Law Commission Refutes News Reports Claiming LCI Chairman Doesn't Consider Uniform Civil Code Possible [Read Press Release]

In a press statement issued on Thursday, the Law Commission of India (LCI) has refuted news reports which quote its Chairman Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan as saying that the "UCC is not possible and not even an option". Recently, News18 had quoted Mr. Chauhan as saying, "UCC is not possible. We will try to recommend religion-wise amendments in family laws. It would be the piecemeal way to...

Humanity Comes First, Then Religion : Meghalaya HC [Read Judgment]

It is really very sad that even after one's death, we are fighting over our faith, caste and religionNo person can practice religion or become spiritual, until and unless he or she becomes a good human being because humanity comes first, then religion.Members of indigenous faith in the state of Meghalaya will soon get a place for cremating their dead, thanks to intervention of the...

NGT Holds Sri Sri’s Art Of Living Guilty Of Damaging Yamuna, Floodplains; Told To Cough Up Restoration Cost [Read Order]

Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living International Center was on Thursday held responsible by the National Green Tribunal for causing damage and environmental degradation of the flood plain of river Yamuna near the DND Flyway by holding the World Culture Festival Celebration in March 2016, which saw a footfall of 35 lakh, and it will now be responsible for restoration...

Child Trafficking: U’khand HC Orders DNA Test Of Children Seen With Beggars, Passes Other Directions [Read Judgment]

The Uttarakhand High Court has directed DNA testing of all children found begging on the streets or in company of a beggar to check their parentage and trace trafficked or kidnapped children, while also directing the state to display photographs of missing children on bus stands and railway stations, besides passing a string of directions to check inter- and intra-country human...

Disability Quota In Promotions: SC Drops Contempt Charges Against MP Housing And Infrastructure Development Board [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, dropped contempt charges against the M.P. Housing and Development Board on a plea alleging that it was not providing reservation in promotions to the disabled.The Bench comprising Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice R. Banumathi was hearing a Petition filed by one Mr. Achintya Deb Dasgupta against the State of Madhya Pradesh, implicating the Housing and...

Delhi HC Sets Aside CIC Order Declaring Every Minister A Public Authority Under RTI Act [Read Orders]

The Delhi High Court has set aside ‘as not sustainable’ the order of the Central Information Commission declaring every minister a “public authority” under the Right to Information Act.Justice Vibhu Bakhru overturned the March 12, 2016, order of the CIC, by which it was declared that “the Ministers in the Union Government and all State Governments as ‘public authorities’...

Bombay HC Upholds Validity Of Real Estate (Regulation And Development) Act [Read Judgment]

In a huge relief to thousands of home buyers, the Bombay High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the Real Estate (regulation and Development) Act.A bench of Justice Naresh Patil and Justice RG Ketkar passed the judgment after hearing all parties in the matter and upheld the provisions of the new Act that came into effect on May 1, 2017.The Supreme Court had earlier directed...

Recommendations For Karnataka HC: SC Collegium Rejects Objections From Governor And CM

The Supreme Court Collegium has resolved to recommend that S/Shri (1) Dixit Krishna Shripad, (2) Shankar Ganapathi Pandit, (3) Ramakrishna Devdas, (4) Bhotanhosur Mallikarjuna Shyam Prasad, and (5) Siddappa Sunil Dutt Yadav be appointed as Judges of the Karnataka High Court.There seems to have been serious objections made by Karnataka Governor and the Chief Minister with regard to some...

Jolly LLB-2 Row: Rajasthan HC Directs Lower Court To Adjourn Proceedings Against Akshay Kumar [Read Petition]

The Rajasthan High Court, on Monday, directed the lower Court to adjourn the defamation proceedings against actor Akshay Kumar for the trailer of his upcoming movie Jolly LLB-2.Justice K.S. Ahluwalia has issued notice to the respondent and directed the ACMM Court No. 20 at Sanganer, Jaipur to "adjourn the matter beyond the date fixed by this court".A complaint has been filed by one Mr....

UPSC Aspirants Move SC Seeking An Extra Attempt After Losing Out To CSAT [Read Petition]

As many as 15 UPSC aspirants have moved the Supreme Court seeking an extra attempt at the prestigious examination for them and other similarly-placed candidates, who, they said, have lost precious attempts due to the introduction of Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) in year 2011, which was ‘discriminatory against candidates belonging to the Hindi and other regional language...

Recruitment Of Lower Court Judges Not Conducted Efficiently In Several States: Study By Vidhi Centre For Legal Policy [Read Report]

A recent study conducted by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy has suggested that the recruitment process of lower Court Judges is not happening in a regular and timely manner in a number of States.The report, titled 'Ranking Lower Court Appointments', further concludes that even if States do complete a recruitment cycle, many are unable to fill the total number of advertised...

Medical College Bribery Case: SC Order Is Only Going To Strengthen The Campaign, Says CJAR

The Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) on Monday said the Supreme Court verdict dismissing its writ petition for SIT probe into the medical college bribery case is only going to strengthen the Campaign and energise them to carry forward their efforts and campaignsWhile disagreeing with the SC decision, the CJAR said it is gearing up for review of the same and actions of...