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Rahul Gandhi renders 'unconditional' apology to Supreme Court for falsely referring Rafale remark to Court

08 May 2019
May 08, 2019: On Wednesday, Congress President Rahul Gandhi tendered unconditional apology to the Supreme Court for "unintentionally" and "inadvertently" linking the Apex Court order in Rafale review...
 

Class 10 CBSE student from Noida who died during Boards scored 100 in English

08 May 2019
 May 8 ,  2019 ; “If he was alive today, you would be interviewing him, not us… he would have scored equally well in the other two papers he never got a chance to sit for,” said Mamatha Sridhar (49...
 

Domestic violence FIR against Somnath Bharti quashed

08 May 2019
 May 8 , 2019 ; The Delhi High Court Tuesday quashed an FIR against former Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti in a 2015 domestic violence case. This comes two weeks after a Delhi court discharged h...
 

SC permits Karti Chidambaram to travel abroad on depositing Rs 10 cr security

08 May 2019
May 8 , 2019 ; The Supreme Court Tuesday permitted Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, to travel abroad in May and June after depositing Rs 10 crore as security with it....
 

Bengaluru auto driver with Rs 1.6-crore villa got money as charity, says IT Dept

08 May 2019
 May 8 , 2019 ; A Bengaluru-based auto driver, who purchased a Rs 1.6 crore villa in an elite gated society in Whitefield, got the money to purchase the house as charity, the Income Tax Department...
 

Legal Messenger Volume 4 Issue 1: Publication Charges ₹1600; Submit by May 25

08 May 2019
Legal Messenger (online – journal) (ISSN-2456-110X) invites Articles, Short Notes, Book Reviews Case Commentaries and other such for Volume 4, Issue 1, May 2019. Academicians, Practitioners, researche...
 

Bribes to press: Leh poll officer for FIR against BJP

08 May 2019
 May 8 , 2019 ; A fact-finding inquiry into complaints that J&K BJP leaders handed money in envelopes to media persons in Leh to report in the party’s favour ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in...
 

JOB POST: Panel Counsel (s) @ Central Silk Board (CBS): Apply by May 14

08 May 2019
About the organisation Central Silk Board (CSB) is a Statutory body established in 1948 by an Act of Parliament. It is working under the administrative control of Ministry of Textiles, Government...
 

JOB POST: Legal Associates @ Burgeon, Delhi: Apply by May 20

08 May 2019
Burgeon Law is a law firm for founders, startups, emerging growth companies, incubators, accelerators, angel investors, family offices and venture capital/private equity funds. Scope of Work D...
 

JOB POST: District Judge @ Odisha High Court, Cuttack [8 Vacancies]: Apply by May 13

08 May 2019
About the organisation The Odisha High Court is the High Court of the state of Odisha. Bengal Presidency was a vast province including present-day Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal...
 

Can Panel report be given to Complainant?: Allegations against CJI: A series on Legal and Factual rationality [Read Part-2]

08 May 2019
May 8, 2019: Preface: We have already covered Part-1 of this series wherein we talked about the legality of claim for representation by lawyer. That story can be read here. Part-2: Publication of...
 

Government can expel any foreigner from India without a show cause: MHA to High Court

08 May 2019
May 8, 2019: The central government has "unrestricted right to expel" foreigners, even those who have valid visas, from the country without any show cause notice, the MHA told the Delhi High Court on...
 

East Delhi RO issues notice to AAP's Manish Sisodia over tweet on Atishi

07 May 2019
May 7, 2019: Poll authorities in Delhi on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to AAP leader and deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia over an alleged violation of model code of conduct in connection wi...
 

Army: No data of surgical strikes conducted before September 2016

07 May 2019
May 7, 2019: In its reply to an RTI, which sought to know how many surgical strikes on Pakistan were carried out during the UPA era, the Indian Army Tuesday said it does not have any data about them....
 

German Luxury Carmaker Porsche fined for 600 Million US Dollars for Diesel Emissions cheating

07 May 2019
May 7,2019: German prosecutors have imposed a fine of 535 million euros ($598.99 million) on German luxury carmaker Porsche AG for neglecting supervisory obligations linked to the diesel emissions ch...
 

More than 600,000 US Dollars raised for 13-year-old Indian-American girl hit by car in Hate Crime

07 May 2019
May 7, 2019: More than $600,000 has been raised for treatment of a 13-year-old Indian-American hate crime victim who remains in coma after being struck down intentionally in April by a motorist who t...
 

Sexual Harassment "Allegation": Complainant seeks copy of Final Report, alleges violation of Principles of Natural Justice

07 May 2019
May 7,2019: On Tuesday, the woman, whose complaint against CJI Ranjan Gogoi has been found to have “no substance” has asked Apex Court for a copy of inquiry report that had rubbished her accusations....
 

