'Busybodies Feel They Can Comment Anything In Social Media' : Kerala High Court Directs Registry To Act Against Ex-Judge's FB Posts

The Kerala High Court on Thursday condemned the conduct of former judicial officer S. Sudeep for making a series of "vile" Facebook posts attacking the Court and its orders.However, Justice Devan Ramachandran refused to initiate contempt of court proceedings against him, saying that the Court didn't wish to give him undue publicity. "The man in question seeks relevance through his...

Fact-Check : Media Reports About First Conviction Under UP 'Love Jihad' Law Are Wrong

On December 20, a local court in Kanpur pronounced a Judgment wherein it held a man guilty of committing rape upon a 17-year-old girl and sentenced him to ten years of jail and a fine of Rs 30,000. However, this Judgment has been reported by some sections of the media as the first conviction under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 [commonly known as...

'Cow Exhales Oxygen', 'Skin To Skin' , 'Will You Marry Her' & Other Controversial Judicial Remarks Of 2021

In 2021, there were certain bizarre and astonishing remarks made by judges, which created widespread public controversies. Here is a look at some of them.'Cow the only animal which exhales oxygen' : Allahabad High CourtWhile deciding a bail application in a case for cattle slaughter, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad High Court opined that cow should be declared as the national...

100 Major Supreme Court Judgments Of 2021 [Part 2, Judgments 53-75]

This is the second part of the article. The first part covered 52 judgments delivered from January to June. This part includes judgments(53-75) delivered from July to October. The third part will cover judgments (76-100) from October to December. Read the first part here and the third part here.53. 'Delhi Can Ill-Afford Another Riots; Role Of Facebook Must Be Looked Into': Supreme Court...

'Remand Can Never Be Made For The Asking': Madras HC Appreciates Magistrate For Refusing Remand In Case Over FB Post

"Requests for remand must be decided on the touchstone of Section 41 of Cr.Pc and Article 21 of the Constitution"

How Supreme Court Protected Press Freedom In 2021

2021 was a year where India retained its low ranking of 142 out of 180 countries, as in the year before. Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a French NGO which prepared the Global Press Freedom Index said, "India is one of the world's most dangerous countries for journalists trying to do their job properly".2021 was also a year where one saw the Supreme Court making crucial and timely interventions to protect journalists who were facing threats and criminal law process for doing their...

'Right To Be Funny Can Be Mined In Article 19(1)(a)' : Madras High Court Quashes FIR Over Humorous Facebook Post

"The very registration of the impugned FIR is absurd and an abuse of legal process", the Court said.

BREAKING: Lok Sabha Passes Election Laws Amendment Bill To Link Voter ID With Aadhaar

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Election Laws(Amendment) Bill 2021 to link voter identity cards with Aadhaar.The Bill was passed in a voice vote.The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeks to allow electoral registration officers to seek Aadhaar number of people who want to register as voters "for the purpose of establishing the identity".It also seeks to allow the electoral...

Unequal Treatment Of Wives A Valid Ground For Divorce For Muslim Women: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently ruled that the refusal of a Muslim man to perform his marital obligations with his first wife after a second marriage is a good ground for divorce. A Division Bench of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Sophy Thomas in its order observed: "The refusal to cohabit and perform the marital obligations with the previous wife is tantamount to the violation of...

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2021 [Part 1, Judgments 1-52]

As 2021 draws to a close, LiveLaw brings to you a round-up of the major judgments of the Supreme Court of this year. This year, in view of the huge number of significant judgments, the round-up is done in three parts. This parts covers 52 major decisions from January to June 2021. The second and third parts will cover the significant judgments delivered during the second half of...

'Unfortunate That Bar Leaders Tend To Play God By Rescuing Errant Advocates': Madras High Court While Holding SC Advocate Guilty Of Contempt

In a suo motu criminal contempt petition against Supreme Court lawyer R. Krishnamurthy, Madras High Court has made some pertinent observations about the symbiotic relationship between the Bar and the Bench that should be sustained at any cost. A division bench of Justices R. Hemalatha and P.N Prakash raised concerns about the rising number of cases registered against advocates in...

Mumbai Court Rejects Kangana Ranaut's Plea To Transfer Her Extortion Case Against Akhtar Out Of Andheri Court

The Chief Metropolitan Magistrates Court (CMM) rejected actor Kangana Ranaut's application to transfer her extortion- complaint against lyricist Javed Akhtar, from the Andheri Magistrate to any other magistrate. The court had earlier refused a similar application by Ranaut to transfer the 2020 defamation case Akhtar filed against her. An appeal against the order was filed in...