President Promulgates Triple Talaq Ordinance[Read Ordinance]

The Ordinance to criminalise the practise of "triple talaq"- Muslim Women(Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance 2018- has been promulgated by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, yesterday.The ordinance move comes after the Triple Talaq bill('Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage Bill) got blocked in the Rajya Sabha in the last monsoon session, though the Lok Sabha had...

Delhi HC Upholds Life Imprisonment For Sodomising 6-Year-Old Boy; Awards 5 Lakh Compensation [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld the life imprisonment awarded to a convict for committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a 6-year-old boy.The Bench comprising Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice Vinod Goel further enhanced the compensation awarded to the minor victim to Rs. 5 lakhs and directed that the additional sum be paid to him under the Victim Compensation Scheme within...

Karnataka Court Finishes Trial In 22 Days; Hands Down Death Penalty For Attempted Rape & Murder Of 15 Year Old [Read Judgment]

A court in Karnataka on Saturday handed down death penalty to a 25-year old coolie for attempted rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl.The II Additional Sessions Judge Court at Kolar convicted the accused, TN Suresh Babu, and directed that the records be sent to the Karnataka High Court for confirmation of the death sentence. Notably, Judge BS Rekha heard the case and pronounced the judgment...

1,000 Farmers Oppose Bullet Train Project In Gujarat HC

As many as 1,000 farmers affected by the proposed Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train submitted affidavits in the Gujarat High Court Tuesday, voicing their opposition to the project.A division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi is hearing five petitions challenging the land acquisition process for the high-speed rail project.Besides these petitioners, 1,000...

Bombay HC Expresses “Shock” Over Illegal Constructions By Nirav Modi & Several Others In Alibaug; Directs Action [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Monday took stern view of more than 160 illegal constructions which have cropped up in various coastal villages of Alibaug, and directed the Divisional Commissioner, Konkan Division to ascertain the action that has been initiated against such constructions.The Bench comprising Justice AS Oka and Justice Riyaz I Chagla thereafter directed the Divisional Commissioner...

Kerala Nun Rape Case :Bishop Franco Mulakkal Files Anticipatory Bail Application In Kerala HC

The Bishop has been asked by the Kerala police to appear before it tomorrow for interrogation in the case.Bishop of Jalandhar diocese of Catholic Church, Franco Mulakkal, has filed an application in the High Court of Kerala today seeking pre-arrest bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. He stands accused of raping a nun of  the congregation, Missionaries of Jesus. The...

“Gyan Daan” (Gift Of Knowledge) Is the Best Possible Gift To Anybody: Justice UU Lalit At "Pratibha M. Singh Cambridge LL.M Scholarship” Distribution Event [Full Video]

Supreme Court judge, Justice UU Lalit on Sunday termed "gyan daan" (gift of knowledge) as the best gift one can give to humankind and hailed the philanthropic efforts of a trust run by a couple—Delhi High Court judge, Justice Pratibha M. Singh and her husband Maninder Singh, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) for India. "I must confess first, I have known Maninder and Pratibha for many...

Charging People U/S 295 IPC For Questioning Superstitions And Traditional Authority Violates Articles 14 & 19: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court recently ruled that charging people under Section 295 (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code merely for questioning superstition and traditional authority violates Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India.Making reference to...

MPLADS Fund : CIC Recommends Legal Framework For Transparency In Fund Utilization [Read Order]

It is sad that law makers of the nation did not make law for their own MPLADSThe Central Information Commission has recommended the Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha Chairman to issue appropriate legal framework to bring in more accountability and transparency in the utilization of funds under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme(MPLADS).The order was passed by the...

"Judges Seeking Future Govt Appointments May Result In Indirect Political Influence":In Conversation With Prof William Hubbard

Santosh Paul, Advocate, Supreme Court interviewed Prof. William Hubbard of the University of Chicago, Editor of the Journal of Legal Studies, Kauffman Legal Research Fellow He authored "The Supreme Court of India: An Empirical Overview" and "The Unintended Consequences of Case by Case Rescue: An Empirical study of Supreme Court cases from 2010 to 2014"WH. Let me begin by saying thank you for this opportunity to discuss my research with you. I'll be answering these questions based on my...

Uber Rape Case: Delhi HC Confirms Rapist Driver’s Imprisonment For Rest Of His Life [Read Judgment]

HC says despite stringent provisions added to IPC, rapes are on the riseThe Delhi High Court has affirmed the sentence of imprisonment for rest of life to Shiv Kumar Yadav, the Uber cab driver who had raped a 25-year-old executive in his cab in December 2014, while holding that he had previous involvement in rape cases and did not appear to have learnt anything from those experiences.A bench...

Citizens’ Fundamental Rights Cannot Be Held Hostage To Inordinately Long Inquiry Conducted By Passport Authorities: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reiterated that denial of passport or its non-renewal without assigning reasons as listed under the Passports Act, 1967 infringes the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India.The judgment was delivered by Justice Vibhu Bakhru, on a petition filed by one Jasvinder Singh Chauhan praying for the renewal of his passport and issuance of a...