Karnataka High Court Stays Holding Of Bar Council Of India Elections For Chairman & Other Office Bearers

The Karnataka High Court has passed an interim order staying the holding of elections on December 4 or to any other adjourned date to the office of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Executive Members of the Bar Council of India.The High Court passed the order in a writ petition by Advocate Sadashiva Reddy YR, a member of the BCI from the Karnataka State Bar Council, challenging the BCI...

Can A Person Enrol As Advocate Without Giving Up Other Job? Supreme Court To Examine BCI's Challenge Against Gujarat HC Judgment

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the special leave petition filed by the Bar Council of India challenging the November 2020 judgment of the Gujarat High Court which allowed persons with other employments, whether full-time or part-time, to enrol as Advocates without resigning from their jobs.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh however turned down the...

Persons With Disabilities Should Not Be Asked to Remove Prosthetic Limbs At Airport Security Checks : Supreme Court

In a petition filed to ensure convenient air travel for persons with disabilities, the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday observed that differently abled persons with prosthetic limbs/calipers should not be asked to remove the prosthetics at airport security checks so as to maintain human dignity.The Court also observed that lifting a person with disability during air travel or security...

Pension Shall Be Determined On Rules Existing At The Time Of Retirement: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that the pension payable to an employee on retirement shall be determined on the rules existing at the time of retirement. The Court also observed that the law did not allow the employer to apply the rules differently in relation to persons who are similarly situated.The bench of Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna in the present matter was considering a...

Father Responsible To Maintain Child Till Adulthood : Supreme Court

The liability and responsibility of the father to maintain the child continues till the child/son attains the age of majority, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment dissolving marriage of a couple."It also cannot be disputed that the son has a right to be maintained as per the status of his father", the Court added.Further, the court said that a child should not be made to suffer due...

Supreme Court Allows Registration Of BS-IV Vehicles' Sale Uploaded On E-Vahan Portal Before March 31, 2020

The Supreme Court has permitted registration of those BS-IV vehicles whose sales were uploaded on e-Vahan portal before 31.03.2020 provided that the temporary/permanent registration was granted before the cut off date, i.e. 31.03.2020The concerned transport authorities have however been directed to carefully scrutinize the records to ensure that the sales are genuine and have taken place prior...

'Senior Citizens Do Not Have Luxury Of Time' : Bombay High Court Upholds Maintenance Tribunal's Power To Pass Eviction Orders

The Bombay High Court has observed that the Maintenance Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 can pass an order for removal of a person from the senior citizen's property.A division bench comprising Justice Gautam Patel and Madhav J Jamdar endorsed the view expressed by a division bench of the Delhi High Court in the case Sunny Paul v State of NCT...

BREAKING : Bombay High Court Grants Default Bail To Sudha Bharadwaj In Bhima Koregaon Case; Refuses Bail To 8 Other Accused

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted default bail to lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad caste violence case.However, the Court rejected the bail applications of the 8 other accused Sudhir Dawale, Dr P Varavara Rao, Rona Wilson, Advocate Surendra Gadling, Professor Shoma Sen, Mahesh Raut, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira. They were...

Why Linking Fundamental Rights To Duties Is An Extra-Constitutional Argument

Time and again statements are made seeking to link Fundamental Rights provided under the Constitution with Fundamental Duties. As this piece will argue, this attempt to conflate the rights and duties is an extra-constitutional argument that ignores the context in which Fundamental rights emerged and the historical reasons for expressly guaranteeing them under the Constitution.In order to become a great country, we must "create a balance between fundamental duties and fundamental rights,"...

Irregularity In Order Taking Cognizance Will Not Vitiate Criminal Proceedings : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that an irregularity in the order taking cognizance will not vitiate the proceedings in a criminal trial(case: Pradeep S Wodeyar vs State of Karnataka).A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Vikram Nath and Justice BV Nagarathna was deciding an appeal filed against a judgment of the Karnataka High Court which dismissed the appellant's petition...

Allahabad HC Directs IIT BHU To Admit Dalit Girl Who Lost Seat Over Failure To Pay Fee In Time; Court Contributes Towards Her Fee

Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh, on its own, volunteered to contribute Rs.15,000/- towards the fee for allocation of the seat and handed over the said amount to her after the court hours.

'Voice Of The Oppressed Not Meant To Be Criminalised': Madras HC Quashes FIR Against Director Pa. Ranjith Over Comments On Chola Empire

The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against Film Director Pa. Ranjith for his remarks on the Chola era during a public gathering in 2019.The Court was of the view that the criticism meted upon the Chola Kingdom by the Director was based on historical books. The petitioner did not exceed the limit to freedom of speech under Article 19 (1)(a) of...