Refrain From Using The Word 'Dalit' For SCs And STs: Madhya Pradesh HC To Centre And State [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Centre and the State to refrain from using the term 'Dalit' for members belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes."However, we have no manner of doubt that the Central Government/State Government and its functionaries would refrain from using the nomenclature “Dalit” for the members belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled...

Office Of Profit: Delhi HC To Hear The Challenge By Disqualified AAP MLA's Tomorrow

In a fresh plea before the Delhi High Court, the 20 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs on Tuesday challenged their disqualification which has been approved by the President on the recommendation of the Election Commission of India.The petition will come up for hearing on Wednesday.On Monday, the 20 legislators had withdrawn their petition challenging the ECI sending a recommendation for their...

Bawana Fire Tragedy: R-Day Arrangement Stalls Manoj Jain’s Court Production, Counsel Says Detention Illegal

Manoj Jain, the owner of the fire cracker factory in Bawana which caught fire that claimed 17 lives, could not be produced before a Delhi court on Monday due to lack of sufficient police force on account of Republic Day arrangements while his lawyer said he is being detained illegally.Metropolitan Magistrate Jitendra Pratap Singh was informed by the Investigating Officer that Jain could not...

Madras HC Allows Omani Couple Booked In Criminal Case To Go To Oman And Receive Summons Served Via E-Mail [Read Order]

More and more courts seem to be adopting technological advancement for easing out the glitches the old-age practices cannot solve.In the latest development, the Madras High Court has allowed a couple booked in a criminal case under the Emigration Act to travel to Oman after giving an undertaking that they would be served summons via e-mail and would not dispute the service of summons by...

Bombay HC Grants Relief To Mumbai University LLM Students Who Got Only Few Days To Prepare For Semester Exams [Read Order]

In a huge relief to LLM students from Mumbai University who did not get time to prepare for their semester examinations since there was only a few days between their admission and the first semester exam, the Bombay High Court has allowed them to take the first semester exams along with the second semester exams.The bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice BP Colabawalla passed the order in...

BCI To Take Decisions On "Serious Misconduct, Objectionable Comments And Deliberate Nuisances" By Advocates In Courts

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has decided to hold a press meet on 25 Jan at 1:30 pm to announce its decision on the steps to be taken on the "serious misconduct" of a few Advocates.Without taking names, a letter written by BCI Chairman Mr. Manan Kumar Mishra censures Advocates who "create a scene" and bring the bar and the bench to "disrepute". It claims that the BCI has received several...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court, on Thursday, lamented the rampant increase in corruption, opining that it has become difficult to find honest people these days.The Allahabad High Court imposed Rs. 5,000 as costs on the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the Law Ministry for its delay in filing response to a PIL.Bombay High CourtIn a significant judgment, the Bombay High Court...

Lawyers Organize Silent Protest March Outside SC Demanding Court-Monitored Probe Into Judge Loya's Death

Several lawyers, Delhi University teachers and Engineers of the Central Public Works Department gathered outside the Supreme Court on Monday, demanding a Court-monitored fair and impartial probe into the mysterious death of CBI Special Judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya in 2014, when he was presiding over the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case. The peaceful protest march had been called by 'Lawyers...

Petition Filed In Delhi HC Challenging Deportation Of Iraqi Refugee; Notice Issued

The Delhi High Court, on Monday, issued notice to the Centre demanding documents pertaining to the deportation of a 25 year old Iraqi woman in September last year.The notice was issued by Justice Rajiv Shakdher on a petition filed by a woman who had travelled to India in May, 2011 on a student visa with her sister and had then enrolled herself in Jamia Hamdrad University. After completing...

Formulate Policy For Posting Of Serving Armed Forces Personnel With Disabled Dependents: Delhi HC To Centre [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to formulate a policy for posting of serving armed forces personnel who have disabled dependents.The order was passed by a Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice J.R. Midha on three Petitions filed by Mr. R.K. Pandey, Mr. Syed Shahid Wahid and Mr. Jitender Singh.During a recent hearing, the Court took note of an Office...

40 Year Old Partition Suit: SC Directs HC To Dispose Of Within 1 Year; Imposes 50,000 Costs On Respondent

The Supreme Court was recently faced with a 40 year old partition suit which had only reached the issue stage so far.The Appeal, filed by Mr. Ram Niranjan Kajaria, concerned a suit which had been instituted in 1978. While a Written Statement had been filed by the Respondent, Mr. Sheo Prakash Kajaria in August, 1979, an application for its amendment was filed in the year 2004. This was,...

Litigant Complains To Rohini Court Distt Judge After Being Served Stale Food In Court Cafeteria

A lady doctor has made a written complaint to the district judge of Rohini court after being served stale food at the canteen in the court complex which made her sick with food poisoning, hyperacidity and severe stomachache.Parul Sharma, a doctor who runs rehabilitation centre and special school in north west Delhi, has been pursuing a case wherein she has sought police action in a fake...