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...

Purchaser Of Land Subsequent To Initiation Of Acquisition Proceedings Can't Challenge It, At Best Can Claim Compensation, Reiterates Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Additional District Magistrate, Ghazipur, to decide within two months the claim of compensation made by a man whose land had been acquired for the purpose of national highways while reiterating that a person who purchases a land subsequent to initiation of acquisition proceedings has no locus to challenge the said proceedings.A bench of Justice...

Prof GS Bajpai Receives Kumarappa Reckless Award-2018 for Excellence in Criminology & Criminal Justice

In recognition of his significant contribution to research, teaching and administration in the field of criminal justice, Prof GS Bajpai, Registrar of National Law University, Delhi, has been conferred with the ISC-Kumarappa Reckless award, the highest honour and award of the Indian Society of Criminology (ISC), affiliated with the International Society of Criminology, Paris.This is the...

Formulate Action Plan To Make Pavements In DU Disabled Friendly: Delhi HC To Civic Bodies [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has directed civic bodies to ensure continuity of tactile pavement markings so that safe passage for visually impaired persons is guaranteed.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar was hearing a Petition filed by a Delhi University (DU) student Mr. Himanshu Goswami, who has highlighted the difficulties faced by visually...

Application For Execution Of Arbitral Award Pending Before District Judge Isn’t Transferable To Commercial Court: Chhattisgarh HC [Read Order]

Even if the word ‘application’ is mentioned in sub-section (2) of Section 15, it would mean an original application and not an application for execution of the award which is preferred after the award has been delivered, the Bench said.The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that an application for execution of an arbitral award pending before the district judge is not transferable to...

Delhi HC Refuses Interim Protection For 20 AAP MLA's Disqualified By Election Commission

In a major development, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday sent a recommendation to the President for disqualification of 20 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs for holding office of profit which sent them scurrying for interim protection from the Delhi High Court which also refused to grant relief but expressed its displeasure over their conduct for the past two years during the pendency of...

State Bar Council Not Empowered To Interfere With Bar Association Elections: Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that State Bar Councils cannot interfere with the election process or election of a Bar Association.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla ruled, "From a bare reading of the various provisions of the Act (Advocates Act, 1961) it is graphically clear that there is no provision either under the Act or under...

Allahabad HC Imposes Costs of Rs. 5000 On PMO And Law Ministry For Delay In Filing Response To A PIL [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court has 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.The Bench comprising Justice Sudhir Agarwal and Justice Abdul Moin passed the order on a Petition filed by one Mr. Sunil Kandu, who has contended that the Centre considers only 10 reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) out of...