Unitech Ltd Managing Director gets relief from Supreme Court in 2G case

A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice H.L. Dattu declined to cancel the bail granted to Unitech Ltd Managing Director Sanjay Chandra, an accused in 2G spectrum case, for allegedly trying to disrupt the trial and rejected the plea of CBI, which had approached the apex court for cancellation of bail after Chandra was allegedly caught on tape trying to influence A.K. Singh, the then...

Bombay High Court says, discharging on parole not an absolute right

While rejecting petitions challenging the validity of the rules restricting a prisoner from applying for parole before the completion of one year from the expiry of his last parole, the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and A.S. Chandurkar observed in their judgment that there was no merit in the challenge to the validity of the amendments to the Prisons...

Live Law Exclusive: Justice K T Thomas writes to CJI seeking action on Dushyant Dave's Letter

Followed by Justice V R Krishna Iyer's letter, former Supreme Court Judge, Justice K T Thomas has also written to Chief Justice of India seeking action on allegations raised by Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave regarding the disposal of a 12 year old land allotment case by a two-judge bench headed by Justice C.K.Prasad, which was actually listed before another three Judge Bench.Justice...

GNLU organizes an Exhibition titled “1857: The First Spark of Independence” and introduces the first of its kind blog on Legal Heritage

Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) Gandhinagar, in collaboration with Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata, is organizing a fortnight-long exhibition titled “1857: The First Spark of Independence”. The Exhibition was inaugurated by Air Marshal Daljit Singh, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of SWAC Gandhinagar on March 18, 2014. The Exhibition will go on till April 12, 2014. The Exhibition willdelineate the story behind the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 through replicas of lithographs and photographs of the...

Non-filling up of prosecutors' vacancies appalling, says the Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has termed as "intriguing and appalling" the Delhi government's "apathy" in not filling up vacant posts of prosecutors in criminal trial courts and asked the authorities to take prompt action.Justice Kailash Gambhir, who issued various directions on the issue, directed the Home department of Delhi government and the CBI to file a compliance report within four weeks."One...

Centre to file a curative petition against SC judgment commuting death penalty to life term of 15 convicts

The Centre is planning to file a curative petition in the Supreme Court (SC) against its order to commute to life term the death penalty of 15 convicts on grounds of delay in disposal of their mercy petitions by the President. A review petition filed on the subject was dismissed by the apex court last week.The Centre wants to oppose the SC order as it is of the opinion that the apex...

Delhi HC raps Govt for lack of policy to treat patients in need of expensive drugs

Anguished over lack of funds or a policy to provide free treatment to critical patients requiring expensive drugs, the Delhi High Court today asked the Government to find a way out or else it will find a remedy under the Constitution to protect their right to life."There should be some policy. But I don't find any policy. We can't allow them (critically ill patients) to die for want of...

Bombay HC directs Railways to increase height of platforms to 920 mm

Acting on the recommendation of an experts' committee appointed to examine gaps between the footboard of local trains and the railway platforms, the Bombay High Court today directed the Railways to increase the height of platforms from 900 mm to 920 mm.The Court had taken suo motu cognisance of the issue after a 16-year-old college girl, Monica More, lost her arms after falling into a...

Delhi High Court directs Centre clarify their stand on 'secularism'

The Delhi High Court has  directed the Centre to clarify their interpretation of secularism in the Indian state. The direction came in a  of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Nafis Qazi and Abu Sayeed, both residents of Delhi. In the petition it has been prayed to  withdraw the commemorative coins of the denomination of Rs.5 and Rs.10 with the image of Vaishno Devi, a Hindu...

Out of court settlement in Google, Viacom copyright dispute

A seven-year-old copyrights dispute between Viacom and YouTube, a unit of Google has been finally resolved in an out of court settlement. Just before the two companies were to return to court next week, they came up with the agreement. A dispute that began in 2007 came to an end with this out-of-court settlement. Viacom had sought $1bn (£600m) in damages from the search giant. Last April,...

All accused in Shakti Mills gang rape case held guilty

Five men who gang raped a 22-year-old photojournalist from a city magazine in the Shakti Mills Compound at Mahalaxmi in Mumbai on August 22, 2013, have been held guilty under section 376(d) of the IPC for gang rape and other sections including wrongful restraint, criminal intimidation and sections under the IT act, by the Mumbai Sessions court. Five men, which included a juvenile, whose case...

25 per cent more judges in High Courts; views of Chief Justices’ sought by Sibal

The strength of judges in all High Courts has been increased by 25 per cent which would mean the number of judges will go up from 906 to 1,112, an attempt by the Centre to clear almost 40 lakh pending cases. Presently, there are 250 vacant positions in the High Courts. Considering the proposed increase in the strength, an additional 206 new vacancies have to be filled. Under the...