Students From National Law Schools Must Also Come To Judiciary, Says Law Minister In LS

"Now, it is 70 years since Independence. Why should the intake in the subordinate judiciary not invite the best talent of the country from institutes like the National Law School, etc. so that we have a good pool of talented people becoming Additional District Judges and subsequently in the higher category? That is the whole idea."

Shashi Tharoor Introduces Bill To Make Marital Rape A Crime [Read Bill]

The Bill makes marital rape a crime, and gives more decisional autonomy to women in termination of pregnancy

RTI :Why Didn't The Govt Find One Non-Bureaucrat Information Commissioner?

All Information Commissioners appointed by Central Govt last week are from bureaucracy.

Bombay HC Allows Surrogate Mother To Abort 24-Week Foetus With Consent From Intended Parents [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court recently allowed a surrogate mother to abort her 24-week foetus, as the foetus had numerous heart abnormalities and was expected to require multiple surgeries if born.The petitioner had entered into an agreement with a Pune-based couple, for carrying their baby. She had, however, approached the court after a routine check-up and screening had revealed serious defects in...

Reasonable Force Used By Teacher To Discipline Student Not A Crime : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

Parents and teachers are entitled to use reasonable degree of force to discipline children.

1984 Anit-Sikh Riots : Sajjan Kumar Surrenders In Delhi Court

Sajjan Kumar, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by Delhi High Court for his involvement in 1984 anti-sikh riots, has surrendered in a Delhi Court today. On his surrender before the Metropolitan Magistrate Aditi Garg at Karkardooma, he was sent to Mandoli jailOn December 17, the Delhi High Court had reversed his acquittal by trial court in 2013 and held him guilty for conspiracy and...

Kerala Govt Frames Shariat Rules Enabling A Person To Declare Conversion Of Faith [Read Rules]

The Rules enable a person to declare his willingness to be governed by Muslim Personal Law

Legal Luminaries Reflect On Law & Story Telling At IDIA Annual Conference

The recently held IDIA Annual Conference on "Law and Story Telling" saw legal stalwarts share riveting insights on storytelling within courts and in the practice of law.The panel was moderated by Mr. Arghya Sengupta, Founder and Research Director, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi and comprised of: Justice Srikrishna, former judge, Supreme Court of India, Justice Gita Mittal, Chief...

Dr Shashi Tharoor Introduces Freedom Of Literature Bill In Lok Sabha, Seeks Repeal Of S.295A&298 IPC [Read Bill]

Dr Shashi Tharoor MP introduced a private bill titled "Freedom of Literature Bill" today in the Lok Sabha.The Bill seeks to amend the provisions in the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, Customs Act and the Indecent Representation of Women(Prohibition) Act which affect literary and artistic freedom.The Bill seeks the omission of Section 295A and 298 IPC, which punish acts...

Seeking Information Under RTI Act Can’t Put Question Mark On One’s Integrity, Says P&H HC [Read Order]

The administration of Union Territory of Chandigarh has come in for severe criticism from the Punjab and Haryana High Court for being vindictive towards one of its employee of the Department of Food & Supplies and Consumer Affairs who had sought information from under the RTI Act as it said that the staffer “has absolute right to get the information under the Right to Information Act”...

J&K HC-Appointed Committee Fears Dal Lake Won’t Survive Beyond 30 Yrs, HC Passes String Of Interim Directions

The Committee of Experts (COE) appointed by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has sounded an alarm that the Dal Lake may not survive beyond 30 years if the polluting activities in and around it continue as usual.Taking the report of the COE on record, the high court bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Sanjeev Kumar passed a string of interim directions, including gradual elimination...

Delhi HC Affirms Application Of IPC Sexual Harassment Provision To Transgenders [Read Order]

In a welcome development, the Delhi High Court has affirmed the application of Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 to transgender victims of sexual harassment.The determination came by a bench comprising Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, on a petition filed by a transgender person who identifies as a woman, though she was assigned “male” sex at...