Haryana Judicial Exam Leak: HC Orders FIR To Be Registered In Chandigarh; Seeks Names For SIT [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday directed the Chandigarh police to register an FIR in connection with the alleged leak of Haryana Judicial Service Examination while expressly stating that the probe be carried out by the Chandigarh police only since the exam was conducted in that capital.The Registrar General of Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday announced that the...

Mumbai Metro 3: Apprehending Damage To Heritage Structures, Bombay HC Stays Tunnelling Work For Two Weeks

The Bombay High Court has granted an interim stay on the tunnelling work for Metro 3 being carried out near the 161-year-old heritage structure known as JN Petit Institute Library in the Fort area of South Mumbai.A bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice NM Jamdar was hearing a petition filed by trustees of JN Petit Institute which named the State of Maharashtra, Mumbai Metro...

More Transgenders In Lok Adalat Panels

Following in the footsteps of West Bengal’s Islampur, where transgender Joyita Mondal was recently appointed to a bench of a national Lok Adalat, the Serampore ADR Centre has made an announcement appointing Shyam Ghosh (previously Shampa) to the upcoming national Lok Adalat to be held in Hooghly. Shyam is a transgender activist who works on gender rights and HIV issues and the first transman...

Trend Of Litigants Seeking Judges’ Recusal Needs To Be Discouraged: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Taking a tough stand against the idea of litigants seeking recusals from judges alleging bias without any substantial reason, the Bombay High Court has cited judgments of the Supreme Court to elucidate why such arbitrary requests must be discouraged.A bench of Justice SC Dharmadhikari and Justice PD Naik was hearing an income tax appeal tagged along with a criminal writ petition.The respondent...

Gujarat HC Comes To The Rescue Of Couple Alleging Harassment By Son And Daughter-In-Law [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court has come to the rescue of an elderly couple from Vaso village in Kheda District and has granted them interim relief against their son and daughter-in-law.According to a TOI report, the Petitioners, Mr. Shantilal Prajapati and Ms. Kamlaben Shantilal Prajapati have petitioned the High Court alleging that their son, Dharmendra has been misbehaving with them. The couple...

NUSRL Students’ Protest Enters Day Two As Security Forces Reach Dharna Spot

Agitation by students of the National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), located in Kanke block of Ranchi, continued for the second day on Thursday even as a strong contingent of security force reached the campus in the evening in a bid to end the dharna and lockdown of the university campus.Armed with water cannons, a large number of security forces reached the spot in the evening, leading to a face-off between the students and the security forces. The officials appealed the...

Interview with Ryan School Murder Accused: Did The Television Channels Cross the Lakshman Rekha?

In the aftermath of the murder of seven-year-old Pradyuman Thakur in the toilet of Ryan International School recently, many television channels carried interview with the bus conductor and the prime accused, Ashok Kumar, and concluded that he had confessed his role in the murder.   The accused is in police custody, and his so-called confession to the media would stand no legal scrutiny,...

Bombay HC Rejects Transit ABA To Pintos, Extends Protection Till Tomorrow On Condition Of Submission Of Passport [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday rejected transit anticipatory bail applications filed by founding chairman of Ryan International School Augustine Pinto, his wife Grace Pinto and their son Ryan, in connection with the murder of 7-year-old Pradhyuman in Gurugram.Appearing for the applicants, advocate Niteen Pradhan sought further protection from arrest for his clients who have already been...

Historic Amendment To NLSIU RCC Policy: Disclosure Of Convictions For Sexual Harassment To Prospective Employers For Internship/ Placement Made Mandatory

The National Law School of India University’s Recruitment Coordination Cell, batch of 2019, has amended the RCC policy to send out a strong zero tolerance statement towards sexual harassment.By virtue of the said amendment, the RCC will disclose convictions under the NLSIU Code to Combat Sexual Harassment ('SHARIC code') or the sexual harassment codes of other colleges or workplaces, while sending internship/ placement applications through the RCC.As per the amendment, the RCC will inquire of...

Divorced Daughter Eligible For Appointment On Compassionate Grounds: Calcutta HC (FB) [Read Judgment]

A Full Bench of Calcutta High Court, on Wednesday, held that a divorced daughter would come under the definition of an “unmarried daughter” and would be eligible for appointment on compassionate grounds.“The beneficent scheme underlying the settlement would be thrown out of gear in the event, a restrictive meaning is applied and benefits are not extended to a divorcee daughter, who...

Note IMEI Number & Other Product Details Before Handing Over Interim Custody Of Stolen Electronic Devices: Calcutta HC [Read Order]

In a recent judgment, the Calcutta High Court has directed investigating authorities to ascertain and record the IMEI number and other product details before handing over the interim custody of stolen electronic devices such as mobile phones, laptops, etc.“In the event electronic devices like mobile phone, laptop, tablet, etc. are seized as stolen property and are required to be produced...

Madras HC Refuses To Constitute Committee For Monitoring Disrespect Of National Flag [Read Order]

The Madras High Court recently rejected a plea to constitute a committee for monitoring the disrespect or insult of the national flag.The Bench comprising Justice M. Sathyanarayanan and Justice M. Dhandapani observed that the constitution of such company is “neither practicable nor feasible”. The Court was hearing a Petition filed by a practicing Advocate, Mr. N. Ranjith Kumar, who...