Future Generations Will Remember Your Contribution To The Democracy: Prashant Bhushan To Chelameswar J On His Last Working Day

Honoring convention, Justice Chelameswar spent his last working day in Courtroom no. 1, alongside Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud.While the Bench assembled at 10:35 am for a fairly brief period of time with 11 matters listed before it, Advocate Prashant Bhushan, Senior Advocate Rajiv Dutta, and Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan approached Justice Chelameswar...

Raj HC Asks Public Service Commission Not To Insist On Aadhaar For Online Application For Admin And Allied Services [Read Petition]

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) to not insist on Aadhaar for submission of online application of two aspirants of the Rajasthan Administrative Service and Allied Service 2018-19 who had approached the court after failing to submit their forms for want of Aadhaar and a mobile number registered with Aadhaar.The Rajasthan High Court said so...

ABVP Challenges CLAT2018 Before Delhi High Court [Read Petition]

Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP), along with one candidate who appeared for CLAT UG and another law graduate who appeared for CLAT PG, has filed a Petition before the Delhi High Court challenging Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), 2018.The Petition, filed through Advocate Namit Saxena and Nishant Awana, seeks the Court's intervention against the "inconsistent, negligent, sub-standard...

J&K Governor Promulgates Ordinance On Death Penalty For Rape Of Girls Under 12 Years Of Age [Read Salient Features]

Jammu and Kashmir Governor, Mr. Governor N. N. Vohra has promulgated two Ordinances prescribing stricter penalties for child rapists.As per an official release, the Jammu and Kashmir Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 and the Jammu and Kashmir Protection of Children from Sexual Violence Ordinance, 2018 were promulgated "in view of the surge in violence against women in general and...

Senior Advocate Prabhuling Navadgi Appointed As Advocate General For Karnataka

Senior Advocate Prabhuling Navadgi has been appointed as the Advocate General for the State of Karnataka with immediate effect. A notification to this effect was issued by Governor of Karnataka, Vajubhai Vala on Thursday on the resignation of Madhusudan R. Naik after Congress lost the Assembly elections.Mr. Navadgi was designated as a Senior Advocate in July 2014, prior to which he...

Despite Settlement Agreement, Courts Cannot Compel Party To Consent To Mutual Divorce: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

In a significant judgment, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday asserted that Courts cannot compel a party to give their consent for divorce by mutual consent despite them having entered into a settlement agreement under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act.The Bench comprising Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Deepa Sharma was hearing a reference by a Single Judge posing the following four questions...

Rajasthan HC Sits On Saturdays To Hear Criminal Appeals, But Lawyers Not Appearing Before It [Read Order]

“The matter comes up before this Special Division Bench constituted by Hon’ble the Chief Justice to have the sittings on Saturdays. However, we are constrained to note that as always, the Lawyers, even the ones provided by the Legal Services Authority, are not there to assist the Court,” the bench said.The Rajasthan High Court has expressed its anguish about lawyers not appearing before...

SC Refuses To Cancel Bail For Karim Morani In Rape Case; Enhances Quantum Personal Bond [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to cancel the bail granted to Bollywood producer Karim Morani by the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh High Court in a case of alleged rape of an aspiring actress, but enhanced the quantum of personal bond from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 10 lakh.The order was delivered by a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice...

First Sitting HC Judge To Be Jailed For Contempt, Justice Karnan Set To Launch His Political Party

Calcutta High Court’s former judge Justice CS Karnan, who was once jailed for contempt by the Supreme Court and retired while absconding, has announced the launch of his political party to contest the 2019 General Elections.Justice Karnan has named his party ‘Anti-Corruption Dynamic Party’ and has announced that it would be contesting polls in 2019 from seats across India,...

Hand Over CLAT To Permanent Professional Body; Introduce Option To Take Exam Offline: NLSIU, NALSAR & NUJS Student Bodies

With the uproar against the mismanagement witnessed during Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), 2018 getting louder by the minute, the Student Bar Association, NLSIU, Student Bar Council, NALSAR, and the Student Juridical Association, NUJS have collectively stepped forward to demand handing over the exam to a "permanent professional body". In a Joint Statement issued on Wednesday, they...

Extra-Judicial Killings In UP: NHRC Orders Fact-Finding Inquiry Into 17 Cases

The National Human Rights Commission has ordered a fact-finding inquiry into 17 cases of extra-judicial killings in Uttar Pradesh and called for the report to be placed before it within four weeks.The commission ordered an inquiry on a complaint filed by advocate Prashant Bhushan and rights group Citizens Against Hate, wherein they presented nine cases of extra-judicial killings in Uttar...

No Attendance Relaxation For Pregnancy During LLB Course: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to grant attendance relaxation to a second year student of the LL.B course of Faculty of Law, University of Delhi (DU) who had missed college due to her pregnancy.While Justice Rekha Palli noted that "there may be justification for the petitioner’s inability to attend regular classes", she ruled that the relief cannot be granted in light of the Rules...