'May Have Been A Thief But A Speaker Of Truth' : CBI Court About Raju's Testimony Which Turned Vital In Sister Abhaya Case

A human being who became a professional thief by the force of circumstances,but a speaker of truth nonetheless - Court about Raju.

Sister Abhaya Case : 17 Circumstances Which Led CBI Court To Convict Father Thomas Kottoor & Sister Sephy

A special CBI Court at Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment Father Thomas M Kottoor and Sister Sephy, a priest and a nun of the Catholic church respectively, for the murder of Sister Abhaya 28 years ago.Special CBI Judge K Sanilkumar found Kottoor and Sephy guilty of murder accepting the case of the Central Bureau of Investigation that Sister Abhaya was murdered...

Bail & Personal Liberty: Important Judgments Of 2020

Summation of important orders on bail/ personal liberty, passed by the Supreme Court & various High Courts in 2020.

Punjab & Haryana HC Sets Aside Moratorium Imposed By Bar Council Of India On Opening Of New Law Colleges

"BCI should seriously dilate on the issue of maintaining standard of legal education"

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Directions For Conduct Of "Free & Fair" Elections In West Bengal; Protect Opposition Party Workers & Leaders

A public interest litigation has been filed in Supreme Court seeking conduct of "free and fair" elections in the state of West Bengal.Filed of behalf of petitioner Puneet Kaur Dhanda, the plea seeks issuance of directins to the Election Commission of India to submit a detailed report regarding bogus voters in the State of West Bengal also to direct the EC to take appropriate action in removal...

BREAKING -Sister Abhaya Case : CBI Court Sentences Priest, Nun To Life Imprisonment For Murder

A special CBI Court at Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment Father Thomas M Kottoor and Sister Sephy, a priest and a nun of the Catholic church respectively, for the murder of Sister Abhaya 28 years ago.The culprits were also imposed a fine of Rupees 5 lakh each under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. Kottoor was also imposed an additional sentence of life and...

Unbridled Power Of Chief Justice As The Master Of Roster A Matter Of Concern: Mukul Rohatgi Agrees With Kapil Sibal

In so far as the unbridled power of the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court and the High Courts as the Master of the Roster is concerned, Senior Advocates Kapil SIbal and Mukul Rohatgi, on Tuesday, both concurred that it is a matter of concern.They were addressing the virtual audience at a panel discussion organised on the topic "Personal Freedom and Judiciary" as part of the book launch of...

DTH Providers' Annual Licence Fee At 10% Of 'Gross Revenue': Supreme Court Allows Early Hearing In February 2021

The Supreme Court last week agreed for an early hearing in February, 2021 of the matter of DTH players being mandated to pay 10 per cent of their gross revenues as the annual license fee. DTH players are mandated to pay 10% of their gross revenue in terms of annual license fee. In 2008, the government had said that the license fee for DTH operators will be charged at 6% of the gross...

"Steps Need To Be Taken To Make eCourts Accessible To Specially-Abled": Justice DY Chandrachud Writes To CJ's Of High Courts

In another notable move towards accessibility to e-courts services, the Supreme Court's eCommittee has stressed upon importance of having accessible websites.A letter has been addressed to the Chief Justice's of High Courts across India by Justice DY Chandrachud, Supreme Court Judge and Chairperson of the eCommittee of top court putting forth suggestions elaborating the urgent need of...

"We Must Be Conscious Of The Ideology Of The Persons Appointed To The Bench": Indira Jaising

"Whether the judiciary delivers on its promise or not depends on the people who get appointed to the institution", articulated Senior Advocate Indira Jaising on Friday.She was addressing the virtual audience at the MoneyLife Foundation's Third Annual RTI Lecture. She proceeded to address the following question- "Has the judiciary delivered on its promise of being the arbiter between the rights...

LIVE NOW- Release Of Justice Sachar's Autobiography And Panel Discussion On "Personal Freedom and Judiciary" And[Justice Lokur,Kapil Sibal, Mukul Rohatgi, Medha Patkar]

The family of Late Justice Rajindar Sachar in association with The Indian Society of International Law and The Indian Law Institute is organizing the book launch "In Pursuit Of Justice: An Autobiography" written by Late Justice Rajindar Sachar.The event will be followed by a discussion on "Personal Freedom and Judiciary".Date and Time: December 22,2020,5:00 pm.PanelistsJustice (Retd) Madan...

Sister Abhaya Case : After 28 Years, CBI Court Finds Priest & Nun Guilty Of Murder

In the 28 year old Sister Abhaya murder case, a court in Kerala pronounced a guilty verdict on Monday.A Special CBI Court in Thiruvananthapuram found Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy, a priest and nun of the Catholic Church respectively, guilty of murder in the case.The details of the reasoning and the findings of the court will be known after the full copy of the judgment...