Issues Of Personal Liberty Must Be Adjudicated With A Sense Of Urgency : CJI DY Chandrachud

In response to the oft-repeated criticism over the growing pendency of cases in the judicial docket, Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, citing National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) data, said on Friday that the disposal of almost 14 lakh cases was delayed as some kind of record or document is being awaited and more than 63 lakh cases were pending owing to the non-availability of a...

Blind Leading The Blind? Madras High Court Says Trained Judicial Officers Ignorant Of Procedure, Orders Academy To Conduct Refresher Course

The Madras High Court recently directed the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy to conduct a "refresher course" for judicial officers focusing on special enactments like Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, SC/ST Act and NDPS Act.The direction came from a bench of Justice P.N. Prakash and Justice N. Anand Venkatesh after it...

Rajasthan High Court Annual Digest 2022 [Citations 1-258]

As the year 2022 comes to a close, LiveLaw brings to you a yearly round-up of judgments and orders of the Rajasthan High Court. This yearly digest includes 258 orders and judgments from both the Jodhpur and the Jaipur Benches of the Rajasthan High Court, listed in the order of LiveLaw citation index.Nominal IndexLaxmilal Salvi v. Registrar General, Rajasthan High Court 2022 LiveLaw...

Bombay High Court Annual Digest 2022: Part II [Citations 258-527]

Continued From Part ICitations: 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 258 to 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 527Nominal IndexAnand Prabhakar Joshi vs Bank of Maharashtra 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 258Santacruz Gymkhana vs State of Maharashtra and Anr. with connected matters 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 259Vodafone Idea Limited vs UOI and Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 260Derivados Consulting Pvt. Ltd. vs Pramara Promotions Pvt. Ltd. 2022 LiveLaw...

Allahabad High Court Annual Digest 2022: Part II [Citations 273 - 543]

CITATIONS: 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 273 to 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 543 NOMINAL INDEX Suresh alias Chaveney v. State Of U.P and connected appeal 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 273 Ramshankar v. State of U.P. 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 274 Saleem Alias Kaliya Vs. State of U.P. 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 275 Hariom Sharma v. State of U.P. 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 276 Mirza Shafiq Hussain Shafaq And Another v. State Of U.P...

NLU Delhi Faces Backlash For Fee Hike, VC Says Committed To Support Students From Weaker Sections

The National Law University, Delhi (NLUD) has increased its total fee for the academic session 2023-24 from Rs. 1,63,500 to Rs. 3,20,000, almost doubling the amount. The tuition fee has been increased to Rs. 1,35,000 from Rs. 85,000. The new fee structure includes other heads such as academic services and facilities, student welfare fund, utility services, refundable estate deposits, hostel and mess charges. The varsity has faced criticism for the increase in fee structure from law students...

US Federal Court Allows Sikh Recruits to Wear Unshorn Hair and Beards in Marine Corps' Boot Camp

A U.S. court has ordered the Marine Corps to allow Sikh recruits with unshorn hair and beards to begin basic training.

Bombay High Court Annual Digest 2022: Part I [Citations 1 – 257]

Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 1 to 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 257Nominal IndexXXX vs State of Maharashtra 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 1Kishnabhai Nathubhai Ghutia & Anr v. The Hon'ble Administrator Union Territory & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 2Angre Port Private Ltd. Vs. TAG 15 (IMO. 9705550) & Anr 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 3Ms. Kanaka Kedar Sapre & Mrs. Sudha Mukund Shukla (Mother) vs. Kedar Narhar...

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India's No.1 Legal News Portal 'LiveLaw' invites applications from suitable candidates for the post of "Legal Correspondent" in the following High Courts:Gujarat High CourtRajasthan High CourtMadhya Pradesh High CourtAllahabad High CourtKerala High CourtAndhra Pradesh/Telengana High CourtsCalcutta High CourtPunjab and Haryana High CourtQualification: Degree in Law (LLB)Duties Of Correspondents:Attend High Court proceedingsLive Tweet important casesMake stories based on hearingsKeep track of...

Marital Rape, Mother's Choice In MTP Cases, POCSO Act & More: Important Rulings of Delhi High Court In 2022

LiveLaw reported 1216 judgments from Delhi High Court in 2022. Here are some of the important decisions:Delhi High Court Passes Split Verdict On Criminalizing Marital Rape, Justice Rajiv Shakdher Holds Exception 2 Of Section 375 IPC UnconstitutionalCase Title: RIT Foundation v. UOI and other connected mattersCitation: 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 433The Delhi High Court passed a split verdict on a batch...

Kerala High Court Annual Digest 2022: Part-III [Citations 445-671]

Flemingo Duty Free Shop Private Ltd. versus Airports Authority of India 2022 LiveLaw(Ker) 445Dr Joseph Skariah v. Vice Chancellor (Selection Committee Chairman) 2022 LiveLaw(Ker) 446Mohammed Kasim H.K. v. Union Territory of Lakshadweep & Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 447 Sooraj V. Kumar v. State of Kerala 2022 LiveLaw(Ker) 448Vidya Gopan & Anr v. High Court of Kerala & Ors. 2022...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Annual Digest 2022 [Citations 1 - 137]

Nominal Index [Citation 2022 LiveLaw (AP )1- 137 ]Shaik Gouse Peer v. State of Andhra Pradesh 2022 LiveLaw (AP) 1T. Mahaboob Basha Versus Dowlath Bee 2022 LiveLaw (AP) 2Marri Gopi v. The State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (AP) 3Smt. Peddisetti Anitha Sree @ Yenepalli Anitha Sree v. The State of Andhra Pradesh 2022 LiveLaw (AP) 4Thammisetti Narasimha Rao Versus The State of AP...