Supreme Court orders installation of CCTVs in courts

Source:- asianage.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that every high court should ensure installation of CCTV cameras (without audio recording) inside courtrooms. This must be done in at least two districts in every state and Union Territory. A bench of Justices A.K. Goel and Uday Lalit said that the districts will be

Supreme Court Rejects Government’s Veto Power On Judges Appointment, Wants Reasons In Writing

Source:- ndtv.com NEW DELHI:  The Supreme Court collegium refused to accept the proposal of the executive’s right to reject its recommendation for appointment of a judge on the ground of national security as the government refused to give the reasons for rejection in writing. Though the government is learnt to have held several rounds of

Lawyers oppose age cap of 55 for High Court judge appointment

Source:- indianexpress.com AMID A continuing stand-off between the Centre and the Supreme Court over the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for appointment of judges, the lawyers’ fraternity in Punjab and Haryana has now raised objection on the Supreme Court collegium’s recent decision to put an age cap on advocates to be considered for appointment as High

Kidney racket reaches high court again

Source:- timesofindia.indiatimes.com AHMEDABAD: The issue of Pandoli kidney racket has once again reached Gujarat high court with one Jeevan Raut, brother of main accused and absconder, Dr Santosh alias Amit Raut, questioning Anand police’s investigation into charges under the provisions of Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA). Earlier on Raut’s petition, the HC had ruled

No intl law to bar sale of items including doormats carrying Indian flag image

Source: hindustantimes.com There is no international law barring the sale of products including doormats with image of the Indian flag in other countries, but legal action can be launched against e-commerce sites with commercial activities in India for selling such items, the government said on Wednesday. Responding to a series of supplementaries on the issue,

Section 309

Source:- thehansindia.com As per the Mental Healthcare Bill 2016, which got parliamentary approval on March 27, is decriminalisation of suicide attempt. The bill ensures every person shall have a right to access mental health care and treatment from mental health services run or funded by the appropriate government. It also assures free treatment for such

The Bombay High Court’s Chief Justice Pulled Up A Journalist For Wearing Jeans And T-shirt To Court

Source:- huffingtonpost.in MUMBAI– The Bombay High Court today voiced displeasure over journalists covering court proceedings attired in jeans and T-shirts, asking if it was “Bombay culture”. The observation was made by Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice G S Kulkarni when they were hearing a petition challenging doctors abstaining from work. The bench, on seeing