Lack Of Infrastructure, Non-Allotment Of Chambers: Shahdara Bar Association Asks Lawyers To Abstain From Work On Friday

Shahdara Bar Association has unanimously resolved to abstain from work on Friday over the alleged lack of infrastructure and non-allotment of chambers at the Karkardooma Court Complex. “…it is unanimously resolved that there shall be a complete suspension of work till the above referred problems are not resolved. All members are requested to abstain from work on 27/01/2023 and members of...

Insurance Company Liable If Ambulance Meets An Accident And Patient Being Shifted For Better Treatment Succumbs To His Ailment: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that an insurance company is liable to pay compensation to a patient who succumbs to his ailments, when the ambulance in which he is being shifted to a hospital for better treatment meets with an accident. A single judge bench of Justice T.G.Shivashankare Gowda turned down the contention of the National Insurance Company Ltd and upheld the order...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Stays Sohna Bar Association's 'Arbitrary' Cancellation Of Chambers' Allotment

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the cancellation of the chambers that had been allotted to some young members of the Sohna Bar Association in Gurgaon in April 2022.Hearing a petition challenging the decision, Justice Vinod Bhardwaj issued notice to the high court's Building Committee (Haryana) and Bar Association Sohna. The court listed the matter for hearing on May 08.“In...

Eyewitness Evidence To Prevail Over Dying Declaration When Deceased Was Adversely Motivated: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently held that if the deceased was adversely motivated, and the eyewitnesses inspire confidence, eyewitness evidence would prevail over dying declaration regarding the cause of the death.Justice SG Mehare of Aurangabad bench, while upholding the acquittal of a man and his family members accused of murdering his wife held – “where it is proved that the...

Pay Hike For Judicial Officers : Supreme Court Decides To Hear First Review Petitions Filed By Some States

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday resumed hearings in the petition seeking to implement 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, Justice PS Narasimha,...

Karnataka Not Bound To Follow Maharashtra's Policy Recognising Foreign Medical Degrees: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by a Medical Graduate, questioning the endorsement issued to him by the Department of Health and Family Welfare Service rejecting his application for the post of Medical Officer on the grounds that he has graduated from a University in China. A single judge bench of Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde while rejecting the petition...

Delhi High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings Against BJP MP Parvesh Verma In Defamation Case By Manish Sisodia

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed the trial court proceedings against Bhartiya Janata Party MP Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma in a defamation case filed by deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma issued notice on Verma’s plea challenging the trial court order summoning him in the matter and listed the case for hearing on March 10.Verma along with five other...

Enforce Provisions For Grant Of Compensation To Road Accident Victims Within Six Months: Delhi High Court To Centre

The Delhi High Court has asked the Union of India to enforce the recently-enacted provisions for grant of compensation to road accident victims, under the Motor Vehicles Act, within six months.Referring to Motor Vehicles (32nd Amendment) Act, 2019 which inserted sections 145 to 165 in the Act of 1988, a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium...

Murder Trial - Mere Long Standing Pre-Existing Dispute Will Not Attract Exception Of 'Grave & Sudden Provocation' : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a long-standing preexisting dispute will not attract the exception of “grave and sudden” provocation under Section 300 of Indian Penal Code.The bench of Justices Krishna Murari and S. Ravindra Bhat also observed that a lapse of time, would not per se constitute a determinative factor as to diminish the offender’s liability from the offence of murder to...

Morbi Tragedy| An Inference Could Be Drawn That There Was A Collusion Between M/s Ajanta & Civic Body: Gujarat High Court

In the ongoing hearing pertaining to suo motu PIL plea initiated over the Morbi Bridge Collapse incident which took away the lives of 135 people in October 2022, the Gujarat High Court today remarked that an inference could be drawn that there existed a collusion between the Civic Body and M/s Ajanta, the company which managed the bridge before it collapsed.The oral remark was made by the...

Deaf Sportspersons Have To Be Treated On Par With Para-Athletes: Delhi High Court To Centre

The Delhi High Court has observed that deaf and para sportspersons have to be treated equally and neither category can be discriminated against the other. Justice Prathiba M Singh was hearing the petitions moved by four sportspersons in 2020, who won medals in several international events. They have been assessed with having 100% disability in hearing and speaking. By way of the petitions,...

Morbi Tragedy| 'Will Take Responsibility Of Orphaned Children, Compensate Injured, Kin Of Dead': M/S Ajanta Submits Before Gujarat HC

The Ajanta Manufacturing Private Limited (OREVA Group), which managed Jhulto Pul in Morbi, which collapsed on October 30, taking away the lives of 135 people today submitted before the Court, in the suo moto proceedings before it, that it is willing to unconditionally take the responsibility of the 7 children who became orphaned due to the incident.Senior Counsel ND Nanavaty, appearing...