Corruption In Judiciary Worse Than That In Public Departments: Madras HC Calls For Strengthening Of Vigilance System, Surprise Visits, Inspections [Read Order]

While making observations regarding the corrupt practices in the Public administration of the Government Departments, the Madras High Court on Monday endorsed the fact that the judiciary also is not exempted from corrupt practices."The conscience of this Court would not permit it, if this Court fails to mention the increasing corrupt practices in the Judiciary Department as well as in...

MHA Issues Advisory For Mandatory Registration Of FIR, Time Bound Investigation In Cases Of Sexual Violence [Read Advisory]

The Women Safety Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs has directed all the State Governments and UT Administrations to mandatorily register an FIR and conduct time-bound investigations, in case information is received relating to sexual offences against women. The States have been instructed to investigate and take stringent action against the concerned officers who do not follow...

"No One Has Become So Big Than The Institution Itself", Read Gujarat HC Judgment HC In Yatin Oza Contempt Case [Read Judgment]

"For the Judiciary to perform its duties and functions effectively and true to the spirit with which it is sacredly entrusted, the dignity and authority of the courts have to be respected and protected at all costs. The only weapon of protecting itself from the onslaught to the institution is the long hand of contempt of court left in the armoury of judicial repository which, when...

CLAT 2020 Does Not Have Any Minimum Marks, 2,786 candidates Admitted Today: CLAT Consortium

After the Supreme Court today refused to stay the counselling process for admissions to National Law University pursuant to declaration of the CLAT 2020 results on Monday, the NLU Consortium has issued a statement intimating that the counselling has commenced from today. "The process of Admission to participating National Law Universities of Consortium of National Law Universities...

'No One Can Take Law Into Their Hands' : Kerala Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To 3 Women For Assaulting YouTuber Over Vulgar Comments [Read Order]

A Kerala Court on Friday denied anticipatory bail to dubbing artist Bhagyalakshmi and two other women - Diya Sana and Sreelakshmi Arackal - who were accused of assaulting a man who had published a YouTube video with vulgar comments about them."A civilized society is expected to obey the rule of law of the country so as to maintain peace, law and order and any attack to the said fabric...

Bail Granted Under SC/ST Atrocities Act May Be Recalled/ Cancelled Under Crpc; Procedure Under POCSO Act Prevails Over SC/ST Act: MP HC [Read Judgment]

In a significant judgment, the Gwalior Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court discussed the scope of bail granted to an accused under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and it was held, "High Court can entertain application under Section 439 (2) of Cr.P.C. for cancellation of bail granted in exercise of powers conferred under Section 14-A(2)...

In Pandemic Times, Courts Ought To Adopt That Approach Which Will Kickstart The Economy: Madras HC In GST Case

Observing that the courts ought to adopt that approach which will kickstart the economy during pandemic times, the High Court of Madras ordered the provisional release of goods seized by the GST authorities."...laws speak the same language during normal as well as in pandemic times. But, contemporary imperatives demand that courts, whenever possible, ought to adopt that approach which...

Pre-Judging By Media In Criminal Cases Goes Against The Principles Of A Fair Trial; Senior Advocate Aspi Chinoy Tells Bombay HC In SSR Media Trial Matter

Appearing on behalf of ex-IPS officers objecting to the reporting in Sushant Singh Rajput's death, Senior Advocate Aspi Chinoy told the Bombay High Court on Thursday that pre-judging a criminal case and holding someone guilty before the conclusion of investigation is in violation of the principles of a fair trial.Aspi Chinoy was appearing physically before the division bench of Chief...

[Hate Speech] Delhi HC Agrees To Hear On Nov 2 Brinda Karat's Plea Against Order Rejecting Plea Seeking Registration of FIR Against Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma

Delhi High Court on Thursday adjourned the appeal filed by CPM leader Brinda Karat against trial court order which had rejected her plea seeking for registration of FIRs against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur and Pravesh Verma for allegedly delivering hate speeches to November 2nd.A Bench of Justice Yogesh Khanna directed Advocate Siddharth Aggarwal, appearing on behalf of the Appellant,...

Why Is Our Legal System Broken And What Can We Do To Fix It?

Whatever the frailties of our polity, one of its singular distinctions is the regularity with which it enacts meaningless rituals, sacred and profane. We were outraged by the barbaric rape of Nirbhaya in 2012. Judging by the magnitude of the protests that followed, one would have thought such monstrosities will not happen, at least in the near future. Unfortunately, however, once again, we are back to square one. The savage sexual violence against a hapless 19-year-old dalit girl in...

Rhea's Brother Showik Chakraborty Part Of Drug Dealers Chain, Says Bombay HC Denying Bail [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has refused bail to Showik Chakraborty, brother of film actor Rhea Chakraborty, in the case registered by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for allegedly procuring drugs for the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput."The material gathered so far shows that the Applicant(Showik) was not only knowing many drug dealers, but, he was in touch with them and was actually...

Gujarat HC Imposes Fine Of Rs. 2000, Sentence Till Rising Of Court On Adv Yatin Oza In Contempt Of Court Case

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs. 2,000 and punishment till rising of the Court on Advocate Yatin Oza, in the criminal contempt case registered against him for making "scurrilous remarks" against High Court and its Registry, during a live press conference on Facebook. A Division Bench of Justices Sonia Gokani and NV Anjaria had found him to be guilty of...