WATCH VIDEO- Senior Advocate Fali S Nariman's Lecture On "Becoming An Advocate"

Senior Advocate Fali S Nariman will deliver the inaugural lecture of the online lecture series organized by the Indian Law Institute - Kerala State Unit in association with LIVELAW.The lecture is on the topic "Becoming An Advocate".The introductory remarks will be given by Advocate VM Syam Kumar. Advocate T Sanjay will moderate the question & answer session.The online lecture will be...

Supreme Court Refuses Bail To A Lawyer In UAPA Case For Alleged Link With ISIS, Describes The Allegations As "Serious"

Describing the allegations as "serious", the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant bail to a lawyer arrested under the UAPA in 2017 in Gujarat for allegedly discussing, advocating, disseminating ISIS ideology on social media, recruiting persons, and generating funds for the organization.However, the Court directed that the trial court hold hearings twice a week and complete the trial...

'We Are Happy To See You All' : Justice Chandrachud On Lawyers Coming For Physical Hearing

"We are happy to see you all. You cannot imagine how lonely it is to see the screen every morning," Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud said on Thursday expressing happiness at seeing lawyers coming for physical hearing.Today the Supreme Court opened for complete physical hearing, for the first time since March 2020 when the Court switched to the virtual mode due to the onset of...

Mumbai Court Rejects Kangana Ranaut's Plea To Transfer Defamation Case Filed By Javed Akhtar

A Mumbai Court has rejected Kangana Ranaut's plea to transfer the defamation case filed against her by lyricist Javed Akhtar out of the 10th court Andheri.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate S.T. Dande passed the order on Ranaut's plea alleging bias against the trial judge RR Khan, stating that she had "lost faith in the court". During a previous hearing, the Addl. CMM had...

Not Against Right To Protest Even When Legal Challenge Is Pending; But Roads Can't Be Blocked : SC In Farmers Protest Case

While considering a case against the road blockade as part of the farmers protests, the Supreme Court on Thursday orally remarked that it was not against the exercise of right to protest even when a legal challenge on the issue was pending."Ultimately some solution has to be found.I'm not averse to their right to protest even when legal challenge is pending. But roads cannot be blocked",...

Rs 8 Lakh Limit For EWS Making 'Unequals Equals' : Supreme Court To Centre In NEET-AIQ Case

The Central Government had to face tough questions from the Supreme Court on Thursday over its decision to adopt the criteria of annual income of Rupees 8 lakhs for determining the eligibility for Economic Weaker Sections(EWS) reservation in the NEET-All India Quota.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Justice Vikram Nath and Justice BV Nagarathna expressed unhappiness at the Centre...

NEET-AIQ : Supreme Court Quizzes Centre About EWS Criteria [LIVE UPDATES FROM HEARING]

The Supreme Court is hearing a batch of petitions challenging EWS and OBC reservation in the NEET-All India Quota.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and BV Nagarathna is questioning the Centre about the annual income criteria of Rupees 8 lakhs adopted for determining the cut-off for EWS criteria.Stay on this page for live-updates from the...

Supreme Court Restores KCOCA Charges Against Accused In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case

The Supreme Court on Thursday restored the charges under Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act (KCOCA) against accused Mohan Nayak in the Gauri Lankesh murder cases for September 8, 2021.Allowing an appeal filed by Gauri Lankesh's sister Kavita Lankesh, a bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar set aside the judgment of the Karnataka High Court which...

Breaking: Bombay High Court To Hear Aryan Khan's Bail Plea In Cruise Ship Drug Case On Tuesday

The Bombay High Court has decided to hear Aryan Khan's bail application in the cruise drug ship case on Tuesday, October 26. The request for hearing of the matter via video conferencing has however been declined. Khan has moved the High Court following rejection of bail by the Special NDPS Court. Khan's counsel, Satish Maneshinde today mentioned the bail application before Justice...

Breaking: Aryan Khan Bail Application Will Be Heard By Bombay High Court On Tuesday -LIVE UPDATES

Aryan Shahrukh Khan approached the Bombay High Court seeking bail in the cruise ship drug case hours after a special NDPS court refused bail to him and two others.Special Judge VV Patil refused bail to Khan, his friend Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha.The NCB arrested them on October 3, following a raid at the international departure terminal of a Goa-bound cruise the previous day.Follow...

Aryan Khan's Knowledge Of Charas Being Hidden In Arbaaz Merchant's Shoe Amounts To 'Conscious Possession' Of Contraband : Mumbai Court

Aryan Khan was in "conscious possession" of illegal drugs even though the Narcotics Control Bureau didn't recover anything from him during the raid, a Special NDPS Court said rejecting his bail application. Special Judge VV Patil rejected bail to Khan, model Munmun Dhamecha and Arbaaz Merchant yesterday in the cruise ship drugs case. The court observed that...

Death Penalty- "We Need To Acknowledge The Person We Are Dealing With At least At The Stage Of Sentencing": Orissa HC Chief Justice Muralidhar

"One aspect of this report is to give us another narrative on the person who has been convicted of a crime is.""This report points out that you need to acknowledge the person you are dealing with at least at the stage of sentencing that person to death."Orissa High Court Chief Justice Justice Muralidhar made the above remarks at a panel discussion organized to mark the release of Project...