JNU Student Najeeb Ahmed's Mother Files Petition In Delhi HC, Court Issues Notice [Read Petition]

A division bench of Justices G S Sistani and Vinod Goel of the Delhi High Court has asked the Government of Delhi and the Delhi police which comes under the Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) to file a reply in a writ petition filed by Fatima Nafees, mother of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed.According to the petition, her 27 year old son Ahmed was a student of MSc. Biotechnology (1st Year) Jawaharlal...

Prez Assent Must To Register Police Complaint Against Sitting HC Judges: Andhra Pradesh HC

Sanction of the President of India, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is a pre-requisite even for registration of complaints, the Bench observed.The High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad in K.Veera Raghava Reddy vs. State Of Telangana, has held that no complaint, under Section 154 of Code of Criminal Procedure, can be registered against a sitting high court judge even...

Judges (Protection) Act, Won’t Shield Lokayuktha From Prosecution; Karnataka HC Allows Prosecution Of Its Former Chief Justice [Read Judgment]

Dismissing the challenge to proceedings against former Karnataka Lokayukta and former Chief Justice Y. Bhaskar Rao in a corruption and extortion case, the Karnataka High Court has held that the Lokayukta is not protected under the Judges (Protection) Act, 1985. Justice Anand Byrareddy also held that no prior notice to prosecute former Lokayuktas was required under Section 19 of the Prevention...

Prisoners Now Move Gauhati High Court, Seek Parole In Order To Exchange “Demonetised” Notes [Read Petition]

A total of 11 prisoners currently lodged at Gauhati Central Jail, most of whom are undergoing “punishment of rigorous imprisonment for life”, have now approached the Gauhati High Court seeking to be let out on parole so that they can go to their respective banks and exchange their notes that are no longer legal tender.The petition states that a request for parole was made before...

Kerala HC Issues Notice To VS Achuthanandan On Appointment To Administrative Reforms Commission

A division bench of Kerala High Court has issued notice to senior CPM leader and former Chief Minister of Kerala VS Achuthanandan in a public interest litigation challenging his appointment as Kerala Administrative Reforms Commission Chairman.The bench comprising Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan and Justice Devan Ramachandran was hearing the PIL filed by Advocate Arun Thomas against...

Lawyer Charged With Criminal Contempt Can’t Appear In Robes: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

High Court found a lawyer guilty of contempt and sentenced him to undergo simple imprisonment for a term of three months and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000. The High Court of Kerala has held that an advocate who has been charged with criminal contempt of court was not entitled to appear in the robes of a lawyer in the case.A division bench comprising Justice PN Ravindran and Justice Dama...

SC Notifies Due Date For Applications For Crèche Facility; Issues Revised Guidelines

The Supreme Court has issued a circular intimating the employees desirous of availing its child day care facility to send in their application in the given format latest by 3rd December 2016. The circular enlists the fee structure and the revised norms for its day care centre instituted about a year back for its employees.The desirous members of the Supreme Court Bar Association, Supreme...

CVC Lays Down Guidelines For Examining Cases Of Misconduct Against Judicial Officers [Read Circular]

The Central Vigilance Commission has laid down the criteria to be followed while examining cases of corruption against the authorities exercising judicial or quasi-judicial functions.The CVC put forth the procedures and principles to be followed as those prescribed by the Supreme Court in RP Parekh case.The circular stated that the new set of guidelines should be kept in mind along with...

Bombay HC Prima Facie Finds Inconsistencies In Two RBI Circulars Regarding Demonetisation

The Bombay High Court has sought the Reserve Bank of India’s response in a petition that challenges a circular issued by the central bank on November 14. More importantly, the division bench headed by Justice AS Oka observed that prima facie there were inconsistencies between the two circulars issued.The primary circular that was issued notifying demonetisation of 500 and 1000 rupee notes...

India Votes Against UN Resolution On Death Penalty’; 115 Nations Vote In Favour

India has voted against a UN resolution to establish a moratorium on death penalty, stating that it contravened statutory law in India.Following an ‘intense discussion’ on this issue, the UN committee approved an amended draft resolution calling for a moratorium on death penalty, by a recorded 115 votes in favour to 38 against, with 31 abstentions.The representative of India said every...

Islamic Banking: RBI Proposes To Open ‘Islamic Window’ In Conventional Banks

Reserve Bank of India, has reportedly proposed opening of “Islamic window” in conventional banks for “gradual” introduction of Sharia-compliant or interest-free banking in the country.In a reply to RTI query by PTI, the RBI has responded as follows: “In our considered opinion, given the complexities of Islamic finance and various regulatory and supervisory challenges involved in...

District Co-Operative Bank Challenges RBI Notification Post-Demonetisation In Bombay HC [Read Petition]

A district co-operative bank has now filed a petition in the Bombay high Court alleging the demonetisation move coupled with a November 14 circular has put them in a precarious situation and seeks directions to quash the circular issued by RBI.The circular essentially prohibits district co-operative banks from allowing exchange or deposit of old 500 and 100 rupee notes. The petition states...