Source: livelaw Arepalli Naga Babu, a visually-challenged IDIA scholar from Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh, has yet again strengthened the well-known belief that the only disability in life is lack of will and fortitude. Acting on his petition, the Hyderabad High Court has directed the authorities to accept his application and permit him to write the
Source: huffingtonpost The Bombay High Court today issued notices to eight persons who were discharged earlier this year from the 2006 Malegaon bomb blasts case, seeking response to a petition filed by the Maharashtra government against their discharge. The state has moved the high court in appeal against the order of sessions court discharging the
Source: newindianexpress NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to accept rejection of 43 names by Centre recommended by its Collegium for appointment of High Court judges. The Centre had informed the apex court on November 11 that it has returned over half the names recommended to it for appointment as high court judges
Source: thehindu The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan to unconditionally apologise for his controversial remarks about the Bulandshahr gang-rape case. He had allegedly said that the case was a “political conspiracy” against his ruling Samajwadi Party. Noting that “words once spoken cannot be re-called,” a Bench led by Justice Dipak
Source: indialivetoday Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh), Nov 18 (IANS) The woman head of a Bal Ashram (children’s home) in Madhya Pradesh has been taken into custody over allegations that her father, now on the run, was drugging and sexually molesting the minor girls, police said on Friday. The centre, Madhav Bal Ashram, is run by a
Source: hindustantimes The Supreme Court came down hard on the government on Friday for not doing enough to ease the cash crunch in the country, warning that the situation was serious and people were still so anxious that there could be riots. The government’s surprise decision to scrap high-value currency has led to chaos, with
No plan to hike retirement age of SC, HC judges: Govt Source: indianexpress On a day the issue of vacancies in higher judiciary came up for hearing in the Supreme Court, the government today informed the Rajya Sabha that it has no plans to hike the retirement age of apex court and high court judges.
National law Olympiad from Jan 8 Source: timesofindia A national law Olympiad is being organized for the first time in city by ILS Law College and Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited (MKCL). While the competition which starts on January 8, will be open only for students pursuing five-year and three-year LLB courses from Indian colleges/universities, the
Source: timesofindia India was among the 39 countries that voted against a UN General Assembly draft resolution which called for abolishing the death penalty, saying every nation had the “sovereign right” to determine its own legal system. The non-binding resolution called for a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty. It
Source: timesofindia A rape survivor is eligible for medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) as the unwanted pregnancy is a threat to her life, the Kerala High Court has held. The court’s ruling came even as a bill containing a recommendation for allowing MTP in rape cases, if the pregnancy is less than six months old,
