Direct Evidence Of Bribe Demand Not Necessary To Convict Public Servant Under Prevention Of Corruption Act : Supreme Court CB

In an important ruling, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that direct evidence of demand or acceptance of bribe is not necessary to convict a public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act and that the such fact can be proved through circumstantial evidence.Even if the direct evidence of the complainant is not available, owing to death or other reasons, or the complainant turning...

Shocking That Many Innocent Persons Are Victims Of False Cases Under SC/ST Prevention Of Atrocities Act : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Friday observed that many innocent persons are victims of false implication under the SC/ST (POA) Act."It is shocking, rather a mind blowing fact that many innocent persons are victims of false implication under the SC/ST (POA) Act", the Court observed while considering an application seeking anticipatory bail. It cautioned that possibility of false implications...

Husband Cannot Seek Mobile Tower Location Of Wife's Alleged Lover To Prove Adultery As It Violates Privacy : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that disclosure of mobile tower locations of a third party in a matrimonial case cannot be permitted as it would violate the right to privacy of the person, who is not a party to the proceedings. Justice M Nagaprasanna said a citizen has a right to safeguard the privacy of his family, marriage and other incidental relationships. Informational privacy...

Judicial Service Examination- Practice Questions on First Information Report

In which of the following Case, a Three Judge Bench of Supreme Court considered the judgment in T. T. Antony and explained that the judgment in the said case does not exclude the registration of a complaint in the nature of counter claim from the purview of the Court?(a) Ram Lal Narang Vs. Om Prakash Narang and Another (b) T.T.Antony Vs State of Kerala (c) Upkar Singh v. Ved Prakash...

Former Information Commissioners Express Concerns About Data Protection Bill Amending RTI Act

Former Information Commissioners have expressed concerns about the proposal to amend the Right to Information Act through the Data Protection Bill, as it would result in the complete exemption of personal information from disclosure.Mr. Ratnakar Gaikwad, Former Chief Secretary and CIC Maharashtra, Mr. Rahul Singh, State Information Commissioner Madhya Pradesh, Mr. Yashovardhan Azad,...

BREAKING| SC Collegium Recommends New Chief Justices For High Courts Of Jharkhand, Gauhati And J&K&L

Supreme Court Collegium has recommended names of 3 judges for elevation as Chief Justices of the respective High Courts as follows:Justice Sanjay Mishra, judge of the Uttarakhand High Court as CJ of Jharkhand High Court, Justice N Kotiswar Singh, judge of the Gauhati High Court, as CJ of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court,Justice K Vinod Chandran, judge of the Kerala High Court, as CJ...

BREAKING: Supreme Court Collegium Recommends 5 Names For Elevation To Supreme Court

The Supreme Court collegium today recommended names of 5 High Court Chief Justices/Judges for elevation to the Supreme Court.1. Justice Pankaj Mithal, Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court (PHC: Allahabad) 2. Justice Sanjay Karol, Chief Justice, Patna High Court (PHC: Himachal Pradesh) 3. Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar, Chief Justice, Manipur High Court (PHC: Telangana) 4. Justice Ahsanuddin...

Even If Dowry Is Not Demanded Before Or At The Time Of Marriage, Subsequent Demand Is Sufficient To Attract Dowry Prohibition Act: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday, while dismissing the application filed by Kiran Kumar, the convict in the Vismaya dowry death case, seeking an interim order for suspension of his 10 years sentence, observed that even if there was no demand for dowry before or at the time of marriage, the subsequent demand made is sufficient to attract the definition of dowry under Section 2 of the...

Kerala Assembly Passes Bill To Remove Governor As Chancellor Of Universities

The Kerala Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill to remove Governor as the Chancellor of eight state universities.The University Laws (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2022 seeks to amend eight Acts relating to different universities to remove Governor as the ex-officio Chancellor of the Universities and to empower the State Government to appoint a Chancellor."The Government shall appoint...

BCI Suspends Licenses Of 29 Protesting Odisha Lawyers For 18 Months [VIDEO]

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Delhi Court Directs Umar Khalid To Remain Confined To Home During Interim Bail Period, Prohibits Him From Speaking To Media

Granting interim bail for a week to activist Umar Khalid in the larger conspiracy case of 2020 Northeast Delhi riots, the Delhi Court has imposed stringent conditions on him - he has been restricted to his home and also prohibited from speaking to the media.The court on Monday had granted interim bail to Khalid, who has been in custody since September 2020, to enable him attend his...

LiveLaw Academy Invites Paid Contributions To 'Law Exams Database'

LiveLaw Academy is inviting applications for contributors to our 'Law Exams Database'. This data base is meant to help candidates appearing for various examinations like Judicial Service Examinations, IAS-Law, PCS-Law, UGC-NET, APP/CBI Prosecutors Examination, CLAT PG etc. We are inviting contributions on the following subjects; * The Constitution of India- Descriptive Questions...