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...

Inform details of execution of Afzal Guru : CIC [Read the Order]

The CIC directed the authorities of the Tihar jail to share the certified copy of death warrant issued for execution of Afzal Guru, but refused to give the video recording of the same. Prof M Sridhar Acharyulu on 30th September, partly allowed the second appeal of Mr. Paras Nath Singh, who sought details of Afzal Guru Execution. He has directed to inform the process of fixation of date...

No charging high fees, Supreme Court tells Private Medical Colleges without MCI clearance [Read the Order]

The Supreme Court on September 18 had allowed the private medical colleges, which are not having a clearance by MCI to admit students in the 2014-15 academic session. These colleges are such that they are having the required infrastructure but do not have the required clearance certificate from the Medical Council of India. The order on September 18 was a huge news from such colleges, as...

Every tenth murder appeal is from husband as the convicted accused: Delhi High Court

A Delhi High Court bench comprising of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Mukta Gupta upheld life imprisonment for a man, convicted in July this year, for murdering his wife with a phawra, in a room taken on rent by the appellant's brother.While upholding the conviction, the Bench observed that "married women in India are safer on the street than in their matrimonial homes." The...

42nd Chief Justice of India: Justice HL Dattu

Born in the year the Constitution of India was adopted, enrolled at the Bar exactly 25 years later, Justice Dattu is now the Chief Justice of India. Life has come a long way for Justice Dattu, who started his practice in Bangalore, dealing with matters pertaining to taxation, Civil, Criminal and Constitutional law.Appointed as judge of the High Court of Karnataka on 18.12.1995, Justice Dattu...

Disproportionate Assets Case: Jayalalithaa and 3 aides convicted

In a verdict which is being viewed as a victory of supremacy of law, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa was today convicted of corruption by a Special Court in Bangalore. She has been sentenced to four years in jail, and charged with a fine of Rs. 100 crore. She has been reportedly convicted under Section 13 (1) (E) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (criminal misconduct by...

U.S. Federal Court issues summons against Modi for his alleged role in "2002 Gujarat Genocide"

A Federal Court in U.S. has issued summons against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a lawsuit filed by the American Justice Centre (AJC), for his alleged involvement in the anti-Muslim pogrom in Gujarat during 2002, which has been termed as the "2002 Gujarat Genocide" by the plaintiffs. Modi was the Chief Minister of the state at the relevant time.Specifically the twenty-eight page...

'We are at pain to notice that the role of prosecuting agency during the trial along with the trial judge appears to be dubious' SC [Read the Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in an exceptional case has made such exceptional remarks. What is unique of about judgment is recorded in beginning of the judgement itself. It reads;"This is an exceptional case where this Court has taken serious note, the way the Sessions Judge disposed of the Sessions case within a period of nine days, which can be briefly narrated herein-below:29.12.2004: Charges...

Delhi High Court restrains IIPM from using "evidently false and misleading" advertisements [Read the Judgment]

A Delhi High Court bench comprising of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw yesterday restrained the Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) from using the word "MBA, BBA, Management Course, Management School, Business School or B-School" in relation to the courses / programmes being conducted by them. This judgment will act as the much required check...

There should be a cooling off period of 2 years for judges to accept any appointment after retirement; Justice Lodha

Speaking on the day he retired as the Chief Justice of India, Sh. RM Lodha opined,"There should be a cooling off period of 2 years for judges to accept any appointment."Reportedly, he also said that it is judges who are best equipped to appoint judges when asked about his take on the appointment of judges, he defended the collegium system. He said, "My view on the issue is Judges are...

Delhi University Law Course derecognized, pass-outs in 2013-14 not eligible for enrolment

Law students from the three centers of the Delhi University Law Faculty are staring at an uncertain future. In an unprecedented move, Bar Council of India (BCI), the apex regulatory body for law education and the legal profession in India, has decided to derecognize DU's law course taught at its three centres, namely Campus Law Centre, Law Centre­1 and Law Centre­2. Despite having law...

Section 6(3) does not empower CPIO to escape responsibility by Transferring RTI Applications: Delhi High Court [Read the Judgment]

The Delhi High Court held that "Section 6(3) of the Act cannot be read to mean that the responsibility of a CPIO is only limited to forwarding the applications to different departments/offices. Forwarding an application by a public authority to another public authority is not the same as a Public Information Officer of a public authority arranging or sourcing information from within its...