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Gujarat High Court To Continue With Live Streaming Post Resumption of Physical Hearings
The High Court of Gujarat has decided to continue with live streaming of Court Proceedings even after switching to physical functioning of Court from August 17.Initially, live streaming began from 26 October, 2020 of the Chief Justice's Video Conferencing Court on an experimental basis.The Court then went on to formally launch live streaming of other Benches of the High Court on July 17,...
'We May Hear Physically After A Week Or Ten Days' : CJI Ramana Hints At Resumption Of Physical Hearing In Supreme Court Soon
The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Wednesday hinted that physical hearings in the Supreme Court might resume soon."We may hear physically after one week or 10 days", CJI Ramana told Senior Adv Mukul Rohatgi during a hearing.The Chief Justice of India made these remarks while hearing a case related to TRAI Tariff order. When the matter was taken, the CJI made statements regarding...
"How Can A Person Involved In Private Dispute Of Criminal Nature Disturb Public Tranquillity?": Allahabad HC Stays S. 111 CrPC Notice
Emphasizing that there cannot be anything precious than the personal liberty as well as the reputation of a person, the Allahabad High Court last week stayed Section 111 CrPC notice sent by an SDM to one Noor Alam which contained 'strong words' against him. The Bench of Justice Mohd. Faiz Alam Khan also observed that in the Section 111 CrPC notice, it was also not clear as to how...
Delhi High Court Bar Association Requests CJ DN Patel To Prepone Resumption of Physical Hearings
The Delhi High Court Bar Association has written to Chief Justice DN Patel requesting him to prepone the date of resumption of physical functioning of the High Court to August 31, 2021.It has further sought that in the first phase of resumption of physical functioning, at least 50% of the Courts should hold physical hearings. "All the learned Joint Registrars may also hold physical...
Bhima Koregaon Case : Bombay High Court Directs Taloja Prison To Ensure Proper Medical Treatment For Prof Hany Babu
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday ordered Delhi University Associate Professor Hany Babu to be re-lodged in Taloja Prison following the report of a private hospital that he is 'fit for discharge'. He is accused in the caste-violence Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad Case.Babu was admitted to Breach Candy hospital following HC'sorders on May 19, after testing positive for Covid-19 and to...
"State Can't Monitor Any Religion's Place Of Worship": Plea In Madras HC Challenges 'TN Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Act'
A plea has been moved before the Madras High Court challenging the vires of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P. D. Audikesavalu today admitted the plea and issued a notice to the State of Tamil Nadu, asking it to file a rejoinder in the matter. Importantly, the challenge in the plea is not to...
Right Of Equity Of Redemption Of Mortgage Is Subsidiary To Right Of Ownership: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the right of equity of redemption is subsidiary to the right of ownership.The expression equity of redemption is a convenient maxim but an owner, who has stepped into the shoes of the mortgagor, after the purchase from the mortgagor but before filing a suit for foreclosure is entitled to redeem the property in terms of Section 60 of the Transfer of Property...
'Drug Abuse Causing Economic Issues, Social Disintegration': Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Nepali Peddler
Observing that consequences of drug abuse menace can be experienced across the board from causing economic issues to social disintegration, the Delhi High Court on Monday denied bail to a Nepal citizen accused of dealing in narcotics substances.Justice Subramonium Prasad denied bail to the Petitioner, booked under the NDPS Act, on two counts: (i) he is a supplier of drugs and it cannot be...
EPF Pension Case : High Courts Assumed Exercise Of Option Wasn't Necessary For Pension Above Upper Limit, EPFO Argues In Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard the arguments of the Employees Provident Fund Organization in the appeal filed by it challenging the judgments of various High Courts which quashed the Employee's Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 2014.A bench comprising Justices UU Lalit and Ajay Rastogi heard the arguments made by Senior Advocate C Aryama Sundaram on behalf of the EPFO.Sundaram argued that the...