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'Eminent Senior Advocate' Mentioned In SC/ST Rules Does Not Mean Designated Senior Advocate : Madras HC [Read Judgment]
The Madras High Court has held that the words "eminent senior advocates" are not synonymous with the definition of a Senior Advocate as contained in the Advocates Act, 1961. The division bench comprising Chief Justice AP Sahi and Justice Subramonium Prasad has emphasized on the word 'eminence' to state that a lawyer, even though not designated senior but having expertise in...
'Safety And Security Of Country Gets Priority Over All' : Hubli Court Denies Bail To Kashmiri Students Accused Of Sedition [Read Order]
An Additional District Judge at Hubli, on Monday rejected the bail application filed by three Kashmiri students arrested on charges of Sedition, for posting Pro-Pakistan video, on social media. Judge Gangadhara K N, while denying bail to Basit Aashiq Sofi, (22), Talib Majeed, (20) and Amir Mohi Uddin Wani, (20), said "The safety and security of this Country gets priority over all. We...
COVID-19: Delhi HC Asks Advocates And litigants To Avoid Unnecessary Overcrowding in Court Premises
The High Court of Delhi has issued a circular requesting Advocates, general public and litigants to avoid unnecessary overcrowding in court premises in light of the Coronavirus outbreak. The circular refers to the advisory issued by the Government of NCT of Delhi as per which guidelines have been outlined in order to prevent the spread of the contagious virus. The circular reads, "As per...
COVID-19: NGT Discontinues Usage Of Biometrics To Mark Attendance [Read Order]
With the threat of Coronavirus looming large, National Green Tribunal has issued a directive for suspension of biometric machines to mark attendance at the Principal Bench. The notice comes in light of the Delhi Government's advisory issued to various departments and offices for stopping usage of biometric machines to mark attendance in order to take precautions against spread of the...
NCLAT Upholds Penalty Imposed By CCI On Adani Gas
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal dismissed an appeal filed by Adani Gas Limited (AGL) challenging an order of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) where it had imposed a penalty of around 26 crores or 4% of the average annual turnover of the relevant three years. The court further upheld that AGL had abused its dominant market position by imposing unfair conditions...
Bidar Sedition Case : Karnataka HC Asks Probe Officer To Explain Photographs Showing Uniformed Policemen Near Children
The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the investigating officer probing the sedition case in respect of anti-CAA play staged in Shaheen Education Society in Bidar to file a personal affidavit in response to photographs produced before the court showing presence of policemen in uniform while interrogating the students. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice...
PIL Seeking Police Reforms: Bombay HC Seeks Reply From State Within 4 Weeks
The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the State government to file an affidavit in reply to the contentions raised in a Public interest Litigation regarding police reforms filed by two social activists Sanjay kale and Meera Kamath. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice BP Dharmadhikari and Justice NR Borkar inquired as to why despite previous orders from the Apex Court on this...
High Courts Weekly Round-Up
Allahabad High Court Section 438 CrPC Doesn't Mandate That Sessions Court Must Be Moved First; But Special Circumstances Must Be Shown To Directly Approach HC [Ankit Bharti v. State of UP & Anr.] In a significant ruling, a 5-judge bench of the Allahabad High Court clarified that under special circumstances, a person apprehending arrest may approach the High Court directly...
Judge Hearing 2002 Naroda Gam Riot Case Transferred
A special SIT judge hearing the 2002 Naroda Gam riot case, in which former BJP minister Maya Kodnani is an accused, has been transferred as principal district judge of Valsad by an order of the Gujarat High Court.According to a notification issued by the Gujarat High Court on Friday, principal judge, city civil court, Ahmedabad, M K Dave has been transferred as principal judge of...
Former Governor Dr. Hans Raj Bhardwaj Passed Away
Dr. Hans Raj Bhardwaj, Former Law Minister and Ex-Governor of Karnataka passed away today.Dr. Bhardwaj was also a Senior Advocate and was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in April 1982. He joined Indian National Congress and was a law minister in Rajiv Gandhi Government. He had also served as Governor of Karnataka and Kerala. He was 83.Our deepest condolences in the passing away of Frm Law...
Transfer Of Accounts Of Police Personnel To Axis Bank; Bombay HC Issues Notice To Fmr CM Devendra Fadnavis [Read Petition]
The Bombay High Court on Thursday issued notice to former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in a PIL filed by one Mohnish Jabalpure alleging that the BJP leader misused his position when he was Chief Minister and ordered the transfer of accounts of all police personnel in the state as well beneficiaries of the Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yojana to Axis Bank, a private bank where his wife works at...
Madhya Pradesh Govt To Revoke Rule Exempting Women From Wearing Helmets, AG Tells HC [Read Order]
The State government of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday told a division bench of the high court that "an in-principle decision" has been taken for making helmets compulsory for women in the State. The division bench comprised by Chief Justice AK Mittal and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla was hearing a plea filed by Himanshu Dixit, a student of NLIU Bhopal, concerned by the danger posed to...