One-Day Training-Cum-Sensitization Program Organised By Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BSLSA) To Enhance Efficiency Of District LSAs

In a focused effort to enhance the efficiency of the District Legal Services Authorities (DiLSA), Bihar State Legal Services Authority, Patna, organized a one-day Training-cum Sensitization program on December 22, 2023. The event aimed to provide valuable insights and discussions on the day-to-day functioning of DiLSAs.Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, JAD-1 cum Executive Chairman of...

40-Hour Mediation Training Programme Inaugurated At Bihar Judicial Academy

In a bid to promote the amicable resolution of pending disputes in the High Court, the Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BSLSA) has launched a "40 hours Mediation Training Programme" on "Concept and Techniques of Mediation" for advocates. Under the agesis of the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC) of the Supreme Court of India and NALSA, the training program was...

2019 LS Polls| Patna HC Quashes Case Against Navjot Sidhu For Allegedly Cautioning Muslims Against Splitting Their Votes

The Patna High Court last week quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu for allegedly violating the restraining orders while appealing and cautioning Muslims against splitting their votes in his address before a public gathering during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections campaign.Justice Sandeep Kumar opined, “In my considered opinion, the part of...

Patna High Court Allows Appeal Beyond Stipulated Time based on CBIC Notification

In a recent ruling, the Patna High Court has provided relief to individuals facing delayed appeals under Sections 73 and 74 of the BGST Act.The judgment, arising from a petition challenging the rejection of an appeal due to a five-day delay, underscores the significance of a recent notification by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs. According to Notification No. 53 of...

POCSO Act | Imperative For IO To Inquire Into Victim's Age; Medical Opinion/Self-Assessment No Sure Grounds: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has observed that the Investigating Officer must ascertain the age of the victim in cases falling under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act). The court added that relying solely on medical opinion and self-assessment is not a reliable method for determining a person's age. The division bench comprising Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice...

All Orders By Court/ Tribunal Including Ex Parte Are Amenable To Writ Jurisdiction U/Art 226 & 227 Of Constitution: Patna HC

The Patna High Court has observed that any order or judgment issued by a Court or Tribunal, even if done ex parte, can be subjected to the writ jurisdiction under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution.Referring to the Supreme Court's 2020 decision in the case of N. Mohan Vs. R. Madhu, Justice Harish Kumar observed, “The analogy, which is deducible from the judgments referred...

PIL In Patna High Court Alleges Gross Mismanagement Of Health & Education Cess Funds Since 2008

A plea has been filed in the Patna High Court, urging the court's intervention to address the critical issue of non-utilization and mismanagement of funds collected under the Health and Education cess, formerly known as the Secondary and Higher Education Cess, since 2008.Advocate Shama Sinha, the petitioner, argued that the failure to appropriately utilize these funds has adversely...

Patna High Court Grants Relief to Cooperative Society, Rules Solid Waste Management Activity Exempt from BGST

In a recent legal development, the Patna High Court has ruled in favor of a Cooperative Society registered under the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (BGST Act), stating that the Solid Waste Management Activity undertaken by the petitioner is exempt from BGST. The court quashed assessment orders and demand notices against the Cooperative Society, emphasizing that there is no supply of...

BHRC & BSLSA Organise Legal Awareness Program On Human Rights For Bihar Jail Inmates To Celebrate Human Rights Day

On December 10, 2023, the Human Rights Commission and Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BSLSA) took a pioneering step towards promoting legal awareness on the human rights of prisoners across all 59 Jails in Bihar.The initiative received commendation and approval from Chief Justice K. Vinod Chandran, Patron in Chief of BSLSA and Chief Justice of Patna High Court, Justice Chakradhari...

National Lok Adalat Concludes Successfully In Bihar: Over 86,000 Cases Resolved

Under the guidance of Justice K. Vinod Chandran, Chief Justice, Patna High Court, cum Patron in Chief, Bihar State Legal Services Authority, Patna (BSLSA), and Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, Executive Chairman, BSLSA, Patna, the fourth and final National Lok Adalat of the year 2023 concluded on 09.12.2023.Both justices visited Civil Courts at Banka and Bhagalpur and Sub-division at...

Mere Membership Of A Banned Organization Doesn't Justify Bail Rejection When Trial Is Anticipated To Prolong: Patna HC

In a recent ruling, the Patna High Court has said that mere membership in a banned organization shouldn't be reason enough to deny bail, particularly when the trial is anticipated to be prolonged.The division bench of Justices Ashutosh Kumar and Alok Kumar Pandey said, “Merely being a member of a banned organization, would not justify rejection of bail when the Trial is likely to continue for...

'Providing Legal Help To PFI Cadre Not A Terriorist Act': Patna HC Grants Bail To Advocate Accused Of Endangering Security Of India

The Patna High Court has held that offering legal assistance to banned organizations (such as Popular Front of India cadre) or interviewing candidates for selecting them for giving scholarships would never fall in any one of the proscribed categories of the Terrorist Acts under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Furthermore, the court emphasized that mere membership in a...