Procedural matters in criminal law do not create res judicata for subsequent consideration, [Read the Judgment]

07 May 2019
May 7, 2019: Supreme has observed that if an application in criminal case is rejected for want of explanation for delay, the Court would not be barred under Section-362 CrPC to again consider the s...
 

Stand against Stereotype: Girl takes parents to Court on opposing her inter-caste relationship

07 May 2019
May 07, 2019: On Tuesday, a 19-year-old girl from Pune, who was allegedly tortured by her family for being in a relationship with a boy from the Scheduled Caste, has filed a petition in the Bombay Hi...
 

Criticism of Supreme Court's In-House Committee findings based only on 'Unfounded Prejudices': A Legal perspective

07 May 2019
May 7, 2019: Since 1999 no one has assailed or pointed out any lacunae in the procedure for setting up an inquiry and the working of the inquiry committee. Independence of judiciary has been a hal...
 

Britannia accused of violating SEBI listing norms by not reporting in Ness Wadia's arrest, says InGovern

07 May 2019
May 07, 2019: On Monday, Proxy Advisory and Corporate Governance firm InGovern alleged that Britannia IndustriesNSE -0.58 % violated listing regulations in not reporting arrest of its promoter and di...
 

SC transfers case related to 'Custodial Death' in popular Kotkhai rape case from Shimla to Chandigarh

07 May 2019
May 07, 2019: On Tuesday, the Supreme Court transferred a case related to alleged custodial death of an accused in gang-rape and murder of a minor school girl in Himachal Pradesh's Kotkhai in 2017, f...
 

New York's 'self-help' Guru to face trial on 'sex-slave' suit filed against him

07 May 2019
May 07, 2019: On Tuesday, the trial of an American "self-help" guru who ran a secretive society of women sex slaves branded with his initials begins in New York, where his former female supporters ma...
 

Editors Guild asks Election Commission to act on 'violence against journalists' in WB

07 May 2019
May 07, 2019: On Tuesday, the Editors Guild has condemned several incidents of physical attack on journalists in West Bengal during the fifth phase of polling and urged the Election Commission to tak...
 

In wrong report, AIIMS Rishikesh tells man he is HIV+, fined Rs 60,000 : Haridwar Consumer Court

07 May 2019
 May 7 , 2019 ; HARIDWAR: The Haridwar consumer forum imposed a fine of Rs 60,000 on All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh for “giving an incorrect HIV report to a fit person.”...
 

Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif's six week bail expires; set to turn himself into jail

07 May 2019
May 07, 2019: On Tuesday, Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will return to jail later following the expiry of his six-week bail in a corruption case.Sharif is expected to surrender to the...
 

Big Basket raises $150 million in fresh round of funding, eyes profitability in FY19

07 May 2019
 May 7 , 2019 ; Online grocery store Big Basket has reportedly secured fresh round of funding worth USD 150 million (about Rs 1,040 crore) led by Chinese e-tailer Alibaba and other investors includ...
 

High Court quashes FIR launched against AAP MLA Somnath Bharti for 'Domestic Violence'

07 May 2019
May 07, 2019: On Tuesday, the Delhi High Court quashed an FIR accusing AAP MLA Somnath Bharti of domestic violence.Justice Chander Shekhar allowed Bharti’s plea to quash the criminal case after notin...
 

5 Indian sailors abducted by 'Pirates' in Nigeria; Sushma Swaraj demands stiff action

07 May 2019
May 07, 2019: On Monday, Five Indian sailors posted in Nigeria have been "abducted" by pirates, confirmed External Minister Sushma Swaraj.She has also asked Indian Ambassador in Nigeria Abhay Thakur...
 

Call for Editors: International Review of Human Rights Law (IRHRL): Apply by June 9

07 May 2019
About the Organisation The International Review of Human Rights Law is an annual, online, and open-access law journal. The journal is an effort to address human rights issues around the world. The jo...
 

Internship Programme 2019 @Ministry of Women & Child Development [Stipend Rs. 10K/Month, Delhi]: Apply by May 20

07 May 2019
About Applications are invited from young students/scholars for Long-term Internship Programme (6 Months Duration) of the Ministry of Women & Child Development. This programme is focused on invol...
 

Online Quiz Competition by Regius Corporate Consultants, Noida [May 12, Internship Opportunity]: Register by May 10

07 May 2019
About the Organizer and Competition: Regius Corporate Consultants, Greater Noida is organizing the National Online Quiz Competition, 2019 to be held on 12th May 2019. There will be a total of 50 M...
 

Conference on Safer Mobility & Road Safety PIL Competition @IIT Delhi [May 30-31]: Register by May 15

07 May 2019
About the Organizer and the Conference Indian Road Safety Campaign (IRSC), with the support of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and United Nations Institute of Training and Research (U...
 
 

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