Police Atrocity against lawyer; HC Advocate’s Association demands stringent action [Read Petition]

The Kerala High Court Advocate’s Association (K.H.C.A.A) has demanded the Advocate General, to take stringent action against police officers who had caused the arrest of lawyer violating and disregarding all statutory norms and procedures.The incident pertained to the arrest of a lawyer / Government pleader over an alleged incident of misbehaving with a woman in a public road.The incident...

Widow of an employee, who was missing for 7yrs and declared dead by Court, entitled to Compensation: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

Calcutta High Court has held that compensation is payable to the widow of an employee working in the collieries who was missing for seven years and was declared dead by the Civil Court.The Division Bench of Justices Nishita Mhatre and Tapash Mookherjee has dismissed the Appeal filed by J. K. Ropeways, Subsidiary of Coal India Ltd against the order of Single Judge,which held that the widow...

Ernakulam Law College union Chairman dies in bike accident

The Chairman of student’s union, Government Law College Ernakulam ,has died in an road accident yesterday. Mr Anantha Vishnu ,aged 21 was knocked off his bike, by an unidentified vehicle at Pulipparakunnu near Kodakara. He was found lying in a pool of blood at the place of incident. Though the passersby (two auto rickshaw drivers) rushed him to the nearest hospital , his life could not...

An advocate cannot plead and argue a case solely on the basis of a power of attorney: Kerala HC [Read Order]

A two judge bench of the High court of Kerala, comprising of Justice V Chitambaresh and Justice K Ramakrishnan in Brenda Barbara Francis v Adrian Miranda has ruled that an advocate cannot plead and argue a case as a power of attorney holder on behalf of the parties.The petitioner who was represented by a power of attorney holder , who was also an advocate by profession, sought permission...

Asking Wife to work, earn and feed herself is against Hindu Philosophy: Madars HC [Read Order]

Madras High Court has dismissed a Criminal Revision Petition filed by a Husband against the order of Family Court which directed him to grant maintenance at the rate of Rs.5,000/- per month to his wife and daughter.The Counsel for the Petitioner argued that his client is a poor postman and he is taking care of a very big family, consisting of aged old mother, widowed sister, their children....

Justice Karnan adopted legally impermissible course, says Calcutta HC (Full Bench) [Read Judgment]

There cannot be two orders of two different Judges of a Division Bench in the same set of matters on two different dates…Legally impermissible course was adopted by the Hon’ble Companion Judge to revive jurisdiction over matters which was already lost, the Full Bench observed.The subsequent order (7th June) by Justice Karnan allowing bail applications which were rejected eighteen days...

Ashok Khemka tops LLB Entrance Test-2016, Punjab University

Ashok Khemka, Principal Secretary to Haryana Government, Science and Technology Department has topped in the LLB Entrance Test-2016, Punjab University which is a 3 year course.As per the merit list he has scored 166.37 marks in the exam.The provisional merit list of the entrance exam was released on the evening of July 14th, by the university.The university conducted the Entrance Test on...

Income Declaration Scheme 2016 – Govt revises Time Schedule for Making Payments under the Scheme

During the course of meetings and seminars held in different parts of the country, various stakeholders have expressed concern that the time period available under the Scheme up to 30th November, 2016 for making payment of tax, surcharge and penalty is very short, especially where funds in liquid form are not readily available with the declarants. It has also been mentioned that for...

Recommendations of SIT on Black Money as Contained in the Fifth SIT Report

The Fifth SIT report has been submitted before the Hon’ble Supreme Court by the SIT.The SIT has made the following recommendations in the Fifth Report:Cash transactions : The SIT has felt that large amount of unaccounted wealth is stored and used in form of cash. Having considered the provisions which exist in this regard in various countries and also having considered various reports...

Feed your pets, but without annoying your neighbours: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Howsoever, much one may want to feed birds and animals, the same would obviously have to bed one in a manner as not to cause nuisance to the neighbours or other residents, the Court observed.People who keep animals and birds as their pets in their homes may take note of this Bombay High Court judgment which has upheld an order by lower court wherein it had restrained feeding of birds and...

HC duty-bound to decide the validity of MoU/agreement during Section 11 Arbitration Act proceedings: SC [Read Judgment]

High Court duty-bound to decide question regarding validity, genuineness and enforceability of MoU/agreement during Section 11 Arbitration Act proceedings, held the Court.The Supreme Court in Velugubanti Hari Babu vs. Parvathini Narasimha Rao has reiterated that, where the question arises before the High Court in Section 11 Arbitration Act proceedings as to whether the agreement/MoU is a...

Central Government notifies the Establishment of Unique Identification Authority of India [Read Notification]

The Government has notified the establishment of Unique Identification Authority of India in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act. Notification, which was published on 12th July 2016, says that the head office of the Unique Identification Authority of India Authority shall be in New Delhi...