Chhattisgarh HC Quashes Extension Of Tenure Of Vice-Chancellor Of Hidayatullah National Law University [Read Judgment]

The Chhattisgarh High Court has quashed and set aside the order of extension of tenure of Vice-Chancellor of Hidayatullah University, Prof. (Dr) Sukhpal Singh.The division bench of Justice Goutam Bhaduri and Justice Sanjay Aggarwal concluded that the Executive Council’s recommendation for extension of tenure was not sustainable as the council failed to apprise the Chancellor of the...

Requiring Judicial Aspirants To Know Sufficient Marathi Not Violative Of Article 14 Of The Constitution Of India: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court on Friday ruled as constitutional the prescription for prospective judges to have sufficient knowledge of Marathi to practice in subordinate courts in Maharashtra.The Bench comprising Justice RM Savant and Justice Revati Mohite Dere upheld Rule 5(3)(d) of the Maharashtra Judicial Service Rules, 2008, which mandates that the candidate must have “sufficient knowledge...

Growing Trend Of “Judges Bashing” Has To Be Stopped And Dealt With An Iron Fist: HP HC Orders 1 Month Jail, Deletion Of FB Account Of Lawyer Who Posted ‘Contemptuous’ Comment [Read Judgment]

‘None can be permitted to intimidate or terrorize Judges by making scandalous unwarranted and baseless imputations against them in the discharge of their judicial functions so as to secure orders which the litigant “wants”.’The Himachal Pradesh High Court has sentenced a lawyer to one-month imprisonment for his contemptuous comment against judges on his Facebook page.The bench of...

Online Registration Of FIRs- Need Of The Hour

FIR or first information report, means the information, by whomsoever given to the officer in charge of police station in relation to the commission of a cognizable offence and which is first in point of time, on the strength of which the investigation into that offence is commenced. It is the earliest report made to the police officer with a view to taking action in the matter, and its principal object from the point of view of the informant is to set the criminal law in motion. Such is the...

Data Theft And The Indian Criminal Law

A woman with her computer can steal more than a hundred women with guns[1]Data is the “new oil”, and has arguably replaced oil as the world’s most valuable resource. Internet and smartphones have made data ubiquitous, plentiful and more valuable than ever before. Other than the data voluntarily shared, every technological action leaves digital footprints, which are harvested by algorithm-wielding companies, to know more about us. The digital traces that one unwittingly leaves carry valuable...

Anil Ambani's Reliance Group Files Rs 5,000 Crore Defamation Suit Against Congress Owned National Herald

Anil Ambani's Reliance Group companies have filed a Rs 5,000 crore defamation suit against Congress-owned National Herald, claiming an article published in the newspaper regarding the Rafale fighter jet deal was "libellous and derogatory".They also filed a second, similar suit against Gujarat Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil seeking Rs 5,000 crore in damages for defamation.The two suits...

Law Student Represents Senior Citizen For Re 1, Stresses On Power Of Legal Aid [Read Order]

Puts to use 2014 guidelines for non-advocates to appear before consumer forumSetting an example of the power of legal aid in ensuring justice for all, a fifth-year law student from Lucknow has charged a token fee of just Re 1 to represent a senior citizen before a consumer forum in Jaipur, Rajasthan, in a legal battle drawn over two years and got him compensated too.Chanakya Sharma, a student...

“Hindu Courts Colour Justice With Religion”: Plea In Allahabad HC Demands Dismantling Of Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Maha Sabha’s Courts

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Allahabad High Court demanding dismantling of the “Hindu Courts” established by the Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Maha Sabha and restraining the Sabha from constituting such courts in the future.The PIL, filed by Allahabad based Advocate Ankit Singh through Advocate Rohan Gupta, contends, “…the establishment of such ‘Hindu courts’ is...

Allahabad HC Judges & Staff, SC Staff Members To Donate One Day’s Salary To Kerala Flood Relief Fund

The staff members of the Supreme Court have decided to donate their one day’s salary towards Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund for rehabilitation of Kerala flood victims.In a circular issued on 20 August, Apex Court Registrar RK Goel noted the devastation caused to the State: “Unprecedented floods due to incessant rain have created havoc in the state of Kerala causing immeasurable...

U'khand HC Finds Centre Vindictive Towards Whistleblower IFS Officer, Imposes Cost Of Rs 25K, Sets Aside CAT Stay

The Uttarakhand High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on the Centre for misleading the principal bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal in New Delhi into staying proceedings in a service matter instituted by IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi before the Nainital bench wherein he had sought quashing of his poor appraisal report for year 2015-16 during which time he had served as CVO,...

Delhi HC Notice To Centre, LIC, RBI As IDBI Officers Challenge LIC Plan To Acquire Over 51% Stake In IDBI [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought to know the stand of the Centre, LIC, RBI, SEBI, IDBI Bank Ltd and Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India on a petition against the government reducing its stake in the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) and LIC acquiring over 51 stake in the public sector bank which, it says, will result in “loss of status” of the bank and...

Delhi HC Asks MCI To Put In Place Sentencing Guidelines For Delinquent Doctors [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has opined that the Medical Council of India (MCI) should frame a policy with regard to punishment to be accorded to delinquent doctors for infractions committed by them and has asked the statutory body to report on this aspect within three months.Justice Rajiv Shakdher said so while also awarding a cost of Rs 1 lakh to petitioner Ravi Rai who underwent the trauma of...