Inadvertent Mistakes In The Plaint Cannot Be Refused To Be Corrected: SC [Read Judgment]

"It is well settled that amendment in the pleadings cannot be refused merely because of some mistake, negligence, inadvertence or even infraction of the Rules of Procedure."

International Finance Corporation Not Absolutely Immune From Suit Filed By Gujarat Farmers And Fishermen: US Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

"Petitioners argued that the IFC was entitled under the IOIA only to the limited or "restrictive" immunity that foreign governments currently enjoy. We agree."

Delhi HC Upholds Eviction Order Against National Herald Publisher AJL [Read Judgment]

A division bench of the Delhi High Court today upheld the eviction order passed against National Herald publisher Associated Journals Limited to vacate ITO premises where Herald house is situated.The eviction order under the Public Premises Act was passed by Centre and the Land and Development Office(LDO) stating that no press has been functioning in the premises for at least the past 10...

International Armed Conflict And Pakistan's Obligations Under Geneva Convention

At the press briefing held by the Ministry of External Affairs at 3:15 PM today, the MEA spokesperson confirmed that in the early wake of 27th February, 2019, Pakistan Air Force targeted Indian military installations and consequently, one aircraft of Pakistan was shot down by a MiG 21 Bison of the Indian Air Force which later fell in the Pakistan's territory. However, in the...

Candidates In Lok Sabha Election Must Declare 5 Years Income Tax Returns, Foreign Assets [Read Notification]

The candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls will have to declare the income tax returns of past five years and details of foreign assets held by them, as per the Conduct of Election(Amendment) Rules 2019 notified by the Ministry of Law and Justice yesterday.The Rules are notified in exercise of powers under Section 169 read with 33 of the Representation of People Act 1951. The...

Delhi HC Grants Protection To Runaway Couple, Asks Them To Take Joint Mediclaim Policy [Read Order]

Providing protection to a runaway couple, the Delhi High Court recently also directed the husband to take a joint mediclaim policy of Rs. 5 lakh for the couple. In its order, Justice Najmi Waziri noted, "Petitioner no. 2 undertakes to subscribe to a mediclaim policy of Rs. 5 lacs for himself and his wife-petitioner no. 1. The policy shall be kept alive at least for the duration of the...

Civil Suit In Relation To Land Which Is Subject To Ceiling Proceedings Under Urban Land Ceiling Act Not Maintainable: SC [Read Judgment]

“The jurisdiction of the Civil Courts to try the civil Suits with respect to the lands, which were subjected to ceiling proceedings under the Act, is impliedly barred, since the Act excludes the jurisdiction of the Civil Court.”

Patna HC Upheld A Conviction That Wasn't: SC Remands Case For Re-Hearing [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, on Monday, set aside a Patna High Court judgment that upheld a conviction that wasn't. To elaborate, the Trial court had convicted only one out of five accused under Section 302 IPC in a murder case. The other four were convicted for commission of offence under Section 27 of the Arms Act. In the appeal filed by all the accused against respective convictions, the...

EVM Is An 'Information' Under RTI Act: CIC [Read Order]

Electronic Voting Machine is an 'information' under the Right to Information Act, the Central Information Commission has held. Chief Information Commissioner Sudhir Bhargava held thus in an appeal filed by Razaak K Haidar, who had filed an RTI application before the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), Election Commission of India (ECI), New Delhi, seeking an Electronic...

Priya Ramani Gets Bail In MJ Akbar's Criminal Defamation Case

Journalist Priya Ramani appeared today in the Patiala House Court in the criminal defamation case filed by former Union Minister M J Akbar.The Additional Chief Metrapolitan Magistrate released her on bail and has fixed the next date of hearing as April 8.The cause for the complaint is an article published by Priya Ramani last October during the #MeToo campaign, accusing that Akbar had...

Law On Reels : 'Shahid' - Martyr For Justice

His experiences do not make him bitter; rather, they build in him empathy for similarly placed victims

Incompetency Of Lawyers Affecting Administration Of Justice? Gujarat HC Registers Suo Motu PIL; Issue Notice To BCI

"It is needless to say that the reputation of legal profession is linked with the confidence and trust of the public at large, as to how public views the administration of justice."