The Chhattisgarh High Court recently disposed of a petition filed by the United Christian Council, directing the District Magistrate, Durg to consider and decide on the representations made by the petitioner. The petitioner had sought relief against certain oral instructions allegedly issued by the administration, restricting the entry of non-Christian persons in churches and prayer…
By Inderjit Badhwar The recent Maharashtra elections have raised concerns about the reliability of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). With a significant mismatch between votes counted and votes polled, the electoral balance could have been compromised. In our cover story in this issue (December 9, 2024), Justice Kamaljit Singh Garewal highlights the importance of free and…
By Nitin Potdar With the policy of liberalization introduced for foreign direct investments in 1991, followed by globalization and the advent of information technology, the way businesses, governments and public institutions are being conducted has undergone a sea change. This transformation has resulted in a huge demand for consulting, engineering, management, accounting, and particularly legal…
By A Concerned Citizen The rationale for using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) is plainly obvious. Information is collected, collated, counted and made available, in the time that staff in most other nations would be tying on their shoe laces. That’s a resounding vote in favour of technology. Having said that, Indian democracy has seen several…
Maharashtra is a big state, home to 9.4 percent of Indians, who live on 9.4 percent of the nation’s land. The state’s contribution to Indian economy in terms of industrial output, export, electronics, number of demat accounts and listed companies is nearly double, at around 20 percent. This makes Maharashtra an important state, economically and…
In the wake of the rising cases of deepfakes, a division bench of the Delhi High Court, comprising Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela heard two writ petitions, filed by Rajat Sharma, Editor-in-chief of India TV, and Advocate Chaitanya Rohilla, on the issue. During the hearing, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology…
The Delhi High Court elevates 70 lawyers as Senior Advocates. The interview of over 300 lawyers who had applied for the designation was taken by the Delhi High Court The lawyers, who have been conferred the gown, include: Gautam Narayan Sanjeev Sagar Sumeet Verma Anupam Srivastava Manu Sharma Pavan Narang Sanjay Dewan Sonu Bhatnagar Rajdipa…
The Supreme Court on Friday said that it would decide on whether it was permissible for a member of the Bar to simultaneously work as a journalist. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih made the observation while hearing a petition filed by Advocate Mohd Kamran, who was also working…
The National Green Tribunal’s Principal Bench, comprising Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Chairperson and Dr A Senthil Vel, Expert Member, has taken suo motu cognizance of a news item on the environmental pollution caused by the Vijayawada Thermal Power Station (VTPS) resulting in staging of protests by residents of Ibrahimpatnam and Kondapalli, two areas near Vijayawada in…
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the State of Uttar Pradesh on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986. The order was passed by the Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan. Appearing for the petitioner, Senior Counsel R Basant today…