Personal Liberty Can’t Be Taken In Any Matter: Supreme Court Of India
The right to personal liberty and individual freedom is the most prized and cannot be taken away in any situation, not even temporarily, according to a bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and CT Ravikumar. "It is well established that the right to make
Collegium System & Its Working
Recently, Justice DY Chandrachud succeeded Justice UU Lalit in the office of the Chief Justice of India. Before the new CJI took over, CJI UU Lalit sent a second note to the Supreme Court Collegium. He has done so to request the committee
Kite-flying is part of our culture and heritage, can’t pass orders banning it: Delhi High Court.
Written By Pretika Tiwari [Sanser Pal Singh vs. Union of India and Ors.] The Delhi High Court had recently observed that the Court could not impose an order prohibiting kite flying because it is a part of our culture and tradition. However, the
Sex workers are entitled to all rights available to citizens but cannot claim special treatment for violating the law: Delhi High Court.
Written By- Pretika Tiwari [Sarika v. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.] The single-judge bench of the Delhi High Court, while refusing to grant interim bail to a sex worker, had observed that even though sex workers are entitled to the same
Mere use of words ‘Arbitration’ or ‘Arbitrator’ in a clause won’t make it Arbitration Agreement: Supreme Court.
Written By- Pretika Tiwari [Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. v. IVRCL AMR Joint Venture] The bench of justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna observed that a party’s decision and responsibility to submit a matter to arbitration must be disclosed in an arbitration agreement. It was
Kerala High Court: Negligence of lawyer is sufficient cause to condone the delay.
Written By- Pretika Tiwari [Rajesh Chandran v. MR Gopalakrishnan Nair & Ors.] The single judge bench of the Kerala High Court has observed that the negligence on the part of the lawyer is a sufficient reason to condone the delay in filing the
[Virtual hearings as fundamental right] Supreme Court allows impleadment of all High Courts that stopped hybrid hearings.
Written By- Pretika Tiwari [All India Association of Jurists vs Uttarakhand High Court and Ors.] The Supreme Court, on Monday, granted the impleadment applications to make all those High Courts, which have stopped entertaining requests for virtual hearings, a party to the issue
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju: High Courts, and district courts have conducted a total of 1.92 crore virtual hearings.
Written By- Pretika Tiwari Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, High Courts and district courts all over the nation have performed a total of 1.92 crore virtual hearings, according to Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, who announced in the Rajya Sabha
Abusing Prime Minister is not protected under Freedom of speech: Allahabad HC
In the case Mumtaz Mansoori v. State of UP & 2 ors, Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rajendra Kumar-IV did not quash FIR filled against a man who was accused of putting an abusive Facebook post against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home
