Parties Cannot Be Penalised For Belated Issuing Of Certified Copy By Family Court: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court observed that belatedly issuing a certified copy of an order cannot be a reason to penalize the parties, who have done no wrong.In the facts of the case, the Family Court issued the order for maintenance to be paid under Section 125 CrPC from the date of filing the petition, April 19, 2005. The application for a certified copy was filed on June 26, 2007, but the...

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Quashes Detention Order of Journalist Asif Sultan Citing Procedural Lapses

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has quashed the detention order of journalist Asif Sultan, who was detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in April 2022.The court, in its judgment delivered by Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul, observed that the detention order was illegal and unsustainable as the detaining authority failed to provide Sultan with all the relevant material on which...

S.306 IPC | Partner Can't Be Held Guilty For Abetment If Lover Commits Suicide Due To Love Failure: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that if a lover commits suicide due to failure in a romantic relationship, his partner cannot per se be held to have abetted the commission of the suicide.While quashing a charge against a lady accused of abetting the suicide of her ex-boyfriend, the Single Bench of Justice Parth Prateem Sahu also observed: “If a lover commits suicide due to love failure,...

Varanasi Court Grants Extension Of Another Week To ASI To Submit Gyanvapi Mosque Scientific Survey Report

The Varanasi district court on Monday granted an additional 1 week time to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to submit its report pertaining to the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque complex. Earlier, the Court had asked the ASI to submit its survey report by November 11. Now, the ASI has been granted additional time of 1 week and posted the matter for the perusal of the report...

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...

Mega Blood Donation Camp Organized At Jharkhand High Court Premises

Jharkhand High Court Legal Services Committee, in collaboration with the Advocate's Association, High Court of Jharkhand, Sadar Hospital, Ranchi, High Court Employee's Co-operative Society Limited, Jharkhand Thalassemia Foundation, and Voluntary Blood Donor Association, successfully organized a "Mega Blood Donation Camp" on 07.12.2023 at the High Court of Jharkhand premises.The Chief Guest of...

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...

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Aims To Clear Backlog: Zero Five-Year Cases by September 2024

In its bid to clear the backlog of old cases and improve access to justice, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has launched an ambitious action plan for 2023-24. The plan, approved by Chief Justice N Kotiswar Singh, targets a significant reduction in pending cases, specifically aiming to achieve zero five-year-plus cases by September 30th, 2024.A notification to this effect...

CAT Srinagar Seeks Report On Status Of Complaints Regarding Violation of Standard Treatment Guidelines (STG's) By Doctors In J&K

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Srinagar bench has directed the Jammu and Kashmir government through its Commissioner Secretary Health & Medical Education, to submit a report on the status of complaints received regarding violation of Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGs) by Doctors and the redressal of such complaints.These directions were passed by a bench comprising members Mr...

4th National Lok Adalat Of 2023: 1.17 Crore Cases Resolved,

The 4th National Lok Adalat of the year 2023 was organized by the legal services authorities across the country under the aegis of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and stewardship of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Judge, Supreme Court of India and Executive Chairman, NALSA in 34 States/UTs on Saturday, 9 December 2023.As per the Press release by the National Legal Services Authority,...

E K Kumaresan Appointed As Additional Advocate General Of Meghalaya

The Governor of Meghalaya has appointed Advocate E.K. Kumaresan as the Additional Advocate General in Supreme Court to represent the State of Meghalaya.He enrolled with the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu in 1993 and started practising at the Madras High Court and later started appearing in the Supreme Court as well. ...

Sense Of Intolerance Among Communities Causing Polarisation Across The World : CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud during his keynote address at the 2023 Jamnalal Bajaj Awards ceremony said that the polarization witnessed both in India and around the world is marked by factors such as the growth of social media, a sense of intolerance among communities, and the short attention spans of the younger generation.“Much of the polarization which we see today across...