Bihar Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has stirred a hornet’s nest by asserting that the word Waqf “finds no mention” in the Quran: “It goes against the grain of Quranic teaching,” Khan said in the interview. “There is no mention of the word Waqf in the Quran, but the Quran does mention and asks people to…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg Michael Franti’s quote was never far from the truth when he said:“When we all see justice, then we’ll all see peace!” The buzz around the extradition of the Mumbai terror accused Tahawwur Rana has finally reached its crescendo with Rana being brought to India. National Investigation Agency (NIA) formally arrested…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha In a landmark move to promote transparency and accountability within the judiciary, all 33 sitting judges of the Supreme Court have resolved to make their personal assets publicly available on the Court’s official website. The decision, which will also apply to future appointees, comes in the wake of the controversy surrounding…
By Binny Yadav In a significant reaffirmation of established legal doctrine, the Supreme Court has ruled that mere “bald allegations”—unbacked by tangible evidence—are insufficient to warrant the transfer of a criminal investigation from the state police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The judgment, delivered in Vinay Aggarwal vs State of Haryana and Others,…
By Sujit Bhar A recent Calcutta High Court order has brought to public view the stifling and illegal grip that politics has over the state’s film industry, quite like the many other facets of life in West Bengal that are today at the mercy of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) that governs the state, headed by…
The Delhi High Court, with current working strength of 36 judges and 40 percent vacancy, has ranked fourth among the 25 High Courts across the country. As per the data released by the Ministry of Law and Justice till April 15, the Delhi High Court faired worse than the national average. Out of the total…
The Department of Justice at the Ministry of Law and Justice has forwarded a complaint filed by former Patna High Court judge Justice Rakesh Kumar against former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) for further action. Justice Kumar had filed a complaint before President Draupadi Murmu on…
The Supreme Court has placed before the Chief Justice of India (CJI), a matter related to the acceptance of apology tendered by the concerned Advocates, after expressing dissenting views on the issue. The two-Judge Bench of Justice Bela M. Trivedi and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma made the divergent opinions, while hearing a Special Leave Petition…
The Delhi High Court has rejected a trademark infringement suit filed by Kohinoor Seed Fields India Private Limited against Veda Seed Science Private Limited on the grounds that the alleged trademark infringement did not take place in Delhi. The single-judge Bench of Justice Amit Bansal held that since Kohinoor failed to show that any part…
The Supreme Court has expressed its strong displeasure against a foreign court for imposing a travel ban on a child whose parents were involved in a matrimonial dispute, saying that the ‘atrocious’ order violated human rights and amounted to house arrest. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh made these observations…