Sexism In Courts: A Daily Reality23 April 2019 3:40 AM GMTWhen a female senior advocate faltered with her arguments last week at the Madras high court, the judge asked her if she had had a busy morning in the kitchen that day. The entire court hall laughed...
Why Dismissal Of SC Staff Who Alleged Sexual Harassment By CJI Is Disproportionate?22 April 2019 4:07 AM GMTProtesting a change of seat in office; raising a grievance to the President of Employees Association regarding change in seating arrangement; and absence from duty on a half-day for taking child to a...
Four online portals published a detailed account ofallegations made by a former Supreme Court employee against the current Chief Justice of India. The complaint and the response by the...
Recent media reports reveal a disturbing rise in 'corrupt practices' in the run-up to polls to 17th Lok Sabha. The Election Commission has censured several prominent political leaders for hate...
Rubabuddin Shaikh, brother of deceased Sohrabuddin Shaikh, has filed an appeal against the judgment of the Special CBI Court dated December 21, 2018, acquitting all 22 accused in the case. Shaikh...
In the Time Magazine's list of 100 influential persons, the names of Supreme Court lawyers Menaka Guruswamy and Arundhati Katju are included, in recognition of their contribution in the Navtej Johar...
The Allahabad High Court has observed that a person enrolled as an advocate ceases to be one as soon as he/she takes a full time salaried employment even if he/she continues to occasionally appear...
The Madras High Court, while rejecting a plea of a teacher challenging introduction of Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System in Government Schools, asked her to either get enrolled herself to...
A Public Interest Litigation is filed before the Supreme Court of India by Advocate M.Srinavasan, President of Tamilnadu Annal Ambedkar Law Association, praying for directions to Election Commission...
![ECI Bars Azam Khan, Maneka Gandhi From Campaigning For Violating Model Code Of Conduct [Read Orders]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2019/04/16/500x300_360013-azam-khan-and-maneka-gandhi.jpg "ECI Bars Azam Khan, Maneka Gandhi From Campaigning For Violating Model Code Of Conduct [Read Orders]")
The Election Commission of India has barred SP leader Azam Khan from campaigning for 72 hours starting from 10 AM of April 16 for his indecent remarks against BJP candidate Jayaprada during an...
![ECI Bars Yogi Adityanath & Mayawati From Campaigning For Making Communal Speeches [Read Orders]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2019/04/15/500x300_359973-yogi-and-mayawati.jpg "ECI Bars Yogi Adityanath & Mayawati From Campaigning For Making Communal Speeches [Read Orders]")
The Election Commission of India today barred UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from campaigning in elections for three days from April 16, for making communally provocative...
Holding that the appointment of a Chowkidar on regular basis was invalid, the Supreme Court observed an order of regularization obtained by misrepresenting facts, or by playing a fraud upon the...
Justice Charles Evan Hughes' famous aphorism, that a dissent is an 'appeal to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of a future day', has passed into legend. It was famously invoked by...
![All You Want To Know About Recording Of Confessions (Section 164 CrPC) [Part-III]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2019/03/29/500x300_359497-know-the-law.jpg "All You Want To Know About Recording Of Confessions (Section 164 CrPC) [Part-III]")
Read the First Part HereRead the Second Part HerePROCEDURE FOR RECORDING 'CONFESSION' UNDER SECTION 164 Cr.P.C. If what is sought to be recorded is a 'confession', then the Magistrate has to...
Biopics are of two kinds - one that tries to concoct history; and the other that tries to live up to history. While the former is an image building exercise, the latter tries to document events of a...
On 19th March, the Delhi High Court issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) in a PIL pertaining to the denial of voting rights to prisoners – both under-trials and convicts....
The Supreme Court has allowed displaying of fireworks during 'Thrissur Pooram', a famous festival in Kerala.Thrissur Pooram is an annual temple festival held at the Vadakkunnathan Temple in Thrissur...
