Punjab & Haryana HC issues notice on a Petition to make CLAT 2016 Offline

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Central Government, acting on a petition claiming difficulties for students in taking online Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), seeking directions to hold the CLAT-2016 in online as well as offline modes.The notice was issued by the Bench of Justice SK Mittal and Justice HS Sidhu on a petition filed by Hemen Aggarwal, an advocate, who had submitted to conduct offline examination, along with online examination, for admission to...

Prosecution of an Innocent Man for Rape and Murder violates his Human Rights and he is entitled to Compensation; Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Judgment]

Punjab and Haryana High Court came down heavily on Haryana’s Director General of Police (Human Rights) Anant Kumar Dhull while dismissing his review petition against a Judgment rendered by the High Court awarding compensation to victims of false prosecution for rape and murder.The Court held that the false imputation of rape and murder and consequential incarceration constitute humiliation...

SC asks Delhi Police Commissioner to ensure security of Kanhaiya Kumar [Read the Full Order]

The Supreme Court today morning had strongly condemned the incident where journalists covering the JNU row case, students and teachers were thrashed at the Patiala House court allegedly by some goons and lawyers on Monday. Live Law had covered the forenoon proceedings in Supreme Court in detail.At around 2:15 pm afternoon, Senior Counsel Indira Jaising and Prashant Bhushan mentioned before...

Oudh Bar Association lawyers to abstain from work till Feb 18 protesting alleged murder of advocate, demand 10 lakh compensation

Lawyers of Oudh Bar Association have decided to abstain from work till February 18, protesting against the alleged murder of a colleague and subsequent lathicharge by the Police.The body of 40-year-old advocate Sharavan Kumar Verma was found in a drain close to Ganeshganj locality in Delhi last week. Lawyers had then resorted to rampage, burning and damaging vehicles and attacking police,...

Patiala Court Violence: Lawyers Union writes to Delhi HC CJ demanding action against attackers; PCI seeks report from Police

Reacting to the violence that ensued at Patiala House Courts, the All India Lawyers Union has written to Delhi High Court Chief Justice G. Rohini demanding an action against the mob which obstructed judicial work and assaulted journalists on Monday.The letter, written by General Secretary Mr. Som Dutta Sharma, notes that “lawyers affiliated to a particular ideology” had invited...

Documentary on Kashmir “The Textures of Loss” fit for public exhibition: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The statements of the persons in the interview were their personal views and the same can neither have any demoralizing effect on the security forces nor can they be termed as anti-national., the court saidThe Delhi High Court Division Bench comprising Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath allowed screening of a documentary film on the victims of violence in the Kashmir Valley,...

Justice Waghela takes oath as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court

Justice Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela was sworn-in as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court by Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao on Monday.The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Raj Bhavan in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Ministers, Judges, legal and civil officials and other invitees. Chief Secretary Swadheen Kshatriya read out the warrant of appointment of Justice D...

Delhi Nursery Admission; Delhi HC dismisses Govt's Petition to Scrap Management Quota [Read Judgment]

A Division Bench of Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected a petition filed by the State Government against an earlier order of the single Judge, which had stayed the State Government’s circular that had scrapped many criteria for nursery admissions, including management quota.Staying the circular, the Court had earlier observed that the same was prima facie issued without any authority of...

SCBA resolves to request Dushyant Dave to reconsider decision of resignation

A day after Supreme Court Bar Association President Dushyant Dave resigned from the post, the Executive Committee of the Association has unanimously resolved to make a request to Mr. Dave to reconsider his decision of resignation, “in the larger interest of the Bar”. As per the minutes of the meeting held today, the ‘unanimous’ decision was reached with 19 members, including the...

SC asks Sikh Community to suggest steps to curb Sardar Jokes

Carrying forward the hearing on PILs seeking a ban on ‘sardar jokes’, the Supreme Court today asked petitioners Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee and the lawyer Harvinder Choudhury to come up with suggestions on what the court could do “within judicial dimensions” in this regard.“You want the court to issue directions to sensitize the public and also introduce guidelines to...

JNU row: Lawyers thrash students, teachers and journalists outside Patiala House Courts; BCI to conduct inquiry headed by former HC Judge

The JNU row took an ugly turn on Monday, when at least ten journalists and several students were assaulted by lawyers and a Delhi BJP MLA inside and outside the Patiala House Courts, where the sedition case against JNU Student Union President Kanhaiya Kumar was to be heard. The Police personnel present at the scene allegedly remained mute spectators. Bar Council of India has taken a serious...

Adult sex workers “participating with consent” should not be arrested: SC panel

A Supreme Court Panel set up in 2011 has reportedly recommended that the Police must not interfere or take criminal action against adult sex workers “participating with consent”. “Whenever there is a raid on a brothel, since voluntary sex work is not illegal and only running the brothel is unlawful, the sex workers should not be arrested or penalized or harassed or victimized,” the...