First Female President Of UP Bar Council Shot Dead In Agra Court Premises

Newly elected President of UP Bar Council Darvesh Yadav was shot dead in Agra Civil Court today evening, reports the IANS.#JustIn: First woman President of #UttarPradesh Bar Council, #DarveshYadav, shot dead in #Agra Civil Court.Photo: IANS pic.twitter.com/GxjjLpIsWm— IANS Tweets (@ians_india) June 12, 2019She is the first woman to be the Chairman of UP Bar Council, who was elected two...

Plagiarism In AILET (NLU-Delhi Entrance Test) 2019

All India Law Entrance Test ("AILET") is the admission test for National Law University, Delhi ("NLU-D") that is organised by it every year for admission into its various courses. This year, for the first time, AILET has come under severe scrutiny due to plagiarism in its papers for B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) course. This post closely examines plagiarism in AILET 2019. Currently, the Common Law Admission Test ("CLAT") has been under the scanner due to the numerous blunders in the conduct...

Delhi Police Arrests Accused In Ex-CJI R M Lodha Fraud Case

Delhi police has made first arrest in ex-CJI R M Lodha fraud case reports The Indian Express. Man is accused of cheating former Chief Justice of India of Rs. 1 lakh. A report in The Indian Express says that the accused namely Dinesh Mali was arrested from Udaipur on 7th of June. An ATM card has been recovered from his possession through which he had withdrawn the cheated amount. Police is...

Looking Back After One Year At Bar

A young lawyer shares his experiences after an year of practice.

Madras HC Directs TN Bar Council to Initiate Disciplinary Action Against 7 Advocates [Read Order]

The Madras High Court Tuesday directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (BCTNP) to initiate disciplinary action against seven advocates involved in duplicate motor accident claims. Taking a serious view of the involvement of lawyers and touts in the process of filing multiple insurance claims for an accident, the court had earlier appointed an expert body headed by...

Delhi Court Convicts AAP MLA Manoj Kumar For Obstructing Polling Process

A Delhi court has convicted AAP MLA Manoj Kumar for obstructing election process at a polling station in Kalyan Puri area of East Delhi during 2013 assembly polls. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal held Kumar guilty of obstructing a public servant in discharge of public functions, punishable under 186 IPC, and disorderly conduct in or near polling stations, section...

Kathua Case : Three Sentenced To Life Term For Rape & Murder Of Minor Girl

Three police man have been given 5 year imprisonment for destruction of evidence in the case

Why The Arrest Of Journalist Prashant Kanojia By UP Police Is Illegal?

It appears to be a blatant abuse of power because the offences in the FIR do not justify the arrest

What Is 'Accidental Death' In The Context Of Insurance Law?

To sustain a claim under the accident benefit cover, it must be established that the assured has sustained a bodily injury which resulted solely and directly from the accident. There must exist a proximate causal relationship between the accident and the bodily injury. Moreover, the accident must be caused by outward violent and visible means

Section 498A IPC : Recent Supreme Court Judgments

498A Complaints Can Be Filed At A Place Where A Woman Driven Out Of Matrimonial Home Takes Shelter [Rupali Devi vs. State of UP]In this case, three Judge bench comprising CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul considered the following question: "Whether in a case where cruelty had been committed in a matrimonial home by the husband or the relatives of...

Use Of Plastic Bottles & Multilayered Plastic Packages (Tetra Packing): NGT Asks FSSAI To Constitute Committee For Determination Of The Subject Of Restriction [Read Order]

To see if any further regulatory provisions are required on the subject of restrictions on the packaging by use of plastic material, after the steps already are taken, and if so to what extent, National Green Tribunal asked for examination by an Expert Committee comprising of the representatives of Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS),...

What Are The Remedies Available When Police Refuse To Register FIR

Section 154 of The Code of Criminal Procedure Code deals with registration of First Information Report (though the Section does not use the word 'First Information Report or FIR). Section 154(1) says every information relating to the commission of a cognizable offence, if given orally to an officer in charge of a police station, shall be reduced to writing by him or under his...