Sunanda Pushkar Death Case: Delhi Police Pushes for Prosecution of Tharoor on Murder Charge

Delhi Police on Saturday urged a city court to prosecute Congress MP Shashi Tharoor for abetment to suicide or "in alternative" on murder charge in the case of death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar in 2014."Please frame sections 498-A (husband or his relative subjecting a woman to cruelty), 306 (abetment of suicide) or in alternative 302 (murder) IPC against the accused (Tharoor)," the probe...

Dispose Bail Applications Within A Week, Pass Orders On Day Of Hearing Or Next Date: Kerala HC [Read Order]

"The criminal courts must deliver orders on the bail applications on the date of hearing itself or on the next day, subject to the rider that the bail applications must be normally disposed of within one week from the date of filing the same."

POCSO : UP Court Convicts Accused Within 9 Days Of Filing Chargesheet [Read Judgment]

Setting a record, a special Court at Auraiya (Uttar Pradesh) passed an order of conviction under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, within 9 days of filing of charge sheet. The police had submitted chargesheet within twenty days of the offence.The Act gives an outer limit of one year from the date of taking cognizance for completing trial. Last month, taking...

Arbitration And Conciliation (Amendment) Act 2019 - A Primer

It was once famously said by Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States and an outstanding polymath that, "When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?". Little did he know that the Government of India would be faced with the same dilemma more than three centuries later. In an endeavour to convince the litigants to settle their disputes by arbitration, the Government of India has enacted the Arbitration and Conciliation...

11-Judge Bench of Patna HC Stays Justice Rakesh Kumar's Order On Corruption in Judiciary [Read Order]

In an unprecedented action, an 11-judge bench of the Patna High Court on Thursday "suspended" an order passed by a single judge which was critical of the judiciary.The bench, led by Chief Justice A P Sahi, held that the order passed Wednesday was an "attack on judicial hierarchy, judicial integrity and majesty of the court", according to Advocate General of Bihar Lalit Kishor."Justice...

Not Judge, But A Journalist Should Lead Press Council

When the Medical Council is headed by a Doctor and Bar Council of India is chaired by a professional advocate, why a Journalist is not chosen to guide the Press Council? Law and logic totally fail to reason why a former Supreme Court judge should be the head of professional body of working journalists? The former Judge of Supreme Court would do justice to this position with his comprehension of freedom of speech as fundamental right and the judicious/independent functional experience. A mature...

Judicial Work Withdrawn From Whistleblower Judge Of Patna HC After He Ordered CBI Probe Into Corruption Allegations In Judiciary [Read Orders]

"It has been noticed that instead of discharging duty, we are more indulged in enjoying privileges", the judge said.

Judicial Abdication In Kashmir Habeas Petitions

Has the SC in these cases done complete justice to its constitutionally assigned role of protector of fundamental rights?

Bhima Koregaon : Bombay HC Asks Gonsalves To Explain Why He Had Certain Books And CDs With Him

"Nature of the books and CDs suggest you are a part of a banned organisation, why did you have these books at home? Justice Kotwal asked

Time For Press Council Of India To Step Up

There is an urgent requirement for the Press Council of India to be delinked from the Central Government so as to deflect any opportunity to influence their working.

Convenience Of Lawyer No Ground For Transferring Petition To Another Jurisdiction: P&H HC [Read Order]

"The Court is not to see the convenience of the attorney. If the attorney has got difficulty in attending the dates of hearing, the applicant can very well appoint some other person as her attorney, who can put in appearance in the Court conveniently",said Justice H.S. Madaan of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, while declining a request for transfer of the divorce petition.In the backdrop,...

Advocate Alleges That Movie 'Section 375' Shows Lawyers In Bad Light; Pune Court Summons Akshaye Khanna, Producers

A Pune civil court has issued summons to actor Akshaye Khanna and producers of the movie Section 375, in a petition filed by Advocate Wajed Pathan alleging that the movie shows lawyers in a negative light and demanding that it should be banned. Judge R Nathani asked producers Kumar Mangal Pathak, Abhishek Pathak and actor Akshay Khanna to remain present before the Court on the next date of...