State Of Affairs In UP Shows Complete Collapse Of Rule Of Law: People's Tribunal [Read Jury Statement]

An event called the People's Tribunal on State Action in UP was conducted in Delhi on Thursday to bring to light the manner in which the Uttar Pradesh police and State administration had encroached upon human rights of people, primarily over the last month, who were participating in peaceful protests against the CAA, NRC and NPR. This tribunal, it was informed, was "a very important...

'Rape And Murder' Tops The List Of Cases Where Death Penalty Was Awarded In India : Project39 (NLU-D) Report

"Murder involving sexual offences comprised the majority of death sentences imposed by sessions court, and confirmations of death sentences by the High Court and Supreme Court. The proportion of death sentences for sexual offences by sessions courts has been steadily increasing since 2016"

MTNL No Longer Exempted From The Provident Fund Act: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has denied MTNL's plea challenging an order issued against it, wherein the relaxation granted to it under the Provident Fund Act, was withdrawn. The Division Bench of Justice GS Sistani and Justice Jyoti Singh held that the authorities were right in withdrawing the relaxation granted to MTNL, which had exempted the company from making contributions to the...

Cross- Examination Need Not Be Restricted To What The Witness Has Stated In His Examination-In-Chief : Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Single Bench of the Bombay High Court, Justice Vibha Kankanwadi said that in certain cases the cross examination cannot be limited to the contents of the examination-in-chief. The court said it may go beyond examination-in-chief as the purpose of the cross-examination is to test the veracity or impeach the credit of the witnesses. In the instant case, the petition...

Failure To Appear For Nirbhaya Convict: Delhi Bar Council Issues Notice To Lawyer

On 17th January, the Bar Council of Delhi held a meeting, presided over by Chairman Mr. K.C. Mittal, and issued notice to Advocate A.P. Singh, counsel for Pawan Kumar Gupta who is one of the accused in the 2012 Nirbhaya case. Convict Pawan Kumar Gupta had moved a plea in the Delhi High Court, claiming to be a juvenile during the commission of the heinous rape case that shook the...

Limited Scope Of Interference With An International Commercial Arbitration: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

In a significant ruling while discussing the scope of judicial interference with awards of an international commercial arbitration, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a German manufacturer's claim for damages against BHEL, India. "the scope of interference for International Commercial Arbitration, in India, subsequent to the amendment of Section 34 of the Act, has...

Curbing Political Advertisements During Model Code of Conduct Doesn't Violate Freedom of Speech: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has held that the restrictions on political advertisements during the Model Code of Conduct does not violate either the freedom of speech or the freedom of carrying out trade. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva has noted that the said restriction on commercial speech passes the test of reasonability as it is imposed for the larger public interest of conducting free and...

Kerala's Community Mediation Programme : A 'Nip In The Bud' Approach

'Nip in the bud' is an idiom which means: to stop, cease, or prevent something at the beginning or early phase, before it becomes too difficult or unmanageable. Pre Litigation mediation aims to stop the mess called litigation, many of which are not even worth starting. Some litigation do not serve any purpose other than to disturb the relationship between individuals and families and to...

[Negligence] WB Consumer Forum Directs VLCC To Compensate Client Who Sustained Burn Injuries During Fat Reduction Process [Read Order]

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission of Kolkata has directed beauty clinic VLCC to compensate a client who sustained second degree burn injuries while undergoing a fat reduction treatment offered by them. The order assumes importance in contemporary time where on one side beauty clinics are a blooming industry, while on the other side they shake off their liabilities by...

Irrigation Scam: Allegations Are Mala Fide, No Need To Hand Over Probe To CBI; Ajit Pawar Tells Bombay HC

Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar on Tuesday filed an affidavit before the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court stating that all allegations against him in the alleged Rs.70,000 crore irrigation scam were "without merit" and "malafide" and also said there was no need for the investigations to be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) and Enforcement...

SC Refuses To Stay HC Judgment Annulling Election Of Azam Khan's Son As UP MLA

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to stay the Allahabad High Court's annulment of the election of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's son as an MLA from Suar, UP for having been underage at the time of filing nomination papers. Noting Abdullah Azam Khan's CBSE school certificate which shows him to not have completed the stipulated age of 25, the bench headed by Chief Justice S. A....

Bullet Train Project : SC Issues Notice On Farmers' Plea Against Land Acquisition

A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose issued notices on Friday to the National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (NHSRC) and the Gujarat and Central governments on petitions against land acquisition for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project.Farmers moved the apex court against land acquisition along the 508 km stretch for India's first bullet train, and...