Kerala High Court Judgment In this case before Justice Kemal Pasha, the issue was whether a Magistrate Court can reject a complaint merely by highlighting the reason that the relief sought for is one for forwarding the same to the…
Submissions on behalf of Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) signed by 5 senior lawyers Mr. Anil Divan, Mr. Shanti Bhushan, Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Ms. Kamini Jaiswal and Mr. Prashant Bhushan, were mentioned before the CJI bench of Supreme Court by Mr. Shanti Bhushan and Mr. Colin Gonsalves, and were taken on record by the CJI Bench.
Anti-corruption crusader and supreme court lawyer Prashant Bhushan talking about corruption in India and discussing solutions inside&outside the courts.
Press Release Dated 24th December 2015 The Committee for the Defence and Release of Dr. GN Saibaba note with concern and anguish the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court’s order rejecting the bail application of Dr. GN Saibaba. Currently he…
The December 2015, Bombay High Court decision in the 2002 Salman Khan hit and run case clearing him of all charges, reversing the trial court verdict against the “star” accused, is not only a travesty of justice based on the facts of the case and as detailed in the Rana Ayub article below, but is a gross violation of the principle of equality.
Rajbala and Ors v. State of Haryana [Writ Petition (Civil) 671/2015] This 10thDecemeber 2015 Supreme Court judgement in Rajbala v. State of Haryana delivers a deadly blow to the very idea of Universal Adult franchise. The requirement for formal education, a…
Y. Bhaskar Rao has finally resigned from his post of Lokayukta on Tuesday. His resignation letter was sent to Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala on Monday through N.S. Balakrishna, in-charge registrar, Karnataka Lokayukta and is reported to have been accepted by the Governor
In a recent Order of the High Court of Meghalaya dated 2.11.2015 passed in Writ Petition (C) No. 127 of 2015, the High Court of Meghalaya has made a suo motu suggestion to the Central Government for the imposition of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, in the Garo Hills area.
This was a PIL/public interest litigation filed to protect street vendors of Harkesh Nagar Sabzi Mandi Okhla, New Delhi from routine harassment and extortion by the Delhi Municipality (SDMC) and Delhi Police. Despite a restraining order passed on 16.1.2013 against…
Delhi, 23 November 2015: The two-day convention on judicial accountability and reforms, organised by the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) concluded with the formation of a campaign committee and the adoption of an agenda for the campaign for coming year. The campaign committee consisted of more than 15 peoples’ campaigns that came together with a strong assertion that justice concerns everyone and ensuring the accountability of the judicial system would be the shared responsibility of a range of peoples’ movements and campaigns.