All You Need To Know About CLAT 2017

The Common Law Admission Test will be held on 14th May 2017. Chanakya National Law University, Patna is conducting the examination this year. It is interesting to note that this year only online payment will be accepted for registration, unlike last year when aspirants could register online as well as offline.Participating NLUsThe 18 participating NLUs in the order of their year of establishment are: National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru. National Academy of Legal Study and...

India Death Penalty Report-2016

In 2016, the Judgments of the Apex Court which considered the Criminal Appeals by Death row convicts, raised a suspicion whether it is becoming more and more reluctant to award/confirm death penalty. In the month of September 2016, we saw the Apex Court setting aside death penalty in seven cases in a row. The only death penalty confirmed by the Apex Court in 2016, was in October, when...

SC Slaps Rs.1 Lakh Cost On Tenant Who Refused To Vacate Despite Court Order [Read Order]

Such an attitude,  at the behest of an individual, needs to be curbed with a strong hand, the bench said.The Supreme Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 1 lakh on a tenant who refused to hand over possession to the landlord even after the apex court ordered it in 2012.Girija Shankar’s special leave petition against order of eviction was dismissed by the apex court in September 2012....

Paying Service Charge ‘Discretion Of Customer’, Can Deny If Unhappy: Govt.

Those disappointed with sloppy service at restaurants need not shell out those extra few notes for ‘service charge’.The Department of Consumer Affairs said the ‘service charge’ billed in the total amount along with the taxes is only ‘optional’ and the customer has the discretion to not pay it.The department has asked the state governments to sensitise the companies, hotels...

Bombay High Court Round Up 2016

Bombay High Court passed orders and judgments in several important cases this year. The highest court in the state laid down the law, altered legislations and in the process contributed significantly to jurisprudence in India.This year also saw two separate tenures of Chief justices, while CJ DH Waghela was appointed on February 15 this year, he retired on August 10. His tenure lasted for...

ATM Withdrawal Limit Raised To ₹4,500; Withdrawal Limit From Bank Unchanged

Limits of withdrawal from banks remain unchanged, i.e., ₹24,000.Reserve Bank of India has raised the withdrawal limits from ATMs from ₹2,500 to ₹4,500. It also directed the banks that the disbursals should predominantly be in the denomination of ₹500.The circular, which was reportedly issued during Friday midnight, read: The daily limit of withdrawal from ATMs has been increased...

Petition In Bombay HC Seeks Guidelines For Preventing False Rape Cases Post Love Affair

A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court by a couple who were formerly in a relationship, seeking guidelines to ensure that people are not booked under false charges of rape after a love affair turns sour.The 20 year old girl, who is one of the petitioners in the case, had decided to file a complaint against her 34 year old partner(second petitioner)after she realized that he...

RTI Reveals RBI Recommended Note Ban Hours Before PM’s Announcement; Plea For Minutes Rejected

The pre-demonetisation consultation process has been shrouded in secrecy, much to the angst of opposition and experts. However, recently the RBI has revealed certain details regarding the consultation process preceding note ban and clarified that its recommendation came hours before Prime Minister Modi’s announcement. An RTI plea, on the hand, seeking minutes of the demonetisation...

Aadhaar Card Is Not Proof Of Citizenship: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

Aadhaar card is not a proof of Indian citizenship, the Calcutta High Court has ruled, while rejecting a claim of citizenship on the ground that the accused possessed Aadhaar card.Justice Joymalya Bagchi was considering bail plea of a person who was booked under Section 14F of the Indian Foreigners Act, who had contended that she is an Indian citizen and that the Aadhaar card was issued in view...

Media Must Apologize To Acquitted Innocents: ‘Peoples’ Tribunal On Innocent Acquitted’ Suggests Legislative & Policy Changes [Read Report]

BackgroundThe Innocence Network organized its first Peoples’ Tribunal on Acquitted Innocents on 2nd October 2016 at Delhi. The Jury comprised of Justice (Retd.) A.P. Shah (Chairman), Mr. Saeed Akhtar Mirza, Prof. (Dr.) G.S. Bajpai, Ms. Neena Vyas, Ms. Nandini Sundar, Mr. Abdul Shaban, Mr. Vinod Sharma and Ms. Monica Sakhrani.It heard testimonies of those who had been charged with terror...

New Captain Of The Ship, Change In Sailing Rules Soon?

Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar has recently been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India as Justice TS Thakur will superannuate on January 4 next year.As is the practice in the Supreme Court, Justice Thakur has already surrendered the administrative works, which will be picked by Justice Khehar in the next calendar year, when the Supreme Court reopens on January 2.http://www.livelaw.in/sc-junks-pil-justice-khehars-elevation-cji/Looking at the vast powers of the Chief Justice of India in the...

Decriminalising S.377 Will Not End Homophobia & Transphobia: Interview With Oishik Sircar & Dipika Jain

The Indian Supreme Court referred the curative petitions to reopen its 2013 decision in Suresh Kumar Kaushal v Naz Foundation to a five-Judge Constitution Bench in February this year. With the current chief justice retiring in January next year, and the next chief justice also having a very limited tenure of seven months, there is considerable uncertainty, and anxiety about when the Constitution Bench would be set up, and whether it could answer the principal plea of the petitioners to recognise...