'AIIMS Conducted Faulty Forensic Examination, Constitute Fresh Team': Sushant Singh Family's Lawyer Writes To CBI

Late Actor Sushant Singh Rajput's family lawyer, Varun Singh, has written to the Director, CBI stating that the AIIMS team has put forth a "faulty forensic examination" and that another team be constituted for a fair and proper assessment into the circumstances surrounding the late actors death.It has been stated in the letter that inspite of repeated efforts to get a copy of the report by...

Hathras Case: How Victim's Oral Evidence Demolishes Forensic Report?

Trigger Warning : Details of sexual violence could be disturbing.

Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Challenging Provisions of Special Marriage Act That Require 30 Days Notice Prior To Registration of Inter-Faith Marriages

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea challenging the provisions of the Special Marriage Act that require inter-faith couples to send a notice to the marriage officer 30 days prior to the registration of their marriage. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has issued notice to the Union of India. Filed by Nida Rahman, the...

Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea To Rename High Court as Prayagraj HC [Read Order]

Recently, the Allahabad High Court dismissed a plea to rename itself either as Prayagraj High Court or the Uttar Pradesh High Court.The Bench of Justice Pankaj Kumar Jaiswal and Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh observed,"This Court is not empowered to direct the Parliament or State Legislature to enact a particular law and, therefore, we find this petition a frivolous petition, which has been...

Bombay HC To Pronounce Verdict In Bail Applications Filed By Rhea Chakraborty & Four Others Tomorrow

The Bombay High Court tomorrow will pronounce verdict in the bail applications filed by actor Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik, Dipesh Sawant, Samuel Miranda and Abdel Parihar in the Narcotics Control Bureau's case against them under various provisions of the Narcotics Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act for allegedly procuring drugs for actor Sushant Singh Rajput and being part of a...

Three IDIA Scholars Get Top Ranks In CLAT 2020; At Least 12 Scholars Make It To Top NLUs

Three scholars trained by the IDIA Charitable Trust, Jai Singh Rathor , Anand Kumar and Yashwant Kumar, have emerged as top rank holders in CLAT 2020 with AIR 3, 5 and 48, respectively. Rathor hails from a small place in Patna district, and has emerged on the Top 5 list of CLAT 2020 after having overcome many issues, including financial struggles. His father runs a small grocery shop...

[Column] 'From Emasculating Fundamental Rights To Selective FIRs: Need A Remedy Against Officers Of State' By Justice Madan Lokur

From emasculating fundamental rights to selective registration of FIRs, citizens need a remedy to against officers of the state who do not act in good faith,When a citizen intentionally violates the law (mens rea) he or she is liable to be tried, convicted and punished. In respect of some offences, intention might be absent but the law casts strict or absolute liability, thereby inviting punishment. The imposition of an immediate 'fine' on LG Polymers by the National Green Tribunal for the...

Actor Richa Chadha Files Defamation Suit In Bombay HC Against Payal Ghosh Seeking ₹1.1 Crore Damages

The Bombay High Court will hear on Wednesday actor Richa Chadha's defamation suit against Payal Ghosh for 'attempting to drag her name' into the allegations of sexual misconduct made by Ghosh against filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. The actor has also added Kamaal R Khan and ABN Telugu as parties to her suit seeking Rs.1.1 crore in damages from posting libelous content against her with a motive...

Hathras: Concerned At Continuing Cases Of Sexual Violence Against Women In India, Says UN

The United Nations in India has expressed concern at the continuing cases of sexual violence against women and girls in India.In a statement issued in the wake of Hathras and Balrampur incidents, the UN said that these cases are reminders that women and girls from disadvantaged social groups are at greater risk of gender-based violence."The recent cases of alleged rape and murder in Hathras...

Former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court Justice KK Usha Passes Away

Former Chief Justice of High Court of Kerala Justice KK Usha passed away on MondayJustice K. K. Usha had enrolled as an advocate in the year 1961. She was appointed Government pleader in the Kerala High Court in 1979.She was a judge and then Chief Justice in the High Court of Kerala from 25 February 1991 to 3 July 2001.She was the Chief Justice from 2000 to 2001. She was the first woman to...

Advance Ruling On 18% GST Application To 'Parota' Is Void Ab Initio :AAAR [Read Order]

The Karnataka Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (KAAR) has declared the ruling given by the Authority of Advance Ruling(AAR) on the application of 18% Goods and Service Tax(GST) to whole wheat parota (fried flat bread) and Malabar Parota to be void ab initio.The appellate authority made such a declaration on the finding that the applicant, ID Fresh Food(India) Pvt.Ltd, had filed...

2G Case : CBI's Appeal Not Maintainable; Did Not Follow Filing Procedure, Accused Argue In Delhi HC

Accused in the 2G spectrum case have argued that the leave to appeal filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation against the acquittals of A Raja and others is not maintainable as the agency did not follow the procedure prescribed for filing such an appeal. While addressing the Single Bench of Justice Brijesh Sethi, the counsel appearing for the accused argued that the appeal...