SC Mulls Guidelines On Conduct Of AORs
After Blame Game Between Senior Advocate & AoR On False Statement, Supreme Court Mulls Guidelines On Conduct Of Advocates-on-Record On October 21, 2024, in a Petition for Special Leave to Appeal Criminal case involving false statements made to seek remission for a client, the Supreme Court bench, comprising Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Augustine […]
SC Lifts Stay Order in Sacrilege Cases Against Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
The Supreme Court, on October 18, 2024, lifted a stay order imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the sacrilege cases against Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh related to incidents from 2015. A Supreme Court bench comprising Justice B. R. Gavai and Justice K. V. Viswanathan took note of the plea filed by the […]
Kerala HC orders SIT To Investigate Alcohol/ Drugs Use in Malayalam Film Industry.
Kerala HC orders SIT to investigate Alcohol/ Drugs use in Malayalam Film Industry On 14th October, 2024 while acknowledging the seriousness of the situation the Kerala High Court bench of Justice Dr. A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice C.S. Sudha ordered a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the use of alcohol and drugs in the […]
Restricting access to temple premises by erecting barricades violates Fundamental Rights.
Restricting access to temple premises by erecting barricades violates Fundamental Rights In a criminal miscellaneous petition filed before the Rajasthan High Court’s Single Judge Bench of Justice Arun Monga, an order was passed for quashing the FIR filed on May 14, 2024, at Police Station Ambamata, Udaipur. The petitioner, Sapna Nimawat, had sought dismissal […]
No Monkey Business : Delhi HC Directs Authorities To Go For Awareness Campaign
Monkeys in forests live on tree tops, feed on natural berries, fruits and stalks etc. One wonders, what has brought monkeys down on streets and pavements? The answer is humans. In a civil writ petition filed by the Nyaya Bhoomi, the Delhi High court bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao […]
SC Directs States/UTs To Implement Guideliens On School Safety
The SC orders States and Union Territories to implement the Guidelines on School Safety and Security, 2021 issued by the Ministry of Education. The Supreme Court bench of Justice B. V. Nagarathna and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh allowed a writ petition filed for the implementation of the Guidelines on School Safety and Security, 2021 issued […]
Karnataka HC Quashes FIR For Sloganeering Bharat Mata Ki Jai
Sloganeering Bharath Matha ki Jai would only lead to harmony and never discord. In a criminal petition filed before the Karnataka High Court the single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna, while quashing a FIR u/s 153A of IPC observed that “Sloganeering Bharath Matha ki Jai would only lead to harmony and never a discord’’. […]
SC grants bail to former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji in a money laundering case
On September 26th, 2024, in a Special Leave Petition (criminal), the Supreme Court bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih granted bail to former Minister of Tamil Nadu and current MLA, Senthil Balaji, who was arrested in a money laundering case stemming from a cash-for-jobs scam. The bench had reserved its judgment and […]
Orissa HC Takes Suo Moto Action on Custodial Assault of Army Officer and His Lawyer Wife
An incident of custodial assault on an army officer and his fiancée, a lawyer, in Bharatpur police station in Bhubaneshwar has caused the High Court of Orissa to take suo moto cognizance of the issue. The instant matter was initiated by the Lieutenant General, PS Shekhawat, AVSM, SM, General Officer Commanding & Colonel of the […]
The Bombay High Court invites applications for the post of District Judge.
The Bombay High Court has announced 28 vacancies for the position of District Judge by nomination (25%) in the Judicial service of the State of Maharashtra. Designation: District Judge. No. of vacancies: 28. Pay scales: Rs. 1,44,840- 1,94,660 plus dearness allowance and other allowances as admissible under the Rules. Eligibility Criteria: 1) A candidate must […]