'You Think The Chair Is For Sirs?" : Justice Rekha Palli To Lawyer Who Addressed Her As 'Sir'?

An interesting exchange happened in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday when a lawyer addressed Justice Rekha Palli as "sir".When the lawyer kept on addressing the judge as "sir", Justice Palli intervened to say "I am not Sir. I hope you can make that out"."Sorry, it's because of the Chair you are sitting in", the lawyer responded."Then that's even worse if after all this time you think that...

PMLA Provides Highest Benchmark For Arrest; Money Laundering Grave Offence As Victim Is National Economy, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally remarked that the fact that the PMLA Act contemplates a maximum punishment of 7 year' imprisonment for the offence of money-laundering does not take away from its gravity, and that the offence may well be "graver" in the sense that it does not affect just one individual but the victim is the national economy.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar,...

Hijab Ban: South African Judgment Allowing Hindu Girl To Wear Nose Ring In School As Cultural Practice Cited Before Karnataka HC

A Full Bench of the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday heard extensive arguments on behalf of the petitioners, Muslim girl students, who challenged the action of a government college in denying their entry for wearing a hijab (headscarf).Senior Advocate Devadatt Kamat appearing for the petitioners argued that wearing Hijab is an essential religious practice under Islam, and suspension of the...

SSC 'Group-D' Recruitment Scam| Calcutta HC Stays Single Bench Order On CBI Probe & Further Proceedings For 2 Weeks [Read Order]

A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday imposed a stay for 2 weeks on a Single Bench's order which had directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a probe into the alleged irregularities in the appointment of 'Group-D' (non-teaching staff) in sponsored Secondary and Higher Secondary schools under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) on...

Hijab Ban- Karnataka High Court Full Bench Hearing(Day 3)- LIVE UPDATES

Karnataka High Court Full Bench will continue hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the hijab ban in educational institutions. The matter is before a bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khazi will hear the petitions today at 2.30 PM.On Friday the Court requested the State to re-open the educational institutions at the earliest and...

TP Act Enables Oral Lease; Requirement Of Registered Agreement Under 2017 TN Act Not Of Universal Application: Madras High Court

Eviction Proceedings Arising Out Of Oral Tenancies/ Written Instruments Created Before 2017 Act Maintainable Before Rent Courts

'Seen Munna Bhai MBBS?' : Supreme Court To Medical College Accused Of Showing Fake Patients During NMC Inspection

In a case where the National Medical Commission conducted a surprise inspection of a private medical college and, in view of the gross deficiencies, denied permission for increase in the intake capacity and directed a stoppage of the admissions for 2021–2022, the Supreme Court on Monday made a comment about the similarity to the Hindi film 'Munna Bhai MBBS'.At the outset, Justice D....

Permitting Hijab A National Practice; Even Kendriya Vidyalayas Allow; State Can't Say It's Not Essential : Kamat To Karnataka HC

"State is an outside authority, it cannot say that wearing a headscarf is essential practise or not. It has to be seen from the view point of a believer", Kamat submitted

Suo Motu Limitation Extension Orders Applicable To Filing Of Written Statements In Commercial Suits : Supreme Court

"It would be unrealistic and illogical to assume that while this Court has provided for exclusion of period for institution of the suit, but the period for filing written statement, if expired during that period, has to operate against the defendant."

Hijab Ban- Karnataka High Court Full Bench Hearing- LIVE UPDATES

Karnataka High Court Full Bench will continue hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the hijab ban in educational institutions. The matter is before a bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khazi will hear the petitions today at 2.30 PM.On Friday the Court requested the State to re-open the educational institutions at the earliest and...

Only Use Of Motor Vehicle Required To Be Established U/S 163A MVA; Need Not Prove Someone Else Was Driving Negligently: Gujarat High Court

Affirming that it is not necessary under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act to prove that somebody else was driving the vehicle rashly and negligently which resulted in the death of the victim, the Gujarat High Court has imposed liability on the insurance company to pay compensation to the family of the deceased. The Bench comprising Justice Sandeep N Bhatt ordered this in connection...

Condition To Surrender Property Free Of Cost For Road Widening To Sanction Building Plan Violates Article 300A: Karnataka HC Quashes BBMP Circular

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the circular issued by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), dated 29.2.2016 by which it directed property owners to relinquish the properties earmarked for road widening in the master plan, free of cost as a condition precedent for processing their applications for sanctioning of building plans. A single judge bench of Justice...