'Sleepless Nights & Nightlife Not Meant For Students; Absolute Freedom Not Good': University Defends Girls Hostel Curfew

A written statement has been filed by the Kerala University of Health Sciences in the issue pertaining to the notification issued by the Higher Education Department barring female students from going out of the Government Medical College hostels after 9.30 PM. In the statement filed through the Standing Counsel of the University, Advocate P. Sreekumar, it has been averred that the writ...

India Is Not A Monolith, Indians Have Different Views On Different Issues And Are Entitled To Air Their Views: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that India is not a monolith and lots of Indians have different views on different issues, while asking defence analyst Abhijit Iyer Mitra to not arrogate to himself the responsibility of airing Indian point of view on India-China border tensions."Each one of them (Indians) is entitled to air their views, including you," said Justice Prateek Jalan,...

[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar-Regular Bail-PART-I

A. Regular BailQ.1 Can the word "bail" be used as a verb and as a noun and what is its meaning ? Ans. The word "bail" is used both as a verb and as a noun. As a verb, the word "to bail" means - "to deliver an arrested person to his sureties upon their giving security for his appearance at the time and place designated, to submit to the jurisdiction and judgment of...

Delhi High Court Initiates Criminal Contempt Proceedings After Vigilance Inquiry Finds IPAB Order Placed On Record Is Fake

The Delhi High Court has initiated criminal contempt proceedings against defendants in a suit after the Registrar (Vigilance)'s inquiry revealed that they placed a fabricated Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) order on record as part of a compilation of documents handed over to the court during a hearing last month.Justice Jyoti Singh said any person who takes recourse to deflect...

Collegium System Necessary For An Independent Judiciary : Arvind Datar | Full Transcript Of Interview

If the executive controls the appointment of judges, it will cause long term damage to democracy

High Court Pulls Up Kerala Govt For Delay In Recovering ₹5.2 Crore Damages From PFI, Says State's Attitude Disrespectful, Callous

The Kerala High Court on Monday pulled up the State over the delay in recovery of damages from banned Popular Front Of India (PFI) and its office bearers. The government had earlier initiated recovery proceedings against PFI for realisation of Rs 5.20 Crore, the amount estimated towards the damage caused during the flash hartal in September.The division bench Justice A. K. Jayasankaran...

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2022 [Part 1]

As is the annual tradition, LiveLaw brings to you the list of 100 important Supreme Court judgments of the current year - a much awaited article by our dear readers.The judgments are selected based on the following criteria - (i) importance to the general public; (ii) settlement of a contested position of law; (iii) utility for practising lawyers and.A disclaimer is added here that the...

Collegium System Has Saved The Judiciary, Best Option To Appoint Judges: Arvind P Datar | Interview [Video]

Interview of constitutional law expert Senior Advocate Arvind P Datar by Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, on the collegium...

Supreme Court Ignored Binding Precedents While Dismissing Bilkis Bano's Review Petition

The Court's finding that Gujarat Government has jurisdiction to decide the remission is contrary to Section 432(7)(a) CrPC and binding precedents.

Malayala Brahmin Appointment As Sabarimala Melshanthi Part Of Tradition, Court Should Not Interfere : Intervenors Tell Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court in its Special sitting on Saturday continued its hearing on the batch of petitions challenging the Travancore Dewaswom Board notification inviting applications only from Malayala Bhramins for appointment as Melshanthi(chief priest) of Sabarimala-Malikappuram temples.The matter is pending before the Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.G....

Aadhaar-Voter ID Linking Voluntary; Voters' Names Won't Be Removed For Not Linking Voter ID With Aadhaar : Union Law Minister

On Friday, while responding to a very pointed question raised by three Members of Parliament, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said that names of the voters whose voter IDs are not linked with Aadhaar will not be struck off from the voter list.The Union Minister stated that linking Aadhaar with Voter ID is voluntary and consent of the elector is required to be obtained to link the same. In...

No Offence Found Against Ex-Judge Tahilramani : CBI Says On Reference Made By Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday was informed that the Central Bureau of Investigation's scrutiny of the allegations of impropriety, corruption and political bias against a former chief justice of the Madras High Court, Justice V.K. Tahilramani, did not reveal the commission of any cognizable offence. In 2019, the then-Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi had directed the central agency to take...