SC Grants Bail To Terminally Ill Undertrial Prisoner On Medical Grounds [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has in a recent order granted bail to a terminally ill undertrial prisoner who was chargesheeted u/s 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.Before the court comprising of Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice R Banumathi was a 77-year-old undertrial man who is unable to attend even to nature’s call and is suffering from various ailments.It was argued on...

State GST Authorities Can’t Look Into Violations Of Lottery Regulations: Kerala HC Strikes Down Provision In Kerala GST Rules [Read Judgment]

In Teesta Distributors v. State of Kerala, the High Court of Kerala has struck down Rule 56(20A)(iii)(d) of the Kerala State GST Rules, 2017 (“KGST Rules”) as being ultra vires for lack of legislative competence.The petitioner is a distributor of lottery, organised and conducted by the Government of Mizoram. The Deputy Commissioner of State Goods & Services Tax Department, Kerala,...

NIA Judge Ravinder Reddy, Who Had Quit After Mecca Masjid Blast’s Acquittal Order, Resumes Work

 NIA special judge Ravinder Reddy, who had quit few hours after acquitting Godman Aseemanand and four others in the 2007 Mecca Masjid Blast case, had resumed work with his leave being cancelled.The status of his resignation, however, is not clear with some sources suggesting that it has not been accepted by the high court while other reports suggesting that the same is under...

Former Delhi HC Chief Justice Rajinder Sachar Passes Away

Notable human rights activist and former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, Justice Rajinder Sachar passed away on Friday.Mr. Sachar enrolled as an Advocate in April, 1952, and began practicing at the Supreme Court from December, 1960. He was appointed as an Additional Judge of Delhi High Court in February, 1970, and was confirmed as a Permanent Judge in July, 1972, making his way to...

LIVELAW Wins The IDEX LEGAL AWARD For ‘LEGAL JOURNAL OF THE YEAR’ : Read The Full List Of Winners

IDEX Legal announced the winners and runners-up of the seventh annual IDEX Legal Awards held in Mumbai on 13 April at The St. Regis Hotel. The day also witnessed the launching of their 4th General Counsel (GC) Benchmarking Report, during The Legal Counsel Congress.The GC Report was created in association with Thomson Reuters, and it focuses on the challenges faced by GCs and their responses...

Act Of Recovering Credit Card Dues On Behalf Of Bank Doesn’t Constitute An Act Of Abetment: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has held that the act of recovering credit card dues does not constitute an act of abetment.Justice PD Naik set aside an order of Sessions Court, Raigad, rejecting the application for discharge filed by the accused and allowed an application for discharge filed by accused AR Satish, a bank employee in a case registered under Section 306 read with Section 511 of the...

In A Landmark Verdict, Delhi HC Asks Parents To Compensate Daughter For Violating Her Right To Choice, Detaining Her In Mental Hospital [Read Judgment]

HC says obligation to respect one‘s rights is placed both on state and non-state actors.In a rather unusual judgement coming on the heels of Supreme Court’s Hadiya verdict, the Delhi High Court has recognised that threat to the right of choice of a person and thereby right to life, liberty, privacy and dignity can very well come from the person‘s own parents and has directed the parents...

Lok Adalat Award Not Appealable, Writ Petition Maintainable Only On Very Limited Grounds: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

Lok Adalat can be challenged only in writ jurisdiction under Article 226 and/or 227 of the Constitution of India, and that too on very limited grounds, the Bench observed.The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court has held that the award rendered by the Lok Adalat is not appealable and writ petition under Article 226 and/or 227 of the Constitution of India, against the award is maintainable...

Mere Admission Of 2nd Marriage By Accused Isn’t Evidence Of It For Purpose Of Proving Marriage In Bigamy Case: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Mere going through certain ceremonies with intention to marriage will not make the ceremonies prescribed by law or approved by customs, the court said. The Bombay High Court has held that admission of marriage by the accused is not evidence of it for the purpose of proving a marriage in a bigamy case.Allowing the appeal of a man convicted of bigamy (Section 494 IPC), Justice AS Gadkari said...

Resignation Of Special Judge Who Acquitted 5 In 2007 Mecca Masjid Blast Rejected

The resignation of Special NIA Judge K. Ravinder Reddy, who acquitted Godman Aseemanand and four others in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case, has reportedly been rejected.The Judge had submitted his resignation to Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday citing personal reasons.Curiously, the Judge's resignation closely followed the verdict delivered by him the same day, when...

Mandatory Requirement Of Experience With Govt. For PSU Law Officer Job Not Arbitrary: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court last week ruled that the mandatory requirement of one year experience as Law Officer with Government / Semi Government/ Public Sector Undertaking/ Nationalized Banks/ Listed Companies on NSE/BSE cannot be considered the arbitrary denial of equal opportunity.Justice Sunil Gaur explained, "...experience in the above-said Forums facilitates the effective functioning of...

Deepika Singh, Lawyer For Kathua Victim’s Family, Sends Legal Notice To Zee Hindi News For Alleged False News Vilifying Her

Advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat, counsel representing the family of victim in Kathua rape-murder case, has served a legal notice upon Zee Hindi News, allegedly for broadcasting a false news report tarnishing her image.In the legal notice, Deepika Singh took strong objection to the program run by Zee Hindi News on 17.04.2018, in which it was hinted that Deepika Singh Rajawat had stayed...