NHRC Seeks Reports From Authorities On Bhopal Encounter Deaths Within Six Weeks

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of reports that eight under trial prisoners, allegedly belonging to the banned Students Islamic Movement of India, (SIMI), who escaped from the Bhopal Central Jail, were killed in an encounter with police in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on October 31.The Commission has issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Director General...

SC Defers Hearing On Plea Against Sonia Gandhi [Read Order]

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Anil R Dave has deferred hearing on a plea against Congress president Sonia Gandhi till the disposal of the ‘Hindutva’ case by a seven-judge constitution bench.Ramesh Singh, a resident of Rae Bareli, whose election petition challenging the election of Sonia Gandhi to Lok Sabha was dismissed by Allahabad High Court had approached...

Phone Tapping To AIJS: Delhi HC Golden Jubilee Inauguration: Who Said What…

Setting the stage for an explosive war of words, the Delhi High Court brought the Centre and the judiciary together on a table and threw in Arvind Kejriwal and Najeeb Jung with them to celebrate 50 glorious years of the high court.To the dismay of many, the stage didn’t quite explode but there surely were some friendly neighbourhood firecrackers.The event held at Vigyan Bhawan was presided...

21st Law Commission Releases Its First Report On International Parental Child Abduction [Read Report]

The twenty first Law Commission has released its first report titled, “The Protection of Children (Inter-Country Removal and Retention) Bill, 2016.”The report addresses the issue of ‘International Parental Child Abduction,’ examining in depth the provisions of the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Bill, 2016. It has prepared a comparative statement showing the provisions...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Enactment Of An Amendment With Retrospective Effect Not An Encroachment Upon Judicial PowersThe Supreme Court in Cheviti Venkanna Yadav vs. State of Telangana and Ors, upheld the constitutional validity of sub-section (3) of Section 5 of the Andhra Pradesh (Agricultural Produce and Livestock) Markets (Amendment) Act, 2015.Delay In Recording Witnesses’ Statements Can Be Fatal For...

Cracking All LLB Papers At First Attempt Must For Eligibility For Judge Post: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

According to the Maharashtra Judicial Services Rules, 2008, a fresh law graduate can be eligible for the post of junior division civil judge if he/she has secured the degree in law by passing all the examinations leading to the degree, in “first attempt”.The Bombay High Court has held that in order to become a junior division civil judge, it is mandatory for a candidate to clear all...

SC Frowns At Bombay HC For Passing Orders Without Making Copies Available To Parties [Read Order]

We request the Honourable Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court to look into the matter and consider whether something can be done, said the Bench.The Supreme Court has observed that increasingly orders passed by the Bombay High Court were not being made available to all parties involved in a particular case.A Bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel observed in an...

Section 34(3) Of Arbitration And Conciliation Act Not Applicable To Refiling Of Petition: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court in Northern Railway vs. M/s. Pioneer Publicity Corp. Pvt. Ltd., has observed that Section 34(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act has no application in re-filing the petition, but only applies to the initial filing of the objections under Section 34 of the Act.Section 34(3) states that an application for setting aside an award may not be made after three months...

Delhi HC Highlights Deficiencies In Persons With Disabilities (PWD) Act , Suggests Reforms [Read Judgment]

“Study the problems which have resulted in total exclusion and denial of persons suffering from mental illness the benefits of reservation under Section 33 of the PWD Act and also determine if the threshold of 40% under the PWD Act needs revision based on which an appropriate law could be made, or existing law amended”, said Justice Ravindra Bhat.A Division Bench of Delhi High...

Courts Can Direct That Subsequent Sentence Shall Run Concurrently With Previous Sentence: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court in Shyam Pal vs. Dayawati Besoya, has reiterated that courts can exercise discretion under Section 427 of the Indian Penal Code to the benefit of prisoners in cases where the prosecution is based on a single transaction, no matter even if different complaints in relation thereto might have been filed.The Bench comprising Justice Dipak Mishra and Justice Amitava Roy...

PIL Seeks Directions To Prevent Abuse, Insult To National Anthem; SC Issues Notice To Centre

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre, in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the government to take appropriate steps to specify what would constitute disrespect and abuse of the National Anthem.A two-judge bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Amitava Roy issued notice returnable in four weeks in the petition filed by Shyam Narayan...

SC Refuses To Stay Allahabad HC Order To Make Delhi-Noida Flyway Toll-Free

In a huge relief to commuters, the Supreme Court today rejected the plea of Noida Toll Bridge Company Limited to stay Wednedsday’s  Allahabad High Court order asking it to stop collecting toll from commuters plying on the DND flyway connecting Delhi and neigbouring Noida.A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur said it will hold a detailed hearing on November 7 and said it may also...