No Extra Chance For UPSC Exams; Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Of Last Attempt Civil Service Candidates

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the petition seeking extra chance in UPSC civil service exams for the candidates who had exhausted their last attempt in October 2020.The petitioners, who had given their last attempt in Civil Service Examination 2020, had sought for an extra chance citing difficulties created by COVID-19 pandemic and the national lockdown. The petitioners argued that...

'Evidence On Record Not Sufficient To Keep A 22 Year Old In Custody': Delhi Court Grants Bail To Disha Ravi In 'Toolkit' Case

A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted bail to 22-year old climate activist Disha Ravi, who was arrested by the Delhi police from her Bengaluru residence on February 13 in the farmers protest 'toolkit' case."Considering the scanty and sketchy evidence on record, I do not find any palpable reason to deny bail", Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana of Patiala House Court Complex noted in the...

A Reminder On The Statutory Provisions Of Arrest And Remand In The Context Of Disha Ravi's Arrest

The 18th century Italian criminologist, jurist and philosopher Cesare Beccaria was probably the first person to have theorised rules of legislation in a series of articles on various aspects of criminal law published in English as An Essay On Crimes and Punishments. He propounded the theory of separation of powers by saying it is not for the sovereign who represents society to say whether...

Kerala High Court Directs Police Action Against Woman Who Made False Rape Complaint After Consensual Sex

The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the police to take expeditious legal action against a woman for making a false rape complaint against a man after having consensual sex with him.The woman had lodged a complaint that a junior health inspector had forcibly raped her while she was under quarantine for COVID-19. Last November, the High Court had granted him bail, after the woman filed...

'If One Is Going To Practice In Delhi, One Can't Be Staying In Bihar' : Delhi HC Says BCD Empowered To Demand Proof Of Residence For Enrolment

The Delhi High Court on Monday observed that it cannot issue directions to the Bar Council of Delhi to make its enrollment process completely online as it is a policy decision.However, the bench asked the Council to take a decision as expeditiously as possible on the pleas by some law graduates for making the enrolment process totally online. After the Council informed the court that...

Advocates Jasmeet Singh and Amit Bansal Appointed As Judges of Delhi High Court.

The Central Government has notified the appointment of advocates Jasmeet Singh and Amit Bansal as the judges of the Delhi High Court.The notification dated 22.02.2021 issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice (Department of Justice), Government of India reads:" In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to...

Supermarket Charging Cost For Carry Bags With Company Logo An 'Unfair Trade Practice' :Consumer Forum

Retail outlet cannot use consumer as a tool for their advertisement by forcing them to pay for carry bags with company logo, the Forum said.

Explainer: Inter-State Arrest, Transit Remand & Right To Legal Representation

The concepts of 'transit remand' and 'norms for inter-state arrests' are being widely discussed in the wake of the arrest of 21-year old climate activist Disha Ravi by the Delhi Police from her Bengaluru resident in the 'toolkit' case.Many legal experts have questioned the Ravi's custody saying that it was not accompanied with a 'transit remand order' from Bengaluru and norms for...

All India Bar Examination(AIBE XVI) Postponed To April 25; Online Registrations Extended Till March 22

The Bar Council of India has decided to postpone the date of the All India Bar Examination (AIBE). Now, the Exam will be conducted on Sunday (April 25, 2021). Similarly, the date for receipt of applications has also been extended till March 22, 2020. It may be noted that the AIBE was previously going to be held on March 21. Now, it has been informed to all the candidates appearing...

Union Of India v K.A. Najeeb – A Ray Of Hope For UAPA Undertrials?

The Supreme Court (SC) on 1st February 2020 delivered an important judgment, Union of India v KA Najeeb (K.A. Najeeb), related to granting of bail in Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) 1967 cases. The Court held that any constitutional court has the power to grant bail to people accused of offences under UAPA irrespective of Section 43-D (5), so as to enforce the right to speedy...

All Subordinate Courts In Delhi To Start Complete Physical Functioning From 15th March

All subordinate courts in Delhi will start physical hearings, on a daily basis, as per regular court timings from 15th March 2021. According to a notification dated 20.02.2021 issued by Registrar General of the Delhi High Court, Mr. Manoj Jain, the Full Court of the Delhi High Court in its meeting dated 19.02.2021 ordered that all the subordinate courts in Delhi shall hold physical courts, on...

Explainer : What Is 'Transit Anticipatory Bail'? When Can 'Transit Bail' Be Granted?

Recently, words like "Transit Bail" "Transit Anticipatory Bail" have caught the nation's attention, in the wake of the 'toolkit' case. The Bombay High Court last week granted 10 days transit anticipatory bail to Shantanu Muluk whose arrest was sought by the Delhi Police in connection with the toolkit case. Following this, a Mumbai based lawyer, Adv. Nikita Jacob was also granted three...