Supreme Court Praises Orissa High Court For Creatively Using Technology; Says Other HCs Should Replicate It

The Supreme Court has recorded its appreciation for the Orissa High Court for using technology to improve the access to justice for people from far flung areas of the State.A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud was deciding petitions challenging the Centre's decision to abolish the Odisha Administrative Tribunal. One of the arguments raised by the petitioners was that the...

Rajasthan Assembly Passes Advocates Protection Bill

Rajasthan has become the first State in the country to enact a law granting protection to advocates from assault and grievous hurt. The Advocates Protection Bill was tabled in the State legislative assembly last week and passed today with certain amendments, by voice vote.The Bill aims to provide for the prevention of offences of assault, grievous hurt, criminal force, and criminal...

'Malice Spreading Fast In District Courts': Allahabad HC Cancels Bail Granted To Advocate Accused Of Sending Obnoxious Messages To Lady Judge

The Allahabad High Court on Monday canceled bail granted by a local court to a district court advocate who has been accused of sending obnoxious messages to a lady judge thereby causing harassment. The Court underscored that the Policy of Zero Tolerance in such matters has become imperative.Dealing with the plea moved by the lady judge herself seeking cancellation of his bail, the bench...

Challenge To ED Chief's Tenure Extension | Not Concerned With Politics Of Petitioners, Says Supreme Court

Supreme Court orally said on Tuesday that it was not concerned with the political affiliations of the petitioners who have filed petitions challenging the third extension given to the term of ED Director SK Mishra and also the CVC Amendment Act 2021. Earlier, in February, the Solicitor-General for India, Tushar Mehta had made a preliminary objection to the petitions on the ground of the...

Using Criminal Prosecution To Extract Dues For Which A Civil Remedy Is Available Is Unacceptable: Jharkhand High Court

A bench comprising Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary of the Jharkhand High Court, while allowing a criminal miscellaneous petition, has recently ruled that criminal prosecution, in any case, cannot be permitted as an arm twisting measure to settle and extract dues for which efficacious civil remedy is available.In this case, the Criminal miscellaneous petition was preferred for quashing of...

Recusal Should Not Come So Easy But Question Is Of Perception Of Bias, Judge's 'Comfort' Level: Justice Bhambhani In Case Against Zee News

Delhi High Court judge Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani on Tuesday said that recusal of a judge in a matter should not come easy but the judge's "comfort level" is also a consideration when it comes to deciding the question."Recusal should not come so easy but there are higher considerations than deciding than A versus B. No one should ever feel this matter went one way or the other because of...

Granting Bail To Manish Sisodia Will Scuttle Probe, Destruction Of Evidence Was ‘Constant Practice’: CBI To Delhi Court

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday told a Delhi Court that granting bail to Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia in the alleged liquor policy scam case will scuttle the investigation and that there has been a “constant practice” of destruction of evidence by him. Special Public Prosecutor DP Singh made the submission before...

High Court Exercises Judicial Function Under S. 11 (6) of Arbitration Act; Principle Of Res Judicata Applicable To S. 11 Petition: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the High Court exercises a judicial function under Section 11 (6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act), and thus while dealing with a petition filed under Section 11 for appointment of Arbitrator, the High Court can determine the issue of maintainability of a petition on any ground, including on territorial jurisdiction or...

Time Limit Under Rule 4(2) Of Declaration Of Wild Life Stock Rules Cannot Be Relaxed : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the time for making a declaration of the possession of any wild animal or animal article as per the Wild Life Stock Rules 2003 cannot be relaxed.According to Section 40 of the Wildlife(Protection) Act 1972, every person having at the commencement of this Act the control, custody or possession of any captive animal specified in Schedule I or Part...

UAPA Tribunal Upholds Centre's Decision To Ban PFI & Its Affiliates

The UAPA tribunal headed by Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma, judge of the Delhi High Court, has upheld the ban imposed by the Central Government on the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its affiliated organisations.It was on September 28 that the Ministry of Home Affairs declared the PFI and its associates or affiliates or fronts as "unlawful associations" with immediate effect for a period of 5...

Executing Death Penalty By Hanging Barbaric? Supreme Court To Examine Less Painful Alternatives

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed its inclination towards constituting an expert committee to determine if the execution of death penalty through hanging was proportionate. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha was hearing a PIL seeking to abolish the present practice of executing a death row convict by hanging which involves “prolonged pain...

Employees Of A State Board Can't Be Treated As State Govt Employees : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the employees of a body corporate established by a State Government cannot be treated at par with the employees of the State Government.A bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and PV Sanjay Kumar made this observation while holding that the employees of Orissa Khadi and Village Industries Board are not entitled to pension on a par with Government...