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'No Justice Without A Fair Hearing For Victim', 350 Women Rights Activists' Condemn Bobde Committee Findings
More than 300 activists from women's groups and civil society members, who have, from long engaged with issues of justice, rights, and law reforms, specifically those related with women, sexual violence and Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace, have rejected the findings of the in-house Justice Bobde Committee, which had earlier exonerated Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi of all charges...
U'khand HC Asks Ex-CMs To Pay Up For Free Govt Houses, Amenities; Says "Priceless Service" Plea Specious [Read Judgment]
The Uttarakhand High Court has ordered four former Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand to pay within six months the rent for the buildings occupied by them for free as former chief ministers and also the amount payable for other amenities like electricity, security and guard, staff, civil works, telephone, etc., while dismissing as "specious" the plea of the state government that the due rent...
Delhi HC Quashes FIR Against AAP MLA Somnath Bharti
Justice Chander Shekhar allowed Bharti's plea to quash the criminal case after noting that Bharti and his wife Lipika Mitra are living happily together.The court also noted that the woman has no objection if the FIR is quashed.It had earlier allowed Bharti's wife to withdraw her petition seeking cancellation of the bail granted to him in the domestic violence case in view of the settlement...
NLS Students Condemn In-House Panel Report Exonerating CJI In The Sexual Harassment Case
The students of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore have issued a statement criticising the in-house panel report which has dismissed the allegations of sexual harassment raised by a former SC employee against the CJI.They condemned the "brazenness in the arbitrary power displayed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi in responding to the sexual harassment allegations levelled...
No Coercive Action Against Volkswagen Over 500 Crore Fine By NGT For Environmental Damage: Supreme Court
In a major relief to the German automobile major Volkswagen, the Supreme Court on Monday while staying the order of National Green Tribunal (NGT) which had imposed a fine of 500 Crore on it said that no coercive action as of now should be taken against it. National Green Tribunal had imposed a fine of Rs. 500 Crore on Volkswagen for damaging the environment through use of "cheat device" in...
Comply Terms Of Compromise Or Face Contempt Of Court, SC Tells Mutual Divorce Couple [Read Order]
Comply terms of Compromise of Face Contempt of Court, the Supreme Court told a couple who obtained a divorce by mutual consent from it. The husband had approached the Apex Court as the Allahabad High Court upheld the District court order refusing his plea for divorce. During the pendency of appeal, the bench referred the couple to mediation. The parties then agreed to...
Justice PR Ramachandra Menon Sworn In As Chief Justice Of The Chhattisgarh HC
Justice PR Ramachandra Menon was Monday sworn in as Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court. Governor Anandiben Patel administered him the oath of office and secrecy at a function here at Raj Bhawan. He was earlier a judge in the Kerala High Court. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, his cabinet colleagues, former chief minister Raman Singh and senior officials were present on...
Woman Moves Delhi HC Against 30-Day Notice Period For Marriage Registration Under Special Marriage Act
The Delhi High Court has directed the Sub-Divisional Magistrate to solemnize the marriage of an inter-faith couple after the woman belonging to the Muslim faith knocked at its doors aggrieved by the mandatory 30-day notice period for inviting objections before a marriage could be registered under Special Marriage Act, 1954. The woman approached the high court through NGO 'Dhanak...
In Limine Dismissal Of SLP At Threshold Neither Constitutes Declaration Of Law Nor A Binding Precedent, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]
"The dismissal of a S.L.P. in limine simply implies that the case before this Court was not considered worthy of examination for a reason, which may be other than the merits of the case"
SC Collegium Recommends 4 Judicial Officers As Delhi HC Judges [Read Resolution]
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended 4 judicial officers for appointment as Judges of Delhi High Court.The recommendees are (1) Talwant Singh, (2) Rajnish Bhatnagar, (3) Ms. Asha Menon,and (4) Brijesh Sethi.These names were recommended to the SC Collegium by the High Court collegium in November, last year.The collegium comprising of CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice SA Bobde and NV Ramana...
SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Advocate Viju Abraham As Kerala HC Judge
Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Advocate Viju Abraham as a Judge of Kerala High Court. The recommendation made by the Collegium of the Kerala High Court on 7 th March, 2018 for elevation of Shri Viju Abraham and six other Advocates, was considered by the Supreme Court Collegium on 9 th October, 2018. His case was deferred for being considered after some time. His...