'Extremely Worrying That India's Highest Court Is Now Leading Evictions' : United Nations Experts On Khori Gaon Demolitions

"No one should be forcibly evicted without adequate and timely compensation", the experts said.

"Advocates' Dress Code Against India's Climate, Band Is Religious Symbol Of Christianity": PIL In Allahabad HC, Notice Issued To BCI

The Allahabad High Court on Friday issued a notice to the Bar Council of India (BCI) on a plea seeking a ban on the existing dress code of black coat and robes prescribed for lawyers alleging that the same is against the climate conditions of India. The Bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Ajai Kumar Srivastava further directed the Centre and the high...

Ex-Parte Decree Against Minor Not Represented By A Duly Appointed Guardian A Nullity : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has upheld a judgment of the Madras High Court which held that an ex-parte decree passed against a minor not represented by a guardian who is duly appointed is a nullity.A bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and V Ramasubramanian was considering an appeal filed against the High Court judgment, which had set aside the ex-parte decree passed against a minor on the...

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Renamed As 'High Court Of Jammu And Kashmir And Ladakh'

As per an official order, the nomenclature ''Common High Court of UT of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh'' has been changed to ''High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh''.The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has signed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2021, to effect this changeNow, the Jammu & Kashmir High Court will be called as High Court...

Right To Be Forgotten- Acquitted Accused Entitled To Redact His Name From Judgmen: Madras High Court's Prima Facie View

The Madras High Court prima facie observed on Friday that an accused person who is eventually acquitted of all charges is entitled to have his name redacted from all Court orders in relation to the offence he was accused of in order to uphold his fundamental right to privacy. Justice N Anand Venkatesh made the observation while adjudicating upon a plea wherein a man earlier accused of...

'Reduced To A Circus Show': Calcutta High Court Chides Administration For Connectivity Issues In VC Proceedings, Issues Show Cause Notice

The Calcutta High Court on Friday issued a scathing order highlighting the unfortunate state of affairs pertaining to the conduct of virtual court proceedings. Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya minced no words in pointing out how the Court has to undergo connectivity issues and electronic interference in the audio and visual systems almost every day which adversely affects judicial...

Banks Should Not Deny Educational Loan Citing Liabilities Of Student's Parents : Kerala High Court

The very purpose of all Educational Loan Schemes is to ensure that a meritorious student shall not be deprived of opportunity to pursue higher education merely on the ground that he/she does not have resources for the same

'Anachronistic, Repressive': PUCL Moves Supreme Court Challenging Constitutional Validity Of Offence Of Sedition U/S 124A IPC

The People's Union for Civil Liberties has moved the Supreme Court challenging the offence of Sedition, punishable under Section 124-A IPC. This is the fourth petition on this subject. The Petitioner in this case argues that the impugned provision is anachronistic, and has lost all relevance in a free democracy like India. In this context it is submitted that Sedition is a...

'In This Age Of Information Technology, We're Still Looking At The Skies For Pigeons To Communicate Orders' : CJI Ramana

Supreme Court to implement system to electronically transmit bail orders to prisons to avoid delay in releasing prisoners after grant of bail

Judicial Independence Can Be Sustained Only When Incumbents Are Assured Fair Service Conditions, Security Of Tenure : Supreme Court

If "impartiality" is the soul of the judiciary, "independence" is the lifeblood of the judiciary, remarked the Supreme Court in its judgment in Tribunals case.The bench headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao observed that security of tenure and of service are core components of independence of the judiciary. The court added that any incursion into the judicial domain by the other two wings of...

Civil Services Exam : Can Candidates Who Cleared Mains But Submitted Degree Certificates Late Be Allowed To Attend Interview? Supreme Court To Examine

Update on July 16 : Supreme Court Permits 5 Civil Service Aspirants Who Cleared Mains But Were Disqualified For Submitting Degree Certificate Late To Attend UPSC Interview In an extraordinary move, the Supreme Court has decided to examine if the candidates who cleared the UPSC civil service examinations held this year but submitted their degree certificates after the cut-off date could...

Is It Still Necessary To Continue Sedition Law, Which Was Used By British To Suppress Our Freedom Movement, Even After 75 Yrs Of Independence: CJI Ramana To Centre

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed alarm at the rampant misuse of sedition law in the country. A bench led by the Chief Justice of India expressed reservation at continuing the use of the provision (Section 124A of IPC), inserted during the colonial era in 1870, purportedly to curb dissent. "This dispute about law is concerned, its colonial law, it was meant to suppress the...