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Morbi Bridge Collapse : Supreme Court Allows Petitioners Seeking Independent Probe To Raise Issues Before Gujarat High Court
Taking note of the fact that the Gujarat High Court has already taken suo motu cognisance of the Morbi bridge collapse which took place on October 30 leaving 141 people dead, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain two petitions which sought for independent probe into the tragedy.The Court however granted liberty to the petitioners to approach the High Court to raise their issues,...
Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Proposes To Amend RTI Act To Completely Bar Disclosure Of Personal Information
The draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, which was released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on November 18 for public comments, has a provision which proposes to amend the Right To Information Act 2005.Clause 30(2) of the draft proposes an amendment to Section 8(j) of the RTI Act, which will have the effect of totally exempting personal information...
Junior Lawyers are Not Slaves, Pay Them Decent Salaries; Legal Profession Should Not Be An "Old Boys' Club" : CJI DY Chandrachud
The Chief Justice of India on Saturday issued an urgent call to action to senior members of the bar to remunerate their juniors fairly in order to enable them to live a life of dignity. "How many seniors pay their juniors decent salaries?", exclaimed Justice Chandrachud, "Some young lawyers do not even have chambers where they are paid money." He pondered, "If you are staying in Delhi,...
Muslim Marriages Not Excluded From POCSO Act, Physical Relationship With Minor An Offence Irrespective Of Validity Of Marriage: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has ruled that a marriage between Muslims under personal law is not excluded from the sweep of the POCSO Act.Justice Bechu Kurain Thomas said if one of the parties to the marriage is a minor, irrespective of the validity or otherwise of the marriage, offences under the POCSO Act will apply.The court disagreed with the view taken by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in...
'Prima Facie Can't Say Anand Teltumbde Was Involved In Any Terrorist Activity Under UAPA': Bombay High Court In Bail Order
In its detailed order granting bail to Anand Teltumbde on merits, the Bombay High Court said prima facie "it cannot be concluded that Teltumbde has indulged in a terrorist act," in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgaar Parishad Case. A division bench of Justices AS Gadkari and Milind Jadhav observed that sections 16 (punishment for terrorist act), 18 (punishment for conspiracy), and 20...
Listing Of Chhattisgarh NAN Scam Matter Before Justice MR Shah's Bench Attracts Controversy
The listing of the petitions filed by the Enforcement Directorate(ED) in relation to the Nagrik Apurti Nigam (NAN) scam in Chhattisgarh has attracted a controversy, with the Chhattisgarh Government taking objection to the bench led by Justice MR Shah hearing it.The matter was being heard by a bench comprising the previous Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice...
Each Bench Will Hear 10 Bail Applications & Transfer Petitions Daily : CJI DY Chandrachud Reveals Full Court Meeting Decision
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday made an important announcement regarding the full court decision taken that each bench will hear 10 bail applications and 10 transfer petitions every day."After having a full court meeting we have decided that every bench everyday we will take 10 transfer petitions every day. So we have 13 benches going on with the present strength. So we will...
BREAKING: MP Freedom Of Religion Act | HC Finds Provision Requiring Inter-Faith Couples To Declare Conversion Before Collector 'Prima Facie Unconstitutional'
In a significant order, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has restrained the State Government from taking coercive action against any person who contravenes Section 10 of the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 2021 which requires a person desiring to convert religion to give a declaration in this regard to the District Magistrate.Finding this provision to be prima facie unconstitutional, a...
Cheque Dishonour- Additional Accused Cannot Be Impleaded After Expiry Of Limitation Period Under Sec 142 NI Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that impleadment of additional accused subsequent to the filing of a cheque bounce complaint is not permissible once the limitation prescribed for taking cognizance of the offence under Section 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act has expired.In this case, the High Court quashed a summoning order passed by a Magistrate in a cheque bounce complaint on the ground that...
Telangana High Court Bar Resolves To Abstain From Work Indefinitely To Protest Against Proposed Transfer Of Justice Abhishek Reddy
The Telangana High Court Bar Association has resolved to abstain from Court work indefinitely to protest against the proposal of the Supreme Court collegium to transfer Justice Abhishek Reddy to Patna High Court. Following reports regarding the proposal to transfer Justice Reddy, an extraordinary meeting of the Association was called today afternoon. The entire court work of the High Court...