"Painful To Note That Standard Of Investigation Is Very Poor In Large Number Of Riots Cases": Delhi Court Pulls Up Police, Calls For Remedial Action

A Delhi Court has pulled up the Delhi Police for the manner of investigating cases concerning the North East Delhi riots including half baked filing of chargesheets and non appearance of Investigating Officers before Court. Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav also called for immediate remedial action and asked the DCP of North East District and other senior officials to take notice of...

[Full Video] Gautam Bhatia Speaks On 'Dissent Is Not Treason, Understand National Security Laws'

Gauri Memorial Trust & Citizens For Justice and Peace is organizing an online lecture on"Dissent Is Not Treason, Understand National Security Laws".By Gautam Bhatia, Constitutional Scholar The details of the Webinar are as follows:-Date and time:- August 29, 2021 (Sunday), 05 PM (IST)Youtube Link:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBHQglqgwvY&feature=youtu.beFacebook Link-...

Know About Justice JK Maheshwari, Newly Appointed Supreme Court Judge

Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, now elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court, has served as the Chief Justices of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and the Sikkim High Court.Born on June 29, 1961 in the small town of Jaura, District Morena, Madhya Pradesh, Justice JK Maheshwari graduated in Arts (Hons.) in 1982 and passed LL.B. in 1985, then completed LL.M degree from Jiwaji...

Notable Judgments Of Justice Hima Kohli, 9th Woman Elevated As Supreme Court Judge

First woman Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, Justice Hima Kohli, will take oath as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on August 31, just two days before the date on which she otherwise would have retired as a High Court judge. She is the ninth woman to be elevated to the Supreme Court in its history of seven decades. Justice BV Nagarathna from Karanataka High Court and Justice...

[TODAY At 5PM] Gautam Bhatia Speaking On 'Dissent Is Not Treason, Understand National Security Laws'

Gauri Memorial Trust & Citizens For Justice and Peace is organizing an online lecture on "Dissent Is Not Treason, Understand National Security Laws". By Gautam Bhatia, Constitutional Scholar The details of the Webinar are as follows:- Date and time:- August 29, 2021 (Sunday), 05 PM (IST) Youtube Link:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBHQglqgwvY&feature=youtu.beFacebook Link-...

One Can't Rely Only On The State To Determine Truth; Speaking Truth To Power Both A Citizen's Right & Duty: Justice Chandrachud

The exercise of the right to speak truth to power by the citizens is integral for the functioning of a modern democracy, said Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud at a virtual event on Saturday.He was delivering a talk on the topic "Speaking Truth to Power : Citizens and the Law" as part of the 6th MC Chagla Memorial Online Lecture."Speaking truth to power" refers to an act by a speaker...

States Should Bear Fees Of Children Who Lost Either Or Both Parents After March 2020 If Private Schools Don't Waive It : Supreme Court

To ensure the uninterrupted education of children who lost either or both their parents after the onset of COVID in March 2020, the Supreme Court has asked the State Governments to shoulder the burden of their school fees if the private schools are unwilling to waive it."For children who have lost either parent or both parents after March 2020, the State Governments shall confer with...

Justice CT Ravikumar : A Bench Clerk's Son Who Rose To Become A Supreme Court Judge

Justice CT Ravikumar, who has been elevated to the Supreme Court from the Kerala High Court, comes from humble origins.In a farewell reference organized by the Kerala High Court, Justice Ravikumar remembered his father who was a bench clerk at a Judicial First Class Magistrate Court. He became tearful while talking about his late parents. "Blessings from their heavenly abode takes me to...

Justice Abhay Sreeniwas Oka Has A Record Of Enforcing State Accountability & Protecting Citizens' Rights

Justice Abhay Sreeniwas Oka, who is now elevated to the Supreme Court, has made several notable judicial interventions - both as a judge of the Bombay High Court and later as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court - to protect the fundamental rights of the ordinary citizens against the excesses of the State. He has displayed a pro-people and a rights-based approach in his judicial...

Justice BV Nagarathna, Who Might Become First Woman Chief Justice Of India, Has Pioneered Social Welfare

The long wait for the first woman Chief Justice of India might find an end with Justice B V Nagarathna, who is in the line to become the CJI in September 2027 as per the seniority list.Her tenure as the CJI will be for only 36 days, if appointments go as per the seniority turn.Justice Nagarathna, daughter of former Chief Justice of India ES Venkataramiah, was enrolled to the Bangalore Bar...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea For Inclusion Of Advocates As 'Professionals' Under MSME Act For Availing Welfare Schemes

The Delhi High Court today issued notices on a PIL seeking inclusion of Advocates within the definition of "Professionals" under the MSME Act, for the purpose of accessing welfare schemes.A Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice to the MSME Ministry, Finance Ministry, Bar Council of India and the RBI, after hearing Advocate Abhijit Mishra, appearing as...

Insistence On Bank Guarantee Of Scheduled Indian Private Banks In Preference To Scheduled Foreign Banks In India A Fallacy: Justice Indira Banerjee

"It is incomprehensible why Scheduled Private Banks in India should be preferred to Scheduled Foreign Banks in India with high global rating, even though, some Scheduled Private Sector Banks have not even been running well".