Banking & Insurance Shouldn’t Be Mixed; Man Moves Delhi HC, Narrates How Wife Was Forced To Take Insurance Policy For Getting Loan [Read Petition]

A widower and father of two has moved the Delhi High Court praying for a declaration that insurance business conducted by banks is illegal and unconstitutional and stressing that banking should be done by banking professionals while insurance business should be carried out by insurance professionals for healthy co-existence of both the institutions and in the best interest of the...

Jawan’s Loan Travails: SSB Says It Gave All Help But Central Welfare Fund Will Be Affected If Loan Isn’t Repaid In Time

The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has told the Delhi High Court that its Central Welfare Fund (CWF) has been raised through monthly subscription paid by officers and officials of the Force and any financial assistance given to the needy, if not returned timely, will hamper the functioning of this fund.The SSB said so in an affidavit filed before the court on a petition moved by SSB jawan Manish...

Elections To Jharkhand State Bar Council Held

Voting for 25 members of the Jharkhand State Bar Council (JSBC) for 2018-23 was held across the state on Thursday. The polling booths witnessed long queues as lawyers participated enthusiastically in the elections.A total of 127 candidates are in fray in the elections. A maximum number of candidates - 55 - are from Jharkhand High Court, while 17 are from Ranchi civil court.The total number...

Fodder Scam Judgment Deferred

The CBI court on Thursday deferred the judgment in fodder scam case related to fraudulent withdrawal from Dumka treasury. The order was given after hearing on a petition filed by defence lawyer appearing on behalf of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad requesting the court to pass a suitable order regarding the authorities of the accountant general (AG) for their role during the scam period.Lalu’s...

Enact Anti-Torture Law, Possibly In Current Budget Session: Former Law Minister Dr. Ashwani Kumar Writes To PM Modi [Read Letter]

Almost three months after the Centre assured the Supreme Court that it was "seriously considering" the Law Commission of India report that had recommended ratification of UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Former Law Minister Dr. Ashwani Kumar has now written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the need for an...

Photo-Journalist Arrested By NIA For Stone Pelting In J&K Released On Bail, Court Says He Showed Bona Fide Of Being Present At Site As Journo

 Kamran Yousuf, a photo-journalist who was arrested by the NIA for alleged involvement in various incidents of stone pelting, has been released on bail by a Delhi court which held that he had been able to show that he is a bona fide journalist covering events from the disturbed areas of Jammu and Kashmir.Special judge Tarun Sahrawat granted bail to Kamran who was arrested on September 4...

Kerala Tribal Lynching Case: Amicus Report Points Out Inherent Defects In Channelization Of Welfare Funds [Read Report]

The interim report filed by amicus curiae appointed by the High Court of Kerala in the lynching case of Tribal youth Madhu points out inherent defects in channelizing Tribal welfare funds. The report was filed by amicus Adv P Deepak, following the directions of the division bench to suggest measures for revamping welfare measures targeting Tribal people.The division bench of Chief Justice...

Increase Retirement Age Of SC Judges To 67 Years And HC Judges To 65 Years: Parliamentary Panel Recommends [Read Report]

A Parliamentary Panel has recommended that the retirement age of Supreme Court Judges should be increased to 67 years and that of High Court Judges should be increased to 65 years, opining that this would help in retaining the existing Judges, and would, therefore, be helpful in reducing judicial vacancies as well as the pendency of cases.In its 96th report on Demands for Grants (2018-19),...

"Your Lordship Is One Of The Most Patient Chief Justice I have Ever Seen : Dhawan To CJI Misra

Talk about courtroom humour, and Senior advocate Rajiv Dhawan never disappoints.Dhawan again provided some lighter moments amidst the high-voltage Ayodhya case hearing in a packed courtroom No.1 of the Supreme Court today.At one moment when Chief Justice Misra disagreed with Dhawan that he had not argued a particular point on an earlier date regarding reference of the case to a larger...

K’taka HC Refuses Bail To Nalapad Haris, Saying CCTV Footage Shows Attack Was Horrifying & Terrifying [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday refused to grant bail to Mohammed Nalapad Haris, son of Congress MLA NA Haris, who is in judicial custody for allegedly assaulting Vidvat Loganathan, son of a businessman, and said from the CCTV footage, the attack appears horrifying and terrifying.Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar rejected the bail plea of Nalapad saying a person who wields such authority...

Tharoor-Arnab’s Defamation Row: Delhi HC Frames Issues, Cross-Examination To Begin On May 10 [Read Order]

Whether TV journalist Arnab Goswami has had a history of broadcasting incorrect and unsubstantiated news reports? This is one of the several issues framed by the Delhi High Court in the Rs 2-crore civil defamation suit initiated by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor against Goswami and his channel Republic TV for running “irresponsible new stories and news debates” between May 8 and May 11,...

Make Police Helpline Number '100' In Alwar Functional: Petition In Rajasthan HC [Read Petition]

A Petition has been filed before the Rajasthan High Court, demanding a direction to the authorities to make emergency helpline number- 100 functional in Alwar, Rajasthan.The Petition, filed by one Mr. Ravi Saini through Advocate Aditya Jain, relies on the Supreme Court decision in the case of Prakash Singh & Ors. v. Union of India and Ors., wherein the Apex Court had issued several...