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Promoting Obscenity; Bombay HC quashes Criminal Proceedings against Mallika...
Ashok KMIn my opinion, it was the duty of the Magistrate first to verify whether those films had certification from the Censor Board or not, the Court said while quashing the Criminal proceedings...
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What NCRB statistics says about Criminal Justice system in India?
Ashok KMNational Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has published its ‘Crime In India – 2014’ report in its Website. The following are some facts and figures related to disposal of Criminal cases by Police...
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Madras HC DB upholds dismissal of Law Students for sending obscene messages...
Ashok KM“If the persons, like petitioners are allowed to become lawyers, a situation may arise, where woman members of the Bar cannot attend the Court and the entire system will be ruined. Wonders may...
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Indian barrister SK Varma disbarred for backing Indian independence,...
Apoorva MandhaniIndian barrister Shyamji Krishna Varma (1857-1930) has posthumously been reinstated at London’s famed Inner Temple, after being disbarred for advocating independence for India. Mr....
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Transgender Welfare Boards, 24×7 helpline, monthly pension, self employment...
Apoorva MandhaniIn a landmark step, Kerala Government has unveiled its Transgender Policy, for the purpose of safeguarding their constitutional rights, as well as the right to self-identify as male,...
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Supreme Court’s New Judges: who will make it to Collegium’s shortlist?
LiveLaw Research TeamAs the new CJI takes over on December 2, the Constitution Bench is understandably anxious to complete its reform of the Collegium by laying down guidelines at the earliest. The...
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Justice Kurian Joseph- the letter PIL ‘petitioner’- after improving Delhi’s...
Live Law News NetworkJustice Kurian Joseph, a vibrant judge of the Supreme Court is in a way also of late donning the role of an active letter PIL ‘petitioner’. After his letter to the Chief Justice of...
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Uncertainty as Contractor tells SC it cannot collect Pollution Tax from Delhi...
Live Law News NetworkIn a surprising move, the toll levy contractor SMYR consortium today appeared before Supreme Court and expressed inability to make the collection of environment compensation charge...
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Exclusive; BCI says SC collegium should consult Lawmin/AG/ SG on Judges...
Live Law News NetworkTwo days before the SC is set to continue the hearing on improving the collegium system of appointment of judges, the Bar Council of India today submitted its suggestions to the...
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Centre’s clean chit to ex-CJI K G Balakrishnan in benami case but SC refuses...
Live Law News NetworkIn a huge relief to former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan, the centre today submitted before the supreme court that detailed probe into complaints that his kith and kin...
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Protection to an honest public servant required in the larger interest of...
Ashok KMThe dire necessity is to fill in the existing gap by protecting the honest officers while making the corrupt officers realize that they are not above law. The protection to an honest public...
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eCourts Project: 95% of Phase I completed, Phase II to computerise 5751 new...
Apoorva MandhaniAs per the data available on the Department of Justice website, as on September 30, 2015, more than 95% of the mandated activities under the Phase I of the eCourts Integrated Mission...
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Surprises in store at tomorrow’s Collegium hearing
LiveLaw Edit TeamAs the Supreme Court’s Constitution Bench resumes its hearing on reforming the Collegium to recruit Judges for the Higher Judiciary tomorrow at Court 4, it will be confronted with...
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PIL challenging mining lease renewals in Goa: SC issues notice to State...
Apoorva MandaniA Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Khehar has issued notice to Goa Government and all mining companies in Goa on a Public Interest Litigation filed through Advocate Prashant...
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Thanks to Madras HC, TN to get its first transgender Police Inspector [Read...
Ashok KMThere are two other transgenders serving as police constables and the petitioner would be really the third one. The social impact of such recruitment cannot be lost sight of, which would give...
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Dogs should not be killed in an indiscriminate manner, but indubitably the...
Ashok KMSupreme Court has allowed Intervening applications pertaining to stray dog issue and has requested the High Courts across the country, not to pass any order relating to the Prevention of...
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President appoints Justice T. S. Thakur as the new Chief Justice of India
PIBIn exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Justice Tirath Singh Thakur, Judge of the Supreme Court, to be the...
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Collegium & Reform: A determined bench goes ahead to screen suggestions
LiveLaw Edit TeamAs the Constitution Bench resumed its hearing on the reform of the Collegium system today after a gap of two weeks, things which could have been anticipated unfolded itself. Once the...
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Fresh Centre vs SC stand off; AG says cannot submit draft MOP for Judges...
Live Law News NetworkA fresh standoff today erupted between the Centre and the Supreme Court constitution bench which has initiated steps to improve the collegium system with Attorney General Mukul...
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Centre’s U-turn on Swamy; now says not seeking his prosecution for Hate Speech
Live Law News NetworkThree weeks after supporting the prosecution of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy for hate speech for allegedly violating the IPC provision 153 A through a book written by him , the...
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