A fire at Justice Varma’s house on the evening of March 14 had inadvertently led to the recovery of unaccounted cash by the fire fighters, as per Times of India. Justice Varma and his wife were not in Delhi and were travelling in Madhya Pradesh on the said day. Only his daughter and aged mother … Read more
The apex court has also sought a report from Delhi High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, highly placed sources told Bar & Bench. A fire at the judge’s house had inadvertently led to the recovery of cash by the firefighters, ToI reported. The Supreme Court Collegium had then decided to repatriate Justice Varma back … Read more
Archyde Mayoral Term Dispute Throws Electoral Process into Chaos Table of Contents 1. Mayoral Term Dispute Throws Electoral Process into Chaos 2. Given Ms. Sharma’s suggestion, do you think appointing a neutral observer from either Punjab or Haryana would effectively ensure impartiality in future mayoral elections? 3. A legal tug-of-War: Clashing Court Orders and the … Read more
Hearing today The hearing today saw the two judges hearing the matter express sharp disagreement with each other over whether Hussain should be granted interim bail. Justice Mithal expressed strong reservations over granting the relief sought by Hussain, given the seriousness of the allegations against him, particularly in a case concerning the death of the … Read more
Earlier, a single-judge had rejected the petition on the ground that the issue had been decided previously. The petitioners sough directions to ECI to comply with Section 61A of Representation of People Act before holding any elections through EVMs. Section 61A states, “notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the rules made thereunder, the giving and … Read more
Subhash, a 34-year-old software engineer, had died by suicide in Bengaluru. He left behind an elaborate suicide note and also made a video blaming his estranged wife Nikita Singhania and her family of harassing him and filing false cases against him, driving him to take his life. His video and suicide note sparked a debate … Read more
Sharon Raj, a final-year BSc Radiology student, met Greeshma, a literature student, during their time at a private college in Kanyakumari. The two reportedly maintained a romantic relationship for over a year before tensions arose. The prosecution alleged that Greeshma, wanting to end the relationship after her family arranged her marriage to another man, conspired … Read more
The Bhima Koregaon case stems from an event known as Elgar Parishad event organised on December 31, 2017, by a group of persons including activists and retired Supreme Court judge Justice PB Sawant and retired Bombay High Court judge Justice BG Kolse-Patil. The event marked the 200th anniversary of the victory of Dalit soldiers in a battle against … Read more
The State government told the Court that other protesting farmers were obstructing the State’s attempts to secure medical aid to Dallewal thereby, rendering the State machinery helpless. “Farmers are keeping close vigil around the protest site. If a move is made to take him somewhere, then..” Punjab Advocate General (AG) Gurminder Singh submitted. We are … Read more
On the Commissioner’s press conference in which he had reportedly ruled out the involvement of more than one accused, AG Raman said media was sensationalizing the case. “It is because some people were taking advantage and making it seem as if some co-accused had been let off in the case… there is no government permission … Read more