Jamia Violence : Live Updates From Delhi HC Hearing

The Delhi High Court is hearing a batch of petitions seeking an independent inquiry into alleged police atrocities in the Jamia Milia Islamia campus in the backdrop of anti-CAA protests.Follow live updates from the hearing here...

[Contempt Proceedings Against Prashant Bhushan] LIVE-UPDATES From Supreme Court

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Section 138 NI Act: Cheque Not Valid If Amount Written Is Uncertain, Holds Delhi Court [Read Order]

A Delhi Court has recently held that an instrument cannot be termed as a cheque, if it does not specify a "certain amount" of money to be paid to a certain person. Thus, if the amount written on the instrument is "absurd", the same cannot be called a 'cheque' and it will not draw any legal consequences under the Negotiable Instruments Act. The observation was made by Addl. Sessions...

Advocates, Doctors, CAs Now Covered Under MSME Loan Scheme

The Union Finance Ministry has expanded the scope of the MSME loan scheme announced in the wake of COVID-19 to include professionals like doctors, lawyers, chartered accountants and others, reported the Financial Express.The 3-lakh crore scheme was announced by Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, in May as part of Government's 'Athmanirbhar package' to help the Micro, Small and...

MP HC Asks Person Accused Of Outraging Modesty Of Neighbour To Request Her To Tie The Rakhi With A Promise To Protect Her, as Bail Condition [Read Order]

In a first, the Madhya Pradesh High Court (Indore Bench) on Thursday (30th July) released a person, apprehended for outraging the modesty of a woman, on bail provided that he visits the house of the complainant and requests her to tie the Rakhi band to him "with the promise to protect her to the best of his ability for all times to come." The bench of Justice Rohit Arya was hearing a...

Time To Derecognize 'Scandalising The Court' As A Form Of Contempt

"Committals for contempt by scandalising the court itself have become obsolete in this country. Courts are satisfied to leave to public opinion attacks or comments derogatory or scandalous to them." This observation by Lord Morris in a judgment he delivered in 1899, is more relevant today given the development that journalist-writer-lawyer trio has approached the Apex Court challenging constitutionality of criminalization of 'scandalization the court'.These observations by Lord Morris were...

Safoora Zargar Got Bail; But Questions On Legality Of Her Custody Remain

The topic of bail to Safoora may seem irrelevant now that she has been released. But I wish to discuss it knowing that countless Safooras, in both genders, continue to face similar fates and it is important that we know how the State behaves in situations which demand fairness in procedure and how Judges are immune to understanding the basics of Law. I feel a certain amount of concern because the people who left her languishing in jail cannot even begin to imagine the innards of...

Obtain NOC Before Telecasting Any Movie/ Web Series Based On Army Theme: Defence Ministry Writes To CBFC [Read Letter]

The Ministry of Defence has requested the Central Board of Film Certification to advise all production houses to obtain a "No Objection Certificate" from the Ministry, before telecasting any movie/ web series based on Army theme. A letter in this regard has been sent by the Ministry to the CBFC to prevent the production houses from "distorting the image of the Army". The Ministry has...

[Breaking] 'Offence Of Scandalizing The Court Rooted In Colonial Assumptions' :N Ram, Shourie, Bhushan Move SC Challenging Constitutionality Of Sec 2(c)(i) Of Contempt Of Courts Act

In a significant development, N Ram, former editor and Managing Director of 'The Hindu', Arun Shourie, former Union Minister and Prashant Bhushan, Advocate, have moved the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of Section 2(c)(i) of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971, which deals with the offence of criminal contempt on the ground of "scandalizing the court or lowering the dignity of...

'Mischievous': Delhi HC On Delhi Police Direction To Avoid 'Hindu Resentment' While Making Arrests In Riots Cases

The Delhi High Court on Friday questioned the Delhi Police for issuing a direction to exercise due care and precaution while making arrests in Delhi riots so as to avoid "Hindu resentment"Justice Suresh Kumar Kait asked Special Commissioner of Delhi Police (Crime and Economic Offences Wing) Praveer Ranjan, who joined the hearing through video conferencing, as to what was the need to issue such...

Madras HC Warns Private Schools Of Contempt If They Insist Upon Collection Of Entire Fees For Upcoming Academic Year [Read Order]

Taking "serious note" of violation of its order dated July 17, 2020 pertaining to collection of tution fee by unaided private institutions, the Madras High Court warned the erring institutions of initiation of contempt proceeding against them. "If this Court finds that there is any violation, this Court will not hesitate to initiate Contempt Proceedings against the persons incharge of...

[Students Vs UGC] SC Hearing Of Students' Plea Against Final Year Exams Amid Covid-19 [LIVE UPDATES]

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