'Why Should We Doubt Police?': Delhi HC Dismisses PIL Seeking CBI Probe In Shraddha Murder Case [VIDEO]

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Exempt All Persons With Less Than ₹8 L Annual Income From Income Tax In The Light Of EWS Criteria : Plea In Madras High Court

If families earning less than ₹8 lakh annually is EWS, why should people earning more than Rs 2.50 lakhs pay income tax?, the petitioner asks.

Magistrates Remand Accused Mechanically In Most Cases : Ex-CJI UU Lalit

Former Chief Justice of India UU Lalit on Monday lamented the fact that most often, Magistrates remand the accused in a mechanical manner."It is only after a Magistrate is satisfied that a remand can be granted. Most of the time, what we see is that it is a mechanical exercise by the Magistrates. I have never seen where a Magistrate has asked question to the investigator "what...

District Judges Should Not Be Put Under Pressure Of Being Targeted For Granting Bail : Bombay HC Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta

Bombay High Court's Chief Justice Dipankar Datta, on Monday, said that the judges in the lower judiciary should not work under the fear of being targeted while deciding bail applications and said that any judge rejecting bail applications for that reason would be "travesty and miscarriage of justice." Reassuring the lower judiciary to work without any fear in such cases, and told...

Shraddha Walkar Murder: Legal Remedies Available In Abusive Live-In Relationships? [VIDEO]

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Adult Female Member Of Family Not Competent To Accept Summons? Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Section 64 CrPC

The Supreme Court of India issued notice to the Central Government in a plea challenging Section 64 of the Code of Criminal Procedure on the ground that the said section discriminated against women by treating female members of a family incapable of accepting summons on behalf of the person summoned. The matter was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima...

Morbi Bridge Collapse : Supreme Court Allows Petitioners Seeking Independent Probe To Raise Issues Before Gujarat High Court

Taking note of the fact that the Gujarat High Court has already taken suo motu cognisance of the Morbi bridge collapse which took place on October 30 leaving 141 people dead, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain two petitions which sought for independent probe into the tragedy.The Court however granted liberty to the petitioners to approach the High Court to raise their issues,...

Shraddha Murder Case: PIL In Delhi HC Seeks Transfer Of Probe To CBI [VIDEO]

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Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Proposes To Amend RTI Act To Completely Bar Disclosure Of Personal Information

The draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, which was released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on November 18 for public comments, has a provision which proposes to amend the Right To Information Act 2005.Clause 30(2) of the draft proposes an amendment to Section 8(j) of the RTI Act, which will have the effect of totally exempting personal information...

Junior Lawyers are Not Slaves, Pay Them Decent Salaries; Legal Profession Should Not Be An "Old Boys' Club" : CJI DY Chandrachud

The Chief Justice of India on Saturday issued an urgent call to action to senior members of the bar to remunerate their juniors fairly in order to enable them to live a life of dignity. "How many seniors pay their juniors decent salaries?", exclaimed Justice Chandrachud, "Some young lawyers do not even have chambers where they are paid money." He pondered, "If you are staying in Delhi,...

Muslim Marriages Not Excluded From POCSO Act, Physical Relationship With Minor An Offence Irrespective Of Validity Of Marriage: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that a marriage between Muslims under personal law is not excluded from the sweep of the POCSO Act.Justice Bechu Kurain Thomas said if one of the parties to the marriage is a minor, irrespective of the validity or otherwise of the marriage, offences under the POCSO Act will apply.The court disagreed with the view taken by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in...

'Prima Facie Can't Say Anand Teltumbde Was Involved In Any Terrorist Activity Under UAPA': Bombay High Court In Bail Order

In its detailed order granting bail to Anand Teltumbde on merits, the Bombay High Court said prima facie "it cannot be concluded that Teltumbde has indulged in a terrorist act," in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgaar Parishad Case. A division bench of Justices AS Gadkari and Milind Jadhav observed that sections 16 (punishment for terrorist act), 18 (punishment for conspiracy), and 20...