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Haryana Govt Justifies Rejecting High Court's Recommendations On District Judges Appointment, Cites Legal Opinion By Union Law Ministry
The Haryana government today defended its action of rejecting the recommendations made by the High Court for appointment of Additional and District Sessions judges in the State.In an affidavit, Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal submitted that they took legal opinion from the Union Law Ministry on the matter which said that Haryana government would not be bound to accept High...
Bilkis Bano Case | Supreme Court Refers To 'Privilege' Of Convicts In Getting Parole For Hundreds Of Days Unlike Many Other Convicts
The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned if the non-payment of fines by the convicts in the Bilkis Bano case would be an important consideration when examining their conduct in jail. The court also observed that in this case, the convicts had the privilege of getting parole for many days, unlike several other convicts. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a...
News Anchor Sudhir Chaudhary & Aaj Tak Channel Approach Karnataka High Court Against FIR Over Alleged Fake News
TV news anchor Sudhir Chaudhary and Hindi news channel Aaj Tak have approached the Karnataka High Court seeking to quash the First Information Report filed against them for the offences under Sections 153A and 505 of the India Penal Code over a news report. A single judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar is to hear the matter on Friday. The plea by way of interim relief has sought stay...
High Courts Should Call For Monthly Reports From Special MP/MLA Courts To Track Disposals : Amicus Suggests To Supreme Court
Senior Advocate Vijay Hansaria, the amicus curiae appointed by the Supreme Court in the matter relating to criminal cases against elected representatives (MPs/MLAs) in his 19th report has suggested a string of directions to be issued for expeditious disposal of such cases. The suggestions of the amicus in his latest report include, calling for monthly reports from Special Court set up...
WATCH LIVE NOW-Launch Of Gautam Bhatia's Book "Unsealed Covers" And Panel Discussion-Justice (Rtd) Muralidhar, Rebecca John
Harper Collins Publishers invites you to the highly-anticipated book launch of "Unsealed Covers: A Decade Of The Constitution, The Courts And The State" by Gautam Bhatia. Join in for an enchanting evening filled with literary delights. There will also be a thought-provoking and inspiring panel discussion. The eminent panelists are: 1. Mr. Gautam Bhatia, Author. 2. Justice (Retd.) S....
Firecracker Ban | Cases Against Persons Bursting May Not Be The Solution, Find The Source & Take Action : Supreme Court To Delhi Police
The Supreme Court Thursday told the Delhi Police that the issues relating to violation of the firecracker ban imposed in Delhi NCR must be nipped in the bud. The Court orally remarked that there was no point in taking action after violations have taken place.A bench of Justice A S Bopanna and Justice M M Sundresh was hearing a batch of petitions filed seeking a ban on the sale, purchase and...
Helmet, Insurance Cover Mandatory Even For Electric Vehicles, Relevant Provisions Of Motor Vehicles Act Applicable: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has clarified that provisions under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 that are relevant for the purpose of electric vehicles are applicable to them.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said that insurance cover and wearing helmet or protective gear is mandatory for e-bikes and that...
[Order 32 Rule 15 CPC] Few Irrational Answers Insufficient To Qualify One As Mentally Unfit, Enquiry Should Be Pragmatic: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court while considering the scope of the term ‘enquiry’ by the Court under Order 32 Rule 15, observed that the courts cannot merely find a person to be suffering from a mental disorder based on a few irrational answers given by him.Justice P. Somarajan added the courts should adopt a more practical approach and seek medical evidence or expert opinion to determine their...
Prime Minister Lauds Supreme Court & CJI For Making SC Data Available On National Judicial Data Grid
The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi lauded the Supreme Court and Chief Justice DY Chandrachud for the onboarding of the Supreme Court data on the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG). Stating that the harnessing of technology would further transparency, the Prime Minister took to his twitter account to state–"Laudatory step by the Supreme Court and CJI DY Chandrachud Ji. Such harnessing...
Erring Officials To Be Held Accountable For Payment Of Cost "From Their Own Pockets" For Unnecessary Delay In Retiral Claims: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur recently issued a mandamus to all the Departments of the State to strictly comply with all the mandatory provisions contained under Chapter VI of the Rajasthan Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1996 and not to cause unnecessary delays in payment of pension and all retiral dues to eligible employees.The single judge bench of Justice Anoop Kumar...