Month: November 2020

HC seeks report on appointment of temple trustees

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, on Friday, sought a report from the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) Department containing details relating to the appointment of trustees and members of district committees of all districts in Tamil Nadu. A division bench of Justices N Kirubakaran and B Pugalendhi gave

Coronavirus impact: Order, order… but virtually

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com BENGALURU: Coronavirus has changed our lives. And the judicial system too has been affected. Instead of filing into courtrooms, judges and advocates have been logging into Zoom. It’s a way to keep legal proceedings moving in the age of coronavirus. Framing its own Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for hearing cases in the high court

Maratha community to send one lakh petitions to Supreme Court for vacation of stay on reservation

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com More than two months after a three-judge Supreme Court (SC) bench put an interim stay on the reservations for Marathas in government jobs and school admissions, the community members have started a movement to plead the top court for the vacation of the stay by sending 1 lakh postal petitions. The community has been

False allegation of impotency against husband amounts to cruelty, rules Delhi HC

Source:-https://www.indialegallive.com New Delhi (ILNS): The Delhi High Court on Friday while dealing with a matrimonial case has held that false allegation of impotency against a husband amounts to cruelty by wife under the Hindu Marriage Act. The wife had filed an appeal before the Delhi High Court against the order of the Family Court whereby

Harsh Kerala law brings 5yr jail for content ‘that could insult’ people, media under lens too

Source:-https://theprint.in Bengaluru: Kerala journalists are viewing the Kerala Police Act Amendment ordinance as a new attempt to gag the media, saying the new legality gives the state legal grounds to object to reports the ruling party may deem unfavourable. Governor Arif Mohammed Khan Saturday signed the ordinance seeking an amendment to the Kerala Police Act

Police invoke UAPA in Delhi riots chargesheet against Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam

Source:-https://theprint.in New Delhi: The Delhi police on Sunday filed a supplementary charge sheet in a court here against former JNU student leader Umar Khalid and JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to the alleged larger conspiracy in the communal violence in northeast Delhi in February. The charge sheet was filed before Additional Sessions

Why is SC discouraging Article 32,which Ambedkar said was ‘heart & soul’ of the Constitution?

Source:-https://www.nationalheraldindia.com The honourable Supreme Court of India felt really hurt the other day. How could people, especially pesky journalists, be unfair to it? The esteemed Chief Justice of India aimed his remarks at the lawyer of journalist Siddique Kappan, in jail since October 5 for the terrible crime of trying to get to Hathras in

Madhya Pradesh to Introduce ‘Love Jihad’ Bill With 5 Years’ Imprisonment

Source:-https://thewire.in New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra has said that a ‘love jihad bill’, which includes five years of rigorous imprisonment for ‘violators’, will soon be introduced in the state assembly. Until now, ‘love jihad’ was not a term recognised by any legal system in India. It was coined by Sangh parivar outfits