Attempt To Give Communal Colour To News A Problem; Gives Bad Name To Country : CJI Ramana

While hearing a batch of writ petitions seeking action against the media for communalization of the Tablighi Jamaat meeting in Delhi Nizamuddin Markaz, the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana today expressed concerns about the attempts in social media and online portals to give communal colour to news.The CJI lamented that the web portals are not governed by anything and social media...

No Offence Of Rash Driving If Pedestrian Was Hit While Not Using Zebra Crossing : Mumbai Court

A biker accused of killing a pedestrian was acquitted by the Court.

Cow Should Be Declared National Animal; Cow Protection Be Made Fundamental Right Of Hindus : Allahabad High Court

Observing that cow should be declared as national animal and cow protection should be kept as a fundamental right of Hindus the Allahabad High Court denied bail to one Javed who has been accused of slaughtering a cow."We know that when a country's culture and its faith gets hurt, the country becomes weak," noted the Court. Denying him bail, the Bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav...

Applicability Of Res Judicata Between Co-Defendants: Supreme Court Explains

The Supreme Court, in a judgment passed last week, examined the applicability of res judicata between co-defendants.The court observed that the requisite conditions to apply the principle of res judicata as between co-defendants are that :(a) there must be conflict of interest between the defendants concerned; (b) it must be necessary to decide this conflict in order to give the plaintiff...

Schools Should Not Compel Children To Attend Physical Classes: Telangana High Court

A two-judge Bench of the Telangana High Court comprising of Acting Chief Justice M. S. Ramchandra Rao and Justice T. Vinod Kumar on Tuesday gave a series of directions on the government Memo issued relating to the opening of all schools in the state from Sept. 1. The government issued the Memo on August 24th, directing to reopen all the government and private schools in the state to...

Is State Funding To Madrasas & Other Religious Educational Institutions Consistent With Constitution's Secular Scheme?: Allahabad HC Seeks Govt Reply

The Allahabad High Court recently decided to consider a bunch of questions framed by it on issues related to religious educational institutions like Madrasa vis-a-vis the role of and interplay between the State Government and such institutions within the framework of the Constitution.The Bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot was hearing the plea of a Madrasa duly recognized by the Madrasa Board and...

Section 482 CrPC - High Courts Should Not Pass 'Oral Directions' To Restrain Arrest; Such Directions Irregular : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that the procedure of 'oral direction' not to arrest an accused is irregular.The court observed that the text of a written order is what is binding and enforceable and such oral directions can cause serious misgivings."Absent a written record of what has transpired in the course of a judicial proceeding, it would set a dangerous precedent if the parties and...

[BREAKING] 9 New Supreme Court Judges Take Oath; Working Strength Rises To 33, With One Vacancy

In a first, nine new judges took oath as Supreme Court judges in one go on Tuesday. Also, it is for the first time in the History of India three women Judges are appointed to the Supreme Court in one go.Chief Justice of India NV Ramana administered the oath to the newly sworn-in judges.The new Judges are (in the order of seniority) :1. Justice A.S. OkaJustice Abhay Sreeniwas Oka was...

Breaking: Historic Moment As 3 Women Take Oath As Supreme Court Judges

In a historic moment for gender representation, three women took oath as judges of the Supreme Court on Tuesday.They are Justices Hima Kohli, BV Nagarathna and Bela M Trivedi, who are among the nine new appointees to the Supreme Court. With their appointments, the Supreme Court has four women judges - the highest ever- among 33 judges. The Supreme Court has had 11 women judges(including the...

Whether Collegium System Has Come A Full Circle?

The primary concern of the collegium of these days has become the apprehension about satisfaction of the government about the name being recommended.

EPF Pension : Police Certificate Needed For Dependent To Claim Benefits After Missing Person Under Employees Pension Scheme

The Madras High Court has observed that for a woman to claim the benefits of EPF Pension scheme after her deserted husband, it is necessary for her to lodge an FIR and get a police certificate as to whether he is alive or not.A single bench of Justice S Vaidyanathan made this observation while disposing of a writ petition filed by a woman, who was seeking the pensionary benefits under...

Justice Kureshi's Exclusion From Supreme Court Raises Troubling Questions

The refusal to elevate Justice Kureshi to the Supreme Court, which he duly deserves, before his retirement as High Court judge will send a distressing message.