Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman To Speak Today On "Great Women of History" At 26th Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial Lecture

Justice RF Nariman of the Supreme Court of India will be speaking on the theme "Great Women of History" on the occasion of the 26th Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial Lecture today at 5. 30 PM.The event will be live-streamed here. About Justice Sunanda Bhandare Born on November 1, 1942, the year of the quit India movement, Sunanda was freedom's child. Later, much later, she...

Gujarat Govt Figures On COVID19 Not Matching With Actual Positive Cases : Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday observed that had the Gujarat Government taken pre-emptive steps earlier, the present grim situation of COVID-19 pandemic could have been avoided."If the state had taken steps, not that the State was sleeping, but if there was a push, if all of this had been done earlier, before the PIL was registered, situation would have been better", Chief Justice...

'Cannot Be Permitted To Remain Behind Bars On The Basis Of Sketchy Material': Delhi Court Grants Bail To Umar Khalid In A Delhi Riots Case

A Delhi Court on Thursday granted bail to Umar Khalid in connection with a Delhi Riots case concerning Khajuri Khas FIR (FIR no.101/2020) after observing that he cannot be permitted to remain behind bars on the basis of sketchy material against him. Noting that the investigation in the case was complete and chargesheet had also been filed, Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav granted bail...

Delhi High Court Permits Upto 50 People To Perform Namaz In Nizamuddin Markaz Masjid During Ramdan

In the lack of any affidavit clarifying its stand on the issue by the Centre and the Delhi Police as directed by the court earlier, the Delhi High Court today permitted upto 50 persons to offer namaz 5 times a day in Bangley Wali Masjid of Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi, which was shut since Mar 23 last year due to several FIRs against a Tablighi Jamat congregation amid the Covid-19...

Many Women Lawyers Have Declined Judgeship Citing Domestic Responsibilities : CJI SA Bobde

The Chief Justice of India SA Bobde on Thursday said that many women lawyers have declined judgeship offer citing domestic responsibilities."Chief Justices of High courts have stated that many women advocates, when invited to come as judges, declined the offer citing domestic responsibilities about children studying in Class 12 etc", CJI said.Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, who was also part of...

BREAKING - Collegium Recommendations Pending With Centre For Over 6 Months Will Be Decided Within 3 Months, AG Tells Supreme Court

The Centre will decide within 3 months the recommendations made by the Supreme Court collegium which have been pending with the Ministry for over 6 months, the Attorney General for India told the Supreme Court on Thursday.The AG said that a decision on these pending names will be taken and communicated to the Supreme Court collegium within a period of three months.A bench comprising Chief...

Delhi High Court Rejects Bail Plea Of Delhi Riots Accused Shahrukh Pathan - Accused Of Firing Shots At A Head Constable

A single judge bench of Justice Suresh Kait of the Delhi High Court today rejected the bail application of a Delhi riots-accused, Shahrukh Pathan Khan, who faces charges of firing shots at a Head Constable of the Delhi Police in Jaffarabad in the Delhi Riots 2020 violence.Placing reliance upon the video footages produced by the police as evidence, the court said, "The video clipping and...

Chief Justice Govind Mathur Of Allahabad High Court Will Be Remembered As A Defender Of Civil Liberties

Justice Govind Mathur has retired as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court. Originally from Rajasthan High Court, Justice Mathur was transferred to the Allahabad High Court in November 2017. He served as a Chief Justice of the High Court for a little over two years. In this short span, Justice Mathur made his mark as a fearless defender of personal liberty and human rights....

Section 144 In Maharashtra : Advocates Offices Allowed To Open With 50% Capacity If Courts Are Working

The Maharashtra Government has listed advocates offices as an "exempted category" in the order issued under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure yesterday to impose state-wide restrictions on public movement in the wake of COVID-19 surge.Advocates offices are allowed to open with minimum staff, not more than 50% capacity, if the concerned courts, tribunals or Commissions of Enquiries...

"Any Person Found Flouting COVID Protocols Must Be Taken To Task Immediately"; Calcutta HC Directs Strict Implementation Of COVID Guidelines During Election

"Any Person Found Flouting COVID Protocols Must Be Taken To Task Immediately"; Calcutta HC Directs District Magistrates And Chief Election Officer, West Bengal, To Ensure Strict Implementation Of COVID Guidelines During Election

[Tomorrow 5 PM] CEDE Launch Event: Justice DY Chandrachud Will Speak On "Webinar On "Why Representation Matters"

Justice DY Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court of India, will deliver an inaugural lecture on "Why Representation Matters" at CEDE launch event. Topic: Why Representation Matters Date & Time: 14th April (Wednesday), 5:00 pm YouTube Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybp3THnR3sk Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/livelawindia Instagram...

Police Personnel Cannot Be Appointed As Jail Superintendents: Uttarakhand High Court

In a significant judgment relating to prisoners' right, the Uttarakhand High Court has held that Police personnel cannot be appointed as Jail Superintendents. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma observed that we have come to the age of "Reformation and Rehabilitation of Prisoners". It held that the purpose of Police is...