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Lakhimpur Kheri - 'Will Poor Prisoners Get Relief If Ashish Mishra Is Also In Jail?': Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Bail Plea
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment on the petition filed by Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, seeking bail in the Lakhimpur Kheri case related to the killing of five persons.A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and JK Maheshwari, during the hearing which lasted for nearly two hours, expressed inclination to grant bail to Mishra, considering his period of...
‘Has Adverse Impact On Victim’s Psyche’: Delhi High Court Issues Guidelines On Presence Of POCSO Victims During Bail Hearings
The Delhi High Court has issued a slew of directions regarding the presence of POCSO victims during bail hearings, observing that the same has an adverse impact on the psyche of the victim. Justice Jasmeet Singh directed that the victim can be produced virtually before the court, either by the IO or a support person, by way of Video Conferencing or by taking assistance of the District...
Passive Euthanasia : Doctors Body Tells Supreme Court About Practical Difficulties In "Living Will" Guidelines
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, continued with the hearing of the Miscellaneous Application seeking modification of the guidelines for Living Will/Advance Medical Directive that was issued by way of its judgment recognising 'passive euthanasia' in Common Cause v. Union of India And Anr.Living Will/Advance Medical Directive is a written document that allows a patient...
Pay Hike For Judicial Officers : Supreme Court Agrees To Grant Extension For States Which Sought Time For Compliance
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday heard a petition seeking implement of the order dated 22.07.2022 which had directed the Center and the States to pay judicial officers pension as per the enhanced pay scale as recommended by the Second National Judicial Pay Commission. The matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha. At the...
Citizens Have Right To Know Rules Under Which They Are Refused Permission To Hold Peaceful Protests: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has held that citizens have a right to know the rules and regulations under which they are denied the permission to hold peaceful protests. It added that refusal of the Police to publicize such rules amounts to "killing and smothering" the very purpose of the Right to Information Act."Right to Information Act was enacted with the spirit that the democracy requires...
Judicial Services| Plea To Increase Quota For LDCE & Reduce Eligibility Years : Supreme Court Refers To 3-Judge Bench
Last week, the Supreme Court directed a batch of applications seeking, inter alia, an enhancement of the number of seats reserved for promotion to higher judicial services through a limited departmental competitive examination (LDCE), and the reduction in the requirement of 10 years minimum qualifying service to seven years for successful LDCE candidates. A division bench...
Delhi Higher Judicial Services: High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Appointment Against Unfilled SC/ST Reserved Vacancies
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a candidate's plea seeking appointment as a judicial officer against the unfilled vacancies which were reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes candidates in the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Examination - 2022.A division bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan observed that the petitioner candidate does not have any indefeasible...
Munsiff Magistrate Trainee Not A Judicial Officer, Not Barred For Appointment As District Judge After Seeking Permission: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Thursday held that where a person had not been a judicial officer either on the date of submission of application for appointment as the District Judge, or on the date of his appointment as such, and he had only been a Munsiff-Magistrate trainee, the same would not be a bar for his appointment to the post of District Judge. Justice Anu Sivaraman passed the above order...
'Wikipedia Not Completely Dependable' : Supreme Court Cautions Courts & Adjudicating Authorities
In a judgment delivered today, the Supreme Court cautioned the courts and adjudicating authorities against use of 'wikipedia' for legal dispute resolution.These sources, despite being a treasure trove of knowledge, are based on a crowdÂsourced and userÂgenerated editing model that is not completely dependable in terms of academic veracity and can promote misleading...
'We Don't Believe In Unnecessarily Putting People Behind Bars': Supreme Court Expresses Surprise At Lengthy Bail Hearings In Delhi Riots Case
“We don’t believe in unnecessarily putting people behind bars. Bail matters should not go on and on and should not be dealt with in this manner", the Supreme Court on Tuesday orally remarked while hearing applications filed in relation to bail granted in Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.The appeals filed by the Delhi Police against the Delhi High Court order granting bail to...
Breaking| Allahabad HC Denies Relief To Arvind Kejriwal In Case Over Alleged 'Khuda Believers Won't Be Pardoned If They Vote For BJP' Remark
The Allahabad High Court on Monday upheld the Sultanpur Court's order rejecting Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's discharge plea filed in connection with a 2014 case registered against him allegedly saying "those who believe in 'Khuda' won't be pardoned by 'Khuda' if they vote for BJP".The bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan said that it appeared that Kejriwal is threatening the voters in the name...