The First Line of Defence

The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Imphal East – Nigthoujam Lanleima on February 19 – granted bail to Veewon Thokchom, a former student of Ambedkar University, in a sedition case. Thokchom had written, in a Facebook post, that:Indefinite curfew imposed in Manipur. Internet banned for five days. All cable networks asked not to cover any speech or footage of the protests. High possibility...

Only Advocates Can Plead And Argue On Behalf Of Litigants Before Courts: Calcutta HC [Read Order]

"Acting and appearing for another will not include a right to plead or argue before a court of law."

RCOM v. Edelweiss: Bombay HC Denies Relief To Anil Ambani, Says Plaintiff's Stand 'Smacks Of Deceit' [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court recently refused ad-interim relief sought by Anil Ambani, chairman of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, in a commercial suit filed by Reliance Project Ventures and Management Pvt Ltd and made some sharp observations against the plaintiff. Justice KR Shriram observed that the stand taken by the plaintiff "smacks of deceit" and that there was an attempt on part of...

Leprosy No More Ground For Divorce : Personal Laws (Amendment) Act 2019 Notified

The Central Government yesterday notified the Personal Laws(Amendment) Act 2019, to remove leprosy as a ground for divorce.To this end, it amends five Acts: (i) the Divorce Act, 1869, (ii) the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939, (iii) the Special Marriage Act, 1954, (iv) the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and (v) the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. The Amendment Bill proposes to...

'Facebook Post Not Seditious', CJM Imphal Refuses To Remand Manipur Student Leader To Police Custody [Read Order]

Student activist Veewon Thokchom was arrested for his Facebook post criticising Citizenship Amendment Bill.

SC Orders Eviction Of Nearly 10 Lakh People Whose Claims As Forest Dwellers Were Rejected [Read Order]

The Supreme Court's order on February 13 can lead to the eviction of nearly one million persons from forestlands across states, who have not been successful in establishing their claims as forest-dwellers under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006(Forests Rights Act).The bench of Justices Arun Mishra, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee has...

Delhi CM Announces Rs. 50Cr For Welfare Of Lawyers

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced a budgetary provision of annual Rs 50-crore allowance for various welfare schemes for lawyers in Delhi-NCR.Kejriwal announced that every year, Rs 50 crore will be granted for social security schemes for lawyers and the amount can be enhanced depending upon ground realities.Besides, he is also mulling to bring lawyers within the ambit of the...

Nobody Can Stop Vehicles Or Force Anyone To Close Down Shops During Hartal: Kerala HC [Read Order]

"Definitely, under the guise of hartal, nobody has a right to prevent other citizens from exercising their fundamental rights to carry on business or trade in anywhere in India and also to move freely."

Injury On Vital Part Not An Essential Ingredient Of Section 307 IPC (Attempt To Murder): SC [Read Judgment]

"If the assailant acts with the intention or knowledge that such action might cause death, and hurt is caused, then the provisions of Section 307 I.P.C. would be applicable"

NEET PG-2019: Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Re-valuation And Revision of Results

In an encouraging step for systemic accountability, the Delhi High Court has, while issuing notice to the National Board of Examinations (NBE) and Ministry of Health & Welfare, instructed them to prepare all necessary documentation (question papers, answer key, answer sheets, etc.) that formed the basis of the results of the NEET PG-2019 within two weeks. Justice C Hari Shankar...

SC Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Ban On Slaughter Of Animals For Export

The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Monday refused to interfere on a plea to ban slaughter of animals for export. The petition, by the organisation 'Healthy Wealthy Ethical World Guide India Trust', questioned the government of India's policy on the export of *meat, leather and related products in the light of the Doctrine of Necessity. The Counsel for...

CAG Findings On Rafale Quality Requirements & SC Verdict

The revelation in the CAG report that the configuration of the aircraft was the same as tested and approved by the IAF in 2007, raises doubt as to whether DPP 2013 was followed in respect of technical evaluation of 2016 deal.