Breaking the chains of unjust hierarchies: Advocate K Ramkumar questions Senior Advocate designation process. The article criticizes the existence of a dual classification system for advocates in India, distinguishing between senior advocates and others, arguing that it may violate constitutional principles of equality. It calls for a reconsideration of the designation process, emphasizing the need for a more rigorous and objective assessment to ensure that the title of senior advocate is conf...

If persons with criminal antecedents are permitted to continue as Members of Parliament /Legislatures even after conviction by a competent court, that would only send wrong signals to the public at large. Observations of Kerala High Court in the Order refusing to stay the conviction of Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizalin an attempt to murder case ensues fresh debate on the restoration of his disqualification status The Court though refused to stay the conviction has however held that suspension of...

Mere declaration of Railway Protection Force as an armed force of the Union, does not exclude its members or their heirs from the benefits of compensation payable under the Employees Compensation Act or the Railways Act. — Supreme Court Commanding Officer v. Bhavnaben Dinshbhai Bhabhor Hon’ble Justice B.V. Nagarathna & Hon’ble Justice Manoj Misra Decided on September 26, 2023 For full textclick here

PRESS RELEASE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF ADAVNCED LEGAL STUDIES (NUALS) THREE DAY WORKSHOP ON PROPOSED REFORMS IN INDIAN CRIMINAL LAWS PROPOSED REFORMSIN CRIMINAL LAW HAVE MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY At a time when arguments for abolition of death penalty is growing strong worldwide the proposed reforms to criminal law have missed an opportunity to abolish death penalty, observed Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath, Judge High Court of Kerala. The Judge was delivering the inaugural...

Freeze Order by ED under PMLA has no legs to stand if ECIR is quashed and there is no further FIR on a predicate offence. Kerala High Court allows the WP preferred by the MD, Manappuram Finance and sets aside the ED’s freeze order. In an earlier order where the parties are ad idem reported in 2023 (5) KLT 443 the Court has quashed ECIR. The axiomatic question was whether the freeze order issued under Section 17(1A) of PMLA is now sustainable. The Court held that any investigation against ...