NHRC issues notices to UP Government over reports of women being set ablaze by policemen

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police of Government of Uttar Pradesh in the wake of it taking suo motu cognizance of media reports that two policemen poured petrol and set woman afire when she resisted their attempt to rape her at Kothi Police Station, District Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh on the 6th July, 2015. They have...

Pakistan to consider Hindu Marriage Bills

Law makers of Pakistan are finally taking up the Hindu Marriage Bills for consideration, after 67 years of independence. Till now, the Hindus in Pakistan did not even hold a legal document as a proof of marriage.The National Assembly Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights headed by Chaudhry Muhammad Bashir Virk is set to review a private member’s bill, namely Hindu Marriage...

Delhi HC refuses to restrain airing AAP’s Advertisements

The Delhi High Court today refused to prevent city government from airing publicity campaign and advertisements allegedly glorifying Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) by "wasting public funds". A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath, asked the Central government's counsel to take instruction on what steps they have taken on the Supreme...

Nithari Serial Killings : SC seeks reply of convict on UP Govt. plea

The Supreme Court of India today sought response of Nithari serial killings case convict Surender Koli on a petition of the Uttar Pradesh government against the Allahabad High Court verdict that commuted his death penalty to life term earlier this year.A bench of Chief Justice H L Dattu and Justices Amitava Roy and Arun Mishra issued notice to Koli on the UP government's petition against...

Haryana seen to get a separate HC post a constitution of committee order

In what can be called as a major ‘judicial’ development, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has constituted a committee of four senior High Court Judges to consider setting up of a separate Bench of the High Court for the convenience of litigants. Speculations are rife that the first big step towards having a separate High Court for Haryana has been taken. The honourable acting Chief...

Central Government asks all the Departments to Publish RTI replies Online

On the basis of a Recommendation Report submitted by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice, the Centre has asked all its departments to make all the replies provided to the Right to Information (RTI) queries public by putting them on respective Department websites.This measure was taken in order to reduce the number of RTI applications that...

Kerala HC extends a helping hand to a visually challenged woman's fight to become a Law Lecturer [Read Judgment]

Update-I ; The Division Bench upheld the Single Bench's Decision in this CaseKerala High Court in Prasanna Kumari E.S. v. The Registrar, Kannur University and Ors. has ruled in favor of the 40 year old visually impaired lady advocate, who was denied the post of a lecturer by Kannur University.Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar ordered Kannur University to consider the suitability of Mr....

CIC censures NGT for spending around Thirty Thousand Rupees to collect Rs 10 to furnish RTI Information

Central Information Commissioner Prof Sridhar Acharyulu found fault with National Green Tribunal for spending around 30 thousand to collect Rs 10 to furnish information, by unnecessarily taking the issue up to second appeal. The CIC directed NGT to give information sought free of cost.One Alok Kumar Ghosh applied for post of Group D-MTS but not selected. He file an RTI application to know...

Law Commission of India to hold One-Day Consultation on the Death Penalty

The Law Commission of India is to hold  a one-day consultation on the death penalty on the coming Saturday i.e. 11th July, 2015 at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. Inaugurated by Shri Gopal Krishna Gandhi, the consultation will bring together a select group of leading figures in the judiciary, the bar, academia, media, and political and public life, to debate and discuss various...

CLAT - 2015 ; Meet Five IDIA Scholars who made history

The Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access (IDIA) to legal education initiative continued its success this year as well, with five of their scholars making it to the leading law schools in India.Supporting IDIA’s efforts, the NLS administration has waived the tuition fees for two of our scholars who made it to NLS this year (Yamuna Menon and Anil Bhadu).Acknowledging their efforts,...

Bar Bribery case: Vigilance files Refer Report saying evidence insufficient to prosecute Kerala Finance Minister K M Mani

The investigating team of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) which is probing the ‘bar bribery case’ has submitted a refer report before the Vigilance special court today saying the materials collected during the investigation is insufficient to substantiate the allegation that  Finance Minister K M Mani had sought a bribe for ensuring decision by the Government favouring...

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Kanimozhi advocate for abolition of death penalty

Former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has advocated for abolition of capital punishment in a response sent to the Law Commission consultation paper on the subject.Dr. Kalam said that he had been in pain deciding such cases. Capital punishment was one of the most difficult tasks for him as President, he said. A law commission source told DNA, Dr Kalam in his letter said "we all are...