An Innovative Experiment In Crowdfunding For PIL In SC: CJAR Leads The Way

There is much heated discussion around the latest Supreme Court (SC) judgment in the Prasad Education Trust case, which involves allegations of corruption against top judiciary members, including retired Orissa High Court judge Ishrat Masroor Quddusi. Things took a sharp turn in the case, when on the 1st of December 2017, the Supreme Court bench headed by Justice RK Agrawal and comprising...

Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Accused Of Rape And Voyeurism, Violates Mandate Against Identity Disclosure Of Victim

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to an accused charged under sections 354C, 376 and 506 of the IPC for acts of voyeurism, rape and criminal intimidation, respectively, and sections 66E and 67A of the Information Technology Act of 2000 for violation of privacy and transmitting and publishing sexually explicit content.Further, violating the judicial mandate against identity disclosure...

Bombay HC Refuses To Permit ‘Mentally Challenged’ Man To Donate Kidney To His Brother [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has refused a plea seeking permission to a ‘mentally challenged’ person to donate his kidney to his brother.The parents and two sons had approached the high court, contending that one son, who is mentally challenged, can be donor for removal of his organs or tissues within meaning to section 2(f) of the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994....

Ensure Women Employees Get Child Care Leave: MP HC Asks State [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Chief Secretary of the state government to issue directions to all concerned to ensure that women employees get child care leave.The court took a tough view on a petition filed by a woman employee seeking direction to the authorities to grant her child care leave.Issuing directives to the Chief Secretary of the state government, the court...

Ex Parte Decree Can Be Passed By Bombay HC In Notice Of Motion Filed Under Original Side Rules Only, Not Under Order VIII Of CPC: HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently held that on its original side, an ex parte decree can be passed in a notice of motion filed only under Rule 90 of the Original Side Rules and not under Order VIII of the Code of Civil Procedure.Justice GS Patel followed the judgments of the Supreme Court as well as two division benches of the high court in the application for recall of an ex parte decree passed...

We Are Proud To Be Known For Our Religious Tolerance And We Need To Maintain This For Our Country To Grow And Flourish: Madras HC [Read Order]

We are proud to be known for our religious tolerance and we need to maintain this for our country to grow and flourish, the court said.The Madras High Court has allowed celebration of Christmas in a private land in a place in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, which was disallowed by the police authorities citing law and order problems.S Jayaprakash submitted before the court that his mother used to...

Legal Aid For Accused Should Not Be For Namesake,Experienced Lawyers Should Be Provided For Conducting His Case: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Legal aid to be provided at state expenses should not be for namesake, the bench said.The Bombay High Court has directed trial court judges that sufficiently experienced lawyer should be provided for conducting the case of the accused and they should be appointed only after recording satisfaction of their competency.The Aurangabad bench of Justice TV Nalawade and Justice AM Dhavale made...

Hosteller Moves Kerala HC Challenging Gender Discriminatory Hostel Rules Curtailing Women’s Freedom Of Movement [Read Petition]

The hostel rules of Sri Kerala Varma College, Thrissur, Kerala, affiliated to the University of Calicut, have been challenged by a lady student, Anjitha Jose, who is in third year of BA (English) course. According to her, the hostel rules impose unreasonable and discriminatory restrictions on female students.It is stated in the petitioner that for females, the in-time on Monday, Wednesday...

Legal Notice To WhatsApp To Remove ‘Middle Finger’ Emoji

Emoji or emoticons have become increasingly popular for expressing oneself in the electronic media.From hey, yo, cool, thumbs up to various smiling faces, disgust, anger or sadness, you name a feeling and there is an emoji/ emoticon to express it.However, there is one emoji which many might find offensive - the ‘middle finger’ emoji.And an advocate has sent a legal notice to WhatsApp...

Entertainment Tax On Sponsorship: Delhi HC Delivers Split Verdict [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Friday, delivered a split verdict on the question of levy of entertainment tax on sponsorship.The Court was hearing a batch of 22 Petitions challenging an amendment made to the Delhi Entertainment and Betting Tax Act which taxes payments made for admission to a place of entertainment through Section 6(1). The definition of 'payment for admission' under Section 2(m) of...

All India Muslim Personal Law Board Urges Withdrawal Of Bill To Make Triple Talaq Illegal

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), on Sunday, urged the Centre to withdraw The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017, which intends to outlaw instant triple talaq or talaq-e-biddat.The Bill prescribes a punishment of three years and fine for any man who resorts to triple talaq, making it a cognizable and non-bailable offence.In a resolution passed in...

Bombay HC Issues Writ Of Habeas Corpus To Release Man Held Over 60 Days In Judicial Custody [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has issued a writ of habeas corpus ordering the release of a man who has been in judicial custody for over the prescribed maximum period of 60 days.The bench of Justice SC Dharmadhikari and Justice Bharati Dangre held that detention beyond 60 days was in violation of Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and of Article 21 of the...