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Madras High Court's woeful Order asking Child Rape Survivor to attend Mediation with Convict recalled

11 Jul 2015

July,11,2015: Following severe criticism from civil society, the Madras High Court has recalled its earlier order that referred a rape case for mediation, “in view of the Supreme Court judgment.”Justi...

Law Students without morals will make undeserving Judges- High Court

11 Jul 2015

July,11,2015: Justice S. Vaidyanathan said: "Wonders may also happen in this country and we cannot predict who will be elevated to the level of judge." Observing that the legal...

Supreme Court unhappy with Govt.- Why Porn Sites still not blocked? Plus how Pornography affects a child

10 Jul 2015

July,10,2015:The Bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu expressed its unhappiness that things have not moved forward and the petitioner in the matter was making all sorts of submissions. &...

What is Vyapam Scam? Why Supreme Court had to intervene and involve CBI?

09 Jul 2015

July,9,2015: Understanding VYAPAM Scam The Vyapam scam is an admission and recruitment scam involving politicians, senior officials and businessmen in the Indian state o...

SC faces PIL heat- in last 15 years, of 30 Senior Advocates it designated , only 1 Dalit & 2 Muslims

08 Jul 2015

July,8,2015: After Parliament replaced the collegium system with NJAC to infuse fairness and transparency in the selection of judges, livewire senior advocate Indira Jaising has questioned the SC&#...

No power with Magistrate to change the Investigative Agency, says Supreme Court

08 Jul 2015

July,8,2015: The Apex Court has held that a Magistrate does not have the jurisdiction to direct fresh/further investigation by another Agency other than the one which had originally investigated th...

Criminal defamation is no weapon killing free speech, its a deterrent to public maligning, says Govt.

08 Jul 2015

July.8,2015: Civil cases take over 20 years to settle and 'nobody cares', the govt. said in response to petitions challenging criminal defamation as a weapon to kill free speech. Su...

Supreme Court poser: Why not use RTI to tame Political Parties Financial fiefdom

07 Jul 2015

July,7,2015: A Bench led by Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu gave the political parties six weeks to file their responses on why they should not be declared as “public authorities&...

AAP Leader Somnath Bharti denied Anticipatory Bail in Domestic Violence case

07 Jul 2015

July,7,2015: AAP leader and former Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti was on Tuesday denied anticipatory bail by a Delhi court which termed the plea as “pre-mature” in a case of domestic violence filed...

Married Daughter too entitled for Compassionate employment in Father's place

06 Jul 2015

July,7,2015: Madras High Court has recently held that a married daughter cannot be discriminated while providing compassionate appointments. Holding that citing marriage as a reason for not providi...

Fake Law Degree Case: Law Minister Tomar to continue in Judicial Custody

06 Jul 2015

July,6,2015: A court here today extended by 14 days the judicial custody of former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar in an alleged forged degree case. Additional Chief Metropolitan...

Coalgate: Supreme Court moved for probe into hawala deals

06 Jul 2015

July,7,2015: The apex court sought the responses of the CBI and ED for a probe into the Aditya Birla Group’s alleged hawala transactions. The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response...

Supreme Court: Unwed mother can become child's sole Guardian without disclosing father’s name

06 Jul 2015

July,6,2015: In a progressive judgment, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed an unwed Hindu mother to apply for guardianship of her minor child without taking consent from the child's father....

NGO Director caught red handed selling baby over the counter for Rs. 3 Lakhs

05 Jul 2015

July,5,2015: In a sting operation, in Andhra Pradesh, the Eluru town police on Saturday arrested the director of an orphanage for allegedly selling a baby boy to decoy policewomen for Rs. 3 lakh....

SC annuls Madras HC order which discharged American Ship Crew caught with huge quantity of arms and ammo

05 Jul 2015

July,5,2015: The huge cache of arms and ammunition in the vessel is sufficient to attract provisions of Arms Act’Apex court wants trial under Arms Act completed in six months. About two...

