The Supreme Court has suggested that all courts and judicial forums establish guidelines to guarantee that any funds deposited with the office or registry of the Courts or Tribunals are required to be deposited in a bank or financial institution. This directive was made in order to keep litigants from confronting any potential interest loss…
Rajasthan Law Festival, earlier known as Jaipur Law Festival, is a massive event that strives to increase legal awareness among youth while also demonstrating their skills and legal intellectuality. Its inaugural edition took place on December 9th, 2017. It received a lot of success and appreciation in the legal sector from many dignitaries and young…
The Supreme Court collegium has recommended to the Centre the appointment of eight person to five distinct high courts. Among those named was judicial officer Golmei Gaiphulshillu Kabui, who, if approved by the Centre, would be the first woman from the ST community to be appointed to the Manipur High Court. On Monday, the collegium of…
According to individuals familiar with the situation, the CBI is planning an appeal against the Bombay high court’s ruling declaring the detention of former ICICI bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar “illegal” and their subsequent release in a loan fraud case. According to insiders, the CBI is concerned that the Kochhars would…
The Calcutta High Court’s Justice Rajasekhar Mantha initiated contempt proceedings against a group of unnamed lawyers on Tuesday for “obstructing delivery of justice” in his courtroom the previous day, ostensibly in protest of an order granting “blanket protection” from arrest to BJP’s Nandigram MLA Suvendu Adhikari. As the impasse carried on, a general body meeting…
Supreme Court -The Supreme Court on Monday said the Uttarakhand government was well within its constitutional jurisdiction to set up a committee to examine implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state, which could bolster BJP-governed states’ efforts towards uniform civil laws for marriage, divorce, adoption, succession, and partition. The PIL filed by…