Women's Day : Perpetuating Gender Stereotypes Leads To Sex Based Discrimination

Any ground of discrimination, direct or indirect, which is founded on a particular understanding of the role of the sex, would be hit by Article 15, which prohibits sex based discriminations.

Gujarat HC Dismisses Ex-IPS Officer Sanjeev Bhat's Bail Application In 2-Decade-Old Drug Seizure case [Read Order]

"The expertise mastered under the law for having enjoyed different positions as a Senior Police Officer in IPS cadre could result into tyranny for the witnesses who are all his juniors and subvergence of the criminal justice system."

NGT Slaps Rs 500Cr Fine On Volkswagen For Cheating Emission Tests

The National Green Tribunal on Thursday slapped a cost of Rs 500 crore as damages on German automobile major Volkswagen while holding it guilty of causing environmental damage and using cheat devices in its vehicles. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice A K Goel slapped a fine of Rs 500 on the company. The bench passed the order on a petition moved by a Delhi-based...

Ignoring Seniority In Appointment Of Judges: A Principle For Convenience

The trinity of fairness, transparency and accountability form the bedrock of an effective and independent judicial system. Likewise, legal reasoning, justifiability and confirming to judicial ethics remains the hallmarks of judicial decisions, judicial appointments as well as judicial behaviour. Constitutionally speaking, this hexagon of judicial character shall remain entrenched...

Delhi HC Dismisses Republic TV And Arnab Goswami's Pleas For Quashing Order Directing FIR On Shashi Tharoor's Complaint

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed as not maintainable a petition moved by TV journalist Arnab Goswami and the Republic TV seeking quashing of the magisterial court order for registration of FIR against them on the complaint made by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for allegedly committing theft of confidential documents pertaining to investigation in the death of his wife Sunanda...

Shakti Mills Gangrape: Section S.376(E) IPC Is Unconstitutional: Argues Convict's Lawyer Before Bombay HC

In the confirmation hearing of death penalty awarded to Vijay Jadhav, Mohammad Qasim Shaikh and Mohammad Salim Ansari for the gangrape of an 18-year-old call centre employee in July 2013 and 22-year-old photojournalist in August 2013, advocate Yug Mohit Chaudhary argued that the government's views on Section 376(e) of the Indian Penal Code are outdated and violative of...

When Lapsed Bills Resurrect As Ordinances

The present government is using Ordinances as "parallel sources of power", to cover its inability to secure the assent of the Parliament, especially its upper house, on contentious issues.

'Pension Is For Survival Which Cannot Be Attached' : NCDRC Directs SBI To De-Freeze Pensioner's Account [Read Order]

Rejecting a revision petition filed by State Bank of India, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission(NCDRC) upheld the orders passed by the District Forum and State Commission which had directed the Bank to de-freeze the account of one Manika Sarkar, in which her monthly pension was credited.The account was held Manika Sarkar jointly with her son, who was an employee of the Bank....

Woman Judge's Case: The Tale Of Triple Recusal

Ten days back, all three members of a Supreme Court bench had recused from the plea of a former woman ADJ seeking reinstatement after having resigned following an inquiry into her allegations of sexual harassment against a sitting High Court judge .The recusal was conspicuous by its timing- the arguments in the matter were almost concluded. Senior Advocate Indira Jaising was in the midst of...

Vandalism In Colleges: Allahabad HC Issues Guidelines For All State Aided Universities [Read Judgment]

The Allahabad High Court has disposed of a suo moto PIL that it had instituted after violent protests caused injuries to many staff members of Lucknow University on July 4, 2018, by issuing temporary guidelines to all state-aided universities. The guidelines were formulated by a committee appointed by the court on July 6 and will remain in effect until the state government and...

President Promulgates Aadhaar Amendment Ordinance Permitting Use Of Aadhaar For SIM Connections & Bank Accounts

The President has promulgated Aadhaar and other laws(Amendment) Ordinance 2019 to make amendments to the Aadhaar Act 2016, Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2005 & Indian Telegraph Act 1885. The amendments proposed are the same as those contained in the Bill passed by the Lok Sabha on 4th January 2019. The Constitution Bench of the SC in the judgment delivered on September 26 had upheld...

NCDRC Orders Builder To Pay Rs.2.52 Crores To Homebuyer Who Was Not Delivered Flat As Promised [Read Order]

A homebuyer-couple who was not delivered a 60th floor flat as promised by Mumbai-based Lodha Crown Buildmart Pvt Ltd has been granted relief by National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission(NCDRC), which directed the builder to pay Rs 2.52 crores with interest at the rate of 9%. Apart from the builder-company, the NCDRC also held its present directors Ramandas Pandey and Pranav Goel jointly...