Jethmalani to appear for Kejriwal in Jaitley 's Defamation Case

Arun Jaitley will now have to face Ram Jethmalani in Court as he has decided to appear for the Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal in the defamation case filed by the Union Finance minister.Eminent criminal Lawyer Ram Jethmalani was a BJP member until he was expelled from the party for Anti Party Activities in 2013. He was also a RajyaSabha member. Ram Jethmalani himself has made...

SC to DCW- “Sorry” cannot extend Nirbhaya juvenile’s detention beyond 3 years under present Juvenile Justice Act [Read Order]

The vacation bench of the Supreme Court today dismissed the plea filed by Delhi Commission for Women challenging the release of the juvenile convicted in the Nirbhaya case saying that “though it shared the  society’s concern”, it could not extend his stay in the observation home beyond three years under the present Juvenile Justice Act.“Everything has to be done in accordance with...

DDCA Scam: Delhi Government appoints Gopal Subramaniam Panel to inquire the allegations

Delhi government announced that it had decided to set up a commission of inquiry under chairmanship of former Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam to probe alleged irregularities including financial bungling in the capital's cricket body DDCA."The inquiry will begin very soon," a Delhi Government spokesperson said.Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a tweet said "Gopal Subramaniam agrees to...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Minimum educational qualification norm upheldThe Supreme Court Bench, comprising Justice J. Chelameswar and Justice A.M. Sapre upheld the validity of Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015 (Act 8 of 2015), which  introduced the minimum educational qualification for candidates to contest the Panchayat elections. It held that both the rights namely “Right to Vote” and “Right...

DCW moves SC at 1 AM to stall Nirbhaya case juvenile’s release; SC agrees to hear on Monday

Delhi Commission of Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal moved the Supreme Court past midnight in a last ditch effort to try and stall the release scheduled for Sunday. The vacation of the Supreme Court agreed to hear the petition but refused to stay the release of the Juvenile.The DCW petition listed 10 grounds on why the juvenile cannot be released at this juncture and contended he was still...

Swearing-in of Justice Virendra Singh as Lokayukta deferred after journalist moves SC questioning his Appointment [Read Petition]

The petitioner has accused the U.P. Government of concealing true facts from the Court by providing the name of a candidate, whose name had already been removed from the list of proposed candidates by the Chief Minister upon reservation being expressed by the Chief Justice.In an extra-ordinary turn of events, the swearing-in of Justice (retd.) Virendra Singh as Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta on...

‘Amrutamanohi’ property belongs to Lord Jagannath Temple: SC strikes down first part of proviso to Section 2(oo) of Orissa Estate Abolition Act [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court has held that ‘amrutamanohi’ properties which are vested in favour of the Lord Jagannath Temple at Puri by virtue of the provisions of the Temple Act, 1955, cannot be called ‘Trust Estates’ and consequently it has struck down the first part of the proviso of Section 2(oo) of the Orissa Estate Abolition Act, 1951, which pertains to the properties of Lord Jagannath Temple...

Justice Pardiwala expunges Controversial remarks against Reservation [Read Order]

Caught in the midst of a raging controversy over his remarks against reservation while quashing the charge of sedition against Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convener Hardik Patel, Justice J B Pardiwala of the Gujarat High Court on Friday expunged the said remarks from his order, in an application moved by the state government seeking removal of the said controversial...

Bill introduced by Shashi Tharoor seeking to decriminalize homosexuality defeated in the Lok Sabha

The Private Member’s Bill introduced by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor to decriminalise homosexuality was defeated in the Lok Sabha today.The introduction of the Bill which sought to drop the phrase “against the order of nature” which is presently incorporated in Section 377 IPC and legalise sex between consenting adults, irrespective of gender or sexuality was objected to by BJP MP...

MP’s seek impeachment proceedings against Gujarat HC Judge J B Pardiwala

58 Rajya Sabha MPs have moved a petition, before the Chairman Hamid Ansari, seeking impeachment of Gujarat High Court Judge J B Pardiwala for his alleged "unconstitutional" remarks against reservation.The present controversy revolves around the observations made by Justice J B Pardiwala of Gujarat HC during a hearing on Hardik Patel.Gujarat High Court had quashed FIR lodged against...

Nirbhaya Case: Delhi HC declines Swamy’s plea not to release Juvenile Convict until ascertaining the extent of his reformation [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has turned down the plea of Dr. Subramanian Swamy not to release Nirbhaya’s rapist who is set to be released from the Special Home holding that the maximum stay that can be directed in the Special Home under Section 15(1) of the Act is three years and since the convict would be completing the period of three years by 20.12.2015, no direction could be issued to continue...

Police has a Sanctified Legal and Social Obligation to ferret out the truth and bring the Culprit to the book: SC [Read Judgment]

Expressing its disappointment over the “shoddy, casual, laconical and insensitive” investigation conducted by the police in a case wherein the accused was ultimately acquitted by the Supreme Court of all charges in an appeal preferred against the concurrent findings of guilt entered against him by the courts below, the Supreme Court has in a judgment rendered today sought to remind...