CJI Gogoi Approves Suspension Of Railway Claims Tribunal Judge RK Mittal For Alleged Involvement In Rs. 50 Crore Scam

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has reportedly approved the suspension of Railway Claims Tribunal (RCT) judge RK Mittal. This is the first time that a sitting RCT judge has been suspended on corruption charges.According to an Indian Express report, the judge is being probed for his alleged involvement in a Rs. 50 crore scam related to compensation claims in Patna.The case is...

Breaking: CLAT-2019 Goes Offline, Subjective Portion In PG CLAT, Permanent CLAT Website: Consortium Of NLUs Decides

In view of the multiple technical glitches that plagued the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) this year, it has now been decided that CLAT-2019 will be conducted offline.A press release stated, “Keeping in view that in last few years there have been glitches due to the fault of the service provider in the conduct of the online CLAT examination, the CLAT Consortium unanimously resolved...

Cardinal Issue In Rape Case Is Whether Initial Act Was Consensual Or Forcible Act: SC Upholds Conviction Of Rape Accused [Read Order]

‘The fact that there was a solitary incident and was not followed by repeated acts also goes against any conclusion that the act was consensual.’The Supreme Court recently upheld the conviction of a rape accused even though it noticed the admission made by the mother of the victim that the FIR was filed only when the accused had failed to pay the cost of the abortion.The bench of...

SLP Filed by Man Accused of Killing Infant Boomerangs; SC Refuses His Counsel’s Plea To Withdraw SLP [Read Order]

‘We, therefore, issue notice to the petitioner, returnable in three weeks as to why the trial court order of conviction and sentence be not restored.’A special leave petition boomeranged on a murder accused.Ramji Lal was convicted by the trial court for ‘murdering’ a baby of 9-10 months. On his appeal to the high court, the bench modified the conviction to culpable homicide not...

Patiala House Court Takes Cognizance Of MJ Akbar’s Defamation Complaint Against Journalist Priya Ramani For #Metoo Allegations

The Patiala House Court on Thursday took cognizance of the criminal defamation complaint filed by former Union Minister MJ Akbar against journalist Priya Ramani.The case was heard by an additional chief metropolitan magistrate (ACMM) Samar Vishal. Senior counsel Geeta Luthra and Advocate Sandeep Kapur, appearing for Akbar, made submissions to establish the court’s...

Breaking: Have Decided To Seek Justice In My Personal Capacity: Union Minister MJ Akbar Resigns Over #Metoo Allegations

Editor-turned-politician MJ Akbar resigned as the Minister of State for External Affairs on Wednesday, amid sexual harassment allegations by several of his former colleagues.“Since I have decided to seek justice in a court of law in my personal capacity, I deem it appropriate to step down from office and challenge false accusations levied against me, also in a personal capacity. I...

Allegations Of Forum Shopping: Delhi HC Bars Listing Of Certain IPR Suits Before 3 Judicial Officers [Read Order]

Taking note of allegations of forum shopping involving three judges, the Delhi High Court on Monday directed that IPR cases filed by certain litigants be not listed before the three judges—Mukesh Kumar, Veena Rani and Chandrasekhar.The Bench comprising Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice IS Mehta also directed that  before allowing any applications for marking/ listing henceforth, the...

CJI Ranjan Gogoi’s Fake Twitter Profile Emerges; FIR Filed

An FIR has reportedly been filed against an unknown man for creating a fake Twitter account in the name of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.According to a News18 report, the FIR has been registered by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police, after being bombarded with several complaints against the Twitter handle.The matter was first brought to the attention of Colonel KB Marwah,...

Delhi HC CJ Brings In Scheme For Redressal Of Issues Facing The Bar And Bench Barring Complaints About Conduct Of Judges

BCD says it will improve understanding between the Bar and the BenchThe Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Rajendra Menon has put in place a scheme for the resolution of various issues—functional, procedural and logistical—facing the Bar and the Bench at the level of the district courts and at the high court.The committee has been empowered to handle recommendations for the smooth...

SC Frees A Murder Convict Who Served More Than 29 Years In Jail [Read Order]

Allowing a plea of premature release, the Supreme Court has ordered the release of a murder convict who served more than 29 years in jail.The bench comprising Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice S. Abdul Nazeer allowed the writ petition filed by Ram Sewak who was convicted under Sections 302 and 394 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment by Hardoi court in 1982. His appeal before the high court...

Gujarat HC Gets 4 New Judges [Read Notification]

The President of India has appointed four new judges to the Gujarat High Court:Umesh Amritlal Trivedi (Advocate)Ajaykumar Chandulal Rao (Judicial Officer)Vireshkumar Bavchandbhai Mayani (Judicial Officer)Ashutosh Pushkerray Thaker (Judicial Officer)The recommendations were made by the Supreme Court collegium in a resolution passed on April 19 this year. While the candidature of Judicial...

60% Of Denials By Information Commissioners Have Been In Violation Of RTI Act: Study Finds

Non-imposition of penalties under the Right to Information Act by Information Commissioners (ICs) is causing an estimated loss of Rs.203 crores annually, a recent research has found.The research was conducted by the Satark Nagrik Sangathan (SNS) & Centre for Equity Studies on orders of the Central Information Commission (CIC). 549 orders of the CIC, for the period January 1, 2018 to March...