Senior Advocate Vivek Subba Reddy Elected As President Of Advocates Association Of Bengaluru

Senior Advocate Vivek Subba Reddy has been elected as the President of the Advocates Association of Bengaluru. The results were declared on late Sunday evening. Vivek received a total of 4,804 votes while the incumbent President A P Ranganatha received 2894 votes. Out of the total 16,568 votes, a total of 11,131 votes were cast. Advocate TG Ravi won the election for the post of...

Up to Rs.5000 Per Month Stipend For Junior Lawyers: Kerala Bar Council Notifies Advocates' Stipend Rules, 2021

The Bar Council of Kerala has notified The Kerala Advocates' Stipend Rules, 2021 in exercise of its powers conferred by section 27 read with section 9(2)(gi) of the Kerala Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 1980.The Rules stipulate that the stipend to lawyers may be disbursed from the Fund by the Trustee Committee on a monthly basis or at such intervals as decided by the Trustee Committee and shall...

Repatriation Of Dead Bodies: Draft Guidelines Submitted Before Madras High Court In Pudukkottai Fisherman's Case

The draft guidelines for repatriation of dead bodies have been prepared by Advocate Henri Tiphagne, counsel for the petitioner wife in the case pertaining to the demise of Pudukkottai fisherman in a collision with Sri Lankan Navy Vessel. The respondents including the Ministry of External Affairs have also been served with copies of the draft guidelines. A single-judge bench of Justice...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [13 December 2021 To 18 December 2021]

Allahabad High Court1. CBI Files Charge Sheet Against Former Allahabad HC Judge Justice SN Shukla In Medical College Bribery CaseThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed its charge sheet against former Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Sri Narayan Shukla in the medical college bribery case wherein he has been accused of favoring a private medical college in his orders.As reported...

Consumers With Same Interest Can File Joint Complaint; Not Necessary To File Complaint In Representative Capacity : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that where there are more consumers than one having similar grievance, it is not necessary that they must file consumer complaint in representative capacity under Section 35(1)(c) of the Consumer Protection Act 2019. Instead, these few consumers can join together and file a joint complaint."There is nothing in the Consumer Protection Act 2019 to prohibit these...

Gain Experience At Trial Courts Before Moving To Higher Levels : CJI Ramana Advises Law Graduates

Speaking at the convocation ceremony at the NALSAR University of Law, Hyderbarad, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana urged law students to consider gaining experience at the trial level before moving to higher levels."I find that very few students who graduate from National Law Schools are interested in joining litigation or taking up public causes, let alone practice at the district level",...

"Major Persons Have A Fundamental Right To Choose Life-Partners": Ut'khand HC Grants Protection To Live-In Gay Couple

The Uttarakhand High Court last week granted protection to a Gay couple in a live-in relationship by directing the Police to provide them immediate protection after observing that individuals who are major have a fundamental right to choose their life partners despite the opposition voiced by their family members.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice...

Applicability Of An Amended Rule For Compassionate Appointment Shall Be Based On Date Of Death Rather Than Date Of Consideration Of Claim: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the applicability of a modified scheme with respect to an appointment on compassionate grounds would be based on a fixed criteria, like the date of death, rather than an indeterminate factor, like the date of consideration of the claim. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian refused to hold that Karnataka...

"Grant Maternity Benefits To Women-Students, Its Denial Violates Fundamental Rights": Allahabad HC Directs UP's 'AK Technical University'

The Allahabad High Court last week directed Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (located in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow) to frame rules and grant various maternity benefits to the expectant mothers and new mothers who are pursuing various courses in the University.The Bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot ordered thus as it noted that the petitioner before the Court, Saumya Tiwari who was...

Merely Because Adult Boy Is Not Of Marriageable Age, It Would Not Deprive Young Couple Of Their Right To Live Together: P & H High Court Grants Protection To Live-In Couple

While dealing with the protection plea of a young couple in a live-in relationship, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday observed that merely because the adult boy is not of marriageable age, it would not deprive the young couple of their fundamental right as enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution. Justice Harnaresh Singh Gill was adjudicating upon a writ petition filed...

Know The Constitution[PART-III] Anecdotes From The First Meeting Of Constituent Assembly

We Are Introducing A New Series In LiveLaw -'Know The Constitution'If the Constitution has to be of the people, by the people and for the people, it must first capture the imagination of the masses.The 'Know the Constitution' series is a humble attempt by the team of LiveLaw to unravel the Indian Constitution in all its majesty. The aim is to demystify the Indian Constitution one Article,...

Specify Details Of All Those Schools In The State Where No Students Are Studying: Allahabad High Court Asks UP Govt

The Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to file a Counter affidavit furnishing information with reference to various schools in the State of Uttar Pradesh where no students are studying.The Bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Piyush Agrawal was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by one Nand Lal who raised the issue of the poor condition...