'Day-to-Day Trial Practice Must Be Revived In Sensitive Cases' : Supreme Court Gives Guidelines To Courts On Speedy Trial

The judgment included a set of guidelines which the High Court Chief Justices can issue to the trial judges for expeditious trial.

Sameer Wankhede Files Defamation Suit In Delhi High Court Against Aryan Khan's Netflix Series 'Ba***ds of Bollywood'

IRS Officer Sameer Wankhede has filed a defamation suit before the Delhi High Court against Red Chillies Entertainment, Netflix and others over allegedly defamatory portrayal of him in the new Netflix series “Ba***ds of Bollywood”, directed by Aryan Khan.Wankhede has sought Rs. 2 crores as damages which will be donated to Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital for the treatment of Cancer...

J&K&L High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Detention Of AAP MLA Mehraj Din Malik Under Public Safety Act

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Tuesday admitted and issued notice in a habeas corpus petition challenging the detention of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Mehraj Din Malik under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA), 1978.A bench of Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul issued a post-admission notice to the respondents and directed them to file their response within two...

'Very Erection Of Babri Masjid Was A Fundamental Act Of Desecration': Ex-CJI DY Chandrachud Contradicts Ayodhya Judgment Finding

Former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has stirred a controversy on the Ayodhya dispute with his remark that the very erection of the Babri Masjid was the fundamental act of desecration.The Fomer CJI made the observation during an interview with Newslaundry journalist Sreenivasan Jain, excerpts of which were shared on social media. Responding to a question on whether the Hindu parties...

Call For Chapters For the Book 'AI & The Law: Ethics, Regulation & Governance' By Dr. Rakesh Kumar

Dr. Rakesh Kumar, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, invites submissions of original chapters for the edited volume “AI and the Law: Ethics, Regulation and Governance” . Scholars, practitioners, and researchers are encouraged to contribute work exploring legal, ethical, regulatory, and governance dimensions of artificial intelligence.Artificial Intelligence (AI) transforms legal systems, regulatory structures, and ethical standards globally. With AI's...

Delhi Riots: High Court Denies Bail To Tahir Hussain In IB Staffer Ankit Sharma Murder Case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday denied bail to former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain's regular bail plea in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed the bail plea filed by Hussain in FIR 65 of 2020 registered at Dayalpur police station. The Court observed that Sharma's murder cannot...

Rajasthan High Court Quashes Rent Tribunal's Order Rejecting Tenant's Evidence Citing Delay, Asks Him To Plant & Nurture 11 Trees

The Rajasthan High Court granted relief to a tenant whose affidavit of evidence filed with delay of over 1 month in an eviction case was not taken on record by the Rent Tribunal citing mandatory nature of Section 15 of the Rajasthan Rent Control Act. The court while setting aside the tribunal's order however imposed a unique condition on the petitioner of not only planting 11 shady plants in...

Senior Associate And Junior Associate Vacancy At UN Legal Group [Apply Now]

UN Legal Group a Delhi-based litigation and advisory law firm with invites application for the post of Senior Associate and Junior Associate.AboutUN Legal Group is a Delhi-based litigation and advisory law firm with a strong reputation for providing strategic and result-driven legal solutions. The firm operates with the vision of “Solving the UNSOLVED” by combining dedicated courtroom advocacy with cutting-edge legal research.The firm is spearheaded by Ms. Jagriti Jain, Managing Partner,...

'Abusing Community Leader Not Insult To Religion': Bombay High Court Quashes FIR U/S 295A IPC For Insulting Maratha Leader Manoj Jarange

A person may represent a religion in certain ways but s/he does not become a 'religion' himself, the Bombay High Court observed while holding that any abuse or use of disrespectful words for a socio political figure cannot be equated with insult to faith.A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Hiten Venegavkar, sitting at Aurangabad, quashed an FIR lodged against a man, booked...

Kerala High Court Pulls Lawyer Seeking Stay On Sale Of Arundhati Roy's Book Without Noticing Smoking Disclaimer On Back Cover

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (September 25) orally questioned an advocate for filing a PIL seeking action against author Arundhati Roy's book 'Mother Mary Comes To Me' for having a photo of the author smoking on the cover, without taking note of a written disclaimer regarding smoking published on the back.The Court was hearing a PIL filed by an advocate (petitioner) seeking a stay on...

Telangana High Court Suspends Order Setting Aside Group-I Examination Results Issued By Public Service Commission

A division bench of the Telangana High Court, comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin, has suspended the directions in an order passed by the single judge, which set aside the Final Marks List and General Ranking List for Group-I examination conducted by the Public Service Commission.The single judge in his order had noted mass irregularities, bias,...

Owing To Flood Situation In Punjab, High Court Allows De-Silting Of Waterbodies In PIL Alleging Commercial Sand Mining

In light of the ongoing flood situation in Punjab, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has permitted de-silting operations in the State while hearing a PIL alleging illegal commercial sand mining.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry said, "considering the present day situation owing to the floods in the State of Punjab and in the interest of justice and also taking into account...