A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed at Madras High Court seeking to direct the Election Commission to instruct the electoral candidates to submit their Election Manifestos separately, focusing on his or her contesting constituency. The Court ..
In the complaint filed by S. Nallasamy, it was alleged that his In Laws, wife and other relatives (15 women and 35 men) came by vehicles and forcibly entered his house and scolded him. An FIR was registered against some accused under Sections 147, 44 ..
"While deciding the second appeal under Section 100 of the CPC, it is not permissible for the High Court to re-appreciate the evidence on record." : SCThe Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered on Wednesday, again reminded the High Courts a ..
In an appeal filed against the judgment of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, the apex court said that the preferential rights of the heir of Hindu under Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 are applicable in case property in dispute is agricul ..
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of India asked for an explanation from the Central Government as to why there is no permanent mechanism to keep an eye on the undue rise of assets of elected representatives. The apex court said last year that undue incr ..
An advocate had filed public interest litigation (PIL) against a notification given by the Indian Army stating that a married candidate whether male or female would be ineligible for the post of JAG in the Indian Army.The Central Government of India ..
The Supreme Court today found advocate Mathews Nedumpara guilty of contempt of court.The Court also dismissed a plea filed by National Lawyers Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms challenging the current system of designation of lawyers as ..
Can prisoners be allowed to vote? Delhi high court has sought the stand of the Centre, Election Commission and prison authorities in the capital on a plea seeking to grant and facilitate voting rights to all people lodged in jails across the country. ..
The Government has set up a five-member committee to examine the issues related to framing of a proper, structured scheme for providing of insurance cover to the advocates and also suggest modalities for the implementation of such scheme. Union Minis ..
In a significant move, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court today referred the Ayodhya dispute for mediation.The Bench invoked Section 89 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) to do so while also taking into consideration the objections raised by ..