Deemed Universities Are Not Justified In Introducing Engineering Courses...
LiveLaw News Network"We restrain all Deemed to be Universities to carry on any courses in distance education mode from the Academic Session 2018- 2019 onwards unless and until it is permissible to...
View ArticleSC Suspends All Engineering Degrees Obtained Between 2001 & 2005 Through...
Apoorva MandhaniThe Supreme Court has suspended the Engineering degrees granted between 2001 and 2005 to all graduates through distance learning by JRN Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Rajasthan (JRN), Institute...
View ArticleProfessional Competence Of Candidates For Judgeship Can Be Best Tested By...
LiveLaw News NetworkThe Collegium has recommended three names for the elevation to the Jharkhand High Court and one name for Tripura High Court The Three member Collegium has made it clear that...
View ArticleJayalalithaa Death: SC Dismisses Plea Against One-Man Probe Panel
Mehal JainBefore dismissing his plea, Chief Justice Dipak Misra told Joseph's lawyer: “The High Court has accepted your challenge. Now do you wish for the inquiry to continue or not? We do not intend...
View ArticleSC Declares Maharashtra Forest Dept. Rule Mandating Graduation To Be...
Mehal JainA division bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice R Banumathi on Friday examined the question of whether an education qualification, set as a prerequisite...
View ArticleSatyam Ltd-Venture Global Arbitration Dispute Referred To Larger Bench Due To...
Manu SebastianThe high profile arbitration dispute between the erstwhile Satyam Computer Services Ltd (now Tech Mahindra Ltd, after acquisition) and Venture Global Engineering LLC has been referred to...
View ArticleLegal Heirs Of Deceased Complainant Can Prosecute Complaint: SC [Read Judgment]
Ashok K.MIn Chand Devi Daga vs Manju K Humatani, the Supreme Court has upheld a high court judgment that allowed legal heirs of the complainant to prosecute the petition before the high court. In the...
View ArticleEvery Case Filed Against Acquittal Should Mention Period Of Custody Undergone...
Apoorva MandhaniIn a recent order, the Supreme Court has directed the Registry to ensure that all cases filed before it against an acquittal must mention the period of custody undergone by the accused....
View ArticleCJI Dipak Misra Lays Stone Of Alternate Dispute Resolution Centre, Opens...
Nitish KashyapChief Justice of India Dipak Misra laid down the foundation for an Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre in Mumbai and inaugurated a creche facility at the CTO building next to the Bombay...
View ArticleWorld Bank Lauds National Judicial Data Grid In Ease Of Doing Business Report
Apoorva MandhaniIndia saw a momentous 30 rank jump in the Ease of Doing Business report for 2018, ranking at 100 out of 190 countries. What is also noteworthy is that the report categorically lauds...
View ArticleSupreme Court Weekly Round-Up
Ashok K.MArbitration Proceedings After The Imposition Of Moratorium Under S.14 Of Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code Is Non Est In Law In Alchemist Asset Reconstruction Company Limited v. M/s Hotel...
View ArticleJGLS Rape Case: SC Stays HC Order Shaming “Promiscuous” Victim & Suspending...
Live Law News NetworkThe Supreme Court has stayed the order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, wherein the latter had suspended the sentence awarded to the three law students from Jindal Global Law...
View ArticleSC Notice To Aviation Ministry, Air India On Plea By A Transgender Seeking...
Live Law News NetworkPetitioner has cited the NALSA judgment of April 2014 which has recognized the rights of transgender as a third gender, to bolster her case. The Supreme Court today issued notice...
View ArticleChallenge To Statute Permitting Jallikattu Admitted; SC Issues Notice To TN...
Mehal JainThe Supreme Court on Monday admitted a writ petition filed by the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (India), challenging the regularisation of Jallikattu, a bull-taming sport, by Tamil...
View ArticleDeposit “Substantial Amount” To Prove Bonafide : SC To Jaypee
Live Law News NetworkReal estate giants Jaypee Associates suffered a setback today when the Supreme Court refused to allow it to deposit to Rs 400 crore with its registry as against Rs 2,000 crore...
View ArticleSC To Peruse “Confidential Reports” In Karti Case In Open Court
Live Law News NetworkThe Supreme Court today said it will examine the documents submitted in a sealed cover by the CBI in the open court to allay any apprehension of Karti Chidambaram and others...
View ArticleLegal Stalwarts & Activists Question Composition Of Data Privacy Panel [Read...
Apoorva MandhaniIn a letter addressed to Justice (retd.) B.N. Srikrishna, 22 legal stalwarts and activists have questioned the composition of the committee of experts constituted to deliberate on a...
View ArticleMarital Rape Is A Disgraceful Offence That Has Scarred The Trust & Confidence...
Live Law News NetworkHigh Court is set to examine the question whether a wife can initiate prosecution against her husband for unnatural sex punishable under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code...
View ArticleKejriwal Govt Vs LG Day 2: SC Says Governor Cannot Interfere In Day To Day...
Live Law News NetworkContinuing to interpret Article 239AA that gave special powers to Delhi, the Supreme Court today orally observed that it envisages harmonious functioning between the Lt Governor...
View ArticleMisuse Of Powers By Special Executive Magistrates Under CrPC: SC Issues...
LiveLaw News NetworkIn Aldanish Rein v Union of India, the Supreme Court bench of the Chief Justice, Dipak Misra and Justices A.M.Khanwilkar and D.Y.Chandrachud on Monday issued notices to the Chief...
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