Sohrabuddin Case: Rubabuddin Shaikh Files Appeal Before Bombay HC Against Judgement Of Spl CBI Court Acquitting All 22 Accused

Rubabuddin Shaikh, brother of deceased Sohrabuddin Shaikh, has filed an appeal against the judgment of the Special CBI Court dated December 21, 2018, acquitting all 22 accused in the case. Shaikh has sought quashing of the said judgment or in the alternative, directions for a re-trial. Previously, Rubabuddin had written to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Director, CBI and the Cabinet...

SC Lawyers Menaka Guruswamy & Arundhati Katju Named In Time's List Of 100 Influential Persons For Legal Battle Against Sec.377 IPC

In the Time Magazine's list of 100 influential persons, the names of Supreme Court lawyers Menaka Guruswamy and Arundhati Katju are included, in recognition of their contribution in the Navtej Johar case in which the Supreme Court had decriminalised homosexuality by striking down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code."Arundhati and Menaka have helped take a giant step for LGBTQ+ rights in the world's largest democracy. In their committed fight for justice, they have shown us that we as a society...

Advocate Loses Right To Practice When He Enters Into Full Time Salaried Employment: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

"Mere occasional appearance of such employees in Courts/ tribunals while in full time employment in few cases that too solely on behalf of their employer cannot be taken to mean that they are continuing to be in practice as advocates"

Get Aadhaar Or Else Leave The Job: Madras HC Tells Teacher Who Challenged Biometric Attendance System [Read Order]

“The Writ Petitioner cannot say that she cannot be compelled to get an Aadhaar Number for the purpose of attending the School”

New PIL In SC Seeks Safety And Security Of EVMs [Read Petition]

A Public Interest Litigation is filed before the Supreme Court of India by Advocate M.Srinavasan, President of Tamilnadu Annal Ambedkar Law Association, praying for directions to Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure the safety and security of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the post polling period. Petition has been filed in the backdrop of recent events like press...

ECI Bars Azam Khan, Maneka Gandhi From Campaigning For Violating Model Code Of Conduct [Read Orders]

The Election Commission of India has barred SP leader Azam Khan from campaigning for 72 hours starting from 10 AM of April 16 for his indecent remarks against BJP candidate Jayaprada during an election meet at Rampur. Also, the poll panel has barred BJP leader Maneka Gandhi from campaigning for 48 hours starting from 10 AM of April 16 for making communal remarks.In an election rally at...

ECI Bars Yogi Adityanath & Mayawati From Campaigning For Making Communal Speeches [Read Orders]

The Election Commission of India today barred UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from campaigning in elections for three days from April 16, for making communally provocative speech. The ECI also found BSP Chief Mayawati to have made communal appeal for votes, and has barred her from campaigning for two days from April 16.The ban is imposed invoking powers of ECI under Article 324 of...

Regularization Obtained By Misrepresenting Facts Cannot Be Sustained; SC Upholds Termination Of A 'Chowkidar' [Read Judgment]

"An order of regularization obtained by misrepresenting facts, or by playing a fraud upon the competent authority, cannot be sustained in the eyes of law."

The Afterlife Of The Aadhaar Dissent: The Jamaican Supreme Court Judgment Quashing NCID

Justice Charles Evan Hughes' famous aphorism, that a dissent is an "appeal to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of a future day", has passed into legend. It was famously invoked by Justice H.R. Khanna, while concluding his dissent in the Habeas Corpus case. But sometimes, a dissent is not limited to a footnote in the judicial lore of a nation, waiting for the years to pass by until the "intelligence of a future day" dawns. Sometimes, like the swallow flying south, a dissent...

All You Want To Know About Recording Of Confessions (Section 164 CrPC) [Part-III]

Read the First Part HereRead the Second Part HerePROCEDURE FOR RECORDING "CONFESSION" UNDER SECTION 164 Cr.P.C. If what is sought to be recorded is a "confession", then the Magistrate has to abide by the following rules:- ACCUSED ON HIS OWN ACCORD CAN MAKE A CONFESSION TO A JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE An accused himself can appear before a Judicial Magistrate for recording...

Law On Reels: Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar-Biopic Of Modern India's Architect

Rich in ideas, high in drama, refined in aesthetics and impeccable in production values, this film is a must-watch.

Voting From Prisons

Denial of voting rights to prisoners is an unreasonable restriction.