Failure of Live-in Relationships, major reason for increased rape cases: Delhi HC [Read the Judgment]

A Delhi High Court Bench comprising of Justice Kailash Gambhir and Justice Sunita Gupta, while upholding the life term awarded to four members of a Delhi-based girl's family for killing her lover showing their resentment towards the relationship, observed that one of the major reasons contributing increase in the rape cases is a failure of live in relationship or any immature decision on the...

A New Juvenile Justice Act is Coming ; Ministry Invites Comments

The demands for amendments to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 (56 of 2000) (JJ Act) have been in the alley for a while now. The protest began in the wake of the brutal Delhi Gang-rape incident, wherein the juvenile who as described as the vilest of the accused, was awarded three year imprisonment, the maximum tenure prescribed under the JJ Act, in a...

Supreme Court agrees for an Early Hearing against Lt. Gen. Suhag’s Appointment as Army Chief

A Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice Vikramajit Singh and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh has reportedly agreed to hear a plea against the procedure undertaken in naming Lt.Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag as the next Chief of Army Staff (COAS).The UPA-II Government had named Lt. Gen. Suhag as the Army Chief to assume office after current Gen Bikram Singh retires on July 31. Lt. Gen. Suhag will...

Gujarat SIC directs Gujarat High Court to Disclose Monitoring System for Subordinate Judiciary

The Gujarat State Chief Information Commissioner, D. Rajagopalan has asked the Gujarat High Court to furnish details about its monitoring system for lower judiciary.The appellant, Shri Kalpesh L. Gupta, who failed in his attempts before the lower authorities had approached the Commission under Section 19 of the RTI Act, against the decision of the First Appellate Authority. Gupta in 2012...

365 Working Days: Judges not consulted over the Viability of the Proposal

The proposal by the Chief Justice of India, R.M. Lodha has met with disparagement again, this time by his own colleagues. Lodha reportedly didn’t consult his colleagues in the apex court at all, before initiating the debate about keeping the courts open throughout the year. Judges of the Supreme Court are feeling ignored that the issue was never mooted in any of their meetings, and stated...

Government refuses Gopal Subramanium’s appointment as Supreme Court Judge

The Government has reportedly turned down the appointment of Gopal Subramanium as a Supreme Court judge, while clearing the names of senior advocate Rohinton Nariman and the Chief Justices of the Calcutta and Orissa High Courts, Arun Mishra and Adarsh Kumar Goel. The name of the former Solicitor General of India has been sent back to the Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of...

Supreme Court extends Second Round of Counseling for Post- Graduate Medical Admissions

A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Vikramajit Singh and Justice Shiv Kirti Singh has directed Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Assam Government to extend the second round of counseling sessions for admission in post-graduate courses in medical colleges. The counseling is directed to be completed by June 23rd, so that the admission process including deposit of fess could be taken care of by...

Airline employee approaches Delhi High Court for Implementation of Vishaka Guidelines

A vacation bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Sunita Gupta has been approached by an Indian woman employee of Sri Lankan airlines, demanding action against non-implementation of Vishaka Guidelines concerned with the mechanism for dealing with sexual harassment at workplace.PTI reported that the petitioner is a sales executive in the airline...

Supreme Court to hear Tejpal’s Bail Plea on June 27; Salman Khurshid Appears for Tejpal

Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Vikramajit Sen and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh fixed June 27 as the date for hearing the bail plea of Tarun Tejpal in the sexual assault case filed against him. Presently, Tejpal was on an interim bail for three weeks to attend his mother’s funeral rights.Senior Counsel Salman Khurshid asserted that the issue be given an early hearing and that it...

Madras High Court issues Warning against Female Infanticide

Justice Devadas of the Madras High Court issued a warning to the people in Dharmapuri District against female infanticide and observed that the fathers are equally responsible for these crimes.The case involved the bail plea of a woman who allegedly poisoned her eight day old daughter in 2012. Nagamani, 24, of Gundalpatti, already had a daughter and she allegedly didn’t want to raise a...

Supreme Court Notifies Two Permanent Benches for Miscellaneous Matters

The wave of reform brought about by CJI Lodha seems to be on a roll, with the apex court notifying the establishment of two extra benches.The Supreme Court of India has issued a notification stating that from 8th of July, two Benches will be constituted exclusively for hearing miscellaneous as well as final disposal of cases pertaining to service matters, criminal matters under the...

Vodafone Tax Dispute: Government Appoints Former CJI R.C. Lahoti as the Arbitrator

Former Chief Justice of India, R.C. Lahoti has reportedly been appointed by the Finance Ministry as the arbitrator in the Rs.27, 000-crore tax dispute with Vodafone Group Plc as an effort to resolve the dispute with the telecom sector after the arbitration notice sent on April 17 by the UK- based Telecom giant. In the notice, Vodafone had expressed its desire to initiate the...