517 Corruption Cases referred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

There are 517 cases referred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by the State Government and Constitutional Courts for investigation during the last two years i.e. 2013, 2014 and current year i.e. 2015 (upto 30.06.2015). The year-wise break-up of 517 cases are as follows:YearNo. of Cases referred byTotalState GovernmentConstitutional Courts2013501902402014321752072015 (up...

Mumbai Lawyer Jahnavi Gadkar finally gets bail in ‘Hit and Kill’ Case

The sessions court in Mumbai today, granted bail to corporate lawyer Jahnavi Gadkar in connection with the drunk driving case, on a surety amount of Rs 30,000.Two persons were killed when Audi driven by JanhaviGadkar, who was allegedly drunk at that time, rammed a taxi. In her statement to the police, Gadkar, who had rammed her Audi into a taxi on Tuesday, killing two people, who were...

Kerala HC Lawyers’ Association rejects AG’s request against permitting resolution expressing support for Justice Alexander Thomas

The Executive Committee of the Kerala High Court Advocates Association (KHCAA) has rejected the request made by Advocate General K.P. Dandapani not to permit the moving of a resolution at the instance of a section of High Court lawyers expressing concerns at the move of Advocate General KP Dandapani and his family members “in attempting to persuade and pressurize the Hon`ble Chief Justice...

40941 Cases are pending disposal with National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)

As per information received from National Human Rights Commission, as on 30.06.2015, there were a total of 40,941 cases pending for final disposal with the National Human Rights Commission. Out of 40,941 pending cases, 36,717 cases are registered between 01.04.2012 to 30.06.2015 and 4,224 cases are registered since inception to 31.03.2012. The 40,941 pending cases include 632 cases, pending...

There is no proposal to make 'Rape' Compoundable or to decriminalize 'Homosexuality'

Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary in a written reply to a question by Shri B. Senguttuvan stated in the Lok Sabha today that there is no proposal to amend Section 320 of the Cr.P.C. and Sections 375 and 376 of IPC to enable compounding of certain forms of rape, such as marital rape and the act of obtaining consent on false promise of marriage etc.  He...

CPI(M) MLA V Sivankutty files complaint before Kerala HC seeking action against AG K.P. Dandapani for continuing private practice

A member of Kerala Legislative Assembly V Sivankutty MLA has filed a complaint to the High Court of Kerala through its Registrar General seeking action against advocate general KP Dandapani  for violating constitutional provisions by continuing private practice while holding a constitutional postTOI reported the CPI(M) MLA as having stated in his complaint that once an advocate is appointed...

Madras HC to function 15 minutes extra this week in Honour of Kalam

The Madras High Court on Monday announced that it would work 15 minutes extra every day for the rest of the week in memory and honour of former President APJ Abdul Kalam who passed away on July 27. That is, 60 minutes extra in four days.This was announced by Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul on Monday at a meeting to condole the death of the former President. The Registry of the High Court...

Govt. on restoring 66A of IT Act with suitable changes

Government is working on restoring with "suitable modifications" the controversial Section 66A of Information Technology Act which the Supreme Court struck down in March.The Ministry of Home Affairs has formed a panel headed by former Law Secretary, Law Commission and Secretary General Lok Sabha, T K Vishwanathan to examine the implications of the Apex Court judgement and “suggest...

Madras HC permits govt doctor to take VRS on health grounds on undertaking not to join private hospital till retirement age

Permitting a doctor in state service to take voluntary retirement on health grounds, the Madras High Court on Saturday held that it would amount to perjury if the doctor who sought voluntary retirement on health grounds undertaking not to take up a job in any hospital until he or she reached the age of superannuation contravened the undertaking given.The Court’s observation came while...

AAP Government appoints senior lawyers in Nitish Katara Case

The Delhi Government on Friday appointed senior lawyers Gopal Subramanium and Dayan Krishnan to contest the appeal of Nitish Katara murder case convicts in Supreme Court.“On the request of Neelam Katara, the home department has appointed senior lawyers Gopal Subramanium and Dayan Krishnan to contest the appeal of Vikas Yadav and Vishal against their imprisonment in the Supreme Court,” said...

Take over all cases related to Vyapam Scam within 3 weeks : SC to CBI

The Supreme Court of India gave six weeks time to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to appoint prosecutors in connection with its ongoing probe into the multi-croreVyapam recruitment scam in Madhya Pradesh. CBI was told to takeover all cases related to Vyapam scam within three weeks.The CBI lawyer submitted “at least five courts in Bhopal will be notified as special CBI courts. The...

PIL challenges Justice Tahilyani’s appointment as Maharashtra Lokayukta

A Bombay High Court Bench comprising Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice A.K. Menon has sought the Maharashtra Government’s response to a Public Interest Litigation that has alleged ignorance of the procedure prescribed for appointment of the Lokayukta in the State.The Bench directed the Additional Government Pleader Milind More to take instructions and inform the court as to when...