Justice KM Joseph To Deliver Justice Krishna Iyer Memorial Lecture On November 9

Sarda Krishna Satgamya Foundation for Law and Justice (formerly VR Krishna Iyer National Foundation for Law and Social Justice) will hold the 4th Justice V.R Krishna Iyer Memorial Law Lecture, 2018 at the Kerala High Court Auditorium, Kochi on November 9.This year’s lecture will be delivered by Supreme Court judge, Justice KM Joseph on the topic - Relevance of Federalism under...

NGT Directs Oil Cos. To Install Vapour Recovery Systems At All Petrol Pumps Etc By Oct 31 To Tap Harmful Compounds Entering Air [Read Order]

Petrol pumps, studies have shown, contribute one of the most toxic pollutant in the air—benzene and the National Green Tribunal has now directed oil companies—Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd—to install Vapour Recovery System (VRS) at all fuel stations, distribution centres, railway loading facilities and airports by October 31...

Nun Rape Case: Kerala HC Dismisses Franco's Bail Plea

The High Court of Kerala has today dismissed the bail application by Franco Mulakkal, erstwhile Bishop of Jalandhar, who stands accused of raping a nun. The court negatived the bail plea holding that there existed a prima facie case against the accused.Justice Raja Vijaya Raghavan, who considered the bail plea, dismissed the same holding that it was premature and further the investigation...

Those Who Attempt To ‘Game The System’ Must Know Intervention Will Be Swift & Unmerciful: GS Patel J Of Bombay HC Lashes Out At Testamentary Department [Read Judgment]

Justice GS Patel of the Bombay High Court has lashed out at elements in the testamentary department of the high court and stated that those indulging in any mischief with the original records maintained at the testamentary department will be dealt with through swift and unmerciful judicial action.Justice Patel was hearing a testamentary petition and a complaint filed by advocate S Lakdawala...

Delhi HC Turns Down Ailing Undertrial Prisoner’s Plea To Wear Jeans, Sports Shoes In Jail [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court recently refused to allow an ailing undertrial prisoner to wear jeans and sports shoes in jail, asserting that his fundamental rights are subject to reasonable restrictions owing to him being in prison.Justice Mukta Gupta observed, “Grievance of the petitioner is not that he has not been given dignified food to eat or clothes to wear or there was any misbehaviour...

Lesbian Couple Fears For Life From Parents, HC Grants Police Protection

Two lesbians who want to marry each other but fear that their lives are under threat from their parents rushed to the Delhi High Court on Monday which granted them police protection.The lesbian couple approached the high court following the Supreme Court's recent path-breaking judgment which held that consensual sex among adult homosexuals is not a crime.The two women, aged 20 and 21, said...

Allahabad HC Denies Protection To Homosexual-Transgender Couple; Says State Has No Role To Play In Such Private Affairs [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court recently refused protection to a couple—a homosexual and a transgender— who had approached the court alleging that they were being harassed by their relatives.Aged 20 years and 22 years, the two petitioners submitted before the court that they were in love and had decided to stay together. However, their family members were not ready to accept their relationship...

No One Has The Authority To Interfere With The Life Of A Married Couple: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court recently reiterated that lives of married couples cannot interfere with by anybody and that they are entitled to living peacefully without such interference.In doing so, Justice Kaushal Jayendra Thaker relied on several decisions rendered by the Supreme Court, wherein it has been held that no one, including their parents, can interfere with major boys and girls...

Dr. Avtar Singh, Author Of Popular Books On Civil And Commercial Law , Passes Away

Dr. Avtar Singh, the author of books on Contract law and Company law, passed away yesterday. He was 85 years old.According to EBC, Dr. Singh, B.Com., LL.M., LL.D, donned various roles— that of an author, advocate and a professor.He is also the recipient of several honours such as Saraswati Sammaan by the U.P. Government and Vidya Bhushan Sammaan by the Hindi Sansthan in U.P., for...

Bombay HC Refuses To Hear Petition Challenging Triple Talaq Ordinance As A Similar Plea Is Before SC

The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to hear a petition filed by a group of citizens against the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2018, as a similar petition is pending before the apex court.A division bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice AM Dhavale noted that since the matter was already before the Supreme Court, it was not inclined to hear it.The writ...

Madras HC Restrains 3 Lawyers Facing Allegations From Practising

The Madras High Court Monday restrained three advocates from practising in any court in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry pending disposal of a petition seeking action against them for alleged illegal activities.Justice N Anand Venkatesh issued the interim order and also included the Bar Council of India (BCI) as a party to the petition as it has stayed the removal of one of the advocates from the...

HNLU VC Dr. Sukhpal Singh Resigns Following Protests And Hunger Strike By Students

In a major win for the students of Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur, their Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof. (Dr) Sukhpal Singh resigned on Monday evening, after the students began a hunger strike against his administration earlier today.It may be recalled here that the Chhattisgarh High Court had, on 27 August, in Dr. Avinash Samal v. State of Chhattisgarh, quashed the extension...