Nothing To Suggest That He Can’t Be A Useful Member Of The Society: MP HC Commutes Death Penalty To Youth In Minor’s Rape-Murder Case [Read Judgment]

“The record indicates that he was left by his mother and residing alone, therefore, the accused was the first offender living separate from his family at the age of 21 year and the probability of his being rehabilitation and reformation is there, cannot be ruled out. Nothing is available on record to suggest that he cannot be a useful member of the society.”The Madhya Pradesh High...

“My Land Needs A Helping Hand”: A High Court Judge's Poetic Plea For Kerala

Showing solidarity with the flood-ravaged Kerala, High Court judge, Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu has authored a beautiful poem calling on the people of the country to stand with the State and help it through the calamity that has already claimed the lives of more than 370 people.Justice Naidu, who is originally from Andhra Pradesh, had initially written the poem in Telugu, appealing only to...

Kerala Floods: Former AG Mukul Rohatgi Donates 50 Lakhs, Bombay Bar Association, Maharashtra Bar Council Appeal Lawyers To Contribute

Senior Advocate and former Attorney General for India Mukul Rohatgi has contributed Rs. 50 lakhs towards Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund Courtesy: M UnnikrishnanThe Bombay Bar Association (BBA) has donated Rs 2.5 lakhs from the Bombay Bar Association Trust for Kerala flood victims and asked members of the bar to contribute generously in this hour of need. All members can draw a cheque...

Principle Of ‘Moulding Of Relief’ Can’t Be Invoked At Interlocutory Stage: SC [Read Judgment]

[Interim Mandatory Injunctions] can be granted only to restore the status quo and not to establish a new set of things differing from the state which existed at the date when the suit was instituted.The Supreme Court has observed that principle of moulding of relief could at best be resorted to at the time of consideration of final relief in the main suit and not at an interlocutory...

Publication Of Results Of ICAR Entrance Exam Held During Floods Stayed By High Court Of Kerala

The High Court of Kerala has stayed the publication of results of national level entrance exam of Indian Council of Agricultural Research for admission to doctoral degree programs and award of Junior/Senior Research Fellowships for the academic session 2018-19. The exams were held on August 18 and 19, when the state was reeling under unprecedented flood crisis.The stay order was passed by...

High Court of Kerala Makes Suggestions To State Govt For Flood Relief & Rehabilitation Measures [Read Order]

The High Court of Kerala put forth certain suggestions to the State Government for consideration while carrying out relief and rehabilitation operations in the flood affected regions.The suggestions came from a bench of Chief Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice A K Jayasankran Nambiar while considering a PIL projecting the grievance that relief measures were not adequately reaching the...

Kerala Floods : High Court Advocates' Association Lend A Helping Hand For Relief Work

While Kerala is reeling under unprecedented flood crisis, the legal fraternity in the state is making notable contributions to relief works. Bar Associations across the state did not hesitate for a moment to utilize their organizational resources and manpower to render aid in relief work.On August 17, Friday, the Kerala High Court Advocates Association set up a collection centre for...

Municipal Corporation Permits Slaughter Of 14 Goats In 2 Bombay HC Courtrooms; HC Calls It “Shocking” [Read Order]

In a bizarre turn of events, the Bombay High Court was informed on Thursday that two permissions have been granted by the Municipal Corporation for slaughter of a total of ten goats in Court Room No. 13 of the High Court.Quite naturally, the Bench comprising Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Riyaz I. Chagla found it “shocking”, noting that the permissions were granted online, without...

Mere Oral Evidence Of Production Of Contraband Before Magistrate Won’t Suffice For Conviction In NDPS Case: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday restored a trial court order that acquitted an accused in an NDPS case, on the ground that the oral evidence adduced that the contraband was produced before the magistrate cannot form the basis to record the conviction, in the absence of the order of the magistrate to that effect.The bench comprising Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice R Banumathi and Justice Navin...

Consider Email, WhatsApp Etc. For Substituted Service Of Summons: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently suggested that courts can opt for “modern ways of service”, while ordering substituted service of summons.Justice Mridula Bhatkar discussed the different modes of effecting substitute service of summons under Order 5 Rule 20 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and observed, “…in sub-rule (i) and (ii), the substituted service means fixing the copies of...

As Residents Of UP Villages Fall Prey To Cancer, NGT Orders Polluters To Bear Cost Of Treatment Of Patients [Read Order]

NGT says water not only for those who can afford bottled water, no citizen can be deprived of potable waterAs industries continue to pollute river water in the districts of Saharanpur, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh for over two decades and hundreds of people falling prey to cancer every year due to consumption of contaminated water, the National...

72nd Independence Day: In Judiciary v/s Government, The Verdict Is Out

“The founding fathers always said governance should be left to those who people of India elected to govern. Governance and accountability go hand in hand. Basic structure theory emphasized it. The 13 benches of the SC should maintain a healthy balance on basic structure, separation of power. This is how I feel when we need to reflect.”Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad’s criticism of judicial activism, during the Independence Day celebrations at the Supreme Court lawns today sums up the nature of...