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Dismissal Is Severest Punishment; Must Be Imposed Only For Grave Misconduct : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that dismissal from service is one of the harshest forms of punishment; therefore, it must only be imposed by the disciplinary authority after duly considering relevant factors such as the nature and gravity of the misconduct, long service rendered, record, age, absence of financial loss to the company, etc. It also said that the period of suspension...
Woman Occupies District Judge's Chair In Varanasi Court, Attempts To Conduct Hearings; Removed By Police
Dramatic scenes unfolded in the Varanasi District Court on Friday after a middle-aged woman created panic by storming a courtroom, occupying the District Judge's chair and declaring herself as the Judge. An alleged video of the incident has gone viral on social media, in which the woman can be seen seated on the Judge's chairAs per various media reports, which cite the statements of...
Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam Move Court Seeking Bail In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case
Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam have moved a Delhi Court seeking bail in the case alleging larger conspiracy into the commission of 2020 North East Delhi riots registered under UAPA.Vacation Judge Dr. Sumedh Kumar Sethiof Karkardooma Courts issued notice in the bail pleas and sought response of the Delhi Police. The matter is listed for hearing on July 04. Imam and Khalid have filed regular...
#TheLawChallenge: A Weekly Quiz For The Legally Curious By LiveLaw & QShala, Attractive Prizes For Winners
Welcome to the LiveLaw and QShala Law Trivia Quiz! We are excited to bring you this collaborative initiative — a law trivia-based quiz that will be held every Saturday. The quiz is entirely online, and you can participate by answering questions through the Google Form linked on this page.Ready for the Law Challenge is India's first comprehensive law quiz book for curious minds, published...
No 'Honour' In 'Honour Killing', It's A Shameful Act And Extreme Reflection Of Casteism: Madras High Court
While dealing with the bail application of an accused cop in the honour killing of 27-year-old Kavin in Thirunelveli last year, the Madras High Court lamented the increasing instances of caste-based violence. Justice B Pugalendhi observed that there were 59 honour killings in the State of Tamil Nadu over the past 10 years. The judge remarked that deep-rooted casteism in the minds of...
Supreme Court Appoints Justice Kurian Joseph As Mediator In Rohini Sindhuri IAS-Roopa Moudgil IPS Defamation Dispute
The Supreme Court on Friday referred the long-running defamation dispute between IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri and IPS officer D Roopa Moudgil, both serving in Karnataka, to mediation, remarking that both officers were harming each other's careers through continued litigation.A bench of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva expressed the view that the dispute could be...
CBSE Class XII OSM Row: Delhi High Court Refuses To Pass Urgent Directions To Reopen Verification Portal
The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to pass any urgent directions for reopening of CBSE's verification portal for now for the purposes of reevaluation of answer sheets of aggrieved Class XII students.“Let individual students approach. They will take care,” a vacation bench comprising of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna and Justice Madhu Jain said, adding that the final results of students...
Supreme Court Dismisses Meenakshi Natarajan's Plea Against Rajya Sabha Nomination Rejection, Allows Her To File Election Petition
The Supreme Court on Friday (June 12) dismissed the writ petition filed by Congress member Meenakshi Natarajan challenging the rejection of her Rajya Sabha candidature from Madhya Pradesh, and gave her liberty to raise the challenge in an election petition filed in terms of the Representation of the People Act.A bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice AS Chandurkar declined...
CBSE Class XII Board Exam : Centre Tells Supreme Court It's Making Policy For Results Of Private Students From West Asia
The Supreme Court was today informed that the Union Government is planning to bring some policy to accommodate private students from West Asia whose results coud not be declared by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) due to the prevailing war in West Asia. It may be recalled that the Court has been hearing a writ petition filed by an overseas student from Saudi Arabia, who...
Revocation Of Probate Governed By Article 137 Of Limitation Act As Succession Act Prescribes None: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that since the Indian Succession Act, 1925 does not prescribe any limitation period either for seeking probate of a Will or for filing an application to revoke a probate already granted, such proceedings would be governed by Article 137 of the Limitation Act, 1963, which provides a three-year limitation period for applications where no specific period is...