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Centre Notifies Transfer Of Justice Amit Rawal From P&H HC To Kerala HC
The Centre has notified the transfer of Justice Amit Rawal from Punjab and Haryana High Court to High Court of Kerala.The Supreme Court collegium had recommended his transfer on August 28, after rejecting his request for re-consideration.Justice Rawal started practice of law in 1986. He was designated as Senior Advocate on 8 May 2012.[3] He had a short stint in the office of Advocate...
D K Shivakumar's Wife And Mother Tell Delhi HC That They Are Yet To Receive Fresh ED Summons
Usha Shivakumar and Gowarma, the wife and mother of Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar, on Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that they have not received the fresh summons which were purported to be issued by the ED.The Petitioners also argued before Justice Brijesh Sethi that the amended petition cannot be filed without receiving the fresh summons. Usha Shivakumar and Gowarma had...
Concept Of Fair Trial Entails Balancing The Interest Of The Accused, The Victim, Society And The Community: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]
Reiterating that the State Government has the power to accord written permission for withdrawal of prosecution, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday quashed an order rejecting the application for withdrawal filed by the prosecution, and directed the trial court to consider the application afresh. In this regard, Justice Rajeev Singh reiterated the position settled by a full bench of...
Delhi Bar Council Cautions Advocates Against Advertising/Soliciting Work; Initiates Proceedings Against Two Lawyers and An NGO
In a Public Notice issued on October 24, the Bar Council of Delhi has cautioned the Advocates against advertising their services and soliciting work. Considerably, an Advocate has a duty to his colleagues under Clause 36 of Section IV under Chapter II of the Bar Council of India Rules, which prescribes the Standards of professional conduct and etiquette, not to solicit work or...
Exercising Contempt Jurisdiction Court Can Order To Remove Work Undertaken Inspite Of Court Order : Karntaka HC [Read Order]
The Karnataka High Court has held that while exercising the contempt jurisdiction court can give directions to remove the work, which was undertaken inspite of the specific order of the Court. A division Bench of Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice H P Sandesh while sentencing one Suresh Kothari to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of two months under the Contempt of Courts...
'Prosecution Miserably Failed To Prove Offence' : POCSO Court Acquits Accused In Walayar Rape-Death Case [Read Judgment]
Massive outrage is building up in Kerala civil society following the acquittal of all four persons in the rape and death case of two minor girls, who were siblings, at Walayar in Palakkad district of the Kerala in 2017.The elder sister, aged 13, was found hanging in her house on January 13, 2017. Within two months, the younger sister, aged 9, was also found hanging in her house on March...
Officer Indicted For Accident Cannot Conduct The Enquiry On It : Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court recently granted relief to a 69-year-old former employee of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) who was dismissed from service after an internal enquiry into an accident that occurred 17 years ago that resulted in the death of 33 people.Justice RV Ghuge was hearing a writ petition filed by Ratnakar Surale against a judgement of the Labour Court...
Plea In Delhi HC Seeks Direction To Govt, To Implement Indian Civil Code With Best Practices From All Religions
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a writ of mandamus to the Union of India to prepare a model draft of Indian Civil Code "in spirit of Articles 14 and 44 of the Constitution of India within 3 months, while considering the best practices of all religions and sects, civil laws of the developed countries and international conventions, in order...
High Courts Weekly Round-Up
Bombay High Court Directed Pune Municipal Corporation to grant occupation certificate for two buildings at Indian Law Society Law College, Pune. While one of the buildings is meant for the new girls hostel, the second one is reserved for an arbitration centre.Allowed a plea by one Beena Muller, a citizen of Switzerland, to direct the State Adoption Resources Authority (SARA) to...
Illegal Encroachments Harming Water Reservoirs In Delhi: Delhi HC Issues Notice To Delhi Government
Delhi High Court issues notice to Delhi Government in a PIL seeking removal of illegal encroachments from government land meant for water reservoirs. Filed by an agriculturalist, the petition seeks court's directions to identify and remove all encroachments on the government/gram sabha lands which were used as water reservoirs and their consequential replenishments. It is also...