Madras HC Orders Judicial Inquiry Into Custodial Deaths Of Father-Son In Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi District [Read Order]

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the jurisdictional Judicial Magistrate to conduct an enquiry into the alleged custodial deaths of a father-son duo who were lodged in Sub Jail, Kovilpatti in Thoothukudi District in Tamil Nadu. The division bench comprising Justices P.N. Prakash and B. Pugalendhi has directed the Magistrate to visit to the local Police station...

'Order Reflects Deeply Patriarchal Mindset' : Activists Urge Karnataka HC Judge To Expunge 'Toxic & Misogynistic' Remarks In Rape Case

Stating that guardians of law should not become guardians of women's morality and behaviour, rights groups, writers, activists and academicians have penned an open letter to Justice Krishna S Dixit of Karnataka High Court, criticizing some of his remarks in an order granting bail to an accused in a rape case.While granting bail, the order termed the complainant's claim of having slept "after...

All You Want To Know About CBSE's Assessment Scheme For Class X & XII As Accepted by Supreme Court

The Central Board of Secondary Examination on Friday informed the Supreme Court that instead of conducting final examination for students of Class X and XII, it will evaluate the students on the basis of an Assessment Scheme. The draft notification for this Scheme was accepted by the Supreme Court today, while disposing of a batch of petitions filed by a group of parents who...

Revisiting The Infamous Emergency & Its Impact On Legal Community

45 years ago, on this day, the central government led by Late Mrs. Indira Gandhi imposed the infamous National Emergency in the country ("Emergency"). The Emergency lasted for 21 months and is considered to be one of the darkest phases of independent India. It saw widespread human rights violations, censorship of the press, rampant arrest of dissenters etc. Most importantly, it was the time when arguably the constitutional functionaries, let down the nation. The decision to impose the...

Intersection Of Artificial Intelligence, Copyright And COVID

The topic for today's discussion at first look can appear extremely confusing and hazy. However, a deeper analysis would show that the topic is extremely well thought out and relevant. The term Artificial Intelligence ("AI") has been used in recent years in almost every field of human life. Every social and economic aspect seems to have some benefit from the use of AI. What is AI? Intelligence is a gift which human beings have been vested with naturally. The...

[VIDEO] Talk On 'Stifling Democracy Sans Emergency' By Advocate Prashant Bhushan

LiveLaw is conducting a Zoom webinar on the 45th Anniversary of the Infamous Emergency Imposed By Indira Gandhi.Date & Time: Jun 25, 2020 06:00 PM India.Topic: Stifling Democracy Sans Emergency Guest Speaker: Advocate Prashant BhushanPlease click the link below to join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/98476767779?pwd=UXVIWHJsMWtTUjBTV1ppbnVLWWlGQT09Webinar ID: 984 7676 7779Password: 114522 ...

Vizag Gas Leak: AP HC Permits South Korean Employees Of LG Polymers' Parent Company To Leave India

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday permitted seven South Korean employees of LG Chem Ltd., parent company of LG Polymers India Ltd - which was the source of leak of styrene gas near Vishakhapatnam - to leave India. The permission was granted by the same bench which is hearing the suo moto case registered against LG Polymers, while stating that the South Korean employees do not...

[Breaking] Decided To Cancel Class 10, 12 Exams : CBSE & CISCE Tell SC

The Central Board of Secondary Education has decided to cancel the exams of Class 10 and 12 scheduled from July 1 to 15 in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, said the Solicitor General in the Supreme Court on Thursday. CBSE will conduct examinations when conditions are conducive, the SG told a bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari & Sanjiv Khanna.The SG added that a scheme has...

Andhra Pradesh HC Suspends Functioning Till June 28 Due To COVID-19 Outbreak

The High Court on Andhra Pradesh has suspended its functioning till June 28, due to outbreak of COVID-19.The work of Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Unit, Vijayawada,Krishna District, is also suspended till...

Centre Extends Due Date For Income Tax Returns Of 2019-20 FY Till Nov 30 [Read Notification]

In view of the challenges faced by taxpayers in meeting the statutory and regulatory compliance requirements across sectors due to the outbreak of Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19), the Government brought the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation of Certain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020 on 31st March, 2020 which, inter alia, extended various time limits. In order to provide further relief to...

Union Cabinet Approves Ordinance To Bring Urban & Multi-State Cooperative Banks Under RBI Supervision

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an Ordinance to bring urban cooperative banks and multi-state cooperative banks under the supervision of Reserve Bank of India.This was announced by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar in a media briefing about the cabinet decisions."It will give an assurance to 8.6 crore depositors in these banks that their money will stay safe", the Minister...

How Patanjali's Unilateral Declaration Of Discovering COVID-19 Cure Violates Law?

There is an absolute ban on advertising Ayurvedic drugs for therapeutic purposes.