The Supreme Court ruled that a defendant cannot be remanded in custody unless he has appealed the first extension of the pre-trial period, granted the second extension in his presence, and filed the charges within the extended period. The Panel of Justices M. R. Shah and Justice C. T. Ravikumar Read more
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the eligibility criterion of seven years continuous practise as an advocate for appointment as a District Judge, as set out in Rule 9(2) of the Delhi Higher Judicial Services (DHJS) Rules, 1970 or Article 233(2) of the Indian Constitution, does not necessitate any Read more
In light of the possibility of a settlement between the brothers, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the brother of Nawazuddin Siddiqui to remove any alleged defamatory content posted about the actor. Justice RI Chagla guided the siblings to stay present in his chambers alongside their lawyers on May Read more
In the case of Ishtiyak Ahmed vs. Election Commission of India, the Karnataka High Court ruled that election officials do not have the authority to conduct searches and seizures prior to the announcement of elections. Justice M. Nagaprasanna emphasized that they cannot use their authority before elections are declared simply Read more
On Tuesday the Bombay High Court held that for the healthy growth of a child, it is essential for them to have presence of not only their parents but their siblings as well. In the case related to the separation of parents and custody of children, Bombay High Court saw Read more
The national green tribunal in the matter of G.S Bansal v/s State of Punjab & Ors directed the Rajasthan and Punjab pollution Control Boards to constitute a Commission for joint Study by Indian council of medical research, Delhi and the Indian toxicology Research Institute of Lucknow to find the root Read more
Recently, a case of abetment to suicide has been quashed by the Punjab and Haryana high court where a principal named Ranjit Singh of senior secondary school located in Latala committed suicide in 2014. The court observed there was no positive sign or action in regard to the case and Read more
The Court emphasized that just because they were chosen as election officers doesn’t give them the right to act before the results are announced. Election officials do not have the authority to conduct search and seizure operations prior to the declaration of elections, according to a recent ruling by the Read more
The Supreme Court granted states and union territories one final chance on Monday to respond to petitions requesting the identification of religious minorities at the state level, as required by the 2002 TMA Pai Foundation case ruling. They received six from a justice panel consisting of S K Kaul and Read more
It is noteworthy that the Supreme Court has upheld the firing of a Civil Judge who had a practice of reading the operative part or decision without first reading the complete text and then blaming his stenographer. The Karnataka High Court ruling quashing the administrative decision of the entire court Read more