Kolkata HC corridor witnesses protest by homeless family

Initiating a spontaneous sit-in protest before Chief Justice Arun Kumar Mishra's courtroom, a middle-aged man, his wife and four children created a drama in the Calcutta High Court corridor, alleging that over three years ago Trinamool Congress forcefully evicted them from their home in East Midnapore and since then they have been homeless. Policemen as well as court officials were in for...

NUALS VC Prof. (Dr.) N. Balu resigns

Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi  Prof.(Dr) N.Balu has resigned from the post. The authorities confirmed the resignation to Live Law. He joined NUALS in April 2013.According to NUALS website Prof. (Dr.) N. Balu, has more than 30 years of teaching experience including 21 years as Professor and Dean of Legal Affairs, University of Madras. He...

The Common Cause moves SC against proposed move to amend the Production Sharing Contracts with Reliance

The Public Interest Petitions (W.P(C)No.513/2013 and W.P(C)No.728/2013)filed by Gurudas Dasgupta, a veteran leader of Communist Party of India and Common Cause, an NGO of repute are being heard by Supreme Court. The gas contract and pricing are questioned in the Public Interest Petitions. The PIL is being heard by a Bench consisting of Justices B.S. Chauhan, J. Chelameswar and Justice...

Supreme Court to hear bail application moved by Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal

A Supreme Court Bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam  agreed to hear the bail application of Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal. The Supreme Court also issued notice to Goa seeking its reply within four weeks. Tejapal is accused of raping, sexually harassing and outraging the modesty of a junior colleague.Advocate Harish Salve, appearing for Tejpal, pleaded for interim bail and said that...

Relief to transsexual as Madras HC asks state government to reinstate as woman

With the Supreme Court conferring legal status to members of third sex as 'transgenders,' the Madras High Court asked the Tamil Nadu government to let a person called as a transgender after medical examination continue in service as a woman police constable. Justice S Nagamuthu stated that it was a serious violation of fundamental rights if an individual was forced to undergo medical...

CAG Audit is the basic structure of our Constitution; cannot be taken away by Parliament; SC

The Supreme Court in landmark judgment has upheld the role and constitutionality of CAG audit wherever there is revenue sharing agreement with Government. Justifying the audit of private telecoms by CAG, the court laid the foundation for its finding based on the principle that the  State is the legal owner of “spectrum”, which is universally treated as a scarce finite and renewable...

Supreme Court contemplates to relax Rs 10000 crore-payment condition on Sahara chief Subrata Roy

A Supreme Court Bench of Justices K S Radhakrishnan and J S Khehar said they were pondering to relax the condition of paying rupees 10000 crore to enable Sahara Chief Subrata Roy to come out of jail. Sahara group however alleged that the detention order was pre-written and it was on March 4 that the judges simply pronounced it.Sahara counsel Rajiv Dhavan challenged the validity of the...

Law Commission apprehensive on Supreme Court’s suggestions on Rape Trials

The law Commission of India filed a report before the Supreme Court expressing its dissent to the suggestions made by the Supreme Court relating to the Rape Trials. TOI reports. Last year a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Gyan Sudha Misra had taken suo motu cognizance of the inordinate delay in the trial of rape cases. The Supreme Court had observed that setting up of fast-track...

Foreign Judgment would not be considered conclusive in the same matrimonial dispute pending before an Indian court: Punjab and Haryana High Court

While dealing with a Civil Revision No.3130 of 2013(O&M) in Rupak Rathi vs. Anita Chaudhary, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that any judgment passed by a court of another country in a matrimonial dispute would not be considered conclusive in relation to the same matrimonial dispute pending before an Indian court. This petition was filed under Article 227 of the Constitution...

President approves appointment of Justice G. Rohini asthe first woman Chief Justice of Delhi High Court

With President Pranab Mukherjee clearing the decks for appointment of Justice G Rohini, to head as the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, the High Court in the capital will soon get its first woman Chief Justice.  Justice G Rohini, aged 58, who is the most senior judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, will be the 10th woman Judge in the Delhi High Court, which has nine women Judges out of...

Supreme Court directions in the Transgenders Case (Read Judgment)

The Following directions are issued by Supreme Court in National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) v. Union of India to protect the rights of Transgender community;(1) Hijras, Eunuchs, apart from binary gender, be treated as "third gender" for the purpose of safeguarding their rights under Part III of our Constitution and the laws made by the Parliament and the State Legislature.(2)...

Allahabad High Court directs demolition of two 40-storey towers of real estate firm Supertech for illegal construction

A division bench of Allahabad High Court comprising Justice VK Shukla and Justice Suneet Kumar, which was hearing a writ petition C No. - 65085 of 2012 filed by Petitioner Emerald Court Owner Resident Welfare Association which claimed to be the recognized Resident Welfare Association (RWA) of Emerald Court Group Housing Society had sought for a writ quashing the revised plan sanctioned...