RTI Reveals Teaching Eligibility Criteria Unaffected by LLM Tenure, Advocate Exposes Disparity

In a recent development, Advocate Rahul Tiwari has unveiled the arbitrary eligibility criteria set by two prominent law colleges in Uttar Pradesh for faculty positions. The job advertisements explicitly stated that only candidates possessing a “2-year LLM” degree would be considered eligible for teaching roles. Advocate Rahul Tiwari, being deeply concerned about this issue, filedRead More

RAILWAY INCIDENT RECOGNISED AS ‘UNTOWARD ACCIDENT’, COMPENSATION TO BE AWARDED

-Report by Himanshu Sahu FACTS Vinod Kumar, the deceased, embarked on a train journey on June 12, 2017, from Shahdara to Faridabad aboard a local train. Tragically, while the train was travelling between Faridabad and Tughlaqabad Station, specifically at KM 1514/13-11 JNC Yard, the deceased fell from the train due to a sudden jerk andRead More

DELHI HC: INCOME OF A UNSKILLED EMPLOYEE TO BE DECIDED BY MINIMUM WAGES ACT

-Report by Himanshu Sahu FACTS The incident involved a collision between two trucks on the road from Manesar to Delhi. One truck suddenly stopped due to a mechanical failure, causing the victim\’s truck to collide with it. Subsequently, another truck approached at high speed from the IFFCO Chowk side and rear-ended the victim\’s truck. AsRead More

\”Bail Granted to Petitioner in Kidnapping and Ransom Case: Court Considers Circumstances and Provisions\”

–Report by Himanshu Sahu FACTS A complaint was made on 03.09.2020 by the mother of a 24-year-old woman who went to HDFC Bank in Noida but did not return home. She suspected her daughter had been kidnapped. The father later reported that the kidnapper demanded a ransom of Rs. 40 lacs and threatened to killRead More

Delhi HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Faheem Ahmed and Danish Khan in the Laxmi Nagar Case

-Report by Ankit Hinnariya In a recent ruling, the High Court of Delhi granted anticipatory bail to Faheem Ahmed and Danish Khan, the petitioners in a case registered under Sections 323/354/354B/376/34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Laxmi Nagar Police Station. The judgment, delivered by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar, took into account the arguments presented by bothRead More

Necessity of Arbitration and its importance in resolving pending cases

-Report by Harshita Kaul The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 was enacted with the object of resolving disputes within a certain time framework which will promote confidence among the individuals who are opting for this Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism. Therefore, the view of the Supreme Court was in the right direction that the applications filedRead More

Haj Group Organisers(HGOs) move to Delhi High Court for pilgrimage rights of people

-Report by Tushar Yadav Applications of 299 organisers were rejected by the Ministry of MinorityAffairs out of 810 applications to organize Haj 2023, in the case of AL HATIM TOURS AND TRAVELS PVT. LTD. Vs UNION OF INDIA. Facts: The judgement was given by a single judge bench of Delhi High Court, by Justice Pratibha M. Singh. These petitions were filed by Haj Group Organisers (HGOs) for Haj 2023, challenging the public notice dated 5th May 2023Read More

CAN PREMATURE RELEASE BE PERMITTED IN A MURDER CASE?

-Report by Sava Vishnu Vardhan In the case of Nagarathinam V. State Through The Inspector Of Police | Criminal Appeal No. 1389 Of 2023, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India overturned the order of the State of Tamil Nadu rejecting the request for the Appellant’s premature release in the case of murder.  FACTS OF THE CASE:  Due to repeated threats from herRead More

Can a trial judge be a mute spectator during court proceedings?

-Report by Gopal Kumar This case is related to Judge’s power to put questions or order production to discover or obtain proper proof of relevant fact under section 165 of the Indian Evidence Act.  FACTS In this case, the appellant-accused along with the other co-accused were charged with kidnapping and murder of a person in the year 2000. TheRead More

The employer is not to believe that the suppression per se and ipso facto requires termination of employment

-Report by Jay Prakash Chandravanshi This case pertains to the appointment of a Peon on the sympathetic ground after his father died in harness. The petitioner challenged his termination by Maharashtra state electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL). The service conditions of the employees are regulated by the Classification and Recruitment Regulations, 2005 (2005 Regulations), Clause 16 of the 2005 Regulations. FACTS  The petitionerRead More