A Section of Media planting Stories on the inadequacies of Judges with no one to speak on the Judges' behalf: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

There may be inadequacies in the personnel and in the system; but that is only a half-truth that is fanned by the relentless onslaught against the judiciary to emasculate it and, thereby, replace the rule of law by the law of the rule, said Justice Sanjib Banerjee.Calcutta High Court has criticized section of media alleging inadequacy on the part of judges for delay in Criminal Trial. The...

State not responsible for Man’s Suicide due to exorbitant fees demanded by a Private School; Madras HC [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court Bench consisting of Justices Nooty Ramamohana Rao and S.S. Sundar recently dismissed a writ appeal, filed by a widow seeking compensation from the State government.This appeal was against the writ petition which was disposed of by the Single Judge on 29.03.2016.The petitioner sought compensation for the death of her husband who committed suicide after killing one of...

Essar Leaks; Delhi HC adjourns Suren Uppal's Petition as Justice A.K Pathak recuses

A Division Bench of Delhi High Court has adjourned Advocate Suren Uppal's Petition seeking a court-monitored investigation into alleged illegal phone tapping of high-profile people including some union ministers allegedly by Essar.The matter came up before the bench comprising of Justices Siddharth Mridul and A K Pathak. Since Justice Pathak recused himself from hearing the matter, the...

Centre to persist with revised MoP on Appointment of Judges

The Modi government is likely to persist with some provisions of the revised memorandum of procedure (MoP) on appointment of judges to the higher judiciary despite Supreme Court Collegium objecting to certain key clauses.Union Law and Justice Minister D V Sadananda Gowda met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday to discuss government’s response to the SC Collegium...

SC quashes a 19 Yr old Labour Court Order to re-instate a Conductor, who was terminated for not giving tickets worth ₹1638/- [Read Judgment]

The Vacation Bench of the Supreme Court has quashed an Order of Labour Court dated 22.10.1997 directing to reinstate a Conductor, who was terminated by UPSRTC for misconduct, along with entire back wages holding that the punishment awarded him was excessive.The respondent-employee was employed as a conductor with UPSRTC on 25.12.1988. On 08.10.1990, in the course of inspection, it was found...

An order of cut in pension is permissible even after the employee reached the age of superannuation; SC [Read Order]

The Vacation Bench of the Supreme Court in State of West Bengal vs Aswini Kumar Mahato has held that an order of cut in pension was permissible after a person reached the age of superannuation. The Bench comprising of Justices A.K.Goel and A.M.Khanwilkar has allowed the Appeal filed by State of West Bengal against a Calcutta High Court order in which it was held that once an employee is...

Karnataka HC notice to Union Law Minister, Chief Minister and 7 legislators for not surrendering ‘Sanad’

High Court of Karnataka has issued notice to Union Law Minister, Chief Minister and 8 other legislators for continuing to draw salary or remuneration without surrendering their ‘sanad’ (licence) of practice to the Karnataka State Bar Council.Justice H Billappa, issued notice to Union Law Minister Sadananda Gowda and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, admitting the petition filed by...

Breaking; US Supreme Court upholds race conscious admission programs at Texas University [Read Opinions]

In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court of United States has held that the race-conscious admissions program at the University of Texas is lawful under the Equal Protection Clause.The Apex Court of USA rejected a white woman's challenge to a University of Texas affirmative program aimed to boost the enrolment of minority students. The Majority Opinion of the Court (4-3) was delivered...

CPIL to bring Essar leaks to the notice of SC, Suren Uppal to approach HC for a Court monitored Probe

Centre for Public Interest Litigation will bring the new controversial revelations in Essar Leaks to the notice of the Supreme Court, in the ongoing Essar PIL, wrote Prashant Bhushan in his Facebook Post.The Post reads as follows:"The recent ‪#‎EssarLeaks reported in the Indian Express are groundbreaking revelations. They contain confessions from the perpetrators of the crime themselves....

No Retired Judges selected as Information Commissioners though Five applied and One shortlisted: RTI Reply

In response to an application filed by Activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal under Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Department of Personnel and Training has stated that no retired SC/HC Judges were selected as Information Commissioners so far. The reply also stated that Five retired High Court Judges were applied for the post and one of them was shortlisted.Mr Agrawal had filed the RTI...

A Body Corporate may sue or be sued for violation of Article 19 and 14 : Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court, in Indian Oil Officers' Association vs. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, has held that an Association has a clear right to maintain this writ application on behalf of its members. Justice I.P. Mukerji referring to various Apex Court decisions, also observed that body corporate may not only sue or be sued for violation of Article 19 but it may also sue for violation...

Ailing prisoner in Jharkhand finally gets bail granted by Supreme Court, thanks to Registry's corrective steps [Read Order]

This afternoon, Livelaw had reported that an ailing prisoner in Jharkhand, who was granted bail by the Vacation bench of the Supreme Court on 17 June, could not secure his freedom, because one of the Judges on the bench, Justice L Nageswara Rao had not signed the order. It is learned that the registry of the Court erred to bring the pending order to the notice of the Judge.The...