Judiciary ordering land for lawyers’ chambers sends a very wrong message: SC
The bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, also urged lawyers that, instead of pressing for a judicial solution, theRead More…
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POCSO survivor, accused marrying other persons and living happily not ground to quash FIR: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ruled that a First Information Report (FIR) lodged under the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCRead More…
Supreme Courts Stays High Court Order Seeking Inquiry Of Chandigarh Police
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Punjab and Haryana High Court order to register an FIR and set up an SIT to probe the alleged abduction of a denRead More…
Sisodia’s ED custody extended by 5 days; Lawyer says show proceeds, not crime
The Rouse Avenue Court on Friday extended former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s ED custody by five more days as the agency said it needRead More…
Matrimonial discord cannot be sole ground to attract offence of abetment of suicide: Calcutta High Court
Mere matrimonial discord between a husband and wife cannot be a ground to hold the husband guilty of abetment of suicide of the wife, the Calcutta HiRead More…
Conviction Can Be Sustained On Extrajudicial Confession If Voluntary: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court said on Tuesday extrajudicial confession is generally a “weak piece of evidence” but a conviction can be sustained on its basis proRead More…
Court Rejects Meghalaya’s “Grandiose” Plan To Tackle Illegal Coal Mining
The Meghalaya High Court on Wednesday ordered the state government to modify its “rather grandiose plan” to deploy 21,600 CRPF personnel to check illRead More…
Madras High Court quashes GOs that gave judicial power to TN police; says when Khaki and judicial robes blend, result is executive anarchy
The Madras High Court on Monday quashed two Government Orders (GOs) passed by the Tamil Nadu government in 2013 and 2014 that empowered the police toRead More…
Defence Ministry “Can’t Take Law In Its Own Hands”: Supreme Court’s Rebuke
The Supreme Court on Monday said the Ministry of Defence cannot take law in its own hands by issuing communication on payment of One Rank-One PensionRead More…
Supreme Court directs mosque inside Allahabad HC complex be removed in 3 months
The Supreme Court on Monday directed authorities to remove a mosque from the premises of the Allahabad High Court within three months, telling the peRead More…