Law Student Moves Bombay HC Against Mumbai University’s ‘No Additional Answer sheet Supplements' Rule, Notice Issued [Read Petition]

A final year law student, Manasi Bhushan has moved Bombay High Court against a circular issued by the Controller of Examinations, University of Mumbai which bars students, irrespective of their field of study, from getting additional answer sheet supplements.This circular was issued on October 9, 2017 and it addresses all Principals, Deans and Heads of Departments of Colleges affiliated...

Voting Right For Temporary Member In SCBA Elections: SC Stays Patiala House Court’s Order [Read Petition]

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra led Bench stayed a Patiala House Court Civil Judge’s order which allowed a temporary member who is not a member of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to vote in the lawyers body election.The Supreme Court bar is going on poll today. The result is likely to be out by late this evening.Granting stay on civil judge’s order, the CJI bench said “ prima-...

Coal Scam Case:Former J'khand CM Koda, His Aide Held Guilty By Spl CBI Court

A special CBI court on Wednesday held former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, former Coal Secretary HC Gupta, former Jharkhand Chief Secretary Ashok Kumar Basu and one other person guilty of criminal conspiracy in the multi-crore coal blocks allocation scam.Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar held Koda and others guilty of corruption and irregularities in connection with allocation of...

Publication Of False News Is A Disservice To The Public: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]

A journalist in commenting any matter of public interest has no special privilege beyond any other member of community and it was the duty of the publisher and editor to check the news of information that was supplied to them by reporter before publishing the same in the newspaper, the Court said.The Himachal Pradesh High Court has observed that publication of false news is a disservice to...

No Case For Review In Nirbhaya Case, Mukesh’s Claims Already Addressed By Trial Court, HC, SC: SPP Siddharth Luthra

Senior counsel Siddharth Luthra on Tuesday submitted before the Supreme Court that the issues raised by advocate ML Sharma, appearing on behalf of Mukesh Kumar, in the present review petition following the apex court’s judgment have already been considered by the trial court, affirmed by the Delhi High Court and finally by the apex court sitting as a court of appeal. Mukesh Kumar is one of...

As Mystery Around Armaan’s Death Continues, UP Human Rights Commission Seeks Report From Ghaziabad SSP [Read Notice]

The Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the Senior Superintendent of Ghaziabad Police on a complaint of parents of Armaan Sehgal, the Class IV student of GD Goenka School, who had allegedly died after slipping in the school corridor, accusing the police and the school authorities of botching up the investigation into the mysterious death of their son.“Keeping in view...

Delhi HC Appalled At DU, DMRC, Govt’s Attitude Towards Anti-Defacement Post DUSU Polls

Appalled at the lackadaisical attitude of the Delhi University, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and other civic bodies concerned in reversing the defacement caused in the city during the DUSU polls, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday pulled them up for failing in carrying out its orders, including spreading public awareness about defacement and its penal consequences.A bench headed by Acting...

I&B Ministry Says No To ‘Condom’ Ads On TV From 6 AM To 10 PM [Read Advisory]

The advertisements of condoms, which are for a particular age group, could be indecent and inappropriate for viewing by children, the Circular reads.The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, has issued a circular asking TV channels not to telecast advertisements of condoms between 6 am and 10 pm.The reason for such an ‘advise’ stated in the circular issued on...

Bombay HC Reserves Order In Tarun Tejpal’s Plea Seeking Quashing Of FIR In Rape Case

The Bombay High Court at Goa has reserved its order in a writ petition filed by former editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine, Tarun Tejpal.Justice Nutan Sardessai reserved the order after hearing both the petitioner and the prosecution in the case. While senior advocate Aman Lekhi appeared for Tejpal, public prosecutor Saresh Lotlikar argued against the quashing for FIR.Case BackgroundTejpal...

There Can Be Simultaneous Proceedings Under SARFAESI And Arbitration Act For Recovery Of Loan Arrears: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court, on Thursday, held that arbitration and SARFAESI proceedings can be resorted to simultaneously for recovery of loan arrears."As the SARFAESI Act and the Arbitration /Debt Recovery Act are held to be complementary in nature and the doctrine of election has been held to be not applicable, it cannot be said that if a party has invoked one remedy, it is debarred from invoking...

Marriage, Once In Lifetime Event, Memorised Only By Photos & Video, Says Consumer Forum Holding Photographer Guilty For Not Handing Over Photos To Groom [Read Order]

Photographs capture moments which we want to hold on to as memories. And when it comes to wedding, it is said to be the most important event of one’s life, and wedding photographs are one of the most important part of the big day.But what if the wedding photographer fails to handover the photographs and video of the once in a lifetime event.A resident of north east Delhi had to face...

Honour Killing In TN: Six, Including Father-In-Law, Of Deceased Dalit Youth Sentenced To Death [Read Judgment]

The father-in-law of the deceased victim of ‘honour killing’ in Tamil Nadu, and five others have been sentenced to death by the Principal District and Sessions court in Tirupur, as per Hindu report.Out of 11 accused, the District Judge Alamelu Natarajan acquitted three, including the mother-in-law of Dalit youth Shankar.The prosecution had alleged that Shankar and Kausalya, an...