In a relief to former Delhi law minister Somnath Bharti, booked in a domestic violence case on his wife’s complaint, the Delhi high court on Tuesday granted him protection against arrest till September 17. Justice Suresh Kait issued notice and sought a police report on the status of investigation in...

The All India Judges Association’s (AIJA) petition in the Supreme Court for a separate pay commission for lower court judge is up for response by the central government, reported Mint . A bench of chief justice HL Dattu and justices Shiva Kirti Singh and Amitava Roy issued notice to the centre, in t...

The Indian judiciary has been grappling with the question of whether to permit foreign lawyers to practice in India for more than two decades. After yesterday’s hearing in the Supreme Court, it doesn’t look like any end is in sight.

Khaitan & Co advised Your Story, a website documenting and interviewing Indian start-up companies, and its promoter Shradha Sharma, on its around $5m fundraising from Kalaari Capital,Qualcomm Ventures, Mohandas Pai and Tata Industries chairman Ratan Tata, some of whichwhich were advised by Indu...

A Delhi court on Monday issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against former Delhi law minister Somnath Bharti, who has been booked for domestic violence. Metropolitan Magistrate Manika issued the warrant against the Aam Aadmi Party leader after police informed the court that he was not cooperating in...

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Monday said it would now issue arrest warrants against people who fail to appear before it despite being summoned, an official statement said. The commission also said it has sought senior lawyer Indira Jaisingh’s opinion on the matter. Jaisingh opined that th...

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Monday said it would now issue arrest warrants against people who fail to appear before it despite being summoned, an official statement said. The commission also said it has sought senior lawyer Indira Jaisingh’s opinion on the matter. Jaisingh opined that th...

The Delhi High Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea challenging the establishment and jurisdiction of the {National Green Tribunal (NGT)} and also the rules for appointment of its chairperson, judicial and expert members. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath admitted the plea w...

High drama was witnessed in Court No 3 on Monday, September 14 when Justices V Gopala Gowda and Adarsh Kumar Goel assembled to hear Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association vs Manohar Lal Sharma and Ors, which came up at 2.15 pm.

A Supreme Court bench comprising of justices Madan B Lokur, Kurian Joseph and AK Sikri finally gave the go-ahead today (14 September), to the inquiry team led by former CBI special director ML Sharma to probe the visitors’ diary of former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha.

Verus won an order lifting the city-wide Mumbai ban on the sale of meat that was imposed by the government in solidarity with the Jain fasting period.

In a breather for a man who has undergone 29 years of trial for allegedly possessing secret documents of the commerce ministry, a court has released him on probation of a year. While the man has not been awarded a prison term due to the long-drawn trial he underwent, a telling commentary on India’s ...

The Supreme Court on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the woman and child development ministry for its failure to appoint the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights’ chief - a position lying vacant for last one and half year - despite its three specific orders. Brushing aside the su...

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistani on Friday issued an arrest warrant against former president Pervez Musharraf for ordering house arrest of judges of different courts in 2007, local media reported. The court in Islamabad ordered the authorities to arrest and produce the former president before it...

The Supreme Court has said that the Delhi high court decision to allow the recall and re-examination of witnesses including the victim in Uber cab rape case was not justified as it resulted not only in delay but also harassment of witnesses. “The court has to keep in mind not only the need for givin...

A total of 2,273 cases were disposed of and a settlement amount of over Rs. 28.37 crore was awarded to claimants by various Delhi courts during the seventh monthly National Lok Adalat held on Saturday. A Delhi State Legal Services Authority spokesperson said 40 benches were constituted in which 2,23...

In a breather for a man who has undergone 29 years of trial for allegedly possessing secret documents of the commerce ministry, a court has released him on probation of a year. While the man has not been awarded a prison term due to the long-drawn trial he underwent, a telling commentary on India’s judicial system, his conduct will be monitored.

Additional Sessions Judge Virender Kumar Bansal, in an order delivered September 7, released Rakesh Kumar Jain, a joint managing director of a Delhi-based company, Jain Shudh Vanaspati Limited, on a year’s probation and directed him to “maintain peace and good behaviour”.

The social justice bench of the Supreme Court comprising justices Madan B Lokur and Uday Umesh Lalit heard six cases on Friday, September 11, and made significant interventions in at least two.

As Common Cause vs Abhijat & Others came up before Justices Kurian Joseph and Arun Mishra at court No.13 on Friday (September 11) morning, Justice Arun Mishra tried to persuade Prashant Bhushan, counsel for Common Cause, not to go ahead with the contempt petition, as it would not serve any purpose. Justice Mishra said the onus is on the bar, which has to control the striking lawyers. “You have to discipline yourself”, he told Bhushan.

A revised paper-book pertaining to the 2002 accident case involving Bollywood megastar Salman Khan is ready and was submitted to the Bombay high court here on Friday. The new paper-book - a compilation of the documentary evidences, lower court orders and verdict, and other papers - was prepared by t...