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Gang Rape survivor threatens to sue Salman Khan for Rs 10 Crore as Damages

27 Jun 2016
June,27,2016: Victim claims him to be solely responsible for her mental and psychological trauma and degradation.A gangrape survivor from Hisar  has served a Rs 10-crore damage notice on Salman Khan a...
 

120 sitting Judges Revolt, took to Street, submit Resignation en masse from Judiciary

27 Jun 2016
June,27,2016: We cannot work under 'Andhra Judicial Rulers' and hence we have decided to quit en masse, pleads Judges.In an unprecedented development and a clear sign of open defiance, hundreds of jud...
 

Court constrained to order auction of DM's Car as State fails to comply order for 8 years

26 Jun 2016
June,26,2016: Deceased was travelling in a vehicle belonging to the District Administration for an immunisation camp in September 2005.A MACT, in Rajasthan's Dholpur District had to pass order for con...
 

Section 506 IPC (Criminal Intimidation): Question of cognizability by Rakesh Kumar Singh

26 Jun 2016
June,26,2016:  Criminal Intimidation Section 506 IPC: Question of cognizability (PDF File) Section 506 IPC: Question of cognizability by latest laws team  
 

HC sitting over violation of its Order by State, despite Contempt Bench asks Govt to seek SC view on it

26 Jun 2016
June,26,2016:SC had dismissed the petition filed by Maharashtra Government against Bombay High Court Order. On August 11, 2014, on a petition filed by Swati Patil, of Utkarsh Mahila Samajik Sanstha,...
 

Moved by poor Widow's plight, High Court Judge offers to pay School fees of her Son

26 Jun 2016
June,26,2016: High Court Justice appealed to School, Please do not deprive the child from getting education.Justice V.M. Kanade of Bombay High Court was hearing a Petition made by Widow that she is u...
 

Stay Orders passed by High Courts and SC are delaying timely delivery Justice in District Courts

22 Jun 2016
June,22,2016: Trial of a cases remains in limbo for around 50% of its life span due to HC & SC stay orders.Tendency of High Courts and the Supreme Court to stay proceedings of Trial Court delay t...
 

Pakistani Senate declares forced conversion of Hindu Girls as ‘un-Islamic’

22 Jun 2016
June,22,2016: Police deliberately does not take action under fear of the reaction of Muslim community.The Senate committee of Pakistan has on Tuesday declared that it is ‘un-Islamic’ to forcefully co...
 

High Court: Prisoner in Jail is a Human being too & his Crime does not reduce him to a non-person

21 Jun 2016
June,21,2016: Bench said, the human life of a prisoner is precious and it is of paramount importance that it is preserved.High Court of Madras has on Monday allowed a murder and detainee under the str...
 

On a complaint by AAP Minister: LG led Anti Corruption Branch name Kejriwal and Dikshit in FIR

21 Jun 2016
June,21,2016: CM Arvind Kejriwal states, he is not afraid of PM's CBI, Police or ACB.The Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung led Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has on Monday registered a formal FIR in the e...
 

Court summons all MP, MLA of Haryana to pay Rs 34,000 crore compensation for loss during Jat stir

21 Jun 2016
June,11,2016- Petition seeks ban all sitting Haryana legislators from contesting the elections for life because they had failed to discharge their duties.90 MLA's of Haryana Legislative Assembly and a...
 

SC refuses to stay Central Govt. Notification allowing killing of Monkeys, Nigais & Wild Boars

20 Jun 2016
June,20,2016: Animal Rights Activists terms notifications declaring wild animals 'Vermin' as arbitrarySupreme Court has today refused to stay a recent Govt. notification which allowed culling of Nilga...
 

'Rape leaves a permanent scar on Child Victim' : High Court, Read Judgment

20 Jun 2016
June,19,2016: The victim was only seven years old child when this gruesome and abhorring act was committed, said High Court.High Court of Delhi has expounded that the "abhorring act" leaves a "permane...
 

