CBI arrests Odisha’s former Attorney General in chit-fund scam

Odisha’s former Advocate General, Ashok Mohanty has been arrested by CBI for his alleged involvement in misappropriating funds of Artha Tatwa Group of companies in a case which is an offshoot of Saradha chit fund scam.Mohanty was arrested by a team of CBI sleuths from his residence in Cuttack, after several rounds of questioning by the special investigating unit formed by the CBI. He...

CBI brings Perjury allegations against Prashant Bhushan

Amidst raging controversy over CBI director’s visitor’s logbook, the CBI on Saturday approached the apex Court, alleging that noted lawyers Prashant Bhushan and Kamini Jaiswal and their NGO, Centre for Public Litigation, have been contradicting their own stand before the Court, and “making deliberate and false statements on oath and before the Supreme Court”. An application for...

Charges Framed against Arvind Kejriwal and 3 others in Defemation case by Amit Sibal

The Metropolitan Magistrate, Sunil Kumar Sharma put former Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal and three other senior AAP leaders, on trial as they pleaded non-guilty to the charges of defamation, under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code, pressed against them.This was in regards to the suit filed by Amit Sibal against Arvind Kejriwal, Prashant Bhushan, notable senior lawyer, Manish...

An unsuccessful sterilization procedure does not necessarily imply that the attending doctors were negligent; Delhi High Court [Read the Judgment]

"An unsuccessful sterilisation procedure does not necessarily imply that the attending doctors were negligent,", pronounced the Delhi High Court. The judgment, authored by Justice Vibhu Bakhru thus effectively says that doctors are not liable for the success of the sterilisation procedure.The case arose when a woman moved to court after she had a third child, which she alleged was only due...

Delhi HC dismisses woman officer's petition against Justice H.L. Dattu [Read the Order]

The Delhi High Court refused to interfere with the appointment of Justice H.L. Dattu as the next Chief Justice of India, on a petition by an advocate and former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).A Delhi High Court Bench comprising of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Pradeep Nandrajog yesterday, dismissed a petition against Justice Dattu, stating that any attempt to directly confront...

'Is Dying declaration not applicable to Hindus?', High Court of Kerala rejected the Contention legally and theologically [Read the Judgment]

The Kerala High Court refused to accept the contention that dying declaration in the eyes of law is not applicable to Hindus, as there exist no belief in Hindu religion that they will meet their Maker after death.Hearing a case where in the trial court had convicted the accused for pouring kerosene on his wife and setting her on fire, causing her death mainly relying on her Dying Declaration....

Supreme Court orders CMC Ludhiana to pay PG Student Rs. 5 lacs as compensation [Read the Judgment]

After being denied admission into the course of her choice, the Supreme Court today ordered that depriving the student of the opportunity to opt for the available NRI seat was unjustified, and ordered CMC Ludhiana to pay the student Rs. 5 lacs as compensation.The petition before the apex Court was filed by a student who wanted to shift her PG course from M.D. Pathology to M.D. General Medicine...

India's second child witness court room inaugurated

Two long years after the first of its kind child witness court room (CWCR) was inaugurated at the Karkardooma Court Complex in Delhi, the second was inaugurated at the Saket court complex on Wednesday.The courtroom is designed in a manner that it will help the child witness depose freely. It has often been observed that children are important witnesses in many cases, including some...

India's first non-European law lecturer at Cambridge

Cambridge gets its first non-European lecturer as Mumbai-born Antara Haldar as a lecturer of law at the University of Cambridge. 28-year-old Antara is also among the youngest, and the only Indian, to get the tenured position in the top-ranking law faculty reported the TOI. Antara was in Mumbai recently before beginning her tenure in the UK and now she is all set to study the Gujarat...

Supreme Court allows Italian Marine to return home

The Supreme Court of India has allowed one of the two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012 to return home on medical grounds.Massimiliano Latorre, who was recently released from a hospital in Delhi after treatment for an ailment, has been allowed to go home for four months.But SC made the relief conditional on the accused and the Italian government giving a...

Supreme Court extends stay on Surinder Koli’s execution till 29 October

Agreeing to hear his review petition for reconsidering the death penalty, the Supreme Court stayed the execution of Surinder Koli, convicted for Nithari Killings.The execution has been stayed till October 29 as the Court will be taking up the matter in open court on October 28. The 3 judge Bench headed by Justice H.L.Dattu has also said that Surinder Koli’s lawyer will have a maximum of...

Supreme Court announces National Lok Adalat on December 6

The Supreme Court of India came up with a notice declaring that National Lok Adalat in the Supreme Court will be organized on Saturday, the 6th December, 2014.Through the notice, the Supreme Court has asked the advocates/parties-in person to send their consent for placing the matter before the Lok Adalat along with a copy of Memo of Parties indicating their complete address of the parties to...