[LIVE NOW]Webinar On "Attack On Love Marriages And Freedom Of Choice"[Justice AP Shah]

Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum In Association with LiveLaw Invites You To A Webinar On"Attack On Love Marriages And Freedom Of Choice"PanelistsJustice AP ShahJagmati SangwanKirti SinghModeratorsGayatri VirmaniKajal ChandraYouTube Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVNT9Weet9MFacebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/livelawindiaInstagram Link:...

'Suggestion That My Tweets Shake Foundation Of Most Powerful Court An Over-Estimation Of My Abilities' : Kunal Kamra Responds To SC Contempt Notice

Comedian Kunal Kamra on Thursday filed a counter affidavit before the Supreme Court, stating that his tweets were not published with the intention of insulting the Court but to draw its attention to and prompt an engagement with issues that he believes are relevant to the Indian democracy. Kamra also said that public faith in the Judiciary cannot be shaken by any criticism or...

Adani Defamation Case: Gujarat High Court Suspends Arrest Warrant Against Journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta

The Gujarat High Court today (28th January) suspended the non-bailable warrant of arrest issued by a Magistrate in Kutch agains journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta in connection with a 2017 defamation suit filed by the Adani Group against Thakurta. The Bench of Justice B. N. Karia suspended the Magistrate's Order while hearing the application filed by Guha praying to quash and set aside...

On Munnawar Faruqui, And Why Bail Not Jail Remains A Myth

Munnawar Faruqui was arrested by the Madhya Pradesh police for allegedly making obscene jokes about deities and politicians, in a case registered against him and some others which invoked offences such as Section 295-A IPC that are cognizable and non-bailable (more on that later). After some weeks, on 28th January the High Court of Madhya Pradesh dismissed what was a third bail application...

Statutes Must Be Interpreted In A Just, Reasonable And Sensible Manner: Supreme Court

A statute must be interpreted in a just, reasonable and sensible manner, the Supreme Court observed while dismissing Special Leave Petition against a Rajasthan High Court judgment.In this case, the contention of the SLP petitioner [Commercial Taxes Officer] was that a single transaction of purchase of a motor vehicle does not bring a person within the definition of "Casual Trader" under...

Lessons From Ambedkar's Last Speech In The Constituent Assembly- A Guide To Protect Our Independence And Democracy

"…there can be no gainsaying that political power in this country has too long been the monopoly of a few and the many are only beasts of burden, but also beasts of prey. This monopoly has not merely deprived them of their chance of betterment, it has sapped them of what may be called the significance of life"- Dr. B.R Ambedkar. On 26th November, 1948 Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, in his last speech to the Constituent Assembly, warned independent India of the possible dangers to the sovereign...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Plea For Direction To Centre To Consider Legislating Law Regulating Religious Conversion Along The Lines Of UP Love-Jihad law

Courts have very limited role with regard to judicial legislation since neither the Courts can legislate nor they have any competence to issue directions to legislature to enact a law in a particular manner: Allahabad High Court

Kerala High Court Issues Notice To Virat Kohli, Tamanna Bhatia, Aju Varghese On Plea To Ban Online Gambling

The Kerala High Court on Thursday issued notice to Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli, actors Tamanna Bhatia and Aju Varghese, and the State Government on a plea seeking to ban online gambling.A division bench comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Anil K Narendran issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) petition filed by film director Pauly Vadakkan"Play Games 24*7 Private...

"Farmers/Protestors Put The Entire Capital In Ransom": Plea In Delhi HC Seeks To Deploy Paramilitary Forces To Ensure Safety Of Life And Property Of Citizens

A Writ Petition in the form of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking removal of "people squatting" under the garb of Kisan Agitation, putting adequate para military forces to ensure safety of life and property and removal of the present Commissioner of Police from his post including punishing other police officers who had failed to discharge their...

Basic Tenets Of Equality Prima facie Violated By Not Providing Reservation Benefits To Transgenders In 'Joint CSIR-UGC NET' Exam: Calcutta High Court Seeks UGC's Reply

Prima facie, it appears that such direction of the Supreme Court as well as the basic tenets of equality, enshrined in the Constitution, were violated by such exclusion: Calcutta High Court

If A Middle Man Usurps Crops Price Of Hard Working Farmer & He Is Allowed To Go Scot-Free, It Would Amount To Great Injustice: P&H High Court

If some middle man successfully usurps the price of the crops and is allowed to go scot-free, that shall result in perversity of the justice and would amount to great injustice to the affected complainant/farmers. : Punjab & Haryana High Court

'Do Not Pass Adverse Orders If Advocates Are Not Able To Attend Virtual Courts ': SCAORA & SCBA Write To Supreme Court Citing Internet Blockade In Parts Of Delhi

In light of internet blockade in several parts of Delhi amid farmers' tractor rally, the Supreme Court Advocate's on Record Association (SCAORA) has written to Supreme Court India, urging the Judges to not take any adverse action against parties/ lawyers, for non-appearance. In a letter dated January 27, the SCAORA sais, "In view of the disconnection of internet in several areas...