Uttarakhand HC Judges

Three Judicial Judicial Officers including Supreme Court Secretary General Ravindra Maithani have been proposed by Supreme Court Collegium for appointment as judges of Uttarakhand High Court against three Service vacancies which existed on 29th May, 2018.The other two are Narayan Singh Dhanik and Ramesh Chandra Khulbe."For purpose of assessing merit and suitability of the...

SC Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 13 Judicial Officers As Judges Of Allahabad HC

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of Thirteen Judicial Officers as judges of Allahabad High Court.The collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice MB Lokur and Justice Kurian Joseph, made the following recommendations:Ram Krishna GautamUmesh KumarPradeep Kumar SrivastavaAnil Kumar-IXRajendra Kumar-IVMohd. Faiz Alam KhanVikas Kunvar...

E-Commerce Websites with Active Participation in Selling Process Can’t Claim Immunity Provided To Intermediaries, Says Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

 ‘E-commerce websites and online marketplaces ought to operate with caution if they wish to enjoy the immunity provided to intermediaries.’In an important judgment dealing with the violation of trade mark rights by e-commerce platforms and the extent of protection/exemption enjoyed them; the Delhi High Court has held that when an e-commerce company claims exemption under Section 79 of...

Bar Council Of Delhi Serves Notice To Big B, Everest Masala For Undermining Dignity Of Legal Profession [Read Notice]

The Bar Council of Delhi has sent a legal notice to Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan and Everest Masala for using lawyer’s attire in a television commercial.The notice has also been served on YouTube and Zee News where the advertisement was seen.“You are informed that lawyer’s attire is prescribed exclusively for the court and the same is not permitted to be used for any advertisement,...

Delhi HC Dismisses Plea To End Discriminatory Practices In All Religions

Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking an end to gender-discriminatory practices in all faiths and make acts of discrimination a penal offence.A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and VK Rao refused to entertain the plea saying it lacked “territorial jurisdiction”.“Petitioner has not indicated which of the temples mentioned in the petition is under the jurisdiction of...

Corruption In UP Asst Teacher Recruitment: Govt Says No To CBI Probe, Allahabad HC Orders One [Read Judgment]

HC says from last 20yrs, all selection process of govt marred by corruptionThe Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Thursday ordered CBI probe into the entire process of selection initiated for the recruitment of 68,500 assistant teachers in primary schools in Uttar Pradesh after the Yogi Adityanath government submitted that it was not ready to hand over the probe to the CBI despite...