Telangana HC Directs State Govt To Hold Republic Day Celebrations As Per Centre's Guidelines

The High Court of Telangana on Wednesday passed an interim order directing the state government to conduct Republic Day celebrations tomorrow as per the guidelines issued by the Government of India. Republic Day being a National Festival, has to be celebrated with national fervor, grandeur, gaiety and enthusiasm, the Court observed.The directions were passed by a bench comprising Justice...

Lakhimpur Kheri Case : Supreme Court Suo Motu Grants Interim Bail To 4 Accused In Cross-FIR While Granting Interim Bail To Ashish Mishra

While granting interim bail to Ashish Mishra in the Lakhimpur Kheri case, the Supreme Court, in a suo motu exercise, also granted interim bail to four persons who are accused in the cross-case related to the lynching of three persons.Although only the bail application of Mishra was before the Court, it decided to invoke its suo motu powers to grant interim bail to the accused in the cross-case...

BREAKING| Kerala High Court Suspends Conviction Of Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal In Attempt To Murder Case

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday suspended the conviction and sentence of Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal and three others in a case of attempt to murder.Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal had moved an appeal challenging the decision of the Court of Session, Kavaratti to convict and sentence him and three others to 10 years in jail in a case of attempt to murder.Faizal and the three other...

Centre Wants To Appoint Persons Aligned With Its Views As Judges : Justice Madan Lokur | Interview

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur, who was a part of the Supreme Court collegium and one of the members of the bench which delivered the NJAC verdict, was interviewed by Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, in the backdrop of the ongoing tussle between the executive and the judiciary regarding the process for judges appointment.Edited excerpts from the...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Advocate Neela Gokhale As Bombay High Court Judge

The Central Government has notified the appointment of Advocate Dr. Neela Kedar Gokhale as an additional judge of the Bombay High Court for a period of two years from the date when she assumes charge.Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju tweeted this information. It was on January 10 that the Supreme Court collegium made the recommendation for the elevation of Neela Gokhale.With her appointment,...

Supreme Court Judgments To Be Made Available In Four Regional Languages, CJI Chandrachud Says English In 'Legal Avatar' Not Comprehensible To 99.9% Citizens

Chief Justice of India, Justice DY Chandrachud on Tuesday said that the judgments of Supreme Court will now be translated in four languages - Hindi, Gujarati, Odia and Tamil.CJI Chandrachud said English language in its “legal avatar” is not comprehensible to 99.9% of the citizens. He added that the access to justice cannot be meaningful unless citizens are able to understand in a...

SC Collegium Publishing RAW & IB Inputs On Recommended Names A Serious Issue: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Addressing the media at the Felicitation of Award Winners of the e-courts Project, the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju today said that putting out RAW & IB inputs on candidates recommended for elevation in the public domain by the Supreme Court Collegium is a "serious issue".He added that making the secret or sensitive report of RAW and IB public is a matter of grave concern which will...

[S.24 Hindu Marriage Act] Able-Bodied Husband Cannot Seek Maintenance From Wife As It Would Prompt Idleness: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that if a wife is directed to pay maintenance to an able bodied husband who does not suffer from any disability or infirmity, it would be promoting idleness. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna made it clear that “Merely because Section 24 of (Hindu Marriage) Act is gender neutral for grant of maintenance, it would be...

Judges Don’t Have To Face Elections Or Public Scrutiny But People Are Watching Them: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that judges do not have to face elections or public scrutiny after their appointment but they are being watched by the people as nothing is hidden in the age of social media.Judges are appointed once, they don't face elections. Judges can't even be scrutinised by public. Public can't change judges but it is looking at them, their judgments and their way...

Important Judgments on Section 125 CrPC

“This provision is a measure of social justice and specially enacted to protect women and children and falls within the constitutional sweep of Article 15(3) reinforced by Article 39. We have no doubt that sections of statutes calling for construction by courts are not petrified print but vibrant words with social functions to fulfil. The brooding presence of the...

Centre Wants Its Persons As Judges, Attempting For 'Committed Judiciary' : Ex-Judge Madan Lokur [Video]

Interview of former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, on collegium...

Don't Disclose Identity Of Minors Seeking Termination Of Pregnancy In Report To Police: High Court Directs Delhi Govt To Issue Circular To Doctors

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Delhi Government to issue a circular directing that the identity of a minor girl, who is seeking medical termination of her pregnancy, and her family shall not be disclosed in the report prepared by registered medical practitioners (RMP) to the police.Section 19(1) of POCSO Act provides mandatory reporting of child sexual offences to the...