In Remembering Justice Rajindar Sachar: Loss Of A Sane Voice In Troubled Times

It is often difficult to write about a person with whom you were close for several decades. So many thoughts come to your mind, some are chronological, bound by time and events, but many are those, which are eternal, which constituted that person - his sensitivities, concerns, simplicity, love, and compassion, to which you were a witness. Justice Rajindar Sachar’s life can be easily encompassed by his achievements as a judge and later his immense contribution in public life. The loss we have...

'Persecution In The Name of Sedition Finds Popular Acceptance in India', Says Anushka Singh, Author of the recent book, 'Sedition In Liberal Democracies'

Anushka Singh is Assistant Professor at the School of Law, Governance and Citizenship, Ambedkar University Delhi. She graduated from Miranda House and did her Masters from Lady Sri Ram College. She went on to do her M.Phil and PhD from the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi where she also taught the Masters students, briefly. She was previously employed at the Gargi College, University of Delhi. She was awarded the Visiting fellowship for doctoral research at Tagore...

In This Case Judges Are Like Any Other Witnesses, Their Version Can't Be Taken As Gospel Of Truth, We Will File Review: Ahmad Abdi, President Of Bombay Lawyers Association, Petitioner In Loya Case

In light of the Supreme Court's judgment dismissing the PIL seeking a probe into judge Loya's death, petitioner Ahmad Abdi, president of the Bombay Lawyers' Association, spoke to Live Law about the way forward, the SC's observation calling the PIL scandalous and that it warrants criminal contempt proceedings to be initiated.After SC's judgment and all the observations against the petitioners, going forward what is your next course of action?I am very disappointed, we will file a review...

Former Delhi HC Chief Justice Rajinder Sachar Passes Away

Notable human rights activist and former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, Justice Rajinder Sachar passed away on Friday.Mr. Sachar enrolled as an Advocate in April, 1952, and began practicing at the Supreme Court from December, 1960. He was appointed as an Additional Judge of Delhi High Court in February, 1970, and was confirmed as a Permanent Judge in July, 1972, making his way to...

LIVELAW Wins The IDEX LEGAL AWARD For ‘LEGAL JOURNAL OF THE YEAR’ : Read The Full List Of Winners

IDEX Legal announced the winners and runners-up of the seventh annual IDEX Legal Awards held in Mumbai on 13 April at The St. Regis Hotel. The day also witnessed the launching of their 4th General Counsel (GC) Benchmarking Report, during The Legal Counsel Congress.The GC Report was created in association with Thomson Reuters, and it focuses on the challenges faced by GCs and their responses...

In A Landmark Verdict, Delhi HC Asks Parents To Compensate Daughter For Violating Her Right To Choice, Detaining Her In Mental Hospital [Read Judgment]

HC says obligation to respect one‘s rights is placed both on state and non-state actors.In a rather unusual judgement coming on the heels of Supreme Court’s Hadiya verdict, the Delhi High Court has recognised that threat to the right of choice of a person and thereby right to life, liberty, privacy and dignity can very well come from the person‘s own parents and has directed the parents...

Resignation Of Special Judge Who Acquitted 5 In 2007 Mecca Masjid Blast Rejected

The resignation of Special NIA Judge K. Ravinder Reddy, who acquitted Godman Aseemanand and four others in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case, has reportedly been rejected.The Judge had submitted his resignation to Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday citing personal reasons.Curiously, the Judge's resignation closely followed the verdict delivered by him the same day, when...

Kathua Gangrape Case: Media Houses Apologise Before Delhi HC For Revealing Victim’s Identity, Told To Pay Rs 10L Each Towards J&K Victim Compensation Fund [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked all media houses which revealed the identity of the 8-year-old Kathua gangrape-cum-murder victim to pay Rs 10L fine towards victim compensation fund maintained by the Jammu and Kashmir State Legal Services Authority for disbursement to victims/ families of the deceased victims of sexual violence.A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C...

‘Kathua’ Genocidal Rape: India’s International Obligation At Stake

The recent brutal rape and killing of an eight year old girl child in Kathua- a village in Jammu and Kashmir, in the name of a religious and ethnic conflict critically spotlights India’s international obligation under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 1948, (`the Genocide Convention’). Although the Genocidal tendencies in India are not new—the Sikh riots in 1984 and Gujarat carnage in 2001 being classic cases—the successive governments in India seems to...

Bombay HC Tells Family Court To Allow NRI Woman Give Her Consent For Divorce Via Skype [Read Judgment]

In a significant judgment, the Bombay High Court has held that a petition for divorce through mutual consent can be filed through a registered power of attorney and directed the Family Court, Bandra, to allow recording of consent terms via Skype or any other technology.Justice Bharati Dangre gave the above directions while hearing a writ petition filed by Harshada Deshmukh who sought an order...

Rape Case Against Accused Can’t Be Quashed Merely Because Victim Didn’t Support Prosecution Case During Trial Of Co-Accused: Orissa HC [Read Judgment]

This court cannot assume a thing and quash the criminal proceeding against the petitioner on the ground that the co-accused persons have been acquitted as the victim has not supported the prosecution case, the Court said.The Orissa High Court has observed that merely because the victim did not support the prosecution case during trial in respect of the co-accused persons, the same cannot be...

Applying ‘Lost Life Principle’ Kerala HC Awards Special Compensation To A Motor Accident Victim’s Mother [Read Judgment]

Invoking the concept of ‘Lost Life Principle’, High Court of Kerala has ordered an insurance company to pay additional compensation to the mother of a minor victim in a motor accident case.The division bench of High Court of Kerala comprising Justice PN Ravindran and Justice Devan Ramachandran, has ordered an amount of Rs.15,00,000 to be paid to the mother of victim based on ‘lost...