Second National Lok Adalat: Telangana Settles 12 Lakh Cases And Awards Over Rs 200 Crores, Achieves "Highest Disposal Percentage"

In the recently concluded second National Lok Adalat, the state of Telangana settled 12 lakh cases and awarded compensation of over Rs 200 crore, becoming the state with the highest disposal percentage.Ch.Panchakshari, Member Secretary, Telangana State Legal Services Authority, while speaking to LiveLaw, informed that the state has achieved the "highest disposal percentage" in the National...

Dismissal Of Application On Default Of lawyer , MP HC Directs Lawyer To Visit Mercy Home And Prepare Report, Court Emphasis Need To Promote 'Social Audit' By Lawyers

As a “test case” to give the concept of 'Social Audit' a chance to gain grounds, the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently suggested the counsel of an assessee, whose mistake had led to dismissal of assessee's Income Tax Appeal, to do community service. The division bench of Justices Anand Pathak and Rajendra Kumar Vani also called upon lawyers and other resourceful persons of...

Telangana High Court Holds Multi-Speciality Health Camp And Blood Donation Camp

The Telangana High Court held its Multi Speciality Health Camp & Blood Donation Camp" on 4th October. The camps were inaugurated by Justice Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice, High Court for the State of Telangana & Patron-in-Chief, Telangana State Legal Services Authority.The initiative aimed at providing free health services to Advocates, Staff Members and others associated with the...

Orissa High Court Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh Launches Online Portal For Warrant Execution & Tracking

In a move to streamline judicial process in the State of Odisha, an online portal for Warrant Management System (WMS) was officially launched on Thursday by the Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh.The event was attended by Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi, Chairman, State Court Management System (SCMS) Committee and Judges of the High Court. Yogesh Bahadur Khurania, Director General...

Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: Court Warns Accused Persons Over Delay In Commencing Arguments On Charge

A Delhi Court yesterday warned the accused persons in the larger conspiracy case connected with the 2020 North East Delhi riots that the arguments on charge should not get delayed further unnecessarily on their part.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts said that any delay on the part of the accused will be viewed by the court seriously.“It is surprising that on the...

'Rarest Of Rare Case': Odisha Court Awards Death Penalty To Two For Murder Of Three Members Of Family By Slitting Throats

A Sessions Court in Odisha's Angul district sentenced two men to the extreme penalty of death for committing murder of three members of a family by slitting their throats. Terming the case to be 'rarest of rare', the Additional Sessions Judge of Athmallik Mr. Laxminarayan Ray Choudhury held –“Such type of colorful murder usually nowhere seen without enmity. Rather in a friendly manner...

NUJS Kolkata Hosts Inaugural Panel Discussion On Competition Law & Corporate Insolvency: Nuances & Challenges

NUJS Kolkata has hosted the inaugural edition of a panel discussion on competition law and corporate insolvency: nuances and challenges.The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) of 2016 and the framework of Competition Law shape different aspects of the business environment. In a rapidly growing economy like India's, it is crucial for young professionals to understand how businesses operate...

District Bar Associations Election: Delhi High Court Exempts Taxation Bar Association Members From Court Appearance Requirement

The Delhi High Court exempted members of Taxation Bar Association from the Court appearance requirement. The Bench, consists of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Yashwant Varma, noted that, in light of the judgment in Lalit Sharma and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. [W.P.(C) 10363/2021], dated 19th March 2024, a majority of the advocate members of the Delhi...

'Love-Jihad' A Conspiracy To Establish Dominance Over India Where Muslim Men Target Hindu Women For Conversion: UP Court

Sentencing a Muslim man to life imprisonment for repeatedly raping a Hindu girl, a UP Court recently explained 'Love Jihad' as an act wherein Muslim men 'systematically target' Hindu women for conversion to Islam through marriage and fraudulently marry Hindu women 'under the pretence of love' to convert them. Additional District and Sessions Judge, Bareilly, Ravi Kumar Diwakar, in...

Infrastructure Companies laying Roads On BOT Basis Are Not Owners, Can't Claim Depreciation On Toll Roads: Mumbai ITAT

Emphasizing that ownership is a sine qua non for availing depreciation, and roads/ bridges are public properties, the Mumbai ITAT held that an infrastructural development company which has laid down roads cannot claim depreciation over same. The Division Bench comprising Amarjit Singh (Accountant Member) and Sandeep Singh Karhail (Judicial Member) denied depreciation claim on toll...

NCLAT: Resolution Professional Can Only Entertain Claims Due As Of CIRP Commencement Date

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, comprising Mr. Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain (Judicial Member), Mr. Naresh Salecha (Technical Member) and Mr. Indevar Pandey (Technical Member) has held that any claims arising after the commencement of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) cannot be entertained by the...

Sessions Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail To Karnataka State Bar Council Chairman, Vice Chairman In Misappropriation Of Funds Case

A sessions court in Bengaluru on Monday (September 30) granted interim anticipatory bail to Chairman of the State Bar Council Vishal Raghu, its Vice Chairman Vinay Mangalekar and another, who are accused of allegedly misappropriating official funds to the tune of several lakhs.The 57the Additional City Civil and Sessions Court judge allowed the petition filed by the accused and said...