Madras HC Judge Seeks Contempt Action Against Tamil Actor Suriya Over Remarks On Judges Allowing NEET

Justice S M Subramaniam, judge of the Madras High Court, has written a letter to the Chief Justice of the HC, seeking to initiate criminal contempt action against Tamil actor Suriya over his remarks about judges in the context of the courts allowing the conduct of NEET exam amid the COVID-19 pandemic.In a press statement, Suriya reportedly commented that while judges themselves are...

Debate On "Should India Adopt The Presidential System Or Stay With The Parliamentary System ?"

Project Constitutionalism in association with LiveLaw is organising a debate on the topic "Should India adopt the Presidential System or Stay with the Parliamentary System?"Date & Time: 14 September, 5pm to 6:15pmDetails of the PanelistsMr. Bhanu Dhamija - Founder CMD, Divya Himachal Medical Group & Author, Why India Needs the Presidential System (Harper Collins, 2015)Prof...

Important Judgments Pronounced By The Supreme Court In August 2020

The Supreme Court of India has pronounced numerous judgments in the month of August, 2020. In this write-up, some of the important judgments are briefly discussed. Mukesh v. State (Narcotic Branch ofDelhi), Special Leave Petition (Criminal) Diary No. 39528/2018 (Decided on31/08/2020). A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, M.R. Shah and S. Ravindra Bhat, held that in a case where the informant himself is the...

Second Marriage Under Muslim Law Though Legal, May Be Construed As Cruelty To First Wife: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

In a significant judgment, the Kalaburagi Bench of the Karnataka High Court observed that even though contracting a second marriage by a Muslim husband is lawful, it often causes "enormous cruelty" to the first wife, justifying her claim for divorce. A Bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice P. Krishna Bhat explained that cruelty is a very subjective concept and...

Delhi HC To Continue With Restricted Physical Hearings, Number of Benches For Physical Hearings Reduced To 3

The Delhi High Court has decided to continue with the current hybrid model of both physical and virtual hearings.However, the number of Benches notified for conducting physical hearings have been reduced to 3 in light of rise in the number of COVID19 cases in the national capital.As per the decision taken by the Administrative and Supervision Committee of the Delhi High Court, the...

When Netaji Subhas Fought A Case In The Bombay HC

It was November 10, 1933. SS Narkunda had just dropped anchor at the Bombay Port. It had ferried the mortal remains of an elder brother who had passed away in Geneva on October 22, 1933 at 1 pm. On October 28, 1933, the embalmed body, in a sealed coffin, had been taken by road to Marseilles for this last journey by sea. Sarojini Naidu and Jamnadas Mehta had been cabled the sad news. The deceased had executed a Will which read: "In the event of my death in Europe, I desire ...

LiveLaw Invites You To "The First Professor Shamnad Basheer Memorial Lecture 2020" By Justice S Muralidhar[ Today At 11 AM]

LiveLaw is organising "The First Professor Shamnad Basheer Memorial Lecture 2020" on September 12, 2020 (Saturday) at 11 am.Dr. Justice S Muralidhar (Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court) will speak on " Imagining Legal Education in Contemporary India ".The session will be moderated by Dr Anup Surendranath (Executive Director, Project 39A, NLU Delhi)Other Speakers in the eventSwati...

Delhi HC Gives Last Opportunity To DU To File Affidavit In Plea Moved By Law Faculty Students Seeking Holding Of Supplementary Exams [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has given a final opportunity to the Delhi University to file its affidavit in a plea moved by students of Law Faculty seeking holding of supplementary examinations. While issuing the last opportunity, the Single Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh made it clear that if the University fails to furnish its affidavit before the next date, a fine of Rs 5000 will...

Duty Of State Is To Save Lives Of Those Infected With Covid, Non-Availability Of ICU, Ventilators Cannot Be A Reason For Denying Admission: Bombay HC In Suo Motu Case[Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Thursday took suo motu cognizance of issues faced by the general public due to non-availability of ventilators and oxygenated beds for Coronavirus patients with moderate and severe conditions in order to reduce the death rate in Nagpur. Division bench of Justice RK Deshpande and Justice PV Ganediwala of the Nagpur bench at the outset observed- "The main...

LiveLaw Invites You To "The First Professor Shamnad Basheer Memorial Lecture 2020" By Justice S Muralidhar [Sept 12 at 11 AM]

LiveLaw is organising "The First Professor Shamnad Basheer Memorial Lecture 2020" on September 12, 2020 (Saturday) at 11 am.Dr. Justice S Muralidhar (Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court) will speak on " Imagining Legal Education in Contemporary India ".The session will be moderated by Dr Anup Surendranath (Executive Director, Project 39A, NLU Delhi)Other Speakers in the eventSwati...

Special Court To Pronounce Orders Tomorrow On Bail Applications Filed By Rhea Chakraborty And Her Brother Showik

A Special Court in Mumbai has reserved the Orders in bail applications filed on behalf of actor Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik in NDPS Cases registered by Narcotics Control BureauThe Court will pronounce the Order Tomorrow.Rhea has pleaded before the Sessions Court in Mumbai alleging that she is being framed in the case and several serious allegations against the Narcotics Control...

Plea Against NLSIU' Admission Test [NLAT 2020] Live-Updates From Jharkhand HC

JJharkhand High Court Judge Justice Rajesh Shankar is hearing a writ petition challenging the decision of the National Law University Bangalore to hold a separate test for admission to five year B.A LL.B(Hons) course for the academic year 2020-21.The petition has been filed by 5 CLAT aspirants from Jharkhand, stating that NLSIU's decision to withdraw from CLAT and to hold a separate...