Criminal Complaints can now be amended, 'Cognizance' elucidated by Supreme Court

04 Jul 2015

July.4.2015: A Bench of the Apex Court comprising of Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice R. Banumathi addressed the issue whether an amendment to a complaint filed  under  Section ...

Trade old car for new, Govt. will pay upto 95K

03 Jul 2015

3.7.2015: The new policy is aimed at encouraging people to discard their old cars and purchase the new ones, which also benefits the government in form of tax revenue. The Centre is consideri...

Mumbai Police to book its own men for Traffic Laws violation: Bombay High Court told

02 Jul 2015

July,3,2015: The Mumbai Police has started a drive against its traffic personnel who violate traffic rules, City Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria told the Bombay High Court on Thursday. Mr. Ma...

Sitting Judge suspended by High Court for sexual harassment of Female colleague

02 Jul 2015

2.7.2015: A woman judge has alleged harassment by a Himachal Pradesh judge, following which he has been placed under suspension by the Chief Justice of the HP High Court. The first o...

Rape Cases: No compromise under any circumstances says Supreme Court

01 Jul 2015

July, 7,2015: “Any compromise promising wedlock between a rape accused and the survivor compromises the dignity of the woman”. Holding that the “dignity of a woman is a part...

65 sitting Judges from 11 States too failed to qualify Delhi Judiciary Exam

30 Jun 2015

June,30,2015: Amid the controversy over the Delhi Judicial Services (DJS) exam conducted last year — with Union Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda asking Delhi High Court Chief Justic...

Post acquittal Jayalalithaa gets historic 90% of polled votes in by-Elections

30 Jun 2015

June,30,2015: AIADMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday recorded an impressive victory in the R K Nagar by-election with a margin of 1,50,722 votes, trouncing her nearest C...

Bombay High Court allows Nestle to export Maggi noodles

30 Jun 2015

June,30,2015: The company told the court that it was in the process of recalling and incinerating product packages. The Bombay High Court on Tuesday allowed Nestle India to export Maggi noodl...

Foreign (International) Law Firms Allowed Entry in India

30 Jun 2015

June,30,2015: The question whether foreign lawyers can be permitted to practice in India had been agitating Indian courts for the past two decades and it has now reached its finali...

After Maggi, Top Ramen withdrawn from Indian Market under orders of FSSAI

29 Jun 2015

June,29,2015: After Maggi controversy, Indo Nissin on Monday announced withdrawal of its instant noodles brand ‘Top Ramen’ from the Indian market on orders from central food s...

Justice Katju sues Parliament in Supreme Court over his remarks on Gandhi and Bose: Read the Petition here

29 Jun 2015

June,29,2015: Unhappy with the way the Parliament unanimously condemned him for his comments on the Mahatma Gandhi and Subhas Chandra Bose, former Supreme Court Justice Markandey Katju has taken th...

Denied promotion, Rape Fast Track Judge petitions Supreme Court for Justice

29 Jun 2015

June,29,2015: In perhaps the first case of its kind, a judge has moved the Supreme Court, challenging the recommendation made by a High Court collegium which bypassed his name for elevation in view...

Way to Go: Men caught peeing in Public fined upto Rs.500

28 Jun 2015

June,28,2015: The Government Railway Police targeted regions like Agra Cantt railway station and 12 other divisions In a first under the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, 129 people have b...

University's Sexual Harassment Policy flawed : DU Students Group

28 Jun 2015

June,28,2015: DU scrapped its earlier sexual harassment policy, and brought in a new one in accordance last year. Even as the St. Stephen’s college molestation case creating flutters, D...

Former SC Judge's Daughter objects to AG’s smear jibe for her Mother to push NJAC

27 Jun 2015

June,27,2015: The Supreme Court may have overlooked the mocking comments of Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi against one of its former judges, but the daughter of the retired judge decided not to let...

