Calcutta High Court Orders West Bengal Police To Probe Filing Of 'Fake' Writ Petition By Co-operative Society Members

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed ADGP, CID, West Bengal to initiate criminal proceedings and investigation against persons who were allegedly involved in filing of a "fake" writ petition before it by forging signatures of eight persons including a dead person.The single judge bench of Justice Md. Nizamuddin observed:“This is a serious criminal offence committed before this...

Can't Allow Protest Petition When Finding Of Expert Committee In Medical Negligence Case Is In Favour Of Doctor: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that proceeding further on a protest petition when the finding of the expert committee constituted in a medical negligence case is in favour of the doctor, amounts to abuse of process of law.The court passed the above order in a criminal miscellaneous petition that was filed to quash the entire criminal proceeding, including the order taking cognizance passed...

Orissa High Court Launches Free Wi-Fi, E-Inspection Facility For Advocates

Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar on Wednesday launched ‘free Wi-Fi facility’ and ‘e-Inspection facility’ for the members of the High Court Bar Association in presence of the Judges of the High Court, the Advocate General, newly-elected President and office bearers of the High Court Bar Association.Free Wi-Fi for LawyersTo make free Wi-Fi facility...

'Why Presume Women Are Bad At Technology?' : CJI DY Chandrachud Disapproves Of Plea To Exempt Female Lawyers From E-Filing

The Supreme Court, in a plea filed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association, affirmed mandatory e-filing in Debts Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) and Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunals (DRATs). While doing so CJI DY Chandrachud, who was leading the bench also comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala expressed his disapproval of the presumption that women practitioners would...

Bombay High Court Grants Temporary Relief To Anganwadi Workers Apprehending Termination Over New GR Increasing Qualification Criterion

The Bombay High Court has directed the Integrated Child Development Services not to terminate the services of Anganwadi workers based on a government resolution increasing the eligibility criterion for their employment till April 18, 2023.A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale further ordered that during this period if any vacancies ought to be filled it should be done...

Land Grant Rules 2022 Notified By Lieutenant Governor Without President's Consent Not Valid: Plea Filed In Jammu & Kashmir High Court

A petition has been filed before the Jammu and Kashmir High Court challenging the Land Grant Rules 2022 notified by the UT's administrator, the Lieutenant Governor in December last year. It states that the Rules, having been notified without President's consent, are bad in law.A single bench of Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul on Monday ordered “no coercive action” be taken against...

'Delhi Police Not Issuing Section 144 orders In The Way They're Supposed To' : Senior Advocate Rebecca John

“We should be very worried and must not fall in the ‘public interest’ trap,” said Senior advocate Rebecca John, raising alarm over the indiscriminate invocation of Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by the Delhi police in the national capital. This provision confers wide powers on magistrates, and in the case of a commissionerate like Delhi, on the police chiefs, to...

Supreme Court Affirms Mandatory E-Filing In DRTs & DRATs, Says Other Courts Should Replicate It

In a plea filed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association, the Supreme Court affirmed mandatory e-filing in Debts Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) and Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunals (DRATs). The court, while remarking that other Courts and Tribunals should also replicate the model of mandatory e-filing, also passed certain directions to make e-filing more accessible for everyone. The...

Kerala High Court Orders Fresh Hearing Of Bail Application In POCSO Case, Invokes Powers U/S 482 CrPC

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday remanded a bail application in a POCSO case for fresh consideration by the trial Court, while exercising its jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C. The Single Judge Bench of Justice K. Babu directed the Trial Court to consider the entitlement of the petitioner for regular bail before March 30, 2023. The petitioner is accused of offences punishable under...

Supreme Court Allows Disbursal Of Rs 5000 Crores From SEBI-Sahara Fund To Depositors; Former SC Judge To Monitor Disbursement

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed an application filed by the Central Government seeking allocation of ₹ 5,000 crore out of ₹ 24,979 crores deposited by the Sahara group with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to repay the dues of the depositors of the Sahara Group of Cooperative Societies.The Court ordered that out of the total amount of Rs. 24,979.67 Crores lying in...

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'Open Ballot System In Rajya Sabha Elections Necessitated To Prevent Cross-Voting' : Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Election Rules

The Supreme Court on March 27 dismissed a PIL which challenged the open ballot system for Rajya Sabha elections. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala was considering a petition filed by the NGO Lol Prahari challenging Rule 39AA of the Conduct of the Election Rules 1961.As per Rule 33A, in Rajya Sabha elections, an elector, who...