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SC slams states for outsourcing sterilization camps to NGOs
LiveLaw News NetworkThe Supreme Court has fumed at the trend of state governments outsourcing sterilisation camps to NGOs. A public interest litigation being heard by the apex court related to such a...
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Allahabad HC dismisses PIL for quashing Vishnu Sahai Commission Report on...
Ashok KM Court also rejected the Plea for CBI investigation on Muzaffarnagar Riots Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court dismissed a PIL which sought for quashing of Justice Vishnu Sahai Commission...
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Justice R.K. Agrawal recuses himself from hearing appeal against conviction...
Apoorva Mandhani Justice R.K. Agrawal on Monday recused himself from hearing an appeal filed against an order of the Allahabad High Court, which had upheld the conviction of Uttar Pradesh’s former...
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Students’ opposition towards capital punishment could not be called...
LiveLaw News NetworkMember of National Human Rights Commission Justice Cyriac Joseph extended his support to JNU Students who had protested against the execution of Parliament attack convict Afzal...
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Mallya submits repayment proposal to Supreme Court; slams Media
“The way some channels are running a campaign, my client has several apprehensions”,said his Lawyer C S Vaidyanathan to the Court. “Media ultimately stands for public interest. They have no other...
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Breaking; Arbitrary Appointments of Govt. Law Officers are subjected Judicial...
M.A.RashidA two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court Today has issued Guidelines relating to the Appointment of Government Law Officers. The Bench comprising of Chief Justice T.S.Thakur and Justice Kurian...
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Road Accidents: SC approves guidelines on saving good Samaritans from Harassment
LiveLaw News NetworkIn a major step which can reduce the number of road accident deaths in the country, the Supreme Court today approved the Centre's guidelines to protect Good Samaritans, who help...
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Interim order cannot be passed in a Second Appeal by deferring admission...
Ashok KM Supreme Court in Raghavendra Swamy Mutt vs. Uttaradi Mutt has held that, solely because the Court has the jurisdiction to pass an ex parte interim order, it does not empower it not to...
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Trial Court empowered to summon a suspect for trial even if not chargesheeted...
Ashok KM The fact that Police chose not to send up a suspect to face trial does not affect power of the trial court under Section 319 of the CrPC. to summon such a person on account of evidence...
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Road Accidents; Read SC approved Guidelines to protect Good Samaritans [Read...
LiveLaw News NetworkSupreme Court of India in Savelife Foundation & Anr Vs. Union of India & Anr has approved the Centre’s guidelines to protect Good Samaritans, who help road accident victims,...
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Dishonour of Cheque-Gujarat HC explains the new Law on Territorial...
LiveLaw News Network When the cheque is delivered for collection through an account, the complaint is to be filed before the Court where the branch of the bank is situated, where the payee or the...
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Breaking; Service Tax on Senior Lawyers; Delhi HC Bar Association approaches...
LiveLaw News Network The writ petition is coming up for hearing tomorrow. The Union Government has been trying to bring Lawyers into service tax net unsuccessfully. Previously, when it was introduced...
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Delhi HC stays Service Tax on Senior Lawyers, Centre likely to approach SC...
A Division Bench of Delhi High Court Today has stayed the Central Government Notifications No.9/2016-ST, No.18/2016-ST and No.19/2016-ST all dated 01.03.2016 by which Service Tax was introduced on...
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Engaging Musclemen to recover loans by Banks and Financial Institutions...
S. Nikhil Sankar In a democratic country having a well established independent judiciary and having various laws, if muscle men are engaged to recover dues to the Bank, there is no doubt that it will...
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Uttarakhand HC notices Centre to respond to the petition challenging Budget...
In an interesting turn of events in the Uttarakhand political crisis, the Uttarakhand High Court today directed the Centre to respond to a writ petition filed by deposed CM Harish Rawat and Indira...
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New MoP;NJAC through the back door?
LiveLaw Research Team Today’s Times of India has reported that the draft Memorandum of Procedure (MoP), prepared by the Government, in response to the direction of the Supreme Court’s Constitution...
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It is a woman’s Fundamental Right to enter temples and State’s Duty to...
Apoorva MandhaniIn a verdict that is expected to have far reaching ramifications, Bombay High Court on Friday observed that no law bars entry of women in places of worship, and hence no gender...
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Govt. puts on hold appointment of 110 Additional Judges till Draft MoP gets...
Apoorva MandhaniGovernment has put on hold appointment of 110 Additional Judges in 10 High Courts, till the Supreme Court ratifies the revised draft of the Memorandum of Procedure. The recommendations...
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National Commission for Women is not authorized to become Judge or Arbiter;...
Apoorva MandaniThe High Court of Delhi on Thursday slammed the National Commission for Women (NCW) for abusing the authority granted to it, and observed that NCW is not authorized to become a Judge or...
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Supreme Court should clarify the Principles of Secularism ; Vice President...
PIBIs it therefore bold to expect that the Supreme Court may consider, in its wisdom, to clarify the contours within which the principles of secularism and composite culture should operate with a view...
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