Legal Action: The governor of Kerala, P Sathasivam has ordered the demotion of Santhosh Kumar, Sub judge, Muvattupuzha to a lower rank munsiff magistrate for three years. History: Last year on April 11, The Kochi High Court had made some recommendations for suspension of Mr. Santhosh Kumar, Sub judge, Muvattupuzha
The international Solar Alliance (ISA) India’s global initiative on the harnessing of sustainable energy It was launched by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of France on November 30th, 2015, in Paris, at the United Nations Climate Conference. It was also presented at the India Africa summit in New
In a perfect example of justice delayed but not denied, Bombay High Court decides a 20 years old criminal case by acquitting the accused posthumously after 18 years. Facts On 21st November 1998, an employee of Maharashtra State Electricity Board Mr. Balasaheb Jagtap confronted a conductor about a complain he
Case: Dejo Kappan Vs Deccan Herald and others Issue: Whether additional restrictions should be placed on the media when it comes to court reporting, to prevent disrespect to the judiciary on account of misreporting? Arguments: While the petitioner contended that, “The reporting of observations during arguments by the Judges with regard to
Case: Domestic violence and maintenance case filed under Section 125 of the Criminal Code of Procedure. Judge: Justice Surabhi Sharma Vats Facts: In 2015, the respondent left for Australia to pursue further studies and gradually severed all contact with his wife and daughter (who was two years old then) that lived
Facts The Supreme Court on March 21 raised an important question on the mandatory linking of Aadhaar card for drawing pension by retired government employees. The top court has rightly observed that pension is “not a subsidy but an entitlement of a person for years of service he/she has rendered to the
The major relief to the AAP government in Delhi came on 23.03.2018 from the Delhi High court. The issue of disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs for holding Office of Profit as Parliamentary Secretaries came in the wake of already prevalent controversies surrounding the Aam Admi Party. The High Court set
A Fast Track court in Jharkhand awarded life term to 11 persons for the lynching of a meat trader in Ramgarh district on suspicion of transporting beef. Facts A meat trader named Alimuddin Ansari alias Asgar Ali was lynched on 29th July 2017 by a mob in Bazartand area of
Case: Jalalludin v. State of Haryana & Ors. Judge: Hon’ble Kurian Joseph and Hon’ble Mohan Shantanagoudar. Facts: On 22.06.2017 Junaid (deceased), his brother Hashim and their co-villagers Mosin and Moin had traveled to Delhi to make purchases for Eid celebrations. All of them boarded a train at about 5:30 at Sadar Bazar
Petitioner: NGO Common Cause (2012) Judge: Justice AK Goel and Justice UU Lalit. Questions of Law: A Petition was filed in the year 2012 by an NGO Common Cause which attracted the judicial attention towards the imposition of excessive fee from general public seeking information under RTI. The petition had challenged the Allahabad
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