Breaking; Strength of Judges in HCs increased by 25%; Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for appointment likely to take some time; Law Minister

Union Law Minister Mr. Sadananda Gowda Today said that Government has increased the sanctioned strength of judges in HCs by 25%, in consultation with Chief Justice of India. The total strength of HC judges has been increased from 906 as on 1.4.2015 to 1056 as on 1.3.2016.He also stated that the process of supplementing the existing Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for appointment to higher...

Women’s Day Special; 10 Recent Judgments that stood by the fight for Women Empowerment

It’s another Women’s Day and India still witnesses heated discussions, debates and various events that would lead to what we profoundly call women’s empowerment. The nation had produced women whom left a mark in various spheres of human life as astronaut, corporate heads, Supreme Court and High Court Judges, Leading Lawyers , athletes, media persons, politicians (including one of the...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up

Undue leniency in awarding sentence to be avoided; SCSupreme Court, in State of M.P. vs. Udaibhan observed that undue leniency in awarding sentence needs to be avoided because it does not have the necessary effect of being a deterrent for the accused and does not re-assure the society that the offender has been properly dealt with.SC summarises law on Mitakshara Joint Family PropertySupreme...

“History has not forgiven the judges who wrote the ADM Jabalpur majority judgment” Indira Jaising’s Open Letter to Judges.

"To those of you who grant bail, and before a song from Bollywood becomes our national anthem, read the dissenting judgement of the late Justice H. R. Khanna. Then decide what is anti-national”.In an open letter to India’s Judges, former Additional Solicitor General of India Indira Jaising has reminded the Judges that there can be no anticipatory restraint on free speech. Through the...

Breaking; Section 36 CrPC does not debar State Police Chief to appoint a Superior Officer to investigate a Case beyond his local Jurisdiction; SC reversed Kerala HC Jt in Sourabhan

A two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court Today reversed a Kerala High Court Judgment [Saurabhan vs. State 2012(3)KLT 583] which held that “a Superior Police Officer of a different Sub Division, by an executive order of the Police Chief, cannot exercise the powers of the Officer in charge of the Police Station if that station does not fall within the local area to which he has...

Tamil Nadu Govt’s letter to Centre on release of Rajiv Gandhi convicts, a political masterstroke

The letter sent by the Tamil Nadu Government’s Chief Secretary to the Secretary, Union Ministry of Home Affairs on 2 March seeking the latter’s views on the release of seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case is considered a political masterstroke by the Tamil Nadu chief minister, J Jayalalithaa on the eve of the state assembly elections.Analysts point out that there were...

Personal Information of deserted Spouse cannot be revealed under RTI; CIC [Read Order]

CIC Prof Sridhar Acharyulu rejected the second appeal of a woman seeking personal information of her former husband whom she deserted 26 years ago. Ms S Chopra sought from Education department residential address, copy of service book, latest GPF statement, details of assets, nominee for GPF, family pension, insurance amount, CGHS, benefits that accrue on retirement/death etc. All that held...

Breaking; Delhi High Court grants Interim Bail to Kanhaiya Kumar [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court, today granted interim bail to JNU students union president Kanhaiya Kumar in the Sedition Case. Justice Pratibha Rani allowed interim bail for Six Months by partly allowing the bail application filed by Mr.Kumar on 19th February 2016. Kanhaiya is directed to furnish bail bond of ₹10,000. The Court also directed that a faculty member from JNU should stand as Surety for...

SC allows Hindu Adoptive father to retain custody of Muslim child [Read Order]

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of a Hindu adoptive father, while disposing of a petition for custody filed by the Muslim child’s natural mother.The petitioner, Ms. Shahnaz Begum had brought to the notice of the Court that her son, Akbar had gone missing in 2004. Soon after, she and her husband became aware of the fact that Akbar was living with one Aiku Lal,...

#AIBE - Day 1; Right to practice law is a Fundamental Right and AIBE “negates” the very right: SC

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday observed that the right to practice law is a Fundamental Right for LL.B. degree holders and the introduction of an examination to acquire a license has the effect of negating this right.“The right to practice law is there in the Act (the Advocates Act). When (Bar Council of India) says that a person will not be able to practice law without clearing...

Law Commission headless for nearly six months

The 21st Law Commission was constituted for a period of three years from 1 September, 2015 . The commission will have its tenure only till 31 August 2018. Of these three years, the first six months (and may be even more period) would have been without its full-time Chairperson, and other members, who are yet to be nominated by the Government.The Law Commission comprises a full-time...

Fix liability on Schools for Sexual Abuse, Accidents in premises, says PIL; SC asks petitioner to approach Centre [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court today asked the petitioner in a PIL which sought framing of guidelines to fix responsibility and liability on the educational institutions in whose incidents of sexual abuse and accidents happen, to approach the Centre in this regard.As petitioner Vineet Dhanda, a lawyer pleaded that such directions from the apex court was essential as such incidents were on the rise...