Delhi HC Initiates Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against ADJ For "Personal Allegations" Against HC Judge [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Friday, initiated criminal contempt proceedings against Additional District Judge (ADJ) Kamini Lau for leveling personal allegations against a High Court Judge.The Bench comprising Justice Valmiki J. Mehta and Justice Indermeet Kaur came down heavily on Ms. Lau for the "uncalled for and unfounded allegations" leveled by her against the Judge in applications filed by...

Explained: CBI Special Judge O.P.Saini’s Judgment in 2G Spectrum Cases [Part -I]

The December 21 judgment of CBI Special Judge, O.P.Saini, has been a pleasant surprise to the accused.  However, it has shocked many that the Judge found no one guilty for the so-called multi-crore scam, which led to a political upheaval, a Supreme-court monitored investigation and trial, and was a prominent issue in the 2014 general elections, resulting in the change of Government at...

SC Declines Stay On Karnataka HC Order Quashing 85% Pictorial Warning On Tobacco Packets; Directs HC To Upload Judgment [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has declined the plea for an interim stay on the Karnataka High Court judgment that scrapped Centre’s regulation that packets of tobacco products, including cigarettes must carry pictorial warning covering 85 per cent of the packaging space.A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice S K Kaul yesterday asked the high court to upload the judgement on its website and...

SC Discusses Constitutionality Of Maharashtra Co-Operative Societies Act Provision Disqualifying Committee Members On Having Third Child

The Supreme Court vacation bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and Justice UU Lalit on Friday contemplated on the constitutional validity of section 73CA(1)(vii) of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act of 1960 in so far as the provision mandates that a person having more than 2 children shall be ineligible for being elected, nominated, appointed, or co-opted, or for being a member of...

Why Bombay HC Set Aside Guv’s Sanction Against Ashok Chavan In Adarsh Scam Case? [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court on Friday set aside the order of sanction dated February 4, 2016, passed by Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao under Section 197 of the CrPC for prosecution of former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh scam case under Sections 120 B and 420 of the IPC.A bench of Justice Ranjit more and Justice SS Jadhav was hearing a petition filed by former CM Ashok...

A Mother Can’t Be Compelled To Choose Between Her Motherhood & Employment, State Can’t Discriminate Against Her 'Right To Dignity' As Mother: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

 “No service Regulations can stand in the way of a woman for claiming protection of her fundamental right of dignity as a mother,said the Court. The High Court asks state to bring law to protect employees against discrimination due to family responsibilities Can the state, or its instrumentality as an employer, discriminate against a woman employee based on compelling family care...

Armed With New Evidence, NGO Seeks Review Of SC’s Dismissal Of Challenge To Rakesh Asthana’s Appointment As CBI Special Director [Read Petition]

The NGO Common Cause has filed a review petition against the judgment dated November 28 of the Supreme Court bench of Justice RK Agrawal and Justice AM Sapre, dismissing the writ petition seeking quashing of the appointment of Gujarat cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as the Special Director of the CBI.On August 30, the CBI’s Delhi unit had registered an FIR against three senior...

2G SCAM Verdict: Who Said What?

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2G scam case: Delhi Court Acquits Raja, Kanimozhi And Others [Read Judgment]

In a major setback to the CBI and the ED, a Delhi court on Thursday acquitted all accused including DMK leaders A Raja and Rajya Sabha MP  Kanimozhi in the high-profile Rs 1.76 lakh crore 2G scam case while holding that the prosecution has failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt.Special CBI judge O P Saini acquitted all accused in the cases – one filed by the CBI on Essar...

Whether An Amendment In Pleadings Should Be Allowed Is Not Dependent On Whether The Case Which Is Proposed To Be Set Up Will Eventually Succeed At Trial: SC

The Supreme Court has held that it was not necessary to examine the merits of the averments while considering application for amendment of pleadings. The court stated that whether an amendment should be allowed is not dependent on whether the case, which is proposed to be set up, will eventually succeed at the trial.A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra,  Justice AM Khanwilkar, Justice...

NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar Retires, Here Are His 7 Landmark Decisions

National Green Tribunal (NGT) Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar retired from the post on Tuesday. Justice Umesh Dattatraya Salvi will now act as the NGT Chairman.During his five-year tenure, Justice Kumar delivered several landmark decisions which bolstered the NGT's objective of effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests...

Publication Of Collegium Resolutions May Breach 'Human Rights': Justices Madan Lokur And Kurian Joseph Write To CJI

Supreme Court Judges, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice M.B. Lokur, have written to the Chief Justice of India, Justice Dipak Misra, expressing serious reservations on the  decision to place collegium resolutions in public domain, reports Economic Times.The decision was taken in October this year, in order to "ensure transparency" and had been signed by CJI Misra, Justice Chelameswar,...