COVID Third Wave: Allahabad High Court To Hear Cases Virtually From January 3

The Allahabad High Court has decided to hear cases virtually in view of rising cases of COVID in the state of Uttar Pradesh. This arrangement would remain in place until further orders of the Court. Speaking to Live Law, the president of Allahabad High Court Bar Association, Mr. Radha Kant Ojha, and the president of Oudh Bar Association, Mr. Rakesh Kumar Chaudhary confirmed that the Court...

Lawyers' Strike- Bar Can Hold Meeting To Condole Someone's Demise But No Right To Obstruct Court Functioning: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that the Members of the Bar are free to hold a meeting to condole the demise of any member or anyone else, but they do not have the right to obstruct the functioning of Courts.The Bench of Justice J. J. Munir observed this while dealing with the affidavits filed before it by the President and the Secretary of Commissioner Court's Bar...

Best of 2021- 35 Significant Judgments Of Madras High Court

As the year 2021 comes to an end, LiveLaw brings you the 35 Significant Judgments & Orders pronounced by Madras High Court. 1. Right To Default Bail Not Extinguished With 'Simultaneous' Filing Of Chargesheet: Madras High Court [ K. Muthuirul v. The Inspector Of Police] In a pertinent ruling, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court delved deep into the statutory provisions...

Another Milestone: Kerala High Court Goes Paperless

The Kerala High Court has initiated its pride project called the Virtual Office on January 1st, 2022 with the features of e-filing, paperless courts and e-office. This means that the filing of cases in the High Court will now be through electronic mode. However, a notice to this effect has also clarified that lawyers will still have to submit two sets of physical copies of the e-filed cases....

Chhattisgarh And Jharkhand High Courts: 50 Important Judgments Of 2021

As we step into the year 2022, LiveLaw brings to you a bunch of important decisions from the Chhattisgarh & Jharkhand High Courts of 2021. This digest includes 50 important orders and judgments.Chhattisgarh High Court 1. When A Man Marries A Woman Knowing Fully That She Was Not Legally Divorced From Her Earlier Marriage Can't Plead Invalidity Of Marriage In 125...

COVID-OMICRON :Supreme Court Returns To Virtual Hearing For Two Weeks

Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and the Omicron variant, the Supreme Court has decided to revert to the virtual hearing mode for next two weeks. As per notification released on Sunday evening, it was notified that: "It is hereby notified for the information of the members of the bar, party-in-person and all concerned that keeping in view the rising number of cases of omicron...

All Supreme Court 2021 Digests & Round-Up Reports In One Place

LiveLaw has published 26 annual round-up reports about Supreme Court decisions and happenings in 2021. All those reports are compiled here for the benefit of readers.100 Major Judgments (3 Parts)1. 100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2021 [Part 1, Judgments 1-52]2. 100 Major Supreme Court Judgments Of 2021 [Part 2, Judgments 53-75] 3. 100 Major Supreme Court Judgments Of 2021 [Part...

Pegasus Snooping : SC-Appointed Technical Committee Seeks Details From Persons Suspecting Hacking Of Their Devices

Persons who suspect that their devices have been targeted by the Pegasus spyware can write to the Technical Committee constituted by the Supreme Court to investigate the allegations of snooping using the Pegasus spyware by the noon of January 7, 2022.The Committee issued a public notice in this regard today asking such persons, who feel that they are targets of Pegasus spyware, to send an...

'Not Known If Special Task Force Has Been Constituted For Preventing Encroachments': Madras High Court Warns Action Against Erring State Officials

In a writ petition challenging a Lock & Seal and Demolition notice by Greater Chennai Corporation, Madras High Court reminded the state that the court had previously ordered for the constitution of a permanent Special Task Force (STF) to prevent encroachments. A Division Bench of Justices S. Vaidyanathan and AA. Nakkiran observed that the order passed in W.P.5076 of 2016,...

Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand High Courts: 50 Important Decisions Of 2021

As the end of the year 2021 is nearing, LiveLaw brings to you a bunch of important Cases from the Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand High Courts. This digest includes 50 important orders and judgments.Himachal Pradesh High Court 1. "Custodial Interrogation Justified": Himachal Pradesh HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Flesh Trade Of Adolescent Girls [Md. Nazim v. State...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Decides To Increase In Working Hours to Deal With Pendency of Cases

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has increased the working hours of the High Court by making corresponding amendments to the Madhya Pradesh High Court Rules, 2008. The initiative has been taken to handle the vast number of pending cases in the MP HC, bringing some relief to the aggrieved litigants, the lawyers, and the presiding Judges. Earlier, the working hours of the High Court were from 10.30...

Power Of Judicial Review: How Supreme Court Caused Changes In Government Decisions in 2021

"If the judiciary does not have the power of judicial review, then the functioning of democracy in this country would be unthinkable", said the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana while speaking at a public event recently.The CJI explained that the Constitution has created three co-equal organs, namely the legislature, the executive and the judiciary and the judiciary has been given the role of reviewing the legality of steps taken by the other two organs. To brand "judicial review" as "judicial...