Law Commission Of India Calls For Submissions On Uniform Civil Code

The Law Commission of India (LCI) has called for submissions from individuals and organizations on any issue pertaining to the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). These can be sent to it by 6 April.These submissions can be in the form of consultation, discussion or working papers on all issues other than Triple Talaq, which is pending before the Parliament in the form of The Muslim Women (Protection...

Kerala HC Initiates Contempt Proceedings Against Former Vigilance Chief Jacob Thomas For Complaint Against Sitting Judges

The Kerala High Court has initiated contempt proceedings against former vigilance director Jacob Thomas for levelling allegations of corruption against two high court judges – Justice P Ubaid and Justice Abraham Mathew, who were allegedly victimising him by passing adverse judgments in several corruption cases he has been probing, including the Pattor land scam.The development follows...

Contract Employees In Govt Establishments Entitled To Maternity Leave At Par With Govt Servants: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Kerala has held that contract employees in government-funded establishments are entitled to maternity leave in the same manner as government servants. The judgment was given by Justice Anu Sivaraman while considering the plea of women engaged on contract service by the government. Some of the petitioners were working on contract basis in the Additional Skill...

Refuting Charge Of Bias Against Married Females, Army Says Now Even Married Males Can’t Enter JAG Deptt, Other Entries Across The Board [Read Affidavit]

Refuting the allegation of gender bias, the Army has, in an affidavit filed before the Delhi High Court, said not only married females but even married males are now prohibited from entry into its Judge Advocate General (JAG) department and all entries across the board, while justifying its recently-introduced restriction on married males on the ground of changed socio-economic setup of...

Hindu Converted To Islam Is Entitled to Inherit Father’s Property: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Hindu converted into other religion is not disqualified to claim the property under Section 26 of the Hindu Succession Act, the court observed.The Bombay High Court has observed that a Hindu, who converted to other religion, is entitled to his/her father's property if father died intestate.Justice Mridula Bhatkar observed that the right to inheritance is not a choice but it is by birth and,...

‘Specific Performance To Be Compulsorily Ordered By Courts’- Know About Changes Proposed By Specific Relief Amendment Bill [Read The Bill]

The Lok Sabha recently passed the Specific Relief (Amendment) Bill 2018, proposing to bring significant amendments to Specific Relief Act 1963.One of the major features of the amendment is that it makes the grant of specific performance of contracts compulsory, by taking away the discretionary power of courts. As per Section 10 of the Act (as it stands now), specific performance of...

Special CBI Court Convicts Lalu Prasad In 4th Fodder Scam; Jagannath Mishra, 11 Others Acquitted

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Monday was convicted in a fodder scam case related to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crores from Dumka treasury in Jharkhand. Bihar’s former chief minister Jagannath Mishra and a host of other politicians were acquitted in the case.The special judge for CBI case Shiv Pal Singh announced the verdict in the case in Ranchi civil court. This is the fourth fodder...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Chhattisgarh High CourtThe Chhattisgarh High Court recently held that the moment manufacturing process begins in an industry, the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 would be applicable, and therefore, the provisions of the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 (BOCW Act) would cease to operate in a factory.The ratio that...

‘I Believe It Is Primarily My Responsibility To Rectify It’ : Justice GS Patel Rectifies His ‘Per Incuriam’ Order By A Suo Motu Review [Read Judgment]

I should not, I think, permit anyone to even inadvertently fall prey to the mischief that I decried. Last, having realized the error, I believe it is primarily my responsibility to rectify it, the Judge said.Justice Gautam Patel, suo motto reviewed his order he delivered in January, last year after he realized that it was an error and a particular Rule has been overlooked by him.The Judge...

Regulator Abetting Corruption In Insurance Business Can’t Be Tolerated, Says SAT; Directs IRDAI To Look Into Complaint Of UK Broker Firm [Read Order]

IRDAI member guilty of abetting corruption, dereliction of duty, says SATHolding a non-life member of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) responsible for aiding and abetting corruption in the insurance business, the Securities Appellate Tribunal has directed the regulator to relook into the complaint of a United Kingdom-based broker firm alleging demand and receipt...

Avoid Casual Arrests Of Boy's Relatives In Elopement Cases: Madras HC [Read Order]

The Madras High Court, on Thursday, warned against the casual arrest of parents and relatives of boys in elopement cases involving underage couples, opining that this would amount to a "social wrong" at the hands of the Police.The Bench comprising Justice C.T. Selvam and Justice N. Sathish Kumar was dealing with a case concerning the eloping of a 17-year-old girl with a 19-year-old boy. It...

SC Paves Way For Housing, Commercial, Redevelopment Projects In Mumbai With Rider Of Proper Disposal As Pre-Condition [Read Order]

Paving the way for hundreds of residential and commercial projects in Mumbai which had come to a halt following the Bombay High Court ban on new construction due to poor disposal of construction and demolition waste, the Supreme Court on Thursday permitted construction activity with a rider that builders/ developers would be employing adequate safeguards to prevent dust particles dispersing...