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LIVE NOW -Gandhi Jayanti Webinar On "Gandhian Influence On Law" By Tripura HC Chief Justice Akil Kureshi
LiveLaw in association with Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum is organizing a webinar on"Gandhian Influence On Law" on Gandhi Jayanti Day.Justice Akil Kureshi (Chief justice, Tripura High Court) will be the distinguished speaker.Advocates Prachi Dutta and Nandita Rao will moderate the session.The details of the Webinar are as follows:-Date and time:- October 2, 2021 (Saturday), 05...
Justice Lalit Urges Senior Advocates To Voluntarily Take Up At Least 3 Pro-Bono Cases Every Year
Supreme Court judge Justice U. U. Lalit conceded that while in the last 25 years, we have taken large and very strong strides, yet legal aid and legal awareness have not reached every nook and corner, every village in the country.Justice Lalit, the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority, was speaking at the launch of pan-India Awareness and Outreach Campaign on 2nd...
Constitutional Guarantees Meaningless Without Ensuring Equal Access To Justice For All : CJI NV Ramana
The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said on Saturday that ensuring equal access to justice for all was necessary for the protection of constitutional guarantees of equality.The CJI and the Patron-in-Chief, NALSA was speaking at the launch of pan-India Awareness and Outreach Campaign on 2nd October, 2021 from Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The President of India Ram Nath Kovind wasthe Chief Guest....
Students Have To Pay Full School Fess By October 25, Rustication Or Bar On Taking Exams Not Allowed For Non-Payment: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court on Friday restrained school authorities from preventing any student from taking any board or annual or mid-term examination as well as carrying out rustication of students due to non-payment of school fees. However, the Court directed parents to ensure that payment of outstanding fees is positively made by October 25. A Bench comprising Justice IP Mukherji and...
Delhi High Court To Examine If The 'Street Vendors Act' Compromises With The Aspects Of Planned Development Of Cities/Towns
The Delhi High Court on Thursday decided to examine if the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 compromises with the aspects regarding planned development of cities and towns, as it observed that the Act is heavily tilted towards the Street Vendors. "In our prima facie view, it appears to us that the scheme of the Street Vendors Act and the...
Law Minister Has Assured That 106 Recommendations Made For HC Judges Will Be Cleared Soon : CJI Ramana
The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said on Saturday that Central Government has cleared some of the 106 recommendations made by the collegium for High Court judges since May, and that the Union Law Minister has informed him that the rest of the recommendations will be finalized in one or two days time"The quality of democracy rests on the quality of justice; For a healthy democracy,...
Ensure Decent Working Conditions In Foreigners' Tribunals: Gauhati HC Directs Dy. Commissioners Across Assam
Expressing its concern over the working condition and the atmosphere in the Foreigners' Tribunal, the Gauhati High Court on Thursday directed the Deputy Commissioners across the state of Assam to take immediate steps to ensure decent working conditions in the Tribunals.Importantly, noting that the tribunals' members are required to hear cases and pass orders by sitting on a Sofa as the...
Family Settlement Document Which Merely Records Past Transaction Does Not Require Compulsory Registration : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a family settlement document which merely sets out the existing arrangement and past transaction will not be compulsorily registrable under Section 17(1)(b) of the Registration Act, 1908, if it doesn't by itself creates, declares, limits or extinguishes rights in the immovable properties.Therefore, such a document will not be hit by the bar under Section 49...
MP High Court Seeks State's Reply On Arrangements To Keep Male, Female, Under Trials & Convicted Inmates In Separate Jails
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday called for a jail status report from the Director-General, Prison and Correctional Services (Madhya Pradesh) with regard to arrangements made to keep the male and female inmates as well as under trials and convicted inmates in separate jails.The order came from the Bench of Justice Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava while dealing with a bail plea filed...
Devaswom Board Can Only Make Regular Appointments; Any Scheme For Regularization Will Be Unconstitutional: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court observed that Devaswom Board has the constitutional obligation to make appointment only in fulfilment of the statutory procedures regarding appointment. Framing of a scheme for regularisation will be in violation of Articles 14, 15, and 16 of the Constitution, the bench of Justices Alexander Thomas and K. Babu observed.The court was considering a batch of petitions...