Source: newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Law and Justice is going to study the way the courts of Gujarat are disposing of the old cases at a faster pace and treat it as a role model for other states in the country to cut down the massive pendency. According to the data of
Source: tribuneindia.com The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently directed the States of Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh to initiate criminal proceedings against consumers of “narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances” to eradicate the menace in the case of “Surmukh Singh versus State of Punjab”. But any interpretation of the order without distinguishing
Source: hindustantimes.com Anantnag, a one-hour drive from Srinagar, lies in the heart of south Kashmir, one of the most troubled zones in the strife-torn Valley. Already, in the few weeks since the general election results were announced on May 23, Anantnag has made headlines for a terror attack that killed a policeman and five Central
Source: npr.org A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that property owners can go directly to federal court with claims that state and local regulations effectively deprive landowners of the use of their property. The 5-4 decision overturned decades of precedent that barred property owners from going to federal court until their claims had
Source: barandbench.com The Madras High Court on Friday reserved its judgment in the petitions challenging the constitutionality of the GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) under the prevailing GST regime. Arguments in the matter concluded yesterday before the Bench of Justices S Manikumar and Subramonium Prasad. The High Court had initially issued notice to the Central Government
Source: thehindu.com In a relief to software giant Infosys Ltd., the Karnataka High Court has held that there is “not an iota of material available in the reasons recorded by the assessing officer to believe escapement of tax” on any agreement in which the company had received revenue from foreign companies for deputing technical staff
Source: thehindubusinessline.com He also wrote that the retirement age of high court judges should be raised to 65 years. Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to increase the strength of judges and raise the retirement age of high court judges to 65 years. Gogoi has also urged
Source: scroll.in The Madras High Court on Friday said a rape victim need not approach a medical board or the judiciary to terminate a pregnancy less than 20 weeks long, PTI reported. Justice N Anand Venkatesh said that Section 3 of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, said pregnancies that were less than 12
Source: barandbench.com The Delhi High Court has held that unless it is proved that a witness harbours some enmity against the accused or he wished to implicate him falsely, such witness would be treated as an independent witness. Interested witness, on the other hand, suggests that a witness ought to have had some animus against
Source: newindianexpress.com HYDERABAD: Justice Raghavendra Singh Chauhan was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Telangana High Court on Saturday. He was administered the oath of office by Governor ESL Narasimhan at a function held at Durbar Hall in Raj Bhavan here. Justice Chauhan is the second Chief Justice of the State high court. Later,
