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Avoid 'Your Lordship', 'My Lord' To Address Me: Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi Of Punjab & Haryana High Court Urges Advocates
In a note addressed to the members of the Bar Association, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has, on the Request of Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi, issued a note requesting the Members of the Bar to avoid addressing Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi as 'Your Lordship' Or 'My Lord'.The note reads thus: "It is for the information of the respected members of the Bar that Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi...
Required To Connect CCTV Cameras Installed In Hospitals To Nearest Police Stations: Gauhati High Court
Dealing with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking protection of doctors in the present pandemic, the Gauhati High Court on Friday said that mere installation of CCTV cameras in the hospitals is not enough and that the CCTV cameras are required to be connected to the nearest Police Station.Observing thus, the Bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan...
Judge Uttam Anand Death- 'Court Wants A Speedy, Fair & Professional Probe': Jharkhand HC Seeks SIT Report On Aug 3
Taking suo moto cognizance of Jharkhand Judge Uttam Annand's Death, the Jharkhand High Court on Thursday directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to probe into the incident, to submit its report on August 3.The Bench of Chief Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad observed thus:"We make it clear that this Court wants a speedy, fair, and professional investigation...
Delhi High Court Seeks Baba Ramdev's Reply To Doctors' Suit Over Remarks On Allopathy
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to Yoga guru Baba Ramdev in a suit filed against him by several doctors' associations for allegedly spreading misinformation about COVID cure through his statements against allopathySenior Advocate Akhil Sibal, appearing for the plaintiffs, argued that the fundamental grievances are : (a) the defendant Ramdev, not being a medical practitioner, is...
Kerala High Court Expresses Discontent With The Delay To Reconstruct Bridge Destroyed In Floods: Summons Authorities To Appear In Person
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday expressed its discontent with the delay in construction of the Nooradi Bridge which was damaged in the 2018 catastrophic flood that struck the State.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly summoned the concerned authorities to appear before the Court in person for the next hearing. Accordingly, the matter has been posted to...
Implementation Of Compensation Schemes To Families For Deaths Due To Oxygen Shortage: Delhi High Court Asks Centre, Delhi Govt To File Reply
The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Centre and the Delhi Government to file reply in the plea moved two minors, who lost their sole bread-earning parent to Covid-19 allegedly due to deficient supply of oxygen at Jaipur Golden Hospital seeking directions to expeditiously implement proposed schemes of compensation for the families of victims who lost their lives due to oxygen shortage...
UAPA - Watali Judgment Won't Apply When Bail Is Sought On Humanitarian Grounds : Bombay High Court
Granting temporary bail to Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad accused Advocate Surendra Gadling, the Bombay High Court observed that the rigors of regular bail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act would not apply for the grant of temporary bail on humanitarian grounds. Therefore, the judgement in the case of National Investigation Agency Vs. Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali could not...
Supreme Court Directs Release Of Rs 2 Crores Deposited By MP Karti Chidambaram As