NHRC Notice To Delhi Govt Over Teenager's Death Due To Electrocution [Read Order]

Observing that ensuring proper maintenance of the electrical lines and providing adequate safety measures is the only way out for protection from electric shock during rains and thundershowers, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Delhi government to show cause why a compensation of Rs 3 lakh be not directed to be paid to the family of an 18-year-old boy who...

Chhattisgarh Govt Guilty Of Abetting Ghastly Salwa Judum Crimes, Cover-Up Ops: NHRC [Read Order]

The National Human Rights Commission has come down heavily on the Chhattisgarh government for abetting the ghastly Salwa Judum crimes in the state and turning a blind eye to severe human rights violations of the deceased persons and their families.The NHRC has made the observations in a case emanating out of a complaint lodged in 2013 by villagers of Kondasawali, Sukma district, with...

Child Born To Muslim Couple Before Marriage Not A Legal Heir: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

Child born prior to the marriage of Muslim parents is not a legitimate child as per Mahomedan law and the child could not be treated as a legal heir, the Madras High Court has held.A bench of Justice R. Subbiah and Justice P. Velmurugan quoted Muslim law and said an illegitimate child is considered to be the child of its mother only, and as such it inherits from its mother and its relations,...

Eligibility Criteria For Deputy Manager (Law) At SBI Challenged; Rajasthan HC Grants Interim Relief [Read Order]

In an interim order, the Rajasthan High Court has permitted three candidates to participate in the selection process initiated by the State Bank of India (SBI) for the post of Deputy Manager (Law).The Court is hearing Appeals filed by three practicing Advocates- Mr. Varun Jain, Mr. Aditya Pratap Singh Naruka and Mr. Adhiraj Singh Rajawat. They have challenged the eligibility criteria...

Undertrial Shot Dead At Delhi's Rohini Court Complex

An undertrial was reportedly shot dead inside the Rohini Court complex in New Delhi on Monday.According to Mr. Rishi Pal, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Rohini, the victim, Vinod alias Balle, was produced by the staff of Third Battalion in Rohini Court. The incident happened near the canteen area while he was being escorted and the shooter, who was arrested at the spot, is suspected to...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtWhile dismissing a PIL filed by advocates, in which one prayer was to place a judge of high court at par with ministers, the Allahabad High Court observed that status of high court judges being constitutional functionaries having different powers, privileges and functions cannot be placed at par with minister for the purpose of conditions of functioning.The High Court,...

Globalisation Of Indian Legal Market Need Of The Hour: INBA

With an aim to discuss the ever-evolving reforms in the Indian legal sector and to come up with effective solutions, the Indian National Bar Association (INBA) and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry held a national leadership summit called ‘Reforms In The Indian Legal Sector’ on Saturday in New Delhi.The day-long summit entailed a series of thought-provoking interactions on...

Publicize Facilities Available For Registration Of Births And Deaths: Delhi HC To Municipal Corporations [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has directed Municipal Corporations to widely publicize the facilities and procedures available for registration and obtainment of birth and death certificates.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar directed, "In view thereof, let a copy of this order be served by the Registry upon the South Delhi Municipal Corporation and the...

No Compulsion For Any Legal Heir Of Deceased Predecessor To Apply For Heirship Certificate: Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court recently allowed a miscellaneous petition that sought revocation of a Legal Heirship Certificate granted under Section 2 of the Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 to respondents.Justice SC Gupte heard the petition filed by one Kusum Chandrakant Shankardas and her two daughters. The petitioner is the widow of Chandrakant Shankardas, a retired Army officer who died...

Delhi HC Refuses To Quash Rape Charges Against Executive Director Of The People’s Vigilance Committee On Human Rights [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has refused to quash rape charges against Mr. Lenin Raghuvanshi, who is the Executive Director of the People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR).Mr. Raghuvanshi had filed a revision Petition, seeking quashing of the charges framed against him under Sections 328 (causing hurt by poisoning) and 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code.As per the allegations,...

Amidst Continued Protests, Police Summoned To The NLIU Campus

The protests at the National Law Institute University, Bhopal continued today, with a recent release claiming that the Director, Prof. (Dr.) S.S. Singh, has summoned the Police to the campus multiple times.The release issued by the students states, "The Director has unnecessarily summoned the police to the college multiple times, despite the fact that the protest is a controlled and peaceful one, with not one hint of violence or agitation. This has been done to intimidate the students and harass...

Cannot Deny Passport To Indian Citizens Residing In Designated Tibetan Refugee Settlements: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, ruled that the Centre cannot deny passports to Indian citizens staying in designated Tibetan refugee settlements.The Court was hearing a Petition filed by one Tamding Dorjee, challenging the decision of the Union Ministry of External Affairs denying him a passport. The Ministry had relied on a notification passed in May this year, which requires that...