Banks have a right to recover Loan dues from Debtor’s SB Account: High Court

19 Jun 2016
June,19,2016: Petitioner and his son  failed to repay the loan despite several reminders.On Saturday, Madras High Court Bench at Madurai ruled that when a debtor has failed to settle the loan dues des...
 

High Court: Rape conviction can't be sustained in Live-in Relationships, Read Judgment

19 Jun 2016
June,19,2016: Complainant was in live-in relationship with the Convict, Delhi High Court.The High Court of Delhi has acquitted a man convicted of Rape on a complaint made by his live-in partner. Tria...
 

60 awaiting appointment as High Court Judges to wait longer as Supreme Court holidays

16 Jun 2016
June,16,2016: High Courts continue to wait for filling up of vacant posts.Filling up of High Court Judges posts has got further delayed on account of Supreme Court summer vacations. The Supreme Court...
 

Bar up in Arms against Judges attempt to discipline them

15 Jun 2016
June,15,2016: Supreme Court had given power to the Courts to discipline the Lawyers.The Supreme Court Judgement in the R K Anand case in 2009, had given the Courts several new powers to discipline the...
 

Special Court declares Vijay Mallya a Proclaimed Offender, deportation to follow

14 Jun 2016
June,14,2016: Suspected to have also Bribed Bank officials to secure Loans.Finally Liquor baron Vijay Mallya has been declared a Proclaimed Offender in the alleged bank loan fraud case by accepting th...
 

President Pranab rejects Delhi Govt's dual office Bill- 21 AAP MLAs face disqualification

14 Jun 2016
June,14,2016: MLAs were occupying office of profit  in violation of Constitution of India.Delhi CM and AAP Supremo Arvind Kejriwal has suffered a major setback as President  Pranab Mukjerhjee has refu...
 

‘Don’t act like a Grandmother’: HC allows Udta Punjab Movie release with just one cut

13 Jun 2016
June,13,2016: Udta Punjab a drug-themed film will now be released with just one cut as per Bombay high court order. The High Court Bench expounded that the Censor Board of India should  “stop acting l...
 

Supreme Court: Law will not come to the rescue of Sex Workers to resist eviction from Brothel

10 Jun 2016
June,10,2016: Notice to the occupant of the Brothel, impedes with implementation of LawOn Friday Supreme Court expounded that sex workers though not caught or convicted for the immoral trafficking the...
 

Centre proposes Amendments in Sexual Harassment Rules to empower Complainant Victim

10 Jun 2016
June,10,2016: If no action is recommended on a complaint, Investigating panels mandated to share findings with the complainant.Govt. of India has proposed an Amendment to the Rules applicable to sexua...
 

Fallout of Spat: Justice Karnan shifted to single bench

09 Jun 2016
June,9,2016: Justice C S Karnan is accused of changing Judicial order post its announcement in open Court. Post the spat between Justice AK Roy and Justice CS Karnan, Chief Justice Manjula Chellur has...
 

Businessman lodges FIR lodged against Sonia Gandhi in Kerela

08 Jun 2016
June,8,2016: Congress Party owe Money to Complainant since 2005.An FIR has been filed against Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi on the allegations that Congress party has not cleared his payment for constru...
 

Ugly altercation in Open Court between High Court Justices sitting in DB

08 Jun 2016
June,8,2016- "How can a Judge make changes to an order delivered in open Court? This is an insult to me."- Justice AK Roy On Tuesday, Calcutta High Court Witnessed a high profile drama between the two...
 

Nitin Gadkari wages War on Judiciary: Let Judges Quit the Courts & Contest Polls If They Want Our Job

08 Jun 2016
June,8,2016: Politicians in no mood to tolerate Proactive Judiciary.Nitin Gadkari , the Union Road Transport & Highways Minister and Ex.BJP Chief has on Tuesday ignited a debate over the recent Ju...
 

CJI Thakur: Judiciary intervenes only when Executive fails in its Constitutional Duty towards Citizens

07 Jun 2016
June,7,2016: Government should focus on their duty instead of hurling accusations.Giving a strong reply to Arun Jaitley's earlier remark of Judiciary to remain in its Laxman Rekha, Chief Justice of In...
 

