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Punjab & Haryana HC asks ‘cow slaughterers’ to pay Rs.9000 to a Gaushala in...
Ashok KM The Punjab and Haryana High Court, has modified the sentence awarded to persons convicted of cow slaughter, to period already undergone in custody, subject to payment of Rs. 9000 to a...
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Reports of the Lt. Governor of Delhi to the Centre can be made available...
Apoorva Mandhani The Central Information Commission on Wednesday ruled that reports of the Lt. Governor of Delhi to the President or the Centre can be made available under the Right to Information Act....
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Italian Marines Case: SC permits Sergeant Major Salvatore Girone to fly home,...
Apoorva MandhaniThe Supreme Court on Thursday relaxed the bail conditions of Sergeant Major Salvatore Girone, one of the two Italian Marines accused of murdering Indian fishermen off the coast of...
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“If this is not unconstitutional then what else can be” – Allahabad HC on...
Ashok KM Allahabad HC has held that Delaying retiral benefits to Govt. Employees is unconstitutional. It is like a person starving today is assured food to be provide after a month or two by which time...
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Bring law to enable presumption of guilt of person involved in Honour...
Ashok KMThe Punjab and Haryana High Court has exhorted the Haryana Government to bring in a legislation to tackle Honour killing crimes. Justice K. Kannan, referring to the Maharashtra legislation in...
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SC directs Centre to formulate National Policy for proper rehabilitation of...
Apoorva MandhaniThe Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to formulate a national policy for proper rehabilitation of rape survivors, opining that setting up of a separate fund like the Rs...
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If a fully grown up lady had consensual sex with a person for long time, it...
LiveLaw News Network Delhi High Court has recently held that if a fully grown up lady consents to the act of sexual intercourse on a promise to marry and continues to indulge in such activity for long,...
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SC refuses to stay NEET ordinance
Apoorva MandhaniThe Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the recently promulgated ordinance to defer implementation of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for State Governments and...
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Triple Talaq is un-islamic, inhuman and unconstitutional; Army Tribunal [Read...
LiveLaw News Network Declaration of oral triple talaq by ex parte proceedings, action or otherwise may not be given force by Government machinery or the courts while dealing with the subject matter...
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SC dismisses appeal by Star India Ltd against sharing clean feed to Prasar...
Simran Sahni The Supreme Court today dismissed an appeal filed by broadcaster Star India Ltd, against sharing clean feed without advertisements and sponsor logos, with Prasar Bharti. While senior...
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Madras HC to debar lawyers indulging in objectionable behaviour: New...
Ashok KM Madras High Court, has introduced new sets of disciplinary rules for the Advocates through an amendment, enabling it to debar lawyers who indulge in objectionable behaviour. In a notification...
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Rajasthan HC ruling on RTE Act not to affect admissions already finalized for...
Ashok KM The Supreme Court has issued interim orders in an appeal by the state against the Rajasthan High Court ruling that the State Government is not competent & holding any authority to re-write...
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Breaking; Writ Petition against CIC order to provide up-to-date Legal...
M.A. Rashid Delhi High Court has slammed the Central Government for filing Writ Petition against the Order of Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the Government to upload all the latest...
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SC collegium returns Government Memorandum of Procedure
Apoorva MandhaniThe Supreme Court of India has reportedly returned the Memorandum of Procedure to the Government, stating that certain clauses needed clarification. Government Sources were quoted as...
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Allahabad HC directs Law Commission to take steps to consider incorporating...
LiveLaw News Network Allowing Divorce on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage is exclusive within jurisdiction of Supreme Court and is beyond jurisdiction of any other Court in India, said...
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Judges should not disclose the victim’s names in judgments in sexual assault...
Apoorva Mandhani The High Court of Delhi on Wednesday rapped the lower Court Judges for having disclosed the name of the victim of sexual assault in the judgments passed by them. “Before parting with...
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Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up
Ashok KMCentre directed to formulate National Policy for proper rehabilitation of rape survivors The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to formulate a national policy for proper...
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Allahabad HC asks BHU to reinstate Magsaysay awardee Prof. Sandeep Pandey...
Ashok KM The Allahabad High Court, on a contempt petition filed by Magsaysay-awardee Professor Sandeep Pandey, issued notice to Banaras Hindu University and IIT-BHU directing them to comply with its...
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In spite of “Beti Bachao” campaigns, greed for male child is high in the...
Apoorva Mandhani The High Court of Allahabad on Friday upheld life term awarded to a lady who killed a three year old girl, in order to conceive a male child. “It is a very unfortunate situation that...
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Bombay HC issues directions for proper functioning of State Commission for...
Apoorva MandhaniThe High Court of Bombay recently issued directions for proper functioning of the State Commission, to be constituted under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005. The...
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