Justice Gita Mittal Holds Court Hearing Via Video Conferencing Despite Medical Difficulties

Chief Justice of J&K High Court, Justice Gita Mittal has been holding court via teleconferencing since 10th of May 2019, despite medical difficulties. Justice Mittal suffered a fracture leg and has been advised abstention from judicial work or any kind of exerting physical work including holding court proceedings. However, she has been holding court via teleconference from her...

Streamline Entire Education System, SC Tells State & Central Govts

The entire education system of the country should be streamlined so that students do not have to face stress while seeking admissions to various courses, the Supreme Court said Tuesday. Taking note of "plight of students" due to uncertainty over admissions to postgraduate medical and dental courses in the academic year 2019-20 in Maharashtra, the apex court said such a situation...

Cabinet Decisions Having Financial Implications Shall Not Be Implemented Till June 21:SC To Puducherry Govt

Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a petition filed by Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi seeking status quo prior to the April 30 judgment of the Madras High Court ruling that the LG could not interfere in the day to day administration of the elected government,The Bench has also directed that any decision having financial implication, which could be taken in the cabinet meeting...

RTE- Students Have No Right Of Admission To Pvt Schools As Long As Govt. Schools Are Available In Neighborhood: Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

Karnataka High Court in Education Rights Trust v. State of Karnataka & Another upheld the constitutionality of amendment of Rule 4 of Karnataka Right of Children to Free & Compulsory Education Rules, 2012, holding that "Education under Article 21A of the Constitution is a fundamental right but petitioners/students have no right of admission to private schools, as long as the...

Law Ministry Not A Post Office; A Stakeholder In Judicial Appointments : Ravi Shankar Prasad

In a statement given to media soon after taking charge as the Law Minister in the newly sworn in Modi government, Ravi Shankar Prasad said that law ministry was an important stake holder in judicial appointments, and will not act as a mere post office forwarding collegium recommendations."We will try to fast-track judicial appointments, obviously with the consultation of the Honourable...

'Death Penalty For Repeat Rape Offenders': Bombay HC Upholds Constitutional Validity Of Section 376-E IPC

"The stigma that is attached to rape victims is lifelong. In a sense, the offence of rape can be said to be graver than that of murder."

More Probe Needed Into Alleged Conspiracy To Frame CJI In Sexual Harassment Case : Justice Patnaik

The committee appointe headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice A K Patnaik to probe the alleged conspiracy behind the sexual harassment allegations agasint the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has said to have unearthed incriminating materials, calling for further probe into the matter, reports The Telegraph.Quoting sources, The Telegraph reported that the committee has asked...

Former CJI RM Lodha Falls Victim To Online Cheating, Files Complaint As He Lost Rs. 1 Lakh

The Former Chief Justice of India RM Lodha cheated of Rupees one lakh in an online scam, reports Hindustan Times. Justice Lodha filed the complaint in the office of Assistant Commissioner of Police EOW and Cyber Cell in Malviya Nagar police station. "I, on April 19, received a mail from the email ID of B.P. Singh that he required immediate help of Rs 1 lakh for the treatment of...

P&H HC Declares Entire Animal Kingdom Including Avian And Aquatic As Legal Entities With All Rights And Duties Of Living Persons [Read Judgment]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declared the entire animal kingdom including avian and aquatic as legal entities having a distinct persona with corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person. Justice Rajiv Sharma also declared that all the citizens throughout the State of Haryana as persons in loco parentis as the human face for the welfare/protection...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

Every Person With Mental Illness Shall Have A Right To Live With Dignity [Accused 'X' V. State of Maharashtra] The Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered last month, noted that under the Mental Health Care Act, 2017, there is a statutory right for mentally ill persons to live with dignity The bench comprising Justice NV Ramana, Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Justice Indira...

Genuineness Of Will Can't Be Doubted Merely Because It Was Executed In Favour Of Neighbour: SC [Read Order]

Merely because the testator executed the Will in favour of the neighbour, the genuineness of the Will cannot be doubted, said the Supreme Court while rejecting the plea of the widow of the deceased testator. The Bombay High Court, in this case, had upheld a first appellate court order that the law does not prohibit the testator to execute the Will in favour of a person, who is not...

Case Of Death By Single Blow On Vital Part Of Body May Fall Under Section 302 IPC (Murder), Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

"Even in a case of a single blow, but on the vital part of the body, the case may fall under Section 302 of the IPC."