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Call For Applications: NLUD Justice For Children Research Fellowship At NLU, Delhi
National Law University, Delhi invites online application for the post of Children Research Fellowship on contractual basis.About the Fellowship: The NLUD Justice for Children Research Fellowship, is a flagship program for young graduates committed to research on issues surrounding access to justice for children in need of care and protection, and children in conflict with the law. The Research Fellowship aims at building a body of well-researched and accessible scholarship on issues of child...
High Court Issues Notice To Karnataka Govt On State Election Commission's Plea Seeking Final Reservation List In Gram Panchayats
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (November 12) issued notice to State Government on a petition filed by the State Election Commission seeking a direction to take immediate action and issue the final notifications of reservation of seats under section 5(5) of the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayath Raj Act, 1993 in respect of 5,950 Gram Panchayats whose terms will expire by January...
Post-Dated Cheques Given As Security Can Attract Section 138 NI Act Once Liability Crystallizes: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that Post-Dated Cheques (PDCs), issued as security for financial liability, can mature into an actual outstanding liability, thus attracting provisions under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881, if dishonoured.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna reasoned that security cheques are given to be utilised if certain liabilities arise during business...
Delhi Court Orders Prosecution Against Congress Leader Over Unreturned MF Husain Painting Allegedly Worth Over ₹1 Crore
A Delhi Court yesterday ordered prosecution against Congress leader and former Minister of State for Home Affairs Bhanwar Jitendra Singh for criminal breach of trust over an unreturned painting of renowned artist MF Husain, allegedly valued above ₹1 crore.Special Judge Jitendra Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts said that Singh's conduct in failing to return the painting, despite repeated oral...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Order Restraining Ravi Mohan Studios From Using 'BRO CODE' For Tamil Film
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to stay the operation of a single-judge order that had restrained actor Ravi Mohan's production house from using the title 'BRO CODE' for its upcoming Tamil film, following a trademark dispute with Indospirit Beverages Private Limited, the maker of the alcoholic beverage 'BROCODE'.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om...
Can High Courts Hear Anticipatory Bail Pleas Bypassing Sessions Courts? Supreme Court Refers Issue To 3-Judge Bench
The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred to a three-judge bench the issue of whether High Courts can directly entertain anticipatory bail applications filed without first approaching the Sessions Courts.A 2-judge bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta ordered that the matter be placed before a 3-judge bench.It was in September that the present bench took up this issue...
Long-Term Posting Of Same Police Officer At Sabarimala Can Undermine Transparency, Efficiency: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has directed the Chief Police Co-ordinator to submit details of all police officers currently holding critical positions in Sannidhanam and Pamba, along with the duration of their posting.The division bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K V Jayakumar issued the direction while considering a Special Commissioner report pertaining to change of...
Supreme Court Orders Release Of Advocate Arrested By Haryana Police
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 12) ordered the release of Advocate Vikram Singh, who was arrested by the Haryana Police in connection with a murder case.The bench comprising Chief Justice of BR Gavai, Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria passed the interim order while issuing notice to the Police on a writ petition filed by Singh challenging his arrest and remand in the...
SC's Jospeh Shine Judgment Which Decriminalized Adultery Not Prospective, Nullified Pending Prosecutions Also: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court held that the decriminalization of adultery by the Supreme Court in Joseph Shine v Union of India shall not just apply prospectively but, it will apply retrospectively to all pending and ongoing cases, which is necessary to uphold the constitutional guarantees of equality, dignity and privacy.The bench of Justice Anand Sharma held that when Section 497 IPC (Adultery)...
Adolescents And Consent
Childhood can be described as that period of human existence, where one experiences the world, as magical realism, not because the fantastical is narrated as the ordinary, like in books, but because the ordinary is experienced as fantastical in life. However, the lack of experience and knowledge that makes every new experience seem like magic, also makes children vulnerable to bad things, bad people, and bad consequences. Therefore, the law has created separate categories for children both as...