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Equal Participation Of Students With Disabilities In Online Classes: Supreme Court Grants One Week's Time To Centre To Respond
The Supreme Court on Friday granted one week's time to Centre to respond to a plea filed seeking directions to Centre to issue specific guidelines to ensure that students with disabilities participate equally with others in online classes. A Bench comprising Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice CT Ravikumar was hearing the plea filed by Javed Abidi Foundation, which has also sought directions...
CBI Has Pan-India Jurisdiction To Investigate A Case Handed Over To It By Supreme Court: SC
While dismissing the special leave petition assailing Punjaband Haryana High Court's order of upholding CBI Branch, Jammu and Kashmir's jurisdiction of investigating cases of "Mass cremation of unidentified dead bodies by the Punjab Police," the Supreme Court on Friday orally observed that when CBI is appointed & nominated by the Supreme Court's order, then jurisdiction is vested...
'Large Number Of Cases Before Us Are Of Prolonged Incarceration, Why Not Put In Place A System To Give More Accessibility To Legal Aid ?' Justice S K Kaul
"It is a matter of concern when we compare the number of lawyers enrolled in the country with the legal aid available, especially in the context of the socio-economic strata of society where the litigants can ill afford large amounts of litigation", expressed Justice S. K. Kaul on Saturday. At the same, Justice Kaul insisted, "The person giving legal aid must have empathy for what he...
LIVE NOW -Gandhi Jayanti Webinar On "Gandhian Influence On Law" By Tripura HC Chief Justice Akil Kureshi
LiveLaw in association with Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum is organizing a webinar on"Gandhian Influence On Law" on Gandhi Jayanti Day.Justice Akil Kureshi (Chief justice, Tripura High Court) will be the distinguished speaker.Advocates Prachi Dutta and Nandita Rao will moderate the session.The details of the Webinar are as follows:-Date and time:- October 2, 2021 (Saturday), 05...
Justice Lalit Urges Senior Advocates To Voluntarily Take Up At Least 3 Pro-Bono Cases Every Year
Supreme Court judge Justice U. U. Lalit conceded that while in the last 25 years, we have taken large and very strong strides, yet legal aid and legal awareness have not reached every nook and corner, every village in the country.Justice Lalit, the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority, was speaking at the launch of pan-India Awareness and Outreach Campaign on 2nd...
Constitutional Guarantees Meaningless Without Ensuring Equal Access To Justice For All : CJI NV Ramana
The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said on Saturday that ensuring equal access to justice for all was necessary for the protection of constitutional guarantees of equality.The CJI and the Patron-in-Chief, NALSA was speaking at the launch of pan-India Awareness and Outreach Campaign on 2nd October, 2021 from Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The President of India Ram Nath Kovind wasthe Chief Guest....
Law Minister Has Assured That 106 Recommendations Made For HC Judges Will Be Cleared Soon : CJI Ramana
The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said on Saturday that Central Government has cleared some of the 106 recommendations made by the collegium for High Court judges since May, and that the Union Law Minister has informed him that the rest of the recommendations will be finalized in one or two days time"The quality of democracy rests on the quality of justice; For a healthy democracy,...
Family Settlement Document Which Merely Records Past Transaction Does Not Require Compulsory Registration : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a family settlement document which merely sets out the existing arrangement and past transaction will not be compulsorily registrable under Section 17(1)(b) of the Registration Act, 1908, if it doesn't by itself creates, declares, limits or extinguishes rights in the immovable properties.Therefore, such a document will not be hit by the bar under Section 49...
Motor Accident Claim - Evidence Recorded Before Tribunal To Be Given Weightage Over Contents Of FIR In Case Of Contradiction : Supreme Court
While deciding the issue of negligence in a claim for motor accident , Supreme Court has observed that if any evidence before the Tribunal runs contrary to the contents in the First Information Report, the evidence which is recorded before the Tribunal has to be given weightage over the contents of the First Information Report."If any evidence before the Tribunal runs contrary to the contents...