A private pathway within the confines of one’s home retains its private character; once it becomes part of a network of roads or paths, it partakes of a public character : Kerala HC

Drawing out a distinction between private property pure & simple and private property with an element of public character, a learned Single Judge- Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu- of the Kerala High Court, after discussing various provisions of the Kerala Land Relinquishment Act, 1958 and Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 has held in a judgment, replete with references to great English...

A new light in the area of Road Safety Policy: Union Government rolls out Guidelines for Protection of Good Samaritans [Read the Notification]

We should thank the Supreme Court of India first. The Union Government has issued Guidelines for the Protection of Good Samaritans after the SC in the case of Savelife Foundation and Anr. v Union of India (W.P. No,235/2012 Civil) vide its order dated October 29th, 2014 directed the Union Government to issue necessary directions with regard to the protection of Good Samaritans until...

Panel to suggest changes to Companies Act, 2013 on place by the government order

To facilitate businesses by India Inc., the government has set up an eight member panel to address issues related to the new companies law and recommend necessary changes. The Corporate Affairs Ministry has already made a series of amendments to the Companies Act, 2013- whose most provisions came into effect from April 1, 2014 by virtue of the fact that many concerns were raised by the...

Kerala High Court stays sentences awarded by NIA Special court to two accused convicted for harbouring the accused in the sensational palm chopping case

The High court of Kerala on Friday stayed the sentences awarded by a NIA special court on two persons convicted for harbouring the accused in the sensational palm-chopping case.A Division bench comprising of Justice V K Mohanan and Justice V Raja Vijayaraghavan stayed the sentences when the appeals filed by 25th accused Abdul Latheef of Kadungalloor and 34th accused Anwar Sadhik of Eloorkara...

CLAT 2015 admissions held up indefinitely over error-ridden answer-key

The publication of merit list and seat allocation under the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), conducted for admissions to 16 prestigious national law universities in India on May 10 this year is held up on account of the controversy over errors in the answer-keys. The first seat allotment list was supposed to be out on May 31, which was delayed to June 2 citing "technical reasons". ...

Kerala Govt. not taken any meaningful steps regulating Noise Pollution ; NGT [Read the Order]

Kerala government has been severely criticized by National Green Tribunal for its inaction and extreme delay in complying with the direction given by the High Court regarding regulation of noise pollution. NTG in its order observed that, "Kerala Government has not taken any meaningful steps" in regulating noise pollution in spite of the order from the Hon'ble High Court of Kerala which dates...

AIIMS Seeks Delhi High Court’s approval to Replace its Forensic Department Head following his self-confessed refusal to act unprofessionally in the autopsy of Sunanda Pushkar

Delhi’s premier medical centre, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking its approval to replace its forensic department head Sudhir Kumar Gupta, who had alleged discrimination by the institute following his self-confessed refusal to act unprofessionally in the autopsy of Sunanda Pushkar,wife of Congress leader and former Union...

Criminal defamation proceedings against Sardesai and other journalists stayed by SC

In what can be called as a respite to senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed criminal defamation proceedings in a case for allegedly making false implication against a senior Hyderabad police officer in connection with the 2007 Sohrabuddin encounter case.A bench of Justices Prafulla C Pant and Amitava Roy heard this petition, filed along with seven...

Lawyers and Law Students demand revocation of IIT- Madras’ decision de-recognizing student group, ‘Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle’

Lawyers practising at the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court staged a protest in Madurai on Tuesday demanding an immediate revocation of the de-recognition of the Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle (APSC) by IIT Madras.As many as 60 lawyers gathered in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the court premises and raised slogans against the IIT-M management condemning the de-recognition of...

Acquittal of Jayalalithaa – Karnataka Govt decides to Appeal

After a lot of speculations finally Karnataka Government is all set to start a new round of legal battle against the Tamil Nadu Cheif Minister Jayalalithaa by deciding to appeal against her acquittal in the disproportionate asset case. The decision to appeal was mooted by Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, on Monday at the cabinet meeting despite the advice of many MLA's and Cabinet ministers to...

MCA notifies date of commencement of Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified the date of commencement of Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015. "May 29, 2015" has been selected the date of enforcement from which provisions of sections 1 to 12 and 15 to 23 of Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015 shall come into force.In addition, the Ministry also notified the following new rules, with effect from May 29, 2015.Companies...

Court grants Bail for Under Trial Prisoner to write DU Law Entrance Test

An under trial from Tihar jail has been granted three - day interim bail on an application made before Special CBI Court, Delhi. The order was made on the application by Nirvikar Singh, who wishes to appear for the entrance test of Delhi University, Faculty of law, which is to be held on June 5 to June 7.Gurdeep Singh, the special judge before whom this application came, while acknowledging...