Unique QR Codes In Judgments/ Orders, Advocate Information Management System: New Initiatives By Madras High Court

In a press release by the Registrar General of Madras High Court, several notable initiatives, including those implemented and those that will be brought in place with effect from 15th November have been mentioned. The new reforms include Advocate Information and Management System (AIMS), Document Pagination Module, Braille Printer for Visually Challenged, Unique QR Codes for each...

District Courts Bound To Facilitate Hybrid/ VC Hearing At Parties' Request, As Per Full Court's Directions: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday remarked that once its Full Court has permitted the city district courts to allow hybrid or video conferencing facility at the request of parties, the Courts are bound to follow the said directions. Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice on a plea concerning the issue of district courts not permitting hybrid hearings despite the...

Lakhimpur Kheri Case : Supreme Court Appoints Justice RK Jain, Former P&H HC Judge, To Monitor Investigation

The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, to monitor the investigation in the Lakhmipur Kheri violence of October 3, which claimed the lives of 8 persons, including 4 farmers, who were allegedly mowed down by vehicles in the convoy of Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister and BJP MP Ajay Kumar Mishra.A...

'Central Commission Has Lost All Control Over Regional Commission': Calcutta HC Seeks Personal Attendance Of Secretary, WB Central Service Commission

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the Secretary of the West Bengal Central Service Commission to appear in person before the Court on Wednesday while hearing a batch of petitions citing irregularities in the appointments of 'Group C' and Group D' non-teaching staff in State government aided Secondary and Higher Secondary schools. The Court on Tuesday took on record a report filed by...

Supreme Court Restrains Tripura Police From Coercive Steps Against 2 Lawyers & 1 Journalist Booked Under UAPA

The Supreme Court on Wendesday ordered that no coercive steps including arrest should be taken against two lawyers and one journalist, who were booked under the draconian anti-terror law Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) by the Tripura police over their social media posts and reports about the recent communal violence which took place in the state.A Bench comprising the Chief Justice...

Street Vendors Without ID Cards Not To Operate In Kochi From December 1: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has directed the Kochi Corporation to take immediate steps to implement the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 for the rehabilitation of street vendors within its limits.Considering that the Corporation has issued identity cards to over 700 eligible street vendors as of now, and was in the process of tracing the rest,...

Delhi's Air Quality Crisis- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court Hearing

On Delhi's Air Quality Crisis, Supreme Court will continue hearing today a petition seeking directions to tackle the pollution.A Division Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant will continue hearing the matter today.On Monday, based on the affidavit submitted by the Central Government, the Court said that "we have come to a conclusion...

'Would Encourage Copycat Criminal Behaviour': Delhi HC Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Aiding Escape Of High Risk UTP From Judicial Custody

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied bail to a man accused of aiding escape of a high risk undertrial prisoner from the lawful judicial custody, saying that granting him bail would encourage "copycat criminal behaviour". Justice Subramonium Prasad said that to aid an undertrial of notorious credentials escape lawful custody, has wide ramifications that may shake the confidence of the public...

[Delhi Pollution] 'Nasty Utterances Made Against Me In Media That I Misled Court On Stubble Burning' : Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court

"It was projected as if Central Government said 4% (as contribution of stubble burning) due to elections", the SG said.

'Rather Remarkable': Madras High Court Sets Aside DRT Order Virtually Facilitating Flight Of Loan Defaulter

"The Tribunal appears to have gone out of its way to facilitate the first respondent's departure from this country," the Madras High Court recently commented on a 'rather remarkable' order passed by the Debt Recovery Tribunal paving way for foreign travel of a loan defaulter.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P.D Audikesavalu while dealing with writ petition filed by...

Gujarat Riots: Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- Supreme Court Hearing: LIVE UPDATES

Supreme Court will continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002.A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar is hearing the matter.Yesterday, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal has drawn the court's attention towards the issue...

IT Rules 2021 Provide Checks & Balances For Removal Of Unlawful,Fake Content On Platforms; Do Not Advocate Pre-Censorship: Centre To Delhi HC

The Centre has told the Delhi High Court that the new IT Rules, 2021 provide a set of checks-and-balances for removal of unlawful content including fake news available on the social media platform and that the Rules do not advocate pre-censorship.In the affidavit filed by the Central Government defending the vires of the Rules, it has also been stated that while fake news have the potential...