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Breaking: SC Collegium Recommends Transfer of Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee To Meghalaya HC
The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 16th September 2021 has recommended the transfer of Mr. Justice Sanjib Banerjee, Chief Justice, Madras High Court to Meghalaya High Court.The collegium has also recommended the transfer of Mr. Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari, Judge, Allahabad High Court to Madras High Court.Click Here To Read The StatementClick Here To Read The...
Legal Profession Is Not About Profit Maximization, But About Service To Society : CJI NV Ramana
Speaking at a function organized by the National Legal Services Authority to observe the "Legal Services Day", the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said on Tuesday that the legal profession is not about profit maximization but about service to the society. As an appeal to the young law students, the CJI said : "Your decision to join the legal aid movement will pave the path for a great...
Courts Are Closed But Is Justice On Leave? Revisiting The Debate On Judicial Vacations
The fact that after vacation for Dussera, the Supreme Court had again gone on a week-long vacation for Diwali has reignited the debate on the need for court vacations.The ones questioning the en masse vacations have resorted to the argument of innumerable cases pending across the strata of the Indian judiciary(as per the statistics on the Supreme Court's own website, as of 01/10/2021...
Why Petrol & Diesel Excluded From GST? Kerala High Court Seeks GST Council's Response
The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the GST council to explain why petrol and diesel were not included within the ambit of Goods and Services Tax (GST). A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly asked the GST council to file a statement in this regard within ten days. The Court was adjudicating upon a petition filed by Kerala...
Bombay High Court Directs Nawab Malik To File Reply To Wankhede's Defamation Suit By Tomorrow, Hearing On November 10
The Bombay High Court on Monday directed Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik to respond to a defamation suit filed by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede's father by tomorrow. Dhyandev Wankhede has sought a declaration that Malik's remarks, in press releases or interviews or social media including but not limited to his Twitter account, are "tortious...
'Reason For Police Indiscipline Inherent In Its Colonial Origin' : Interview With Justice Chandru, Who Inspired 'Jai Bhim' Movie
"I strongly feel that leaders like Ambedkar were not exposed enough to the public and more particularly to the students. It is a pity that in law colleges they don't even give Ambedkar writings as a reading material even during pre-law days".
Will Can't Be Revoked By Subsequent Agreement; Revocation Only By Modes Under Section 70 Succession Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a Will cannot be revoked by an agreement and can be revoked only as per the modes specified under Section 70 of the Indian Succession Act.A Bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay.S.Oka clarified the essential ingredients of S.70 of the Indian Succession Act required to be fulfilled in a case involving a question of revocation of will by a subsequent...
Law On Reels : 'Jai Bhim' - Court Room Drama With Impactful Portrayal Of State Impunity & Caste Violence
The Hindi film industry has for long romanticised the idea of police violence and unchecked power in the form of films like Singham and Dabangg. But Jai Bhim sets in motion the grim picture of custodial violence, police torture and misuse of the law by the police authorities. It somewhat breaks the narrative of idealising police brutality. Directed by T.J. Gnanavel, Jai...
"CAA Protest Was Secular, Chargesheet Is Communal": Umar Khalid's Lawyer In Bail Hearing In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case
Seeking bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case involving charges under UAPA, student activist Umar Khalid's lawyer today argued before a Delhi Court today that while the protests against Citizenship Amendment Act were secular, it is the chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police which is communal. Senior Advocate Trideep Pais argued before Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat that while...
Gold Smuggling: Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Prime Accused Swapna Suresh And Others
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted bail to the accused, including prime accused Swapna Suresh and Sarith P.S. in the infamous gold smuggling case which had snowballed into a political controversy in the State with a condition to furnish a bail bond of Rs. 25 lakhs and 2 solvent sureties. A Division Bench comprising Justices K. Vinod Chandran and C. Jayachandran pronounced the judgment...