PIL For Constitution of Jamshedpur Municipality; SC Issues Notice [Read Order]

The petitioner alleged that State Government is colluding with Tata Steels to delay the formation of Municipality.A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court for establishing a duly elected Municipal body for Jamshedpur in accordance with the provisions contained in Part IX-A of the Constitution. The petition has been filed by one Jawaharlal Sharma, who states that...

“I was Not Afraid of Taking Up Case of Kathua Victim Because Of My Trust In Judiciary” – Deepika Singh Rajawat

“I don’t want to prove my nationalism to anyone. Nationalism runs in my blood. I am just against this culture of abuse”, she said.Advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat, the lawyer appearing for the victim’s family in Kathua rape-murder case, said: “I was not afraid of taking up care of Kathua victim because of my trust in the judiciary”. She was speaking at Cochin in the Conclave...

Social Values And Morals Are Not Above Constitution: Patna HC Sets Free Law Graduate Confined To House By Father Over Love Affair [Read Judgment]

Citing Hadiya case, it says social values and morals have their space but they are not above the constitutionally guaranteed freedom. Taking suo motu cognizance of news reports of a law graduate who was put under ‘illegal’ confinement in her house by her parents over her love affair with a Delhi-based lawyer, the Patna High Court on Thursday ordered that she be set free and allowed to...

"They Have Acted As Predators":Kerala HC Declines Anticipatory Bail To Clergymen In The Sexual Abuse Case [Read Order]

The High Court of Kerala has dismissed the plea of anticipatory bail of four priests of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, alleged to be involved in a sexual abuse case. They are accused of committing offences punishable under Sections 376, 354, 354A, 506(i) of IPC by abusing their priestly position to force a married woman to return sexual favors. The court through Justice Raja...

Delhi HC To Hear Plea Against Saif-Starrer Netflix Show ‘Sacred Games’ For Content Defaming Rajiv Gandhi

A petition was filed in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday seeking deletion of certain scenes from Netflix show ‘Sacred Games’ claiming that those were derogatory to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.The petition by Nikhil Bhalla was mentioned before a bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal who allowed it to be listed for hearing.The plea will now be heard on July 12.The...

Merit Can’t Be Defeated On Tech Grounds, Says Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Aspiring medico gets to register for deemed varsities as HC asks Centre to open up its portal Holding merit over technical grounds, the Delhi High Court has opened up a closed opportunity for an aspiring medico to register for the second round of counselling for deemed universities after the due date.Justice Siddharth Mridul directed the Centre to open up its online registration facility for...

Garlanding Lynch-Mobs; Putting Justice in a Noose

When the political executive oscillates with tacit encouragement and open support for cow-vigilantism, the directives issued by the judiciary, however strong-worded and well-intentioned they are, may not remedy the situation much.It is only with a shudder that one could read the news that a Union Minister publicly feted the convicts in a lynching case. Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha arranged a heroic welcome to the men who were held guilty in the Ramgarh...

Delhi HC Issues Notice To Tajinder Singh Bagga On Journalist Swati Chaturvedi's Plea For Quashing Defamation Proceedings

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to BJP spokesperson Tajinder Singh Bagga on a petition filed by journalist Swati Chaturvedi for quashing defamation proceedings instituted by Mr. Bagga against her.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva also granted her exemption from appearance before the trial court. Ms. Chaturvedi was represented by Senior Advocate Arvind Nigam and Advocate Pranav...

Anti-Trafficking Bill 2018-Do not Equate Victims Of Sex Trafficking With Voluntary Adult Sex Workers: MP Shashi Tharoor, Activists Appeal To WCD Min

Congress MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor recently met Women and Child Development Minister Ms. Maneka Gandhi expressing concerns in relation to The Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018.He was accompanied by Ms. Anjali Gopalan, the Director of the Naz Foundation, Ms. Meena Seshu, the General Secretary of SANGRAM and Ms. Aarti Pai, member of the National Network...

SC Refuses To Admit PIL Seeking To End Use Of Black Money In Elections; Petitioner Asked To Approach Election Commission [Read Order]

The Supreme Court today disposed of a PIL to curb "appalling effects of black money on free and fair election" asking the petitioner to approach the Election Commission.The PIL had also pointed to "unwillingness" of the Government to reform Election System and demanded that any transaction above Rs 2000 not done through dedicated bank account be shown as unaccounted."We grant liberty to...

[Debate]Immediate Post-Retirement Appointment of Judges : Mutual Bonhomie between Executive And Judiciary?

"The Tribunals should not be heaven for retired persons and appointment process should not result in decisions being influenced if the Government itself is a litigant and appointment authority at the same time. There should be restriction on acceptance of any employment after retirement "- A Bench headed by Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel quoted and broadly approved the Amicus report, in Rojer Mathew v. South Indian Bank Ltd on May 7, 2018.It is timely to revisit the debate regarding the...

Sunanda Pushkar Death Case: Shashi Tharoor Gets Regular Bail, Questions Swamy's Locus

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor was on Saturday granted regular bail by a Delhi court in the Sunanda Pushkar death case in view of the anticipatory bail granted to him by a sessions court earlier this week.Tharoor appeared before the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Samar Vishal in compliance with the summons issued to him as an accused booked for abetting the suicide...