Supreme Court agrees to hear Petition seeking CBI Probe in Mathura Violence

06 Jun 2016
June,6,2016: Religious Sect allegedly had patronage of Senior Samajwadi Party Leaders.Supreme Court today has agreed to hear on Tuesday a petition by a ruling BJP leader requesting a CBI investigation...
 

Accused offers Rs.25 Lakhs Bribe to sitting High Court Justice: Judge had to recuse self

06 Jun 2016
June,6,2016: The Accused are in detention under COFEPOSA in a major Gold Smuggling Case.A Kerala High Court Senior sitting Justice today surprised everyone by stating in open court that a bribe of Rs...
 

SC warns Trial Courts: Do not take hyper-technical approach in Matrimonial Cases, Read Judgment

05 Jun 2016
June,5,2016: Mere delay in lodging the complaint or FIR is not fatal in all cases.The Apex court's latest verdict has come on the appeal filed by convict challenging  High Court's 2007 verdict whereb...
 

Delhi JJB Order to try Juvenile as Adult in Hit & Run Case opens the debate on New JJ Act

05 Jun 2016
June,5,2016: 17 Year Boy was found to be mature enough to understand the consequences of his act.In one of the first case of its kind, the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) in National Capital Delhi has or...
 

Citizens have Right to Safe Water, say Draft Govt. Legislation, Read the Bill Here

04 Jun 2016
June,4,2016: Govt. decides,‘Groundwater will no more be a Free Resource to Citizens’Government has for the first time expounded that citizens have a right to safe water and also has laid out stringent...
 

Illegal Police arrest a severe blow to individual dignity, says SC

04 Jun 2016
June,4,2016: Judgment of Apex Court details how a mother and daughter were ill-treated by M.P. policeIn a judgment delivered on Friday, the Supreme Court held that Illegal use of power of State to rob...
 

Ola Driver Sexually Harrass and 'Molest' Additional Sessions Judge: Gets Arrested, services Terminates

03 Jun 2016
June,3,2016: Ola Driver started shouting at the Lady Judge, threw her bag and abused her.In pursuance of the charges of molestation on one of the Ola cab driver by an Additional Sessions Judge at the...
 

Glimmer of Hope for Jayalalithaa in DA Case as SC observes,''Only ill-gotten assets a Crime''

02 Jun 2016
June,2,2016: This was the first hearing after Ms. Jayalalithaa won the Assembly elections.Supreme Court has observed on Wednesday that Acquisition of financial assets per se is not an offence or  cri...
 

Indira Jaising’s NGO ‘Lawyers’ Collective’ suspended for 6 months by Home Ministry

01 Jun 2016
June,1,2016: Indira Jaising is said to have received payment to the tune of Rs 96 lakh from the NGO’s foreign funds.Home Ministry has suspended the FCRA registration of Lawyers Collective, an advocac...
 

Muslim Youth being framed in False Terror Cases by Police: Central Govt. express concern

01 Jun 2016
June,1,2016: Instead of prosecuting all suspects as Terrorists, policy being designed for their de-radicalisation.DV Sadananda Gowda, Union minister for Law and Justice has expressed concern about Mus...
 

Supreme Court passing Senseless and Unscientific Judgments: castigates Union Defence Minister

31 May 2016
May,31,2016: Diesel vehicles ban is leading to loss of thousands of Jobs in Auto Sector.The directives of the Apex Court are “senseless” and “without any scientific basis”, feels Defence Minister Mano...
 

Delhi High Court passes Landmark Judgment mandating,''One Bar, One Vote'' in all Bars Associations

31 May 2016
May,31,2016: ''One Bar, One Vote'' is a contentious issue with all the Bars Associations in Delhi and else where.In a Landmark Judgment passed by the Division Bench of Justices HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S....
 

SC revolutionizes MACT Cases pan India by extending Procedure formulated by Delhi High Court Judge

30 May 2016
May,30,2016: Procedure formulated by Justice JR Midha of Delhi High Court is a revolutionary step in mitigating the woes of Road Accident Victims.Supreme Court has lately passed an order which would...
 
 

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