Petition Says Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act Violates Right To Equality Of Advocates,Doctrine Of Separation Of Powers: Madras HC Issues Notice

The Madras High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of provisions of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act pertaining to qualifications for appointment of chairpersons and members of the Adjudicating Authority and it's Appellate authority  on the ground that these restrict the qualification of appointment of judicial members to Indian Revenue...

Gujarat HC Refuses To Stay JEE(Advanced) Exam Results, But Says Results Subject To Further Orders [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday refused to stay the results of the 2018 JEE (Advanced) examination scheduled to be declared on June 10.Justice Biren Vaishnav asserted that the "declaration of the result has all India ramification", but clarified that the results shall be subject to further orders that may be passed. The Judge also issued notice to the organizing chairman of the JEE...

CLAT 2018 First Allotment List Released

After being embroiled in controversy for widespread technical glitches for over a month, the first allotment list of Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), 2018 was published on Friday. You may access the list here.The results for the exam were announced on 31 May, after a Supreme Court Bench comprising Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice M.M. Shantanagoudar refused to stay their...

Bombay HC Directs I&B Ministry To Consider Telling Media Not To Use Word ‘Dalit’ In News Reports [Read Order]

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has directed the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to consider telling media outlets to stop using the word ‘Dalit’ in news stories in light of a circular by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment which advises the Union and state governments not to use the word for someone belonging to the Scheduled Caste.A bench of Justice...

Customers Of Brothel, Though Encourage Prostitution And Exploit Victims, Can’t Be Prosecuted: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

Though it is felt by this court that the customer virtually encourages prostitution, and exploit the victim for money, but in the absence of any specific penal provision, it cannot be said that he is liable for any prosecution for the above-said offences, the Court said.The Karnataka High Court, though reiterated the settled view that the customers of a brothel cannot be prosecuted, has...

Deferring Release Of ‘Padman’ To Avoid Clash With ‘Padmaavat’ Not An Anti-Competitive Practice, Says CCI [Read Order]

The strategy of production houses releasing the mega-budgeted movie in not competing with another big budget movie does not seem to be unfair, the Commission said.An interesting allegation of anti-competitive practice was raised before the Competition Commission of India (CCI) by two lawyers.According to advocates Kshitiz Arya and Purushottam Anand, postponing the release of Akshay...

Kathua Rape Victim's Lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat Wins Woman Of The Year Award; Says Real Award When Nation Is Abuse-Free

Advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat, the Counsel representing the Kathua rape victim's family, has been awarded the ‘Woman of the Year’ by the Indian Merchants Chamber of Commerce & Industry Ladies Wing. The ceremony will be held in Mumbai on 11 June.The Ladies Wing committee members reportedly praised Ms. Rajawat's incredible achievements saying that she has shown grit, honesty...

Demanding Speedy Action In Case Of Attack On Bar Prez’s Family, Lawyers’ Body Calls Strike In All Delhi Dist Courts On Friday

The co-ordination committee of the All-District Court Bar Associations of Delhi has called for a complete strike in all six district courts of Delhi on Friday i.e., June 8 in protest against a deadly attack on the family of Shahdara Bar Association president Pramod Nagar, which, the association said, throws light on the deteriorating law and order situation in the national...

Iraq Hostage Crisis: Delhi HC Commends Govt. For Herculean Efforts; Dismisses PIL Seeking SIT Probe With 1Lakh Cost [Read Judgment]

It is extremely material that not a single family member of any of the deceased persons has come forward to criticise the Government, fault its efforts or doubt the statement of the Minister or file any petition, the bench said.The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a PIL seeking SIT investigation into the death of 39 Indian citizens who were held hostage by the ISIS in Iraq.A division...

Passport Can Be Impounded By Passport Authority Only, Not The Police: Bombay HC Directs CBI To Return Jignesh Shah’s Passport [Read Judgment]

In a relief to Jignesh Shah, the Bombay High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to return his passport that has been in CBI’s custody since March 13, 2014.Justice PD Naik heard the criminal revision application filed by Jignesh Shah, prime accused in the multi-crore NSEL-FTIL scam. The court held that the CBI only had the authority to seize the passport which it did, but...

Another Person Cannot Be Blamed For Wrong Decision Of A "Coward": P&H HC Says Suicide Note Not Enough To Charge With Abetment

Charges of abetment to suicide cannot be leveled if a "person of weak mentality" names somebody in his suicide note but a subsequent investigation fails to establish the accused person's guilt, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled.Allowing a Petition filed by six accused, Justice P.B. Bajanthri explained, "Merely because a person has been so named in the suicide note one cannot...

Indian-Origin Lawyer Tommy Thomas Appointed As Attorney General For Malaysia

Amidst protests from Islamic groups, Malaysia's king has approved the appointment of ethnic Indian lawyer, Mr. Tommy Thomas as the new Attorney General.With this appointment, Mr. Thomas has become the first person from the minority community to hold the post in 55 years. Having been nominated by the newly-elected 92-year-old Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad, he now replaces the...