Can't Let Muscularity Replace Constitutionality, Senior Adv Ashwini Kumar On Custodial Torture

"Constitutionality is being replaced with muscularity, and in a democracy, we cannot let that happen", said Senior Advocate and Former Union Law Minister, Dr. Ashwini Kumar on the instances of custodial torture happening in the country.He was speaking at a webinar organized by LiveLaw on the topic "Custodial Deaths: Need For An Anti-Torture Law". The webinar featured the presence of...

Torture Is Not Just Physical; If You Keep A Person Behind Bars For Minor Reasons, That's Also Torture : Justice Deepak Gupta

"Torture is just not physical torture. If you keep a person behind bars for minor reasons, that is also torture", said Justice Deepak Gupta, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India at a webinar organized by LiveLaw on the topic "Custodial Deaths: Need For An Anti-Torture Law". The webinar featured the presence of Justice Deepak Gupta, former Union Law Minister Dr. Ashwini Kumar...

[Breaking] ICAI Cancels CA Examination, Students Will Be Accommodated To November 2020 Examination Circle

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has decided to cancel the Chartered Accountancy examinations scheduled for July. ICAI has issued a press release stating that the exams would now be merged with November exams. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR MAY 2020 EXAMINATIONSFor more details please visithttps://t.co/y9gAcm7L1oFor any queries pls email at...

[Breaking] Karnataka HC Expunges Controversial Remarks About Woman's Conduct From Bail Order In Rape Case

The Karnataka High Court has expunged the controversial comments made about the conduct of the woman-complainant while granting bail to the accused in a rape case in an order passed on June 22. Justice Krishna S Dixt, while allowing regular bail, had remarked in the order that that it was "unbecoming of an Indian woman" to claim that she had slept after being "ravished". "The explanation...

'Knowledge Of English Doesn't Determine Intelligence' : BCI Expresses Support For CLAT Exam In Regional Languages

A 7-member committee has been constituted to examine the issue.

[Full Video] Custodial Deaths : Need For An-Anti-Torture Law" Justice Deepak Gupta, Dr Ashwani Kumar, Sunetra Choudhary

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Decided To Accept & Abide By PCA Award In Enrica Lexie Case, Centre Tells SC; Seeks Disposal Of Pending Cases

In light of the recent award passed in the Enrica Lexie case by the Permanent Court of Arbitration, an application has been filed on behalf of Union of India, seeking disposal of the matters pending in the Supreme Court regarding the criminal proceedings against Italian marines in respect of the incident of firing of fishing boat near Kerala shores on February 15, 2012.The three matters...

TN Custodial Deaths : PIL In SC Seeks To Restrain CM Palaniswamy From Holding Home Ministry Portfolio

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in Supreme Court seeking to restrain Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, E.K. Palaniswamy, from holding the portfolio of the state's Ministry of Home Affairs till the completion of investigation and trail in the Sathankulam twin deaths of P. Jayaraj and J. Bennicks. The plea also seeks directions to the Crime Branch -...

'Exceeded Jurisdiction': Division Bench Of P & H HC Sets Aside Single Bench Order On Administrative Side Passed During Judicial Hearing [Read Judgment]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday clarified that if any Judge faces technical problem during hearing of cases via video conferencing, the proper course would be to bring the same to the notice of the Registrar General of the High Court. "Running of the High Court on the administrative side cannot be permitted to be taken up by each and every Judge on the judicial side as...

[Breaking] No Territorial Jurisdiction : Delhi HC Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Domicile Reservation in NLSIU

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain the plea challenging the imposition of domicile reservation in National Law School of India University, Bangalore.A Division Bench comprising Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad noted that since the impugned law is passed by the State of Karnataka, and the Respondent University is also situated in Karnataka, the court at...

Calcutta HC Judge Justice Protik Prakash Banerjee Passes Away

Calcutta High Court judge Justice Protik Prokash Banerjee passed away on Friday morning due to heart failure. He was 51 years old.He was elevated as an additional judge of the Calcutta High Court in September 2017.He enrolled at the bar on January 25, 1995 and practised in the Calcutta HC.Son of Late Mukul Prokash Banerjee, Senior Advocate and past Secretary of the Bar Association of the...

'Can't Lose Any More Bennicks & Jayarajs To Violence': Madras HC Directs State To Continue Police Mental Health Programme [Read Order]

Observing that "any form of violence is a product of a sick mind", the Madras High Court on Thursday directed the State Government to continue with its Police Wellbeing Programme (aimed at robust mental health of the police force), in collaboration with NIMHANS, Bengaluru, as per plan for a period of five years, by allocating necessary funds for it. The Division Bench of Justices P. N....