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Jammu And Kashmir And Ladakh High Court: 55 Important Decisions Of 2021
As we step into the year 2022, LiveLaw brings to you a bunch of important decisions from the Jammu And Kashmir And Ladakh High Court of 2021. This digest includes 55 important orders and judgments spread across 10 categories.Criminal Cases 1. Keeping Accused In Custody As Offences Alleged To Be Committed Are 'Serious' Would Amount To Inflicting Pre-Trial Punishment: Jammu & Kashmir...
District Court Can Only Appoint Guardian For Minor's 'Property', Not 'Person': Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently ruled that while District Courts are empowered to appoint a guardian for a minor's property, only Family Court can appoint a guardian for the person of a minor. While partly allowing an appeal, a Division Bench comprising Justice A. Mohamed Mustaque and Justice Sophy Thomas set aside the proceedings of the District Court to the extent of appointing a guardian...
'Doorstep Ration Delivery Scheme Is In Public Interest; LG Taking Obstructive Approach': Delhi Govt Tells High Court
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday continued hearing a plea filed by Delhi Sarkari Ration Dealers Sangh, opposing the State Government's scheme for door step delivery of ration. Senior Advocate Dr. AM Singhvi, appearing for the Delhi Government, made three-fold submissions: (i) the scheme is proposed in public interest, to uphold the citizens' right to food; (ii) the National Food Security Act...
COVID Third Wave: Telangana High Court Suspends Physical Hearings With Immediate Effect Until Further Orders
Amidst the rising number of Covid-19 cases, the Telangana High Court on Tuesday released a notification stipulating that physical hearing of cases by all Division Benches and Single Benches of the High Court shall be suspended with immediate effect until further orders.However, the notification averred that Judges will have the discretion to hear cases either physically or virtually and...
When Lawyers At 70-75 Years Argue Cases With No Difficulty, Why Should SC Judges Retire At 65? Attorney General Bats For Increasing Retirement Age
The Attorney General for India has stressed the need to increase the retirement age of Supreme Court and High Court Judges.Addressing the virtual farewell event organised for Justice Subhash Reddy on his retirement, the Attorney General stated that it is a "travesty" that Supreme Court judges retire at the age of 65 and High Court judges retire at the age of 62."Looking at our judges I can...
Rising Covid Cases: Karnataka HC Issues Notification On Functioning Of Trial Courts In Bengaluru District
In view of large number of Covid-19 positive cases reported everyday in Bengaluru, the functioning of the all the District and Trial Courts of Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural District Courts (functioning in City Civil Court Complex and Mayo Hall Court Complex) will be restricted from January 5, till further orders. As per the notification issued by the Karnataka High Court,...
Consider Early Re-Testing Of COVID-19 Positive International Travellers: High Court Tells Delhi Govt
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that it expects the Delhi Government to consider expeditiously the issue of early re-testing of international travellers who are testing COVID 19 positive in case there are no guidelines framed by the Central Government in this regard. Justice Rekha Palli was dealing with a petition filed by a mother whose son, an 18 years old student returned from the UK,...
Dishonor Of Cheque Due To Incomplete Signature Would Constitute An Offence U/S 138 Of NI Act: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the dishonor of a cheque for the reason that there were incomplete signatures appearing on the cheque, constitutes an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.This assertion came from the bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar, which was dealing with a plea filed by Parvaiz Ahmad Bhat and another challenging the complaint...
Regional Court Of Appeals May Solve Pendency Issue Of Supreme Court To Some Extent : Justice Subhash Reddy
While highlighting the need to modernise the procedural laws for faster disposal of pending cases, Supreme Court Justice Subhash Reddy on Tuesday stated that having a further Court of Appeal above High Court, as suggested by the Attorney General of India earlier, may solve the issue of pendency of cases to some extent.However, Justice Reddy added that at the same time the huge backlog pendency...
WB Post Poll Violence: ASG Seeks Retraction Of ToI Report Stating That CBI Found No Evidence In 21 Rape Cases
Additional Solicitor General for the Calcutta High Court YJ Dastoor has written a letter to the Editor of the Times of India, seeking retraction of its news report claiming that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had found no evidence in 21 rape cases filed in the aftermath of post-poll violence in West Bengal.He referred to the print and web version of a Times of India report...
Covid Third Wave: Karnataka HC Issues Revised SOP; Principal Bench At Bengaluru To Function In Virtual Mode Till Jan 14
As per a revised standard operating procedure (SOP) issued by the Karnataka High Court, all cases at the Principal Bench at Bengaluru, will be heard through Virtual Mode till January 14. While at the benches in Dharwad and Kalaburagi, all the cases shall be heard by hybrid mode. The SOP is issued in view of the rising number of cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19. It states...