PSC's Power To Keep Alive A Ranked List Cannot Be Exercised After Its Expiry: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

"PSC is well within its rights in deciding not to extend the validity of a ranked list notwithstanding the recommendation of the Government if there are justifiable reasons"

'Not The View Of Entire Legal Fraternity', Chennai Lawyers Condemn Statement Of BCI Chairperson On J&K, Article 370 [Read Letter]

In a letter addressed to the Bar Council of India, 81 advocates of the Madras Bar have criticized the Chairperson of Bar Council, Mr. Manan Kumar Mishra for issuing a press release on behalf of entire legal fraternity applauding the action of the government in obliterating the special status of J&K, on behalf of the entire legal fraternity.The letter alleges that the Chairperson used...

After HC Contempt Notice, Centre Pays Cost To Whistleblower Officer Sanjay Chaturvedi

The Uttarakhand High Court slapped the cost after finding that the Centre was vindictive towards the officer.

BCI Approves 3 Year Moratorium On Sanctioning New Law Colleges In The Country [Read Press Release]

The Bar Council of India has unanimously approved the proposal of BCI member Ved Prakash Sharma to put moratorium for three years with effect from academic year 2020-21 on approval of affiliation of new law colleges in the country except State run National Law Universities.In a press release, the BCI said "The Council has observed that at present there are enough institutions in all parts of...

Unnao: CBI 'Deliberately' Did Not Name MLA In Murder Case Of Rape Survivor's Father, Court Told

The counsel for the Unnao rape survivor told a court here on Saturday that the CBI "deliberately" did not name expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his brother as accused in the murder case of the woman's father. The submissions were made before District Judge Dharmesh Sharma, who held a special hearing on a court holiday with the Delhi High Court's permission to comply with...

Senior Advocate And Former ASG Amarendra Sharan Passes Away

Senior Advocate and former Additional Solicitor General Amarendra Sharan, 69, passed away on Monday morning at Rishikesh due to a heart attack.Having done LLB from Patna University in Bihar, he enrolled with the Bihar State Bar Council in 1975 and started practice in Patna High Court.He later shifted to Delhi, on becoming an Advocate on Record in 1981 and was designated as Senior Advocate...

Rape & Murder Of Minor Girl: Karnataka HC Commutes Death Penalty, Sentences Accused To 25 Yrs RI [Read Judgment]

"Award of death sentence would be on the higher side which is disproportionate to the crime committed by the accused."

Cannot Force Inter Religious Couple Who Executed Nikahnama To Register Marriage Under Special Marriage Act: SC

The Supreme Court recently diluted a direction issued by Allahabad High Court to a couple who had executed Nikhanama to register their marriage under Special Marriage Act.A couple had approached the Allahabad High Court seeking police protection. The High Court noticing that the girl was a Hindu before her conversion to Islam and marriage with the boy, directed them to get their...

Defamation Of CM Biplab Deb: Tripura HC Directs Accused To Surrender And Apply For Bail [Read Judgment]

"To pass an order, according permission to the investigating agency to arrest a person and to take him to custody, the cancellation of earlier bail is not a sine qua non."

Income Tax Cannot Be Levied On Interest From Motor Accident Compensation : Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Interest on compensation is not 'income', ruled the Court.

Using Whitener, Eraser In OMR Sheet Will Amount To Disqualification Of Candidate: Patna HC [Read Judgment]

The Patna High Court on Friday dismissed a writ petition challenging the invalidation of OMR answer sheets on the account of use of whitener on them in the Bihar Elementary Teachers Eligibility Test, 2017. Background The Respondent, Bihar School Examination Board, conducted the aforementioned teacher eligibility test following which a model answer key was released. On...

Sex Workers Should Not Be Arrested, Rather They Must Be Treated As Victims Of Crime: Calcutta HC [Read Order]

Dismissing an anticipatory bail moved by a brothel owner, the Calcutta High Court has reiterated that sex workers exploited for commercial sex are victims and they should not be arrested in course of investigation under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (the Act) unless materials on record suggest that they were involved as co-conspirators in the crime. The matter came up before...