[ad_1] The National Human Rights Commission took a suo motu cognizance of a media report which stated that a 23-year-old man has committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train, as he could not bear the humiliation of watching his father being beaten up mercilessly by the police...
SC quashes Kerala HC order granting anticipatory bail to 4 in ISRO espionage case, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Supreme Court Friday quashed the Kerala High Court order granting anticipatory bail to four people, including a former Director General of Police (DGP), in a case of alleged frame-up of scientist Nambi Narayanan in the 1994 ISRO espionage matter. A bench of Justices M R Shah and C...
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[ad_1] New Delhi, "The criminal justice system of ours can itself be a punishment", the Supreme Court has observed while discharging three accused in an alleged abetment of suicide case which was registered way back in 2008 in Punjab. The apex court observed that the appeals, arising out of the...
Hc Dismisses Abv’s Contempt Plea On Non-payment Of Salary, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The AP high court on Tuesday dismissed the contempt petition filed by former Intelligence chief AB Venkateswara Rao against the state government for not paying salary for the suspension period in accordance with the orders of the high court. The high court observed that at this stage it cannot...
SC allows Mumbai Metro to pursue plea for felling trees before Tree Authority, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Supreme Court allows Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRCL) to pursue its application before the Tree Authority to cut 84 trees at Aarey forest for the metro car shed project, on Tuesday. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha modified its status quo...
Doubling number of judges not a solution to tackle pendency, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Amidst the executive-judiciary tussle over delay in appointment of judges selected through the collegium system, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a PIL seeking doubling the sanctioned strength of judges in all courts to deal with the huge pendency of cases, saying filling up of existing vacancies...
Centre to SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the vaccines in use under the Covid vaccination programme are manufactured by third parties and they are recognised as safe and effective, and there is no material to suggest how the state can be fastened with strict liability for the tragic...
Centre returns 20 files to SC Collegium regarding appointment of HC judges, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Face off between the Centre and the Supreme Court over appointment of judges continued on Monday with the government returning 20 files and expressing "strong reservations" about the names recommended by the Collegium.The Supreme Court on Monday expressed anguish over the delay by the Centre in clearing the names...
Centre asks SC to reconsider gay lawyer’s elevation as Delhi HC judge, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] It is learnt that the Centre has asked the Supreme Court collegium to reconsider its recommendation to elevate senior advocate Saurabh Kripal, who is openly gay, as a Delhi High Court judge.The recommendation of Saurabh Kripal, who's the son of former Chief Justice of India B.N. Kirpal, as a...
Collegium system law of the land, government has to follow it, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Monday made it clear that the collegium system for appointment of judges is the law of the land and the Centre would have to follow it till it is replaced or changed. The judiciary and the executive keep clashing over the collegium system for appointment...