Journalists Propagating Fake News Will Now Risk Losing Accreditation As IB Ministry Amends Guidelines

Journalists propagating fake news will now risk losing their accreditation as the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting amended the guidelines for accreditation of journalists to regulate fake news and expressly stated that any request for accreditation will be granted only if journalistic ethics have been adhered to.Now, any complaint of fake news will be referred to the Press Council...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Bombay High CourtA full bench of the Bombay High Court held that a dying declaration cannot be rejected merely because it was not read over to the declarant. The three-judge bench of Justice RK Deshpande, Justice SB Shukre and Justice MG Giratkar of the Nagpur bench held the same after a division bench of the high court had framed a question for reference to a larger bench, the question...

Trial Court Can’t Order Accused To Undergo Life Term Beyond 14 Yrs Without Chance For Remission, Reiterates Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

HC modifies life term of murder convict sentenced to 25 yrs in jail without remission.Modifying to life term the punishment awarded to a murder convict sentenced by the trial court to undergo 25 years in custody without being considered for remission, the Delhi High Court has said the trial court cannot order an accused to undergo life imprisonment for a certain number of years beyond 14...

Jaitley, Kejriwal, 3 Others File Joint Plea In Delhi HC For Compromise Of Defamation Suit [Read Application]

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his three aides on Monday moved a joint application before the Delhi High Court for compromise of the Rs 10 crore defamation suit initiated by the senior BJP leader for allegations made against him by AAP leaders for corruption in the Delhi and District Cricket Association during his tenure as the president of...

Justice Chelameswar To Speak On "Role Of Judiciary In A Democracy" At Harvard Club Of India Event

The "rebel" of the Supreme Court, Justice J. Chelameswar is set to address a Harvard Club of India event on the "Role of Judiciary in a Democracy".The event would witness Justice Chelameswar in conversation with journalist Karan Thapar. It would be held at the Speaker Hall, Annexe, Constitution Club of India, Rafi Marg, New Delhi on 7 April.The event especially assumes importance in the light...

CBSE Exam Leak: Petition Seeks Court-Monitored Probe, Liberal Marking In Re-Test; Delhi HC Issues Notices

With lakhs of students hit by CBSE exam leak, social jurist, a civil rights group, on Monday moved Delhi High Court seeking a court-monitored probe into the leak besides demanding some compensation for affected students by way of liberal marking in the re-test.A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar asked the CBSE about its plans for the Class X Maths...

CBSE Paper Leak: Why Restrict Maths Retest Only To Delhi-NCR, Ask Two Class X Students In Petition Before SC [Read Petition]

Two Class X students, who took the “leaked” Math examination on March 28, have now moved the Supreme Court challenging the CBSE’s decision to conduct Maths re-test only on the basis of initial inquiries and to restrict the same to Delhi-NCR and Haryana.Petitioners Anasuya Thomas and Gayatri Thomas, aged 15, are students of an East-Delhi school and have, in their petition, also...

File Info On Release Of Minor Victims Of Crime Housed In Shelter Homes After Attaining Majority: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed the State to provide information on minor victims of any crime who were lodged in Women Protection Homes across the State and have since attained the age of majority.The Bench comprising Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh further demanded to be informed about any policy in place for release of such victims from...

Delhi HC Issues Guidelines On Bail To Undertrials By Lower Courts [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has laid down guidelines on grant of bail to undertrials, on a Petition alleging that several under-trial prisoners are languishing in jail despite bail orders having been passed in their favour.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar issued the order on a Petition filed by Advocate Ajay Verma, who has attributed the non-release...

Can Irregularities In Church Land Deal Result In Criminal Proceedings Against Bishop: Kerala HC To Decide After SC Declines Interference

The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in Kerala will be having anxious days after the Holy Week, as the Kerala High Court division bench is set to consider on April 3 the legality of registration of FIR against the Cardinal and two other priests for alleged irregularities in a land deal. It was on March 6 that a single judge of the high court ordered the registration of FIR against Mar...

Allahabad HC Directs UPPSC To Re-Evaluate PCS Prelims Answer Sheets [Read Judgment]

The Allahabad High Court on Friday directed the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) to re-evaluate answer-sheets of the PCS preliminary examination that was held in September last year.The Bench comprising Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Saral Srivastava, however, did not find it necessary to direct a re-examination.The Court was hearing a batch of eleven Petitions alleging...

Default Companies : Condonation of Delay Scheme Extended Till 30th April

The Condonation of Delay Scheme 2018 has been extended by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, up to 30th April.The circular issued by the Ministry, reads as follows: “In continuation to the Ministry's General Circular No. 16/2017, dated 29/12/2017 on the subject cited above, this Ministry has, on consideration of requests received from various stakeholders, has decided to extend the...