'Prima Facie No Evidence For Drunken Driving': Kerala IAS Officer Gets Bail In Accident Death Case[Read Order]

Sriram Venkatraman, IAS Officer, accused of rash driving which resulted in a death of a journalist has been granted bail by the First Class Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvananthapuram. The accident had occurred near Museum junction in Kerala's capital city. K M Basheer, a journalist, had died on the spot. Judicial Magistrate of first class of the Thiruvananthapuram District Court held that...

Slump In Business Cannot Be The Reason For Default In Payment Of Rent, Says Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

Slump in the business cannot be the reason for default in payment of rent, remarked the Apex Court while considering an appeal filed by Chandigarh Administration against the High Court order that granted relief to its Allottee.Hari Ram was allotted a commercial booth in Chandigarh by the Chandigarh Administration for a total premium of Rs.70,500/- on lease basis for a period of ninety-nine...

Weakness In The Defence Taken Cannot Become The Strength Of The Prosecution, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

"An accused is not required to establish or prove his defence beyond all reasonable doubt, unlike the prosecution."

No Slaughter Within Residential Flats During Bakr-Id; Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has held that no slaughter of sheep and goat can be permitted within residential individual flats during the upcoming Bakr-Eid festival. Division bench of Justice SC Dharmadhikari and Justice GS Patel directed the MCGM to be strict and stringent in maintaining public safety and hygiene. Court also asked the civic body to be prompt in taking action against...

What The J&K Reorganization Bill Means For Judiciary?

The Jammu & Kashmir Reorganization Bill 2019 passed by the Parliament on Tuesday bifurcates the state into Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh.This reorganization will entail the following consequences as regards judiciary :The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir will be a common High Court for UT of J&K and Ladakh (Sec.75)Judges of existing HC of J&K will continue in the High...

Payal Tadvi and Her Family Raised Several Complaints Before the Suicide, None Took it Seriously: Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday had some sharp words for the prosecution in the Payal Tadvi suicide case while the appeal filed by three doctors accused of abetting her suicide were being heard. Justice SS Jadhav noted that prosecution should have recorded statements of Dr.Tadvi's colleagues under Section 164 of CrPC. She directed the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mumbai to take...

'Appeal By A Witness Not Maintainable':Bombay HC Dismisses An Appeal Against Acquittals in Sohrabuddin Case [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by a witness in the alleged fake encounter case of Tulsiram Prajapati, Sohrabuddin Shaikh and murder of his wife Kausar Bi. The said witness challenged the judgement of Additional Sessions Judge SJ Sharma acquitting 22 accused in the case. Division bench of Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice AM Badar held that the said appeal was...

Malegaon 2008: Journalists File Intervention Application Opposing NIA's Plea To Make Proceedings In-Camera

A group of journalists from various media outlets have filed an intervention application before Special NIA Court conducting the Malegaon blast case of 2008, seeking to be added as respondents in NIA's application for making the trial in-camera. Special Judge VS Padalkar will be hearing the said application filed by journalists today along with NIA's application filed under Section 17(1)...

Liability For Misleading Advertisements, Celebrity Endorsements : Key Features Of Consumer Protection Bill Passed By Parliament [Read Bill]

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Consumer Protection Bill 2019, which seeks to wholly replace the Consumer Protection Act 1986.The Lok Sabha had cleared the Bill unanimously on July 30. Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan who tabled the Bill said that a new law for strengthening consumer rights was necessary in view of the modern...

Centre To Soon Finalize Extending Time Limit For Abortion Beyond 20 Weeks [Read Affidavit]

The Centre will soon take a stand on extending the time limit for terminating the pregnancy on a women's own will to 24 or 26 weeks from the present 12 weeks, the Delhi High Court has been informed. In an affidavit filed before the high court, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said it has initiated the process of inter-ministerial consultation for amendment in Medical...

LS Passes The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019: Read The Salient Features [Read Bill]

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019, introduced by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. The bill essentially seeks to regulate surrogacy in India while imposing an absolute prohibition on commercial surrogacy. The Bill allows altruistic surrogacy, a selfless arrangement where only medical expenses and insurance cover are provided to the surrogate mother,...

Jammu And Kashmir Reorganization Bill, 2019 Tabled Before Lok Sabha

After being passed in the Rajya Sabha with a majority of 125 to 61 yesterday, the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill, 2019 has been presented before the Lok Sabha by the Home Minister Amit Shah, this morning.He reiterated that the central government was empowered to legislate on the said bill, based on the following legal position: 1. The state of J&K is an...