Dr Anup Surendranath Appointed To The Advisory Council Of The Bonavero Institute Of Human Rights, University of Oxford

Dr. Anup Surendranath, Executive Director of Project 39A and Assistant Professor of Law at NLU Delhi, has been appointed to the Advisory Council of the 'Bonavero Institute of Human Rights' at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford. He is the only member from Asia to be on this 15-member council, comprising senior judges from the UK and leading human rights lawyers from different parts of...

Use Of Plastic Bottles & Multilayered Plastic Packages (Tetra Packing): NGT Asks FSSAI To Constitute Committee For Determination Of The Subject Of Restriction [Read Order]

To see if any further regulatory provisions are required on the subject of restrictions on the packaging by use of plastic material, after the steps already are taken, and if so to what extent, National Green Tribunal asked for examination by an Expert Committee comprising of the representatives of Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS),...

Will Publication Harming Governor's Reputation By Itself Amount To Offence U/s 124 IPC? Madras HC Stays Criminal Proceedings Against 'Nakeeran' Gopal [Read Order]

"This is the first case after independence wherein the Court has been called upon to consider whether a publication by itself will have the effect of overawing his Excellency the Governor to prevent him from exercising his lawful powers and duties"

Medical Negligence: Delhi State Commission Awards Rs. 25 Lakh To Woman As Compensation [Read Judgment]

Delhi State Commission Consumer Court awarded Rs. 25 lakh damage to a woman who became a victim of medical negligence and lost her first baby after a hospital wrongly advised her to plan family alongside prescription of heavy TB medicine. Background When 28-year-old Swapnil Mishra complained of heavy pain during her period and checked in with Pushpanjali Healthcare in...

Will Single Act Of Unchastity Disentitle Wife From Claiming Maintenance? Kerala HC Asks Family Court To Reconsider Wife's Plea [Read Order]

The Kerala High Court, in a recent order, took note of a dictum laid down in a 1999 judgment that a single act of unchastity or a few lapses of virtue will not disentitle a wife from claiming maintenance from her husband under Sec.125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Justice Alexander Thomas set aside the order of a family court which had dismissed the plea of a woman seeking...

Mere Possession Of Ammunition Without Awareness Will Not Constitute Offence Under Arms Act : Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Court held that conscious possession is the core ingredient of the offence under Arms Act

Madhya Pradesh HC Stays Suspension Of Sanskrit Professor Who Predicted 300 Seats For BJP [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted interim relief to a Sanskrit Professor who was suspended for violating model code of conduct. Dr. Raju Musalgaonkar, the head of the Sanskrit department at Vikram University, was suspended after he posted on social media that BJP would secure around 300 seats. Justice Vivek Rusia, after hearing the application for urgent hearing during summer vacation,...

Kerala HC Expresses Displeasure Over Delayed Finalization Of Coastal Zone Management Plans; Asks Central Body To Take Measures [Read Order]

Expressing displeasure over the delayed preparation of the Coastal Zone Management Plan(CZMP) for Kerala under the earlier Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notifications, the High Court of Kerala has directed the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management under the Central Ministry of Environment and Forests to file an affidavit detailing the steps required for finalizing the CZMP for...

Bailable Warrant Issued Against Union Minister Tomar In Defamation Case

A local court Tuesday issued a warrant against Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar in a defamation case filed by a Congress leader for his alleged objectionable remarks against Rahul Gandhi in 2016. Chief Judicial Magistrate R K Singh issued the bailable warrant against the minister as the latter failed to appear before the court on Tuesday, as directed by it on May 1. Tomar's...

Seeking Extension Of Time Set By Court For Investigation Does Not Amount To Review; Sec 362 CrPC Bar Not Attracted : Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held in Rakesh Asthana's case that seeking extension of the time set by Court for investigation will not amount to review so as to attract bar under Section 362 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973.While dismissing Asthana's petition to quash the FIR registered against him, the High Court on January 11 had directed the CBI to complete the investigation within...

Madras HC Bars Monetising Ilaiyaraja's Songs Without His Permission

The Madras High Court Tuesday prohibited monetising songs of renowned music composer Ilaiyaraja through TV reality shows, concerts and online radio channels, among others, without his prior permission. Justice Anita Sumanth passed the order on a civil suit filed by Ilaiyaraja, alleging copyright infringement by Agi Music, Echo Recording, Giri Trading Company and a few...

Large Republics With Diverse Interests Can Be Safer Haven Against Tyranny Than Homogeneous And Exclusive Ones : Justice G S Patel

Large republics with diverse and conflicting interests can be better home for liberty, a safer haven against tyranny than homogenous and exclusive ones, said Justice G S Patel, while delivering a lecture on the topic "Mephisto in Mantralaya : Whose Government Is it Anyway" on Monday."Large republics with diverse and conflicting interests can be better home for liberty, a safer haven...