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CLAT PG : Delhi High Court Finds Errors In Two Questions; Asks NLU Consortium To Revise Marks
The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) to take steps to avoid “excessive” fee charged for raising objections to questions for future examinations.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela disposed of the pleas challenging the results of Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) PG, 2025 held on December 01...
Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Hearing For Plea Against Animal Sacrifice At Dargah In Maharashtra's Vishalgad Fort On Bakri Eid
The Supreme Court on Friday(June 6) refused an urgent hearing for a petition filed against an order passed by the Bombay High Court allowing animal sacrifice to be carried out in a Dargah at the Vishalgad Fort in Kolhapur on the occasion of Bakri-Eid tomorrow.The petitioner's counsel, saying that Vishalgad Fort was a "protected monument", mentioned before a bench comprising Justice Sanjay...
Calcutta High Court Orders Police Protection For Sharmistha Panoli Over Threats Faced Due To Social Media Posts
The Calcutta High Court, in its order granting bail to law student Sharmistha Panoli, has directed the Kolkata Police to provide her with protection due to threats faced over certain social media posts allegedly insulting Islam, which had led to her initial arrest.Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury, in granting bail to Panoli, stated that due to the gravity of the offence, her tender age, and that...
Domestic Violence: Mumbai Court Enhances Compensation From ₹5 Lakh To ₹1 Crore After Noting Husband's Family Is 'Crorepati'
Noting that the husband and his family are 'crorepatis' a sessions court in Mumbai recently enhanced compensation to a woman, who was abused, humiliated and subjected to domestic violence for 20 years, from Rs 5 lakhs to Rs 1 crore. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Ansari said the amount of Rs 5 lakhs as compensation awarded by a Magistrate Court was 'meagre.'"It is clear that the husband has...
Victims Of Offences Can File Appeal Against Acquittal u/s 372 CrPC Even If They Aren't Complainants: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that "victim" of an offence has the right to file an appeal against the acquittal of the accused as per the proviso to Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (corresponding to Section 413 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita), irrespective of whether they are the complainant or not.In other words, even if the victims themselves have not filed the...
Complainant In S.138 NI Act Case Can File Appeal Against Acquittal As 'Victim' Under S.372 Proviso CrPC : Supreme Court
In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has held that a complainant in a cheque dishonour case for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, is a "victim" within the meaning of Section 2(wa) of the Code of Criminal Procedure [Section 2(y) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita], who can file an appeal against acquittal under the proviso to Section 372 of the...
CJI BR Gavai Welcomes BCI's Decision On Foreign Lawyers' Entry, Says It'll Improve Indian Arbitration Ecosystem
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai hailed the recent decision taken by the Bar Council of India to allow foreign lawyers and law firms to handle non-litigious matters and international commercial arbitration in India, saying that it will improve the overall quality of Indian arbitration ecosystem.CJI said that this decision is "going to positively affect the resolution of international...
Ten People Look At Us And Shout, Which Voice Do We Catch? Supreme Court Expresses Discontent Over Out Of Turn Submissions By Lawyers
The Supreme Court today (June 5) expressed displeasure over the trend of out-of-turn submissions made by counsels during the hearing of matters.The Court verbally opined that such a practice does more damage to the client's case than any good. The bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice SVN Bhatti was hearing a criminal Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging the order of the...
Woman Lawyer Approaches Supreme Court Alleging Sexual Assault & Harassment By Gurugram Police Officials; Hearing Tomorrow
A woman advocate has approached the Supreme Court claiming that she was sexually assaulted and beaten by officials of a Gurugram police station when she went there alongwith her client in connection with a matrimonial case.The matter was listed today before a bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and AG Masih, which asked Senior Advocate Priya Hingorani (appearing for the woman advocate)...
Bengaluru Stampede | Live Updates From Karnataka High Court
Karnataka High Court will hear pleas relating to the stampede that occurred outside Chinnaswamy stadium at Bengaluru while celebrating Royal Challenger Bangalore's 2025 IPL victory on June 4. The Karnataka government has ordered a Magisterial Inquiry into the matter.Hearing is before a bench of Acting Chief Justice V Kameshwar Rao and Justice C M Joshi.Follow this page for live updates:...
BREAKING | Calcutta High Court Grants Interim Bail To Law Student Sharmistha Panoli In Offensive Video Case
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (June 5) granted interim bail to law student Sharmishta Panoli in her plea seeking urgent relief after she was arrested for posting an allegedly offensive video targeting Muslims in light of Operation Sindoor. At the earlier hearing, the court had denied interim bail to Panoli and advised her that freedom of speech doesn't mean that she could hurt...