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Following Supreme Court's Direction, Allahabad HC Enables E-Filing Facilities For Litigants 'In Person' At UP District Courts
In a communication addressed to all the District Judges in the State of Uttar Pradesh, the Registrar General of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday enabled e-filing for litigants 'in-person' through the e-Sewa Kendras of the District Courts of Uttar Pradesh to maximize the utilization of the eSewa Kendras. Importantly, this move comes 8 days after the Supreme Court's April 15 order wherein the top court asked the HC's Registrar General to enable an e-filing facility at e-Sewa ...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal For Fresh Term As Additional Judge Of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Supreme Court of India has recommended Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal for a fresh term as Additional Judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.“The Collegium resolves to recommend that Mr Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal, Additional Judge, be appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh for a fresh term of one year with effect from 3...
Lok Sabha Elections: Gujarat High Court Declares Public Holiday On May 7
The Gujarat High Court has announced May 7, 2024, as a public holiday for the High Court and its associated offices, as well as for the District Judiciary across the state. This decision comes in light of the upcoming General Election to the Lok Sabha and the by-elections for five Assembly Constituencies in Gujarat.A notification issued on April 19, 2024, stated, "Pursuant to the Order passed...
Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority Launches Legal Aid Initiatives Focusing On Pregnant Inmates And Senior Citizens
Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) unveiled two crucial initiatives on Sunday during the inaugural State Level Meet of Legal Aid Defence Counsels at Nyaya Sadan.The event, graced by esteemed high court judges including JHALSA executive chairman Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad, spotlighted the provision of legal aid to pregnant women inmates and the launch of a six-week campaign...
Yes Bank's Rana Kapoor Not Solely Responsible For Sanctioning Loan: Mumbai Court While Granting Bail In ₹400 Crore Loan Fraud Case
A Special PMLA Court in Mumbai, while granting bail to Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor in a 400-Crore loan fraud case, questioned the selective targeting of Rana Kapoor by the CBI, noting the omission of other officials who sanctioned the loan from the chargesheet.Special Judge MG Deshpande observed that there is a common thread linking individuals involved in the criminal activity and...
System Didn't Bring In People Like Justice Kureshi; If You're Too Good & Independent, You're Out : Former SC Judge RF Nariman
Speaking on the appointment of judges, former Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Rohinton Nariman said that while the entire system that exists today was not per se bad, it was not being followed properly or working how it should be.Nariman said that the inefficiency of the system was brought out when the government sat on appointments of some judges. He also added that the system had failed...
Never Mutilate The Idea Of India Where Unity In Diversity Is As Important As Unity : Former Judge Akil Kureshi
Emphasizing the importance of preserving the concept of unity in diversity of the country, former Chief Justice of Rajasthan and Tripura High Court, Justice Akil Kureshi said that the idea of India as a diverse nation should never be mutilated."Now an idea of India has emerged where there is a modern, liberal scientific outlook, where social, and economic justice is a continuous march,...
[Malegaon Blast Case] Mumbai Court Grants Exemption To Pragya Thakur From Appearance As “Last Chance”, Directs Her To Appear On April 25
A Special NIA Court in Mumbai on Saturday granted exemption “as a last chance” to BJP MP Pragya Thakur, the prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon Blast case, from appearing in court due to ill health.Special Judge AK Lahoti however, ordered her to appear without fail from April 25, 2024, onwards to record her statement in the ongoing trial with a warning that failure to comply would result...
Liquor Policy: Delhi Court Reserves Order On Manish Sisodia's Bail Pleas In CBI, ED Cases
A Delhi Court on Saturday reserved an order on the second regular bail plea filed by Former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia in the money laundering and corruption cases connected to the liquor policy case.Sisodia is presently in judicial custody in both cases.Special judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Courts reserved the verdict after hearing...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of MB Snehalatha As Additional Judge Of Kerala High Court
The Central Government has notified the appointment of Smt. Marakkaparambil Bhargavan Snehalatha as Additional Judge at the High Court of Kerala. The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their name for appointment as Judge on 10 October 2023.A notification was issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice on the 19th of April 2024. The appointment is made for two years with effect from the date...
Had Mangoes Only Thrice, Says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal; Was It As Per Approved Diet Chart? Asks Court
A Delhi Court on Friday (April 19) said that it will examine if Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal followed the Court-approved diet chart while accepting home-cooked food in judicial custody. The Court made the oral observation while reserving order on an application filed by Kejriwal for administering insulin to him in jail and allowing consultation with his doctors through VC. Kejriwal...
Calcutta High Court Exempts Lawyers From Wearing 'Advocate Gowns' Till End Of Summer Vacations
In light of the ongoing heatwave in the city of Kolkata with temperatures soaring up to above 42 degrees celsius, the Calcutta High Court has passed a notification stating that lawyers appearing before the Court would be exempt from wearing an advocate gown during the summer months.Earlier, other High Courts such as the Karnataka HC had also passed similar orders while accounting for the...