Supreme Court disappointed the Nation during Emergency, High Courts & section of Media saving grace, says Arun Jaitley

27 Jun 2015

June,27,2015: It is not possible today for the world's largest democracy to become “dictatorial,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said, while terming the Emergency imposed by the...

Retd. IAS officer sues Haryana's former Chief Secy. & CBI officials for implicating him in a false case

26 Jun 2015

June,26,2015: A retired IAS officer from Haryana cadre, who was given a clean chit 24 long years after being named in a corruption case by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), is now seeking...

Check complaints of Judges’ children clearing Delhi Judicial Service exam: Law Minister asks Chief Justice Delhi High Court

26 Jun 2015

June,26,2015: The Union Law Minister has asked the Delhi High Court Chief Justice to look into allegations of “corruption, favouritism and nepotism” in the Delhi Judicial Services exam...

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Madras High Court's woeful Order asking Child Rape Survivor to attend Mediation with Convict recalled

Law Students without morals will make undeserving Judges- High Court

Supreme Court unhappy with Govt.- Why Porn Sites still not blocked? Plus how Pornography affects a child

What is Vyapam Scam? Why Supreme Court had to intervene and involve CBI?

SC faces PIL heat- in last 15 years, of 30 Senior Advocates it designated , only 1 Dalit & 2 Muslims

No power with Magistrate to change the Investigative Agency, says Supreme Court

Criminal defamation is no weapon killing free speech, its a deterrent to public maligning, says Govt.

Supreme Court poser: Why not use RTI to tame Political Parties Financial fiefdom

AAP Leader Somnath Bharti denied Anticipatory Bail in Domestic Violence case

Married Daughter too entitled for Compassionate employment in Father's place

Fake Law Degree Case: Law Minister Tomar to continue in Judicial Custody

Coalgate: Supreme Court moved for probe into hawala deals

Supreme Court: Unwed mother can become child's sole Guardian without disclosing father’s name

NGO Director caught red handed selling baby over the counter for Rs. 3 Lakhs

SC annuls Madras HC order which discharged American Ship Crew caught with huge quantity of arms and ammo

Criminal Complaints can now be amended, 'Cognizance' elucidated by Supreme Court

Trade old car for new, Govt. will pay upto 95K

Mumbai Police to book its own men for Traffic Laws violation: Bombay High Court told

Sitting Judge suspended by High Court for sexual harassment of Female colleague

Rape Cases: No compromise under any circumstances says Supreme Court

65 sitting Judges from 11 States too failed to qualify Delhi Judiciary Exam

Post acquittal Jayalalithaa gets historic 90% of polled votes in by-Elections

Bombay High Court allows Nestle to export Maggi noodles

Foreign (International) Law Firms Allowed Entry in India

After Maggi, Top Ramen withdrawn from Indian Market under orders of FSSAI

Justice Katju sues Parliament in Supreme Court over his remarks on Gandhi and Bose: Read the Petition here

Denied promotion, Rape Fast Track Judge petitions Supreme Court for Justice

Way to Go: Men caught peeing in Public fined upto Rs.500

University's Sexual Harassment Policy flawed : DU Students Group

Former SC Judge's Daughter objects to AG’s smear jibe for her Mother to push NJAC

Supreme Court disappointed the Nation during Emergency, High Courts & section of Media saving grace, says Arun Jaitley

Retd. IAS officer sues Haryana's former Chief Secy. & CBI officials for implicating him in a false case

Check complaints of Judges’ children clearing Delhi Judicial Service exam: Law Minister asks Chief Justice Delhi High Court

U.S. State Department: Religious violence in India still a concern

US Supreme Court upholds 'Obamacare' Act which give poor Americans access to private health insurance

Death of witness in Salman's case: Petition in High Court seeks probe

Chennai Judge who advised mediation, now says Rapists don’t deserve sympathy

My Lord show No Mercy for Rapists

Divorce fact sheet- Where India stands in the World

Delhi Court takes cognizance on a Criminal Complaint against HRD Min. Smriti Irani

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