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Abduction of Indians by ISIS in Iraq: SC asks MEA to appoint Nodal Officer to...
Live Law News NetworkThe Supreme Court today asked the Ministry of External Affairs to consider appointing a nodal officer for better co-ordination with Baghdad and international agencies for securing...
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Supreme Court comes to grips with the plea for lifting the bar on Entry of...
Live Law News NetworkYesterday was the fourth day of the hearing of Indian Young Lawyers Association vs State of Kerala [writ petition [c] 373 of 2006], after the petition pending since 2006 found...
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Whether Drivers having LMV licence is required to obtain prior endorsement to...
S.Nikhil SankarA two Judge Bench of Supreme Court on thursday has referred the matters to be decided by a larger bench to resolve the issue whether drivers having licence to drive light motor vehicles...
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Delhi HC issues notice on Airtel’s challenge to TRAI’s Interconnect...
Apoorva MandhaniA Division Bench of Delhi High Court on Friday sought the TRAI’s response on Bharti Airtel’s petition challenging the Telecommunication Interconnect Usage Charges (Eleventh Amendment)...
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A Judicial officer cannot be penalized for passing erroneous orders: Kerala...
S.Nikhil SankarThe Kerala High Court has ruled in P. Sujanapal v State of Kerala & others [W.A No:1524 of 2014] that except in exceptional circumstances, a judicial officer is protected from legal...
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CJI recommends mass Transfer of High Court Judges
Ashok KMChief Justice of India T.S. Thakur reportedly has ordered mass transfer of High Court Judges across the country. This drastic step seems to have been taken during a meeting of collegium held on...
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Justice Rajiv Shakdher, Loss for Delhi, Gain for Madras?
Live Law News NetworkTransfer of Justice Rajiv Shakdher of Delhi High Court has invited strong reactions from the members of the legal community. Many senior lawyers and former Judges feel that the...
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Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies at the age of 79
Apoorva MandhaniU.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away on Saturday at the age of 79. As per the US Marshalls Service, he died in his sleep early on Saturday while in West Texas for...
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Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up
Ashok KMWomen Empowerment is the need of the hour: SC A two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court Today in Richa Mishra v. State observed that Women in this world, and particularly in India, face various...
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Indian born Srikanth Srinivasan being viewed as potential successor to...
Apoorva MandhaniAfter Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s sudden demise on Saturday, Chandigarh born Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan may become the first Indian American to be on the US Supreme Court...
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15 Facts Everyone should know about Indian Sedition Law
M.A.Rashid1. Section 124A in Chapter VI of Indian Penal Code deals with the Offence ‘Sedition’. Chapter VI deals with ‘Offences against the State'. 2. The word ‘Sedition’ is not mentioned in 124A. The...
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Madras HC Judge Justice Karnan stays Supreme Court’s order transferring him...
Apoorva MandhaniMadras High Court Judge Justice C.S.Karnan Today stayed the transfer order issued to him by the Supreme Court of India transferring him to Calcutta High Court. He also directed the...
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SC directs Madras HC CJ not to allow any judicial work to controversial Judge...
Live Law News NetworkJustice C S Karnan is in the thick of controversies yet again after the Supreme Court today directed Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul not to allot him any more...
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Blow to RTI ; SC dismisses Plea for maintaining records of Reserved Judgments...
Live Law News Network Supreme Court of India Today dismissed an Appeal filed by RTI activist Mr. Lokesh Batra challenging an order of Delhi High Court which ruled that the Supreme Court Registrar...
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SC upholds Army’s “command and exit policy”, giving priority to infantry and...
Apoorva MandhaniA Division Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Indian Army's 2009 “command and exit policy” allowing preferential promotion for officers serving in the command unit. The...
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SCBA President Dushyant Dave resigns
Apoorva Mandhani Supreme Court Bar Association President Dushyant Dave has resigned, allegedly following a rift between the President Dave and Secretary, Gaurav Bhatia. He tendered his resignation,...
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‘Happy to Bleed’ campaigners move SC asking how menstruation can be a ground...
Live Law News Network The high-voltage Sabarimala temple case hearing in the Supreme Court took a new twist with students who are part of ‘Happy To Bleed’ campaign filing an intervention application...
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Institutional Mediation mechanism more productive in dispute resolution than...
Ashok KM The Supreme Court, in Suresh Narayan Kadam vs. Central Bank of India, has stated that mediation through an institutional mechanism is more productive than one without it. Apex Court Bench...
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Living Will case put into cold storage again [Read Affidavit]
LiveLaw Research TeamThe writ petition [civil] No.215 of 2005, filed by Common Cause, once again found itself consigned to deep slumber, with the five-Jude Constitution bench agreeing with the...
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Patiala House Court Violence: SC agrees to hear #JNU Alumnus’s Plea Tomorrow...
The Supreme Court of India Today agreed to hear a Petition filed by a Social Worker and Alumnus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) seeking immediate intervention of the Court in the Patiala House...
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