The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a civil defamation suit filed by industrialist Anil Ambani seeking damages of Rs 2 crore against Bennett Coleman & Company Limited (BCCL), publisher of The Times of India and The Economic Times, as well as news agency Press Trust of India (PTI), over reports concerning ongoing…
A petition has been moved before the Supreme Court seeking 30 per cent reservation for women advocates in appointments to government law officer posts as well as legal panels of the Centre, State governments and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). The matter was briefly taken up by a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant,…
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a mother seeking a psychiatric evaluation of her adult daughter, who had chosen to live with her partner against her family’s wishes. The Division Bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj and Justice K. Manmadha Rao refused to entertain the plea after interacting with the…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday set aside a sessions court verdict that had stayed criminal proceedings against political commentator Abhijit Iyer-Mitra over allegedly objectionable social media posts targeting Newslaundry Editorial Director Manisha Pande and several other journalists associated with the media organisation. The single-judge Bench of Justice Girish Kathpalia observed that the stay order…
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has observed that the judiciary extends far beyond constitutional adjudication, courtroom advocacy, and the delivery of judgments, emphasising that members of the judicial fraternity, too, seek moments of introspection and solace through creative expression. “The judiciary is more than judgments, courtrooms, and constitutional questions. Behind the rigours of…
The Supreme Court has observed that an accused cannot be denied the benefit of parity with discharged co-accused if the evidence against him is not qualitatively different or stronger. A Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan held that when courts have already found the material against certain accused persons insufficient to…
The Allahabad High Court has pulled up the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for closing a custodial death case dating back to 2009 merely on the basis of a police report, observing that such an approach defeats the very purpose of an independent human rights watchdog. A Division Bench of Justices Atul Sreedharan and Siddharth…
The Delhi High Court has observed that parole plays a crucial role in helping prisoners maintain social and family relationships during prolonged incarceration. The Court made the remarks while hearing a plea filed by a convict who has spent nearly 17 years behind bars and sought temporary release to reconnect with his family and society….
The Supreme Court has suggested the Law Commission of India to re-examine Section 306 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, considering whether the provision should be expanded to permit continuation of certain tortious claims against the estate of a deceased wrongdoer. The Bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Atul S Chandurkar made the observations while…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a writ petition filed by the wife of journalist Satyam Verma challenging his preventive detention under the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, in connection with the Noida industrial workers’ protest in April this year. The bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan were already hearing…