Kangana Ranaut Has Agreed To Cuts Suggested By Revising Committee: CBFC Informs Bombay High Court On Emergency Film's Release

The Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) on Monday informed the Bombay High Court that Kangana Ranaut, the producer and lead actor in the controversial film "Emergency", has agreed to the cuts/changes as suggested by the Censor Board's revising committee.A division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla has been hearing a petition filed by Zee Studios, the...

'You Can't Seek In-House Inquiry Against Judge For Denying Relief' : CJI DY Chandrachud To Litigant

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday (September 30) took exception to a litigant seeking in-house enquiry against a judge for not granting him relief.The litigant, a party-in-person, was mentioning a petition in which he had added retired Chief Justice of India Justice Ranjan Gogoi as a respondent. He said that the petition was filed in May 2018.Expressing surprise and dismay at...

Security Breach: HC Directs Not To Deploy Punjab Police For Security Of Judge Known For Exposing "Large-Scale Lapses Of Punjab Police"

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed not to deploy Punjab Police for security of a sitting HC judge who exposed "large-scale lapses on the part of investigating agencies" of Punjab and whose security was compromised in a recent incident.The division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetarpal has ordered deployment of officers of a "neutral" police force and...

Preserve Answer Scripts Till Selection Process Is Complete To Obviate Allegations Of Wrong-Doing : Supreme Court

In a matter pertaining to recruitment of primary teachers in Manipur, the Supreme Court recently observed that when recruitment for public posts is being done, authorities shall preserve answer scripts of candidates until the process is complete, to obviate any allegations of wrong-doing."When recruitment for public posts is being made by the State, the preservation of the answer scripts...

Delhi Municipal Corporation Mayor Shelly Oberoi Approaches Supreme Court Challenging Election Of MCD Standing Committee Member

The Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Shelly Oberoi, has approached the Supreme Court challenging the election of the sixth member of the MCD standing committee held on Friday(September 27), which was won by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The Aam Aadmi Party had boycotted the election alleging that the process was contrary to the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act.It is...

Children With Disabilities Have The Right To Be Constructive & Accountable Citizens : Justice BV Nagarathna

Justice B.V. Nagarathna, Judge of the Supreme Court, has called for streamlining of data on children in the Juvenile Justice System based on indicators established by the Supreme Court through systemic data updation, monitoring and corrective measures.Justice Nagarathna gave her closing remarks as the Chairman of the Juvenile Justice Committee of the Supreme Court at the 9th National...

Learn From The Expert! Advanced Course On Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam [BSA] 2023 With Senior Advocate & Former Judge, BG Harindranath

Learn From The Expert! Enrol In LiveLaw Academy's Advanced Course On Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam [BSA] 2023 With Senior Advocate & Former Judge, BG HarindranathIn 2020, the Government of India embarked on an ambitious exercise of reforming the Criminal Justice System. On 11th August 2023, three bills titled Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS),...

Supreme Court's Handbook On Persons With Disabilities Debunks Stereotype-Perpetuating Terms, Advises Judges To Avoid Dehumanising Language

The Chief Justice of India Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud on Saturday(September 28) launched the 'Handbook Concerning Persons with Disabilities' of the Supreme Court of India at the 9th Annual National Consultation Stakeholders Consultation on 'Protecting the Rights of Children Living with Disability and Intersectionality of Disabilities' organised by the Juvenile Justice Committee, Supreme Court of...

75 Important Judgments Of The Supreme Court: Part II | Celebrating 75 Years of India's Supreme Court

In Part II of the 75 landmark judgments of the Supreme Court, we look at another set of 25 judgments relating to Article 21 including unenumerated rights. Due process and interrelatedness of rightsDue process guarantees not included in Article 21 In 1950, in A.K. Gopalan v The State of Madras, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Prevention Detention Act, 1950, except...

'Absence Of Free Press The Absence Of Democracy' : Kerala High Court Sets Aside Bail Condition Restricting Online Media From Airing A News

The Kerala High Court has lifted the bail condition imposed by the Sessions Judge on the Managing Editor of YouTube News Channel 'i21 News' to not air any news related to the death of Sri K. P. Yohannan, the former Supreme Head of Believers Eastern Church. He had filed a complaint before the State Police Chief saying that there was foul play behind the death of the Bishop. The Sessions Court...

'Manufacturing Defect' : Consumer Forum Directs Tata Motors To Refund ₹16.95 Lakh To Owner Of Nexon EV Which Caught Fire

A District Consumer Forum has held Tata Motors liable for the manufacturing defect in a Tata Nexon Electric Vehicle that caught fire in Hyderabad a year after its purchase.The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission at Hyderabad directed Tata Motors to refund Rs 16.95 lakh (cost of the vehicle) plus 9 % interest from 29-09-2023 (date of filing complaint) to the owner of the...

'Agreement Of Sale A Sheer Piece Of Fraud & Concoction' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Decree For Specific Performance

The Supreme Court, while exercising jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution, reversed the concurrent findings of the Trial Court, First Appellate Court, and High Court which had validated the sale agreement transcribed on one of the blank stamp papers on which the thumb impression of the defendant (illiterate) had been taken before its transcription. From the facts, the Court...