Allahabad HC Quashes UP Govt’s Order On Shia Waqf Board Members’ Removal [Read Order]

Allahabad High Court, has quashed the order of the Uttar Pradesh government that removed six members of the Shia Waqf Board.An order was passed by the Uttar Pradesh government on June 16, stating that the members of the Waqf Board had indulged in some irregularities with respect to the properties of the Waqf Board.A bench comprising Justice Rajan Roy and Justice SN Agnihotri quashed the...

Cyber Crimes Against Children: NCPCR Enhances Scope Of POCSO E-Box

Child victims of cyber crimes can now lodge their complaints at the POCSO e-box of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).Considering the growing menace of cyber crimes targeting children, the NCPCR has now enhanced the scope of POCSO e-box to handle cyber bullying, cyber stalking, morphing of images and child pornography.Child victims themselves or their friends,...

Delhi HC Tells Canara Bank To Pay Rs. 2.62-Lakh Compensation For Wrongful Attachment of Property [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, in the case of VK Bhatnagar vs Canara Bank and Anr, has directed the bank to compensate the petitioner for the trauma and humiliation caused due to wrongful attachment of his property because of the bank’s negligence arising due to mistaken identity.The petition was filed by VK Bhatnagar, whose property was wrongly attached by Canara Bank for default of payment by a...

India: A Cow Republic ?

Introduction Multiple developments have taken place on the front of institutional vigilantism to protect cows in India. The much-hyped decision of UP government to ban illegal slaughter houses followed by Jharkhand and other BJP ruled states to show a concern for cows; the wide coverage of Yogi Adityanath’s unfound love towards cows in national media; the Central government’s willingness to provide Aadhar like unique identity for cows to prevent their smuggling in the Supreme Court during the...

Crèche Is Not Kid’s Play: Bridging Gaps – Crèche Facility Under The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017

The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act 2017 (MB Amendment Act) came in force with effect from 1 April 2017. Effective July 1, 2017, the MB Amendment Act makes it mandatory for every establishment having fifty or more employees to provide for a crèche facility. Women employees are to be allowed four visits a day to the crèche, a welcome change guaranteeing working women an additional protected environment at their workplace. In the recent past, several employers have provided crèche facilities to...

Let People Know About Changes In Law, Give Due Publicity: Kerala HC Tells Govt [Read Judgment]

Issuance of Gazette notification is of no avail unless people know of it, the court said.How many of us read the Gazette publications by the government to know changes in law? Most do not.Perhaps by identifying the said reality, the Kerala High Court has observed that issuance of Gazette notification is of no avail and due publicity is required to be given in various newspapers of...

Madras HC Denies Relief Of Restitution Of Conjugal Rights To Husband Who Remarried During Pendency Of Suit [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Madras recently refused to grant the relief of restitution of conjugal rights to a man who had remarried during the pendency of the suit.“In the circumstances, it could not be unreasonable to hold that after the plaintiff-husband contracted second marriage, the appellant wife is reasonable and justifiable in staying away from her husband. This Court while bearing in mind,...

Reflections On Five Years Of The Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012

It has been five years since the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 that came into effect from 21st June, 2012 after the unanimous support of all political parties in passing the Copyright Bill, 2010 in the both houses of the parliament. These amendments to the Copyright Act, 1957 has been considered as the major step which brought the Act into conformity with the WIPO Copyright Treaty(WCT) and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) which together famously known as “WIPO Internet...

Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace Is First Indian Building To Get Trademark

The Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai has become the first Indian building to be trademarked, under the Trademarks Act 1999, for its architectural design.With this, the iconic 114-year-old building joins the small group of trademarked buildings like Eiffel Tower, Empire Estate Building and Sydney Opera House Building.The building, which now serves as a hotel and was the target of devastating...

“If Men Violate A Woman’s Rights In NCW, Where Should She Go?” CIC Raps NCW For Mishandling Of Sexual Harassment Complaint [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission on Friday rapped the National Commission for Women, for its mishandling of a sexual harassment complaint and a subsequent RTI application filed by one of NCW’s female employees.“When the right of woman is violated and rule of law does not work, she looks to National Commission for Women for support and sympathy. If men violate rights of woman in NCW...

When Article 21 Is Reduced Into A Rope Of Sand

The Constitution of India in Article 21 guaranteed right to life and personal liberty. Supreme Court said if Government caused wrongful detention it is liable to pay compensation to that citizen. But the Government has no policy.Justice Bhagwati’s Jurisprudence A great Justice P N Bhagwati, who died on June 15, 2017 urged not to convert Article 21 a mere a rope of sand. And created a new jurisprudence  in Khatri’s [1981 SCC (1) 627] case, created the jurisdiction of payment of monetary...

Comparing The Pro Bono Models Of Law Firms Across Different Regions In The World

Every lawyer has an ethical responsibility to provide legal services to those who cannot afford it. Today, as the number of lawyers and law firms increase, the numbers of those who are in need of legal services, but do not have access to them has also risen. Several jurisdictions cast some form of legal responsibility on the lawyers to provide pro bono services. For instance American Bar Association Model Rule 6.1 provides that ‘every lawyer should aspire to render at least (mandatory) hours of...