Justice At Threshold Of People In Remote Areas: J&K HC Makes The Effort [Read Notification]

In a first, the Jammu & Kashmir High Court has achieved a remarkable feat by allowing justice to reach the threshold of people in the remotest areas by facilitating their access to courts even if they reside beyond its reach. The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, with the previous approval of the Governor, has in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 554 of the J&K...

Shareholders Can File Application To Approve Settlement With Creditors Even After Appointment Of Official Liquidator : NCLAT [Read Judgment]

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that shareholders/promoters of a company can file application for approval of settlement with creditors, even after official liquidator has been appointed.This ruling was made while allowing an appeal filed against the decision of the National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai bench, which had held that the application filed under Section 391 of...

ECI Bars Azam Khan, Maneka Gandhi From Campaigning For Violating Model Code Of Conduct [Read Orders]

The Election Commission of India has barred SP leader Azam Khan from campaigning for 72 hours starting from 10 AM of April 16 for his indecent remarks against BJP candidate Jayaprada during an election meet at Rampur. Also, the poll panel has barred BJP leader Maneka Gandhi from campaigning for 48 hours starting from 10 AM of April 16 for making communal remarks.In an election rally at...

Two Judicial Officers Appointed As Judges Of Rajasthan HC [Read Notification]

The President of India has appointed two Judicial officers Abhay Chaturvedi and Narendra Singh Dhaddha as Judges of Rajasthan High Court.The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their names two weeks ago, vide resolution dated 1st April 2019.A notification to that effect has been published in the Gazette.Read...

4 Lawyers Appointed As Patna HC Judges [Read Notification]

Advocates Anjani Kumar Sharan, Anil Kumar Sinha, Prabhat Kumar Singh and Partha Sarthy have been appointed as Patna High Court Judges. The Supreme Court collegium had recommended them as High Court judges in its resolution dated 1st April 2019.A notification to that effect has been issued by Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India.Read Notification...

HC Has No Jurisdiction To Appreciate Evidence While Hearing A Petition Under Section 482 Cr.P.C.: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that the High Court has no jurisdiction to appreciate the evidence of the proceedings under section 482 Cr.P.C. The division bench of the Supreme Court Comprising of Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari held so while allowing an appeal in a case (Md. Allauddin Khan v. State of Bihar) against the order of the High Court of Judicature of...

Accident, While Returning To Join Duty, Should Be Construed As An Accident While On Duty: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The High Court of Delhi, while deciding a writ petition, has held that an accident while returning to join duty should be held to be construed as an accident while on duty. The petitioner, the widow of an Assistant Sub Inspector of CRPF, raised a plea before the court to direct the respondent State to grant the petitioner extra-ordinary family pension and ex gratia...

ECI Bars Yogi Adityanath & Mayawati From Campaigning For Making Communal Speeches [Read Orders]

The Election Commission of India today barred UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from campaigning in elections for three days from April 16, for making communally provocative speech. The ECI also found BSP Chief Mayawati to have made communal appeal for votes, and has barred her from campaigning for two days from April 16.The ban is imposed invoking powers of ECI under Article 324 of...

Regularization Obtained By Misrepresenting Facts Cannot Be Sustained; SC Upholds Termination Of A 'Chowkidar' [Read Judgment]

"An order of regularization obtained by misrepresenting facts, or by playing a fraud upon the competent authority, cannot be sustained in the eyes of law."

'Personal Inconvenience' Of Couple Not A Ground To Waive Cooling Off Period For Mutual Consent Divorce: Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Order]

"They should have pointed out that there is no possibility of cohabitation or there is a possibility of alternative rehabilitation"

'Moderate Corporal Punishment' For Juvenile Offenders Unconstitutional, Holds Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe [Read Judgment]

"A deliberate and systemic assault with a cane on the buttocks of an individual, inflicted by strangers as a form of punishment authorised by a judicial tribunal, is inherently a demeaning invasion on the inherent dignity of the person punished."

PIL Seeking Ban On PUBG: Take Action If Any Objectionable Content Is Found, Bombay HC Tells MEIT

The Bombay High Court has directed the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MEIT) to assess and review online game PUBG and take action if any "objectionable content" is found. The PIL was filed in the name of an 11-year-old boy from Mumbai, Ahad Nizam, represented by his father Tanveer Nizam. The PIL alleged that the popular online game promotes immoral conduct, such as violence,...