To Serve Judiciary Is Not Less Than Call Of Military Service, Says Justice Arun Mishra

"Contempt is a weapon like Brahmasatra to be used sparingly to remain effective. At the same time, a Judge has to guard the dignity of the Court and take action in contempt and in case of necessity to impose appropriate exemplary punishment too. "

Suman Bodani Becomes The First Female Hindu Civil Judge of Pakistan

Ms. Suman Pawan Bodani has become the first Hindu woman to be appointed as a civil judge in Pakistan. She secured 54th rank in the merit list and will serve in her native district of Qambar-Shahdadkot. As per reports, Ms. Bodani passed her LLB. examination from Hyderabad and did her masters in law from Karachi's Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST)....

The Hearing That Was (Not): The Story Of CBI Acting Chief, And Of Conflicting Interests And Recusals

"We get a feeling that Your Lordships do not want it to be heard"Said Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave to Justice A. K. Sikri last Thursday, perturbed at the latter's segregation of himself from the hearing on the challenge to M. Nageshwar Rao's continuation as the interim CBI Director, coming close on the heels of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi's recusal from the matter. The PIL by NGO Common Cause and RTI Activist Anjali Bharadwaj had come to be placed before the second senior most judge of the...

ICICI-Videocon Case : Is Chanda Kochhar A 'Public Servant' Under Prevention Of Corruption Act?

A 2016 SC judgment extended the application of PC Act to private bank employees.

Highest Number Of Death Penalties Awarded By Trial Courts In 2018 Since 2000 : Project 39A Report

162 death penalties were awarded by trial courts in 2018

Lawyer Of Opposite Party Can Be Summoned As A Witness If There Are Justifiable Circumstances: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

"The bar under Section 126 ought not to be mistaken as prohibiting the lawyer of opposite party from being summoned as his own witness, in cases where his examination is justified by the circumstances."

Sanction To Investigate Public Servant: When The Act Is Ex-facie Criminal, Approval Under Section 17A of PC Act Not Necessary, Rules Delhi HC

Delhi High Court has recently ruled that when the act of a public servant is ex-facie criminal or constitutes an offence, prior approval of the Government as mandated under Section 17A of Prevention of Corruption Act would not be necessary.Justice Najmi Waziri was hearing petitions filed by CBI Officers Rakesh Asthana And Devender Kumar for quashing the FIR registered by CBI against...

Evolution Of Seniority Convention And Appointment Of Chief Justice Of India

The Constitution of India, 1950 is the longest national Constitution of the world. The original Constitution that was adopted and enacted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November 1949 contained 395 Articles divided into 12 parts and 8 schedules. As of 2014, the total word count of the Indian Constitution was 1,46,385 which is well above the average length of a Constitution which comprises 21, 960 words and it is twenty-times longer than the Constitution of the United States which its current...

God Save Indian Democracy

The political class now is not unduly worried about the nuances of the Constitution. And the high priests do not care. I am only reminded of Robert Bork's statement— the question nowadays is not how to read the Constitution, but whether to read it. We live in an era of "constitutional morality" and sealed cover jurisprudence. God save Indian democracy.

When Can Appellate Court Allow Plea For Adducing Further Evidence: SC Explains [Read Judgment]

"It is clear that there are no fetters on the power under Section 391 Cr.P.C. of the Appellate Court."

CCI DG Has Power Of Search And Seizure With Magistrate's Authorization: SC [Read Order]

“The provisions of Section 240A do not merely relate to an authorisation for a search but extend to the authorisation of a seizure as well. Unless the seizure were to be authorised, a mere search by itself will not be sufficient for the purposes of investigation”

No Conclusive Scientific Evidence That Mobile Tower Radiations Adversely Affect Human Health: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

"We find that the scientific material, as of today, does not indicate any identifiable risk of serious harm on account of non-ionized radiation emanating from TCS/BS and Equipments for Telecommunication Network."