'Not Allowed To See Her Face For Last Time' : Hathras Victim's Family Break Down Before Allahabad HC

Narrating their grief over denial of the fundamental right of a decent cremation to their daughter, the family of the Hathras victim told the Allahabad High Court that the midnight cremation of the victim's body was done without their consent. The High Court order records the statements made by the victim's father before the Bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Rajan Roy...

[Breaking] Hathras Victim Was At Least Entitled To Decent Cremation; State Action Infringed Her Human Rights: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

Dissatisfied with the reasons given by the UP administration for hasty cremation of the body of 19-year old Dalit woman in the Hathras gangrape and murder case, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has expressed its displeasure on the entire incident and deprecated the local authorities for violating the victim and her family's human and fundamental rights. "India is a...

No FIR Can Be Registered For Offence Under Section 188 Of IPC : Chhattisgarh HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Chhattisgarh has held that the police cannot register an FIR for the offence under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code.Holding thus, the Court quashed an FIR registered against a doctor who was alleged to have violated the directions issued by the Collector in the wake of COVID-19.Section 188 IPC deals with the offence relating to disobedience of an order promulgated by...

Kerala HC Stays CBI Investigation Against LIFE Mission CEO For 2 Months [Read Order]

The bench has not stayed the investigation against other accused.

Use Of Aadhaar Number Not Mandatory For Registration Of Births & Deaths, Clarifies Registrar General Of UoI In RTI Reply

The Registrar General of Union of India has elucidated that production of Aadhaar number is not mandatory for registration of births and deaths. The clarification has come in response to a RTI application made by a resident of Andhra Pradesh, Mr. MVS Anil Kumar Rajagiri. He had asked the Government whether Aadhaar is mandatory for registration of death or not. In this regard, the...

'District Judge Has Shown Undue Favour To Plaintiffs' : Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks Explanation From Judge; Transfers Case

In an extraordinary order, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought an explanation from a District Judge, after noting that the judge has shown undue favors to plaintiffs in a suit.The High Court made this observation in a petition filed by the State Bank of India challenging an order of interim injunction passed by District Judge, Nawanshahar(Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar), restraining the...

DU Exams: Delhi HC Directs DU To Declare Results for PG And Some UG Courses By October End, Disposes Of Plea

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi University to declare results for all the postgraduate programmes by the end of October. The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad has further directed the University to ensure that the results and the marksheets are uploaded online on the University's website and no student is forced to physically come and collect...

Mathura District Court Calls For Records In Shrikrishna Janam Bhoomi Case On Oct 16

The Mathura District Court on Monday summoned all Court records with respect to the Shrikrishna Janam Bhoomi Case. The Court of District Judge has posted the matter for hearing on October 16, 2020. The order has come in a civil appeal preferred by 'Bhagwan SriKrishna Virjman', through next friend Ranjana Agnihotri, 'Shree Krishna Janmbhoomi'—the place of birth of Lord Shree Krishna...

Richa Chadda Already Claiming In Media Victory In Case, Payal Ghosh's Lawyer Complains To Bombay HC

Actor Payal Ghosh, who is facing a defamation suit filed by actor Richa Chadda claiming Rs 1.1 crore damages, complained to the Bombay High Court on Monday through her lawyer that the plaintiff Chadda was already claiming in the media that she has won the case.On the last hearing date, Ghosh's lawyer had told that court that she was ready to withdraw her statements against Chadda and was...

[CLAT2020] Grievances Against CLAT Can Be Filed Till 5 PM Today [Read Instructions]

Grievances related to this year's CLAT entrance examination may be submitted with the NLU Consortium's 'Grievance Redressal Committee' by 5 PM today. The Consortium has instructed that candidates may send their complaints only to grievance@consortiumofnlus.ac.in by 5 PM on Monday ie 12th October 2020. No grievance received after the above deadline shall be entertained. Students...

Insolvency Law In Review – September 2020

The enactment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 ('the Code') has had significant ramifications on the corporate insolvency landscape. Over time, the Code has witnessed a manifold increase in litigation, and consequent decisions. This has made it difficult for insolvency practitioners to stay updated with developments in the field. The purpose of this column is to fill this gap by providing brief summaries of the latest decisions, from the various fora dealing with Insolvency Law. ...

[Explainer] Resolution Plan Under IBC: Major Decisions

"The 'I&B Code' defines 'Resolution Plan' as a plan for insolvency resolution of the 'Corporate Debtor' as a going concern. It does not spell out the shape, colour and texture of 'Resolution Plan', which is left to imagination of stakeholders. Read with long title of the 'I&B Code', functionally, the 'Resolution Plan' must resolve insolvency (rescue a failing, but viable...