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Full Court Adopts Resolution To Bring Delhi Judicial Academy Under Direct Admin, Financial Control Of Delhi High Court
The Delhi Judicial Academy, aimed at continuous judicial education of judges, would now be under the direct administrative and financial control of the Delhi High Court and its staff would be merged with that of the high court. Vide a resolution adopted in full court, Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and other judges of the high court accepted the recommendation dated February 27 of the...
Karnataka HC Affirms Life Imprisonment To Advocate Who Killed a Fellow Woman Lawyer in Court Corridor [Read Judgment]
Karnatka High Court has upheld the verdict of the trial court whereby the latter had convicted advocate S. L. Rajappa, who had killed a fellow lady advocate in the court corridor by stabbing her with a knife multiple times on her chest and neck. The Trial Court had sentenced accused to imprisonment for life. Bench of Justice K. N. Phaneendra and Justice H .B. Prabhakara Sastry was...
Delhi HC Directs Govt. To Set Up 18 Fast Track & 22 Commercial Courts [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court has directed the government of NCT Delhi to decide on the establishment of 18 fast track courts and 22 commercial courts in various districts of Delhi as demanded by the high court and sought a report on the decision taken before May 30. A division bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice Anup J Bhambani held that once the high court has made a demand...
BCI Defends Collegium Decisions To Elevate Justices BR Gavai, Surya Kant To SC And Vishal Mishra To MP HC
Chairman of the Bar Council of India, Manan Kumar Mishra has issued a statement through a letter today defending the collegium decisions to elevate Justices BR Gavai, Surya Kant Rao to the Supreme Court and advocate Vishal Sharma to the Madhya Pradesh High Court. BCI criticized Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave's comments about these collegium recommendations as Dave used the word...
Govt. Can't Take Possession Of Private Land of Citizens Without Acquisition Or Giving Any Compensation to Them: Allahabad HC [Read Order]
Allahabad High Court has reprimanded the Uttar Pradesh for the "unsound" practice of taking possession of private land without an acquisition or giving any compensation. A bench of Justice Shashi Kant Gupta and Justice Pankaj Bhatia also reminded the government that the right to property might no longer be a fundamental right but it still is a constitutional right and also a human right....
Bofors Case: CBI Withdraws Application Seeking Permission For Further Investigation
The CBI Thursday withdrew from a Delhi court its application that had sought permission to further probe the politically sensitive Rs 64-crore Bofors payoff case. The agency told Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Navin Kumar Kashyap that it wants to withdraw the application filed on February 1, 2018. It had moved the trial court seeking permission for further probe in the matter saying it...
Growing Tendency In foisting False Crimes Against Father Alleging Sexual Abuse Of Own Child Misusing POCSO Act:Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
"There is a growing tendency in the recent years to foist false crimes against the biological father alleging sexual abuse of own child misusing the provisions of the POCSO Act when serious fight for custody of ward is pending resolution before the Family Courts"
Justice Madan B Lokur Appointed Judge Of Supreme Court of Fiji
Justice (retired) Madan B Lokur has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Fiji as a judge of its non-resident panel, according to sources.Justice Lokur, who demitted office as a Supreme Court justice on December 31 2018, has been appointed in the new role for a period of three years.The sources close to the former judge said that he received the offer from the Chief Justice of the Fiji...
Delhi HC Restrains Hyd-Based Natco Pharma From Making Cancer Drug Ceritinib Claimed To Be Patented By Novartis [Read Order]
The Delhi High Court has restrained Hyderabad-based Natco Pharma from manufacturing fresh stock of drugs comprising of compound named 'Ceritinib' meant for treatment of non small cell lung cancer but allowed it to sell the existing stock keeping in the interest of the patient community. Justice Pratibha M Singh passed the order while directing Natco to file response to the...
Bombay HC Sets Aside Rape Conviction Of 19 yr Old boy, Says Possibility Of false Implication Cannot Be Ruled Out [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court recently quashed and set aside the conviction of a 19-year-old in a rape case. Court gave the benefit of doubt of the accused and concluded that the sole testimony of the victim cannot be relied upon as there were talks of marriage between the victim and the accused before the incident. Justice Revati Mohite Dere was hearing the criminal appeal filed by Sunil Shelke...
BCI Calls Comments From State Bar Councils On Bill To Extend Disqualification From Enrollment To Convicted Persons [Read Circular]
The Bar Council of India has called comments/ views of the State Bar Council on "The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2019 introduced by Member of Parliament Rabindra Kumar Jena proposing amendment to provisions of Advocates Act for disqualification for enrolment of any advocate who has been convicted of contempt of court or removed from Centre or State service and removal of name from the State...