Justice AM Khanwilkar led bench to hear a plea complaining against the conduct of C.S. Karnan, former judge of Madras HC who forcefully attempted to enter the residence of retired top court judge Justice R. Banumathi
Earlier the bench had told senior advocate C. A. Sundaram, appearing for Delhi Tamil Advocates Association, that his client should take all appropriate actions, including filing representation and complaint. #judiciary
The top court was also informed about the abusive videos put up on YouTube and other social media platforms by Karnan, where he is reportedly used foul language against judges and their family members.
Karnataka High Court begins hearing a batch of petitions challenging the induction of three MLCs into council of ministers. These MLCs are R. Shankar, A.H. Vishwanath, and N. Nagaraj (MTB)
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appears in plea filed by Adv Harisha AS.
Bhushan submits that one of the respondents should not be inducted to council of ministers and another respondent should not be allowed to continue as an MLC.
Inaugural Session of the Global Virtual Conference on "Reimagining & Transforming the Future of Law Schools & Legal Education”, by Jindal Global Law School of OP Jindal Global University commences
Founding Vice-Chancellor, Prof. (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar commences welcome address.
He thanks RS Prasad and Cyril Shroff, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas for gracing the event.
The event can be watched live here:
Union Law Minister RS Prasad commences his address.
Prasad: I am very sorry I am not able to participate in this interaction... because of a cabinet meeting which is going to take place around the same time which I am obliged to attend.
Supreme Court to hear appeal by Andhra Pradesh govt assailing the gag order passed by the Andhra Pradesh HC in relation to an FIR registered against a former Advocate General & probe into the #AmravatiLandScamCase
High Court had stayed the investigation in relation to the Amravati land scam case, in which the FIR registered by the State’s Anti Corruption Bureau named daughters of a sitting Supreme Court judge.
The Jagan Mohan Reddy government has mounted a challenge against this order, primarily stating that the order came to be passed in relation to an FIR which itself was not questioned. @ysjagan @YSRCParty #amravatilandscam
It proposes that religious conversion by force, or by giving inducement or by facilitating conversion through marriages, should be included in the category of crime. @myogiadityanath
Under this law, religious conversion is allowed, but conversion by force or through any kind of inducement is not.
If a person wants to perform marriage after converting into any other religion, they will need to take permission from District Magistrate 2 months before marriage
The ordinance provides for a jail term of 1-5 years with Rs 15,000 penalty for forceful religious conversion.
For conversions of minors and women of SC/ST community, there will be jail term of 3-10 years with Rs 25,000 penalty. .#UttarPradesh
Court: There was an application moved by Sharjeel, what has happened to his belongings?
Jail Superintendent: As per the statement of officers, he has not handed over anything. Only Rs 1000 was recovered which has been deposited with the Govt treasury