West Bengal Court Frames Charges Against RG Kar Rape-Murder Accused Sanjay Roy, Trial From November 11

A West Bengal Court has framed charges against RG Kar rape and murder accused Sanjoy Roy. Roy has been remanded in custody as a suspect in the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital at the end of her night shift.The court has also stipulated that the trial will commence on the 11th of November.The gruesome rape and murder of the trainee doctor led...

Ghaziabad Court Violence | Allahabad HC Bar Association Resolves To File Criminal Contempt Case Against District & Sessions Judge

Condemning the recent lathi charge violence against advocates in Ghaziabad Court, allegedly at the behest of the District and Sessions Judge, the Allahabad High Court Bar Association today passed a resolution deciding to file a criminal contempt case against the Judicial Officer (Judge Anil Kumar-X). In its resolution, the Allahabad HCBA also decided to abstain from judicial...

Kerala High Court Introduces Machine Scrutiny Of Writ Petitions, Excluding Miscellaneous Matters

The Kerala High Court has introduced Machine Scrutiny to writ petitions, excluding miscellaneous matters, with effective from November 1, 2024.In July 2023, machine scrutiny was introduced for the first time for automated scrutiny of Bail Applications. This was done to improve efficiency and speed in the e-filing process. In November 2023, machine scrutiny was also introduced for scrutiny of...

Bar Council Of Uttar Pradesh Condemns Lathi Charge Violence Against Lawyers In Ghaziabad District Court

The President of the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh has written a letter to the office bearers of all bar associations of the state informing them that the Council has condemned the recent lathi charge violence against advocates in Ghaziabad Court (Uttar Pradesh) allegedly at the behest of a District Court Judge. “The Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh strongly opposes this incident and...

AmiQuiz Curiae 2024-25 : Pan India Quiz For Lawyers To Celebrate 75th Year Of Indian Constitution

As the Indian Constitution completes 75 remarkable years, AmiQuiz Curiae brings a first-of-its-kind quiz for lawyers nationwide. This unique initiative delves into law through the lenses of history, culture, films, art, literature, and technology, celebrating the richness of our legal and constitutional heritage. Designed to inspire intellectual discourse and foster camaraderie, AmiQuiz Curiae is proudly supported by a panel of the country's distinguished senior advocates, including Arvind...

Act Of Instigation Was Prima Facie Pre-Planned, Premeditated: Kerala Court While Denying Relief To CPM Leader Accused Of Abetting ADM's Suicide

A Kerala Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail application of CPM Member and former Kannur district Panchayath President PP Divya, accused of abetting the suicide of Additional District Magistrate Naveen Babu.While denying pre-arrest bail to Divya, Thalassery Sessions Court Judge K.T. Nisar Ahammed observed that there is prima facie evidence suggesting that she engaged in a pre-planned...

Kerala Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To CPM Leader Accused Of Abetting ADM's Suicide

A Kerala Court has dismissed the anticipator bail application of CPM Member and former Kannur district Panchayath President PP Divya, accused of abetting the suicide of Additional District Magistrate Naveen Babu.Thalassery Principal Sessions Court Judge K T Nisar Ahammed dismissed the bail plea today. As per the case registered by the police, ADM Naveen Babu allegedly committed suicide due...

Gujarat State Legal Services Authority Organizes Special Lok Adalat; Awards Worth Rs. 161.19 Crore Passed

A special Lok Adalat was organised across Gujarat by the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority, under the guidance of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Biren Vaishnav, focusing on longstanding cases related to cheque dishonour and matrimonial disputes, excluding divorce cases.During the Lok Adalat, approximately 50,000 cases were taken up for settlement, with 6,770 complaints filed...

'Right To Privacy' Petitioner, Former Karnataka High Court Judge Justice KS Puttaswamy Passes Away Aged 98

Justice KS Puttaswamy, former Karnataka High Court judge and the lead petitioner in the famous 'right to privacy case', which led to the Supreme Court recognising the right to privacy as a fundamental right under Article 21, has passed away at the age of 98.Justice Puttaswamy enrolled as an advocate in 1952 and was appointed as a judge of the Karnataka High Court in 1977.He served as a judge...

Perception That Women Are Less Authoritative As Compared To Their Male Counter Parts Undermines Their Credibility In Court: Justice Hima Kohli

At an event held on Friday (October 25) to mark 100 years since the enactment of the Legal Practitioner's (Women) Act, 1923, former judge of the Supreme Court Justice Hima Kohli said that the perception that women are less aggressive or authoritative as compared to their male counter parts undermines their credibility in court. This perception, the judge emphasized, may also affect...

Varanasi Court Rejects Plea Seeking ASI Survey To Find Out If 'Swayambhu Jyotirling' Lies Beneath Gyanvapi Mosque

Today, a court in Varanasi rejected a plea seeking an additional ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) survey of the entire Gyanvapi Mosque complex, focusing on the areas the ASI has not already surveyed, including beneath the mosque's central dome. Civil Judge (Sr. Div.), FTC Varanasi, Yugal Sharma dismissed the plea moved in February this year in the 1991 suit concerning the...

SC/ST Act: Sessions Court In Karnataka Convicts 101 People In Decade Old Atrocities Case, Sentences 98 Of Them To Life Imprisonment

A sessions court in Koppal district of Karnataka on Thursday convicted 101 persons in a decade old case of atrocity against members of the Scheduled Caste community at Marakumbi village.Special Judge C Chandra Sekhar observed,“To show mercy in a case like this would be travesty of justice. Considering the fact that the injured victims, male and female, belong to Scheduled Caste and that...