The first-ever international journal on military law – Forces Law Review – has an Indian connection, as three Indian lawyers and a former High Court judge form part of FLR’s editorial team. The first-of-its-kind journal was recently launched as a joint initiative of the National Institute of Military Justice (NIMJ) in Washington DC, USA, and…
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by former Union Minister Subramanian Swamy against Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chief Madhabi Puri Buch in connection with the alleged scam of around Rs 5,100 crore in the Axis-Max Life deal. The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the Calcutta High Court verdict of October 18, 2023, which acquitted a 25-year-old man for engaging in sexual activity with a minor girl, and had asked the adolescent girls to control their sexual urges. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan delivered the verdict…
The Karnataka High Court has agreed to hear the petition filed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah against the Governor’s sanction to prosecute him in connection with alleged irregularities involved in land allocation by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). The matter came up before the single-judge Bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar, which agreed to hear the…
The Supreme Court will hear on August 20, a suo motu case related to the brutal rape and murder of a post graduate trainee doctor that took place in Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital on August 9. The Bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra will hear the…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the alleged illegal encroachment of over 2,000 acres of forest land out of the 24,690 acres of forest under the Bengaluru Urban District of Karnataka. The petition is registered suo motu on the basis of the news item dated 19.07.2024. As…
The Allahabad High Court said that a complaint under Section 498A is by now reputed to be lodged against the entire family in order to pressurise them so that the husband patches up with the wife. If this kind of the complaints were accepted to exclude from public employment, the neighbour, who is named in…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the 845 elephant deaths in Kerala in the past few years. The petition is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item dated 19.07.2024. As per the article, between 2015 and 2023, Kerala’s forests recorded 845 elephant deaths, with studies…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the problem of overflowing sewer lines for the past two years in the Sushant Lok 1 colony of Gurugram. The petition is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item dated 29.07.2024. The article alleges that the sewer lines were…
The Allahabad High Court while dismissing an application said India’s national flag, symbolises the unity and diversity of the nation, transcending religious ethic and cultural differences. Act of disrespect towards the tricolour can have far-reaching social cultural implications, particularly in a diverse society like India. A Single Bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar passed this order…