Azeez Basha: A Ghost Roving Around the Corridors of Aligarh Muslim University

With a vision of crafting an institution like Oxford, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, a Muslim philanthropist started Aligarh Muslim University movement but would not have imagined that his dream will be a matter of polemics and politics. Parliament though passed Aligarh Muslim University Act, to upgrade and confer MAO College the status of a University in 1920 which was the vision of the founder but...

Dear Constitutional Courts, Please do Not Quash an FIR before it ripens into a Police Report; An Analysis of Yeddurappa Judgment

As per the common order dated 05-01-2016 in  Shri. B.S. Yeddyurappa Vs. The State of Karnataka (Writ Petition No. 41228 of 2015 and connected cases), a learned Judge of the Karnataka High Court, has quashed fifteen F.I.Rs. registered against the accused (former Chief Minister of Karnataka ) inter alia, for offences under Sections 409 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code ( “IPC” for short)...

Exclusive; DoPT provides list of Lokpal Aspirants, 4 SC Judges nominated for the post [Read the Full List]

In a welcome move, the Department of Personnel and Training has provided a complete list of Lokpal aspirants, complying with a CIC verdict on an appeal filed by RTI activist, Mr. Subhash Chandra Agrawal. The list includes four Apex Court Judges: Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra, Justice B.S. Chauhan, Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai. They have been nominated by...

Best of 2015; Eight Significant RTI Verdicts from Supreme Court, High Courts and CIC

Nation celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the Right to Information Act in 2015. This year witnessed some landmark as well as regressive orders from the Constitutional Courts, Central and State Information Commissions on Right to Information. LiveLaw has reported almost all important verdicts. Here is a list of most significant RTI Verdicts from Supreme Court, High Courts and Central...

Unhealthy trend of filing False Affidavits should be strongly discouraged before it gets to be treated as a routine and normal affair; SC [Read Judgment]

This is illustrative of the malaise that is slowly but surely creeping in. This ‘trend’ is certainly an unhealthy one that should be strongly discouraged, well before the filing of false affidavits gets to be treated as a routine and normal affair, the Court said.Supreme Court, on Monday, in M/s Sciemed Overseas Inc vs. BOC India Limited has upheld the imposition of costs of Rs. 10 Lakhs...

Exclusive: Rajiv Assassination Convict’s mother approaches the TN Govt. to seek release of her son through Article 161 [Read Petition]

Arputham Ammal, mother of AG Perarivalan, one of the seven convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, on 6 January formally submitted a petition in the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Special Cell at the Secretariat in Chennai seeking release of her son. Her petition assumes significance, as only last week, Perarivalan had sent a fresh mercy petition to Governor, K Rosaiah.  She confirmed...

Supreme Court asks courts not to allow “Court Haunting” by “Unscrupulous Litigants” [Read Judgment]

Solely because an accused has filed an application for transfer, he is not required to express his disinclination. He is required under law to do his duty. He has to perform his duty and not to succumb to the pressure put by the accused by making callous allegations, the Court said.Supreme Court has warned the Courts about “unscrupulous litigants” indulging themselves in court haunting...

No SC/ST Quota for reservation for promotion in Public Sector Banks: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court has held that there is no SC/ST quota for promotion in Public Sector banks, reviewing its earlier judgment which had directed the banks to directions to make provision for reservations while carrying out promotions from Scale-I to Scale VI. Apex Court bench of Justices J. Chelameswar and A.K. Sikri setting aside the Judgment of Madras High Court, said that it is open for the...

Motor Accident Claims; SC cautions Courts against Hyper Technical approach in interpreting benevolent provisions for Accident Victims [Read Judgment]

There is no bar to a claim petition being filed at a place where the insurance company, which is the main contesting parties in such cases, has its business. In such cases, there is no prejudice to any party, the Court said.The Supreme Court in Malati Sardar vs. National Insurance Company Limited has restated its earlier position in Mantoo Sarkar vs. Oriental Insurance Company Limited (2009)...

Former Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia passes away, survived by a trailblazing legal legacy

Former Chief Justice of India, Sarosh Homi Kapadia passed away today, leaving behind a legacy of unshakeable integrity and unparalleled compassion. The cremation will take place today at 3:45 pm at Tower of Silence at Walkeshwar, Mumbai.Justice Kapadia was born to a genteel, lower-middle class Parsi family in the area of South Mumbai, on September 29, 1947. His father was a clerk in a...

Breaking; BCCI under RTI, Legalise Betting; 15 Key Recommendations of Lodha Panel [Read the Full Report]

1. Legalise betting with inbuilt mechanism2. Bring BCCI under RTI Act3. No BCCI office-bearer can hold two posts at the same time4. No BCCI office-bearer can hold office for more than 3 terms with the rider that there will be a cooling off after each term5. No Ministers or Government Servant can be the office bearers of BCCI6. Limited autonomy for IPL Governing Council.7. In no case...

Laws Enacted in 2015: A Snapshot

1. The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2015The Act amends the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and replaces the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 which was promulgated on June 15, 2015. It stipulates that in case of a cheque being dishonored:If the cheque is delivered for collection to the account of the payee (person who receives the cheque), the jurisdiction lies...