The Bombay High Court imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on the petitioner and dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking directions for establishing an Anti-Organized Crime Unit within the framework of Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) and United Nations Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC). The PIL petition has been filed by a…
The Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking direction to the respondent authorities to conduct an inquiry regarding the case of a tribal girl of a Kanya Awasiya Vidyalaya becoming pregnant. Brief facts of the case are that on a news was published in a daily newspaper Bilaspur edition dated 13.07.2024…
The Allahabad High Court while rejecting a bail application said that two youths passing lewd remarks at a girl going home and trying to force her to sit on a bike is against the principle of a fearless society and good governance of law. A Single Bench of Justice Mayank Kumar Jain passed this order…
The Justice Hema Committee Report was released on August 19, 2024, amidst much furore. And this was after the Kerala High Court refused to entertain an appeal by actress Ranjini against its release as she claimed that she had given statements to the Committee under the promise of secrecy. The Report reveals shocking findings about…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) office is under a cloud. The law ministry has termed the orders passed by CGPDTM over the last two years as legally unenforceable, as they have been passed by outsourced employees. The Trade Marks Act, 1999, prohibits orders by outsourced employees;…
By Sujit Bhar The issue of the horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee lady doctor early on August 9 at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has been dissected a million ways by the police, the state administration, by parties in Opposition and on social media, many through fake videos/audios. One person…
By Kenneth Tiven Make no mistake, Kamala D Harris, an American politician and attorney, who is the current vice-president of the United States, has momentum with the election just two months away. In a stunning four-week period, she has united a political movement of joy and hope for the majority of Americans worried about democracy…
By Rajeev Sharma Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court Sunita Agarwal, formally inaugurated the country’s first Med-Arb Centre at the Gujarat High Court Arbitration Centre on August 15, 2024. The inauguration, on Independence Day, was symbolic and attended by judges of the High Court, specially trained mediators for Med-Arb (mediation/arbitration) and other legal luminaries….
The Supreme Court on Friday held that Section 479 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the replacement of the Code of Criminal Procedure would apply retrospectively to the undertrials across the country, which means that the provision will apply to all undertrials in cases was registered before July 1, 2024. According to Section 479 BNSS,…
The Allahabad High Court while dismissing an anticipatory bail application said that a person who has violated the law and has not shown exceptional circumstances is not entitled to the benefit of extraordinary jurisdiction. A Single Bench of Justice Vikram D Chauhan passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc anticipatory bail application filed by…