Centre Appoints Advocate Rajnesh Oswal As Judge Of J&K & Ladakh HC [Read Notification]

The Centre has notified the elevation of Advocate Rajnesh Oswal as a Judge of the common High Court for the UT of Jammu & Kashmir and UT of Ladakh. The SC Collegium had recommended to elevate him as such vide resolution dated October 15, 2019. Through the same resolution, the Collegium had also proposed to elevate Advocate Moksha Kazmi (Khajuria). However, the...

Live Ammunition In Baggage : Delhi HC Quashes FIR Against Lady Traveller [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has held that if there is nothing in the FIR which indicates a conscious and knowledgeable possession of a firearm, no case can proceed under section 25 of the Arms Act. The Single Bench of Anu Malhotra, while quashing the FIR against the Petitioner, noted that for possession of a firearm under the Arms Act, there must be an element of conscious possession...

Retired Employees Can Form Unions Under Trade Union Act 1926 : Madras HC [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court has held that even retired employees of an institution have the right to form an association/ trade union under the Trade Unions Act 1926. While passing the judgment, Justice S. Vaidyanathan said, "the Authority is bound to register the Association formed by the retired employees, unless there are any prohibited ground for non registering the same. In case...

Minimum Wages Act : Kerala HC Strikes Down Rule Mandating E-Payment Of Wages; Upholds Other Rules On Keeping E-Records [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Kerala has struck down Rule 21A(2) of the Kerala Minimum Wages Rules which mandated the payment of wages electronically through bank accounts. However, the Court has upheld the other amendments brought through the Kerala Minimum Wages (Amendment) Rules 2015 regarding the maintenance of electronic records relating to the wage information of employees and uploading of the...

Talk Held On Comparative Constitutional Contexts Of India & Australia

Project Constitutionalism, a not-for-profit organization working to increase constitutional awareness in India, protect constitutional rights and to strengthen constitutional governance, held its first event on Friday, the 24th of January, at the Australian High Commission. Conducted in conjunction with ANZIBA (Australia-New Zealand-India Business Association) and the Australian High...

Bombay HC Restores 42-Year-Old Suit, Allows 22-Year-Old Petition And Directs Trial Judge To Expedite Hearing [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently allowed a writ petition filed by one Kamala Bharwani (since deceased) in 1998 wherein orders of the trial court dismissing a suit filed by her in 1978 were challenged. The trial court had dismissed the said suit for want of prosecution and further rejected the petitioner's application for restoration of the suit.Justice AS Gadkari concluded that the trial judge...

Plea Challenging The Appointment Of Najma Akhtar As Jamia's VC: Delhi HC Issues Notice [Read Petition]

Delhi High Court has issued notices to Union Government and Jamia Millia University in a plea challenging appointment of the current Vice-Chancellor of the university, Najma Akhtar. The Single Bench of Justice A.K. Chawla has also issued notices to the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Vice Chancellor herself. Filed by...

Jabalpur District Court Becomes First District Court In Country To Provide Online Certified Copies To Litigants [Read Press Release]

The District and Sessions Court of Jabalpur has become the first district court in the country to provide the facility of online certified copies to advocates and litigants, to enhance the "ease of doing business". Last year, this facility was introduced at the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, making it the first court in the country to provide...

Fox Star Studios Undertakes To Acknowledge Advocate Aparna Bhat's Contributions In International Screenings Of 'Chhappak' [Read Order]

Fox Studios has decided to give credits to Aparna Bhat, for contributions made by her in the making of the movie Chhapaak, in screenings that are being distributed internationally as well. The said decision has come after a contempt petition was moved by Aparna Bhat, citing non-compliance with Delhi High Court's order dated January 11, 2020. In that order, Justice Prathiba...

Union Cabinet Approves Bill To Raise Limit For Legal Abortions From 20 To 24 Weeks

The increased limit is for special categories of 'vulnerable women'.

ECI Orders Removal Of Anurag Thakur & Parvesh Singh As BJP Star Campaigners For Delhi Elections

The Election Commission of India on Wednesday ordered the removal of Union Minister Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Sahib Singh from the list of star campaigners of Bhartiya Janta Party for the general elections to the Legislative Assembly of the NCT of Delhi with immediate effect and until further orders.This is for their campaign speeches, which were found to have the effect of...

"Exorbitant Enrolment Fee By Bar Council": Delhi HC Issues Notice To BCI and BCD [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court has issued notices on a plea challenging the levy of exorbitant enrollment and other fees by the Bar Council of Delhi and the Bar Council of India. The plea filed by Ankit Gupta, a student at NLIU Bhopal states that Section 24(1)(f) of the Advocates Act, 1961 provides that for being admitted as an advocate, a person belonging to the General category has to pay Rs....