Intervenors Move Supreme Court Seeking Directions To Centre & States To File Status Report On Compliance With SC's Directions For Welfare Of Migrants

Activists Harsh Mander, Anjali Bhardwaj and Jagdeep Chhokar have moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Union of India to file a status report with regard to compliance with the directions issued by the court last year for the benefit and welfare of migrant workers.The miscellaneous application filed through Advocate Prashant Bhushan has sought the following details through the...

[New Benches Of High Courts] No Complete Proposal Pending With Government For Setting Up Bench(es) In Any High Court: Law Ministry

The Minister of Law and Justice informed the Lok Sabha that no complete proposal is presently pending with the Government for setting up of new Bench(es) in any High Court. The Law Minister Kiren Rijiju responded that High Court Benches are established in accordance with the recommendations made by the Jaswant Singh Commission and Apex Court judgment in Federation of Bar Associations...

Investigating Officer Is A Material Witness In Trial Relating To Offence Under Prevention Of Corruption Act: JKL High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently observed that in a trial relating to offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act, an Investigating Officer is a material witness.The Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar observed thus while hearing a plea moved by the Union Territory Of J&K challenging an order of the Special Judge Anti-corruption, Anantnag passed in a trial under the...

Since 2014, 1486 Obsolete & Redundant Laws Repealed By The Gov Of India, Law Ministry

The Ministry of Law and Justice informed Lok Sabha that so far 1486 obsolete and redundant laws have been repealed by the Government of India since 2014 till date. The aforesaid information was provided by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on the following questions raised by MPs Dr. Heena Gavit, Dr. Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Dr. Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Rajendra Dhedya Gavit, Dr....

No Proposal Presently Under Consideration To Expand & Broaden Ambit Of National Commission For Women, Informs Ministry Of Women & Child Development

The Ministry of Women and Child Development informed Lok Sabha that no proposal is presently under consideration to expand & broaden ambit of National Commission for Women. Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani provided details of funds allocated to National Commission for Women (NCW) during the last three years and expenditure incurred thereon by...

Rajasthan HC Asks Public Prosecutor To File Reply Within 2 Weeks In Asaram Bapu's Third Application For Suspension Of Sentences In Minor Rape Case

The division bench of Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur has asked the Public Prosecutor to file reply within two weeks in Asaram's third application for suspension of sentences in minor rape case. Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur, ordered,"Learned Public Prosecutor prays for and is granted time to file reply to this third application for suspension of sentences."Earlier, on...

Even If Appointment Was Irregular, State Has To Pay Salary For Work Done By Employee : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has set aside a direction to recover from a person the salary paid to him after his appointment as a teacher was found to be irregular.The Supreme Court noted that the person had worked for nearly 24 years a teacher before his services were cancelled for the reason that his appointment was irregular. It was found that he was a relative of a member of the selection committee...

Orissa High Court Monthly Digest: March 2022 [Citations 18-37]

Nominal Index: 1. Biru Singh v. State of Odisha 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 18 2. Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 19 3. Ex-CFN Jagadish Chandra Mohanty @ Mohapatra v. Union of India & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 20 4. Pidika Sambaru v. State of Odisha & Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (Ori) 21 5. ...

[Koodathayi Murder] 'Police Report Not A Complaint As Mandated U/S 13 Of Notary Act' : Kerala HC Drops Proceedings Against Notary

The Court however observed that the petitioner's act was unbecoming of a lawyer with 38 years of practice.

While Considering Bail Plea Presumption Of Correctness Must Be Attached To Witness' Statement Recorded By Judicial Magistrate: JKL High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that while considering a bail application, the Court has to attach a presumption of correctness to the statement of a witness recorded during the investigation of the case, particularly when the said statement has been recorded by a Judicial Magistrate.The Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar observed thus as it denied anticipatory bail to a...

Dying Declaration Can't Be Discarded Merely Because There Was No Extreme Emergency When It Was Recorded : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a dying declaration cannot be discarded merely because there was no extreme emergency or danger to the life of the victim at the time when it was recorded."...there is no absolute proposition of law that in a case when at the time when the dying declaration was recorded, there was no emergency and/or any danger to the life, the dying declaration should be...

Compulsory E-Filing Of Cases & Docs In Courts Is Administrative Matter Of Judiciary, Central Govt Has No Role To Play, Law Ministry

The Ministry of Law and Justice informed Lok Sabha that the decision for continued compulsory e-filing of cases and documents in the Courts is an administrative matter which falls strictly within the purview and domain of the Judiciary and Central Government has no role to play in the matter. However, the Law Minister Kiren Rijiju stated that the Department of Justice has requested...