Breaking; NUALS Building Construction Scam; Chancellor writes to Kerala CM for investigation into irregularities

A letter has been written by Justice Ashok Bhushan, Acting Chief Justice of Kerala High Court and Chancellor of National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, recommending an inquiry by the Chief Technical Examiner, Finance Department, Government of Kerala on all financial transaction made from January, 2010 to November, 2013 in relation to...

Madras High Court moots parents' plight over marriageable age for girls [Read the Judgment]

A Madras High Court Bench comprising of Justice S. Manikumar and Justice V.S. Ravi considered the concern shown by several parents regarding the rights of the parents to decide the future course of action, as regards education and marriage of their children, but restrained from issuing any orders in this respect, in view of the law of the land.The bench agreed with the contention raised...

Madurai Bench of Madras HC reiterates parental control as being different from illegal custody [Read the Judgment]

A Madras High Court Bench at Madurai, comprising of Justice S. Manikumar and Justice V.S. Ravi upheld the decisions of the Courts which supported the view that parental authority, barring a few exceptions, would "out of bounds for a writ court, because it is exercised for the ultimate benefit of the ward."The Court referred to the decision of Kerala High Court in the case of Dr.Lal...

Avoid disposal of Government land by adopting discriminatory and arbitrary method: Supreme Court [Read the Judgment]

Taking serious note and expressing anguish over the way authorities of CIDCO showed undue favor for allotment of Government land in favor of one person, a Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice M.Y. Eqbal and Justice P.C. Ghose observed, "State and its agencies and instrumentalities cannot give largesse to any person at sweet will and whims of the political entities or officers of the...

Supreme Court reinstates Practice of Circulation of letters for adjournment

The Practice of letter circulation has been reinstated by the Supreme Court with immediate effect.Earlier former CJI R M Lodha had taken tough stand on adjournments and stopped the practice. It  was the practice in the Supreme Court whereby the lawyers usually circulate a letter for adjournment and then inform the court, when the matter comes up for hearing.According to the latest circular...

Guidelines and protocols for medico legal care for survivors/victims of sexual violence released, Ministry invites suggestions [Read the Report]

Guidelines and protocols for medico legal care for survivors/victims of sexual violence have been released by the Ministry of Health and family Welfare. The guidelines have specifically been drawn up for rape cases, although the same could be used for other cases as well. They are aimed at doctors who might be indulged in handling female victims of sexual assault/ rape. It lays down that such...

Question of granting bail does not arise: Karnataka High Court to Jayalalithaa, Also dismisses plea for suspension of sentence [Read the Order]

Dismissing the appeals filed under S. 389 (1) of CrPC by Jayalalithaa before the Karnataka High Court, Justice A.V.Chandrashekara today ordered that the question of granting bail to the accused doesn't arise.Jayalalithaa had approached the High Court after being convicted by a Special Court in a DA case. Along with the former Chief Minister, the bail pleas of her aides Sasikala, V. Sudhakaran...

Employees undertaking VRS due to disability can be reinstated: Kerala HC

A Kerala High Court division Bench comprising of Justice Antony Dominic and Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu has held that an employee who took voluntary retirement due to a disability while in service should be reinstated if he or she wishes so later on.The Court was hearing an appeal filed by Southern Railway against an order issued by the Ernakulam bench of Central Administrative Tribunal,...

Panel Appointed by Supreme Court recommends guidelines on Government advertisements

A high-poweredpanel appointed by the Supreme Court has recommended that name and pictures of political parties, their office-bearers etc. should not be used in government advertisements. The panel headed by eminent Professor N R Madhava Menon has reportedly also said that there has been "misuse and abuse" of public money on such advertisements.The Committee headed by Professor Menon and having...

Subrata Roy denied relief to attend aunt’s cremation

Supreme Court on 3rd declined Roy’s plea seeking urgent relief for 15 days, to attend the cremation and perform rituals relating to the death of his aunt.Chief Justice H.L. Dattu rejected the application which was mentioned at his house, citing no urgency in the matter. He said it will come for hearing in the regular Court. His aunt had passed away in Lucknow at the age of 90, a day...

Jayalalithaa Case - Same day Conviction and Sentence- Bangalore Court or Times of India? Who went wrong?!

The Times of India published on 1st October 2014 carried a report which says that the Bangalore trial court appears to have violated the Supreme Court's mandate by convicting and sentencing former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on the same day, September 27, in a disproportionate assets case. It relied on a Two Judge Bench Judgment in Allauddin Milan vs State of Bihar [1989 SCC (3)...

Karnataka HC adjourns Jayalalithaa’s bail plea to October 7

Vacation bench of the Karnataka High Court has adjourned AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa’s plea for suspension of the suspension and immediate bail in the Disproportionate assets case. Justice Rathnakala considered it appropriate for the matter to be heard by a regular bench and hence confirmed the period of Jayalalithaa’s stay in jail for the next 6 days. The High Court is on Dasara...