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Students across India appeal to PM to enforce ban on e-cigarettes

15 May 2019
May 15, 2019: Over 1000 students & teachers along with several public health organisations have appealed to the prime minister to enforce a complete ban on e-cigarettes & other electronic nic...
 

Is Delhi Government habitual in filing appeal with delay?: Apex Court declined to condone delay in a land allotment case[Read the Orders]

15 May 2019
May 15, 2019: Supreme Court declined to condone a delay of 1054 days in filing of appeal by Delhi Government and rejected the challenge against the order of Delhi High Court in respect of allotment o...
 

Section 138 NI Act: Can the arbitration proceeding bar the complainant from filing or continuing the criminal case of cheque bounce? [Read the Order]

15 May 2019
There can be no bar to the simultaneous continuance of a criminal proceeding and a civil proceeding if the two arise from separate causes of action. May 15, 2019: Supreme Court has held that merely...
 

Advocate was threatened for filing PIL: He remained firmed and got an order for immediate closure of brothels [Read the Order]

14 May 2019
Certain threats have been advanced to the petitioner who is a practicing Advocate of this Court for pressurizing him to withdraw this public interest litigation. May 14, 2019: Allahabad High Court w...
 

High Court summons State Chief Secretary to explain floating a Company by IAS officer while in job

14 May 2019
May 15, 2019: The court had earlier asked the chief secretary to explain whether a person who is holding a statutory post can float a private limited company or become a director in a limited company...
 

UK Govt decides to take up persecution of Christians in India

14 May 2019
May 14, 2019: The Theresa May government on Tuesday said it would take up with Indian authorities cases of alleged persecution of Christians in India, days after a review commissioned by the Foreign...
 

Does India need a Law to criminalise Fake News?

14 May 2019
May 14, 2019: Fake news is an online epidemic & the way forward is three-pronged- enact Law, create awareness & make intermediaries responsible. If India were to move in the same directi...
 

Section 138 NI Act: Supreme Court says legal heir of payee of cheque can file complaint of cheque bounce [Read the Order]

14 May 2019
A heir of the deceased holder in due course of the cheque can bring action on the basis of the cheque to recover the amount due thereon to the deceased holder by reason of the fact that he succee...
 

Criminal complaint launched against Kamal Haasan for hurting 'Hindu Religious Sentiments'

14 May 2019
May 14, 2019: On Tuesday, a criminal complaint was filed against Kamal Haasan in Delhi's Patiala House Court for 'hurting religious sentiments' with his recent remarks on Nathuram Godse, the assassin...
 

Seminar on Judiciary’s Role in Protecting Human Rights @Vidyavardhaka Law College, Mysuru [May 25]: Submit by May 17

14 May 2019
About the Organisation and Seminar Vidyavardhaka Law College, Mysuru is organising a one-day seminar National Seminar on ‘Role of Judiciary in Protecting Human Rights in India: Issues and Challenges....
 

Call for Papers: National Law School Journal [NLSIU]: Submit by May 31

14 May 2019
About the Organisation and Journal: National Law School Journal (NLSJ) which is a peer-reviewed journal edited by faculty members at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) in Bangalore.C...
 

NUALS’s Research Paper Competition on Revamping Competition Law: Submit by May 30

14 May 2019
The Centre for Competition Law and Policy (CCLP is a Research Centre, part of the National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS Kochi).The primary vision of the Centre is to encourage st...
 

Call for Papers: NUSRL Journal of Law and Policy [Vol. 6]: Submit by May 30

14 May 2019
About the College: Situated in Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand, NUSRL was established to develop a holistic perspective of legal education in all its manifestations, particularly advocacy, judi...
 

CfP: NLUJA Journal of Sports Law, Policy and Governance [Vol 2, Issue 1]: Submissions on Rolling Basis by May 15

14 May 2019
ABOUT THE JOURNAL The JSLPG is a bi-annual (August and December) double-blind peer reviewed open-access journal published under the aegis of North-East Students for the Furtherance of International L...
 

#MenToo: Protect Men Against False Allegations, say Delhi Protester

14 May 2019
May 14 , 2019 ; New Delhi: Claiming that 51% of the suicides among men accused of sexual assault were due to false allegations being levelled against them, a rights NGO named Purush Ayog held a dem...
 

Apple apps costing too much? US Supreme Court allows consumers to pursue lawsuit much to firm's woes

14 May 2019
May 14, 2019: On Monday, consumers can pursue a lawsuit complaining that iPhone apps cost too much, the US Supreme Court ruled, adding to Apple's woes that already include falling iPhone sales and a...
 

All for Poll: BSP candidate moves Supreme Court seeking protection from arrest in rape case

14 May 2019
May 14, 2019: On Tuesday, the BSP Candidate from the Ghosi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, Atul Rai, on the run in an alleged rape case, moved the Supreme Court seeking protection from arres...
 

JOB POST: Assistant Commandant (Law) @ The Indian Coast Guard: Apply Between May 24 – June 4

14 May 2019
About the organisation The Indian Coast Guard is an armed force that protects India’s maritime interests and enforces maritime law, with jurisdiction over the territorial waters of India, includi...
 

Online Job Post @ World of Legal Research, Ahmedabad: Apply by May 24

14 May 2019
About the organisation World of Legal Research is an Ahmedabad based company, offering a vast plethora of services in the legal content domain. They provide base research work in all elements...
 

JOB POST: Product Development Attorney @ Microsoft India Private Limited, Hyderabad: Applications Open

14 May 2019
About the organisation Microsoft India Private Limited is a subsidiary of American software company Microsoft Corporation, headquartered in Hyderabad, India. Job description The Microsoft India...
 

4,322 days without 'Justice': Farmers at stir waiting for someone to turn to them

14 May 2019
May 14, 2019: On Saturday, the farmers’ agitation, opposing the acquisition of their agriculture land for the Maitreya Buddha Project, completed 4,322 days on Saturday , being claimed as the longest...
 

JOB POST: Law Clerks @ High Court of Telangana, Hyderabad: Register by June 15

14 May 2019
About the organisation The High Court of Telangana was founded by the 7th Nizam H.E.H Mir Osman Ali Khan, initially it was set up as High Court of Hyderabad for the then Princely State of Hyderab...
 

US Supreme Court allows Consumers Antitrust suit against Apple

14 May 2019
May 14, 2019: A divided Supreme Court ruled on Monday that consumers can pursue an antitrust lawsuit that claims Apple has unfairly monopolized the market for the sale of iPhone apps. New Justic...
 

2 Saudi Oil Tanker Ships among 4 ‘sabotaged’ off, US Iran Crude Oil tensions flare

14 May 2019
May 14, 2019: The UAE had not given the nationalities or other details about the ownership of the four vessels. Saudi Arabia said on Monday that two of its oil tankers were among those attacked off...
 

Punch on Pollution: NGT directs IOCL’s Panipat plant to pay ₹17.31 crore fine over violating norms

14 May 2019
May 14, 2019: On Tuesday, In an interim order, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has held Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)’s Panipat refinery responsible for violating environmental norms and sp...
 

Worker's Exploitation: Woman trashed by employer publicly over salary issue

14 May 2019
May 14, 2019: On Monday, a woman, working at a salon in Greater Noida, was thrashed in public by at least three men, including her employer, over the salary issue.The Police said they have arrested t...
 

Scholarship Scam: CBI raids at 22 different locations in ₹250 crore scam in HP

14 May 2019
May 14, 2019: On Monday, the CBI carried out searches at 22 locations in three states after registering a case in connection with alleged irregularities in the distribution of scholarships worth ₹250...
 

Bigger say for church in St Stephen's admissions

14 May 2019
May 14 ,  2019 ; NEW DELHI: Starting this year, the interview panel for admission into Delhi University's St Stephen's College will have a member of the supreme council, a body higher in authority...
 

Karti Chidambaram ends in disappointment after SC declines to consider his plea for release of ₹ 10 crore security to travel abroad

14 May 2019
May 14, 2019: On Tuesday, the Supreme Court declined to consider Karti Chidambaram’s plea seeking release of his ₹10 crore deposit, submitted as security for travelling abroad.A Bench comprising of J...
 

Probe ordered after EC gets complaint of votes and VVPAT slip not getting matched here in Delhi

14 May 2019
May 14, 2019: On Monday, the Election Commission asked the Delhi Chief Electoral Office to inquire into the allegations of a man who claimed that he was dissuaded from complaining about a mismatch be...
 

Car and SUV sales see steepest fall in nearly eight years

14 May 2019
 May 14 , 2019 ; NEW DELHI: Car and SUV sales saw their sharpest fall in nearly eight years while all the automobile categories – including two-wheelers and commercial vehicles – slipped into the n...
 

Amazon to provide financial aid to start-up set-ups by its employees; $10k + 3 month's salary

14 May 2019
May 14, 2019: Amazon wants its employees to quit their jobs and create their own delivery businesses. It turns out that's an expensive proposition. So Amazon is upping the ante.In June 2018, Amazon a...
 

Morphed meme on CM Mamta Banerjee: Bail for BJP worker [Read the Order]

14 May 2019
May 14, 2019: On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ordered immediate release (on bail) of BJP Yuva Morcha leader Priyanka Sharma, who was arrested last week for sharing a morphed photo of West Bengal CM a...
 
 

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