SC begins re-examination of anti-defection laws on Amar Singh and Jaya’s plea

The Supreme Court has commenced a hearing to re-examine the anti-defection law, which lays down rules for disqualification of MPs or Members of state assemblies for crossing the floor during voting on any particular issue.Interestingly it is the expelled Samajwadi Party leaders Amar Singh and Jaya Prada who have become catalyst for this move by the apex court.A bench of  Justices Ranjan...

Prashant Bhushan appears before the Rajya Sabha Privilege Committee, makes submissions to defend himself

Eminent Advocate Prashant Bhushan, who received the breach of privilege notice from Rajya Sabha Privilege Committee, regarding the premature disclosure of the CAG report, appeared before the committee today, and made submissions to deny that he committed breach of privilege, as alleged by the committee. According to sources, the committee members just heard him, and they will decide whether...

Delhi Secretariat Raid: Delhi HC quashes lower Court order, allows CBI to retain documents [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court on Wednesday quashed the lower’s Court’s order, which had directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to release the documents seized by it during the raids at the office of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar on December 15. The search was carried after a search warrant was issued by the lower CourtQuashing the order, Justice P.S....

DDCA row: Delhi HC dismisses Kirti Azad’s plea seeking court-monitored investigation [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court Single Bench Justice Manmohan dismissed the suspended Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kirti Azad’s plea seeking a court-monitored CBI probe into the alleged high level of corruption in Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) or constitution of a Special Investigation Team to investigate into the mismanagement by the officials of DDCA.Senior Advocate Shri. Ram Jethmalani,...

Salman Khan Hit and Run Case: Victim’s wife and son challenge acquittal before SC; Govt’s petition listed on Feb 12 [Read Petition]

Bollywood Actor Salman Khan’s acquittal by the Bombay High Court was challenged today through a second Special Leave Petition before the Supreme Court. Last month, Maharashtra Government had also filed an SLP challenging the acquittal. The Government’s SLP is listed on February 12.The petition, filed by deceased Noorullah Sheikh’s son, and wife, contends that the High Court reversed...

Consider giving Bharat Ratna to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose: Madras HC to Home Ministry

A Division Bench of Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Union Home Ministry to deliberate upon conferment of Bharat Ratna on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. It has directed the Centre to pass an order within 8 weeks.The Bench, comprising Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice S. Vimala was hearing a PIL filed by K.K. Ramesh, managing trustee of Tamil Nadu Centre for Public Interest Litigation....

The greatest mistake couples make is that they listen half, understand quarter, think zero and react double: Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]

While quashing an FIR filed against one Komal Soni, Gujarat High Court recently observed, “It is rightly said that the greatest mistake a husband and wife makes in their relationship; is that they listen half, understand quarter, think zero and react double. This is exactly seems to have happened in the present case.”The Court was hearing a petition filed by Ms. Komalben Soni, who was...

Challenge against Rajasthan High Court RTI Rules; Court issues Notice on Law Student’s Plea [Read Petition]

A Division Bench of Rajasthan High Court on Monday issued notice to the Registrar General of the High Court, on a petition challenging the Court’s RTI Rules. The petition, filed by a law student, Dharma Raj, challenges the Rajasthan Right to Information (High Court and Subordinate Courts) Rules, 2006, as being ultra vires the Right to Information Act, 2005. The Rules were formulated by the...

Maintain sanctity of Constitution of India ; President Pranab Mukherjee to Governors

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee opened the 47th Conference of Governors at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (February 9, 2016). The Conference is being attended by Twenty-three Governors and Two Lt. Governors of the States and Union Territories.In his opening address at the Conference, the President said our nation has grown from strength to strength since independence. It is primarily...

High Court can direct further investigation by CBI, on failure of State police machinery in conducting proper investigation; Kerala HC [Read Order]

Kerala High Court has ordered Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) to take over the further investigation of a murder case of a youth aged 21 years in Kannur District, Kerala, from the State Police.The petition for CBI enquiry was filed by the youth’s mother P.C Aathika seeking further investigation on the murder of her son Mr Ariyil Shukoor. The deceased who was a member of a...

Bollywood Actor Govinda agrees to apologize and pay 5 lakh compensation to the fan he slapped in 2008

Bollywood Actor Govinda informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that he is willing to offer an unconditional apology and Rs 5 lakh as compensation to a fan he had slapped while shooting for a film in Mumbai in 2008.The Court has asked Govinda to meet the victim in person within two weeks.  “What did we tell you on the last hearing. We had asked you to meet him and sort it out. Whatever you...

SC sets up three member panel to scrutinize functioning of Consumer Protection forums and suggest remedial measures

A three Judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India has reportedly appointed a high-level committee to carry out a nine-point scrutiny of the functioning of the Consumer Protection Courts and suggest remedial measures.The Bench, comprising Chief Justice T.S. Thakur, Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice R. Banumathi has appointed a three member panel comprising former Supreme Court Judge Arijit...