Over 3 Lakh Cases Settled In National Lok Adalat Organized By Karnataka State Legal Services Authority

A total of 3,37,680 cases were settled at the National Lok Adalat that was organized by the Karnataka State Legal Service Authority on December 18.It was organized under the guidance of Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court cum Patron-in-Chief, KSLSA; Executive Chairman, KSLSA; and Chairman, High Court Legal Services Authority.A total of 8,606, pre-litigation...

"Non-Availability Of Enabling Infra For Persons With Disability Glaring Throughout City": HC Directs Delhi Govt To Conduct Social Disability Audit

Observing that the non-availability of enabling infrastructure for persons with disability is glaring and apparent throughout the city, the Delhi High Court last week called for a Social Disability Audit to be conducted by the Delhi Government within six weeks for the purpose of assessing the existing public infrastructure, including roads and other modes of transportation with regards...

"Alleged Detention Has Expired Long Back With A Passage Of Time" Supreme Court Dismisses Jharkhand Gobvt's Plea Assailing HC Order Quashing Detention Orders

Observing that the order of detention in terms of the provisions of the Bihar Control of Crimes Act, 1981 ("Act") had expired long back, the Supreme Court recently dismissed a special leave petition assailing Jharkhand High Court's order of declaring continuous detention after expiry of first three months of the detention as bad in the eyes of law.The bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and AS Oka...

Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Bar Council Provisionally Bars Practice Of Advocate Over His Indecent Behavior Before Madras HC

The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry has provisionally barred the practice of an Advocate vide a resolution dated 21st December, till the disposal of Disciplinary proceedings pending against him for his indecent behavior while attending the Court proceedings of the Hon'ble High Court of Madras through the virtual mode.The Council has issued a notification informing that it has...

'No Further Orders Required': Madras High Court Disposes Plea Against Traffic Congestion, Illegal Parking On Chennai's GST Road

The Madras High Court has disposed of a PIL on the issue of irregular parking before commercial establishments on the Grand Southern Trunk (G.S.T) Road in Chennai. Expressing satisfaction at the report submitted the Commissioner of Police (Egmore) in view of a previous direction dated November 16, Justice S.M Subramaniam observed that no further orders are required in the matter."According...

Provision Of Appeal U/S 29 Of Domestic Violence Act Not Bar On Filing Application For Quashing U/S 482 CrPC: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that the provision of Appeal under Section 29 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act does not take away the right of an aggrieved person to approach the High Court under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code for quashing of proceedings. Justice HP Sandesh, sitting at Kalaburagi bench, said, "Section 29 of the DV Act not takes away the...

"Advocate Filed PIL To Gain Publicity": MP High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Govt's Decision To Reopen Schools With 5K Cost

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently dismissed a Public Interest Petition (PIL) plea with 5K costs which had questioned the decision of the MP State Government to reopen schools in the State. The bench of Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Pranay Verma dismissed the plea as it remarked that the petitioner, an Advocate had filed the PIL without undertaking proper homework and exercise,...

MP High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Direction To Election Commission Of India To 'Rule Out Discrepancies In EVMs'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take effective measures to rule out the discrepancies in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) so as to conduct free and fair upcoming assembly and general elections.Essentially, the Bench of Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla was hearing the plea...

BREAKING : Parliament Passes Election Laws Amendment Bill To Allow Aadhaar-Voter ID Linkage

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which seeks to link Voter Identity Card and Aadhaar. The house passed the bill in a voice vote at around 3.15 PM, after a discussion that started at 2 PM.The Lok Sabha had passed the Bill yesterday. The Bill seeks to amend provisions of the Representation of People's Act, 1950 and Representation of People's Act, 1951...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea For Compensation & Employment, Filed By Man Who Lost His Parents In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on the plea filed by a man who lost his parents in the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots, seeking directions on the Delhi Government to provide him employment in terms of a circular issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs for this purpose. The plea also sought compensation from the Delhi Government for the loss of his income from the date of his...

Centre Notifies Transfer Of Justice Birendra Kumar From Patna High Court To Rajasthan High Court

The Central Government today notified the transfer of Justice Birendra Kumar, Judge, Patna High Court to Rajasthan High Court. Justice Birendra Kumar was born on 23rd May 1963. He completed his LL.B. degree from Patna Law College, Patna in the year 1986. He practiced in various Civil and Criminal Matters in Patna Civil Court and Patna High Court.Justice Kumar Joined Bihar Superior...

Does Establishment of Caste Based Development Boards/ Corporations Violate Concept Of Secularism? Karnataka High Court To Examine

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday said it would examine if caste-based corporations established by the state government violate the concept of Secularism as envisaged in the Constitution. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum was hearing two petitions challenging the government orders issued in the year 2020, establishing the...