Ramesh Jarkiholi Sex CD Case : Karnataka High Court Questions Legality Of SIT Probe With Chief On Leave; Stops Filing Of Final Reports

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday raised questions at the legality of the SIT probe in the alleged sex CD scandal involving former State Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, as the SIT Chief has been on leave since May 1. Therefore, the Court has ordered to stop the SIT investigation in the two FIRs lodged on the complaints of Jarkiholi and the victim-woman in relation to the sex CD scandal and...

Actor Vijay's Entry Tax Case : Madras High Court Stays Single Bench Judgment Which Had Scathing Remarks

Vijay told the bench that he was not challenging the tax demand and was only aggrieved with the adverse remarks.

Production Of Injury Report Is Not A Sine Qua Non For Establishing Offence Under Section 323 IPC: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that production of injury report is not a sine qua non for establishing the case for the offence under Section 323 Indian Penal Code.In this case, the accused are convicted for the offences under Section 323 and 147 IPC and are sentenced to undergo six months simple imprisonment. The accused had allegedly formed an unlawful assembly "to snatch the voters list and...

Bhima Koregaon Violence Caused By Another Group : Jaising Argues Relying On Ex-CM's Statements, Pune Police Affidavit

The caste violence at Bhima Koregaon on January 1, 2018, was not caused by the "lawful" Elgar Parishad event held the previous day, and the case would not attract the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, researcher Rona Wilson told the Bombay High Court. Senior Advocate Indira Jaising for Wilson submitted that she would be relying on two statements made by then...

Delhi Police Moves High Court Against Trial Court Order Imposing Rs. 25K Cost For It's ''Farcical & Callous' Investigation In Delhi Riots Case

The Delhi Police has moved the Delhi High Court against the Trial Court's order which had imposed Rs. 25,000 cost on it by calling the investigation as 'farcical' and 'most callous' in connection with a Delhi Riots case.The trial court was dealing with a revision petition filed by SHO, PS Bhajanpura challenging an order directing them to register a seperate FIR of one Mohd. Nasir who had...

Letter Of Intent Is Not A Binding Contract Unless Such An Intention Is Evident From Its Terms: Supreme Court

A Letter of Intent is not a binding contract unless such an intention is evident from its terms, the Supreme Court observed while dismissing an appeal filed by South Eastern Coalfields Ltd, a Government company.The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta observed that such intention must be clear and unambiguous as LoI normally indicates a party's intention to enter into a...

'Reservation For Physically Disabled Horizontal' : MP High Court Allows Plea Of SC-PwD Candidate In Civil Judge Selection

The Jabalpur Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that vertical reservation can be granted in favor of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes concerning Article 16(4) of the Constitution of India and the reservation in favor of physically handicapped concerning Article 16(1) of the Constitution of India shall be considered as a horizontal reservation.Holding so,...

CLAT Exam - 2021 (UG) Analysis

CLAT Consortium decided to conduct its 2021 exam offline via a notification last December; this was while we were preparing ourselves to juggle our lives for another year amidst a pandemic. For CLAT organisers, the dismissal of the petition filed in the apex court against the conduct of the offline exam came as a relief at the last moment. Against all odds, the CLAT Exam was conducted successfully on the revised date of 23rd July, 2021 across centres all over India. As per unofficial...

Pegasus Snooping & Gogoi Saga : Need For Supreme Court To Reopen Suo Motu Case

The Pegasus controversy is forcing a concerned citizen to revisit the scandal-ridden term of Gogoi as CJI

Kerala High Court Dismisses With 25K Cost The Plea Seeking Removal Of Muslims,Certain Christians From List Of Backward Classes And To Stop Govt Benefits To Them

The Kerala High Court recently dismissed the petition seeking a declaration to cancel the reservation and financial aid provided to Muslims, Latin Catholics, and other Scheduled Castes. Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly while dismissing the plea observed that the petitioner had not conducted proper research before filing the petition, and imposed Rupees Twenty Five...

[FULL VIDEO] Discussion On DEMOCRACY, DISSENT AND DRACONIAN LAW- Should UAPA & Sedition Have A Place In Our Statute Books?

Campaign For Judicial Accountability And Reforms (CJAR) and Human Rights Defenders Alert (HRDA) in association with LIVELAW is organising a webinar on"DEMOCRACY, DISSENT AND DRACONIAN LAW- Should UAPA & Sedition Have A Place In Our Statute Books?"The esteemed panelists for the webinar are:-1. Justice Madan Lokur, Former Judge, Supreme Court2. Justice Aftab Alam, Former Judge, Supreme...

Constitutional Amendments Struck Down By Supreme Court : 7 Partially & 1 Wholly So Far

While the NJAC amendment was struck down wholly by the Supreme Court, the other listed amendments were struck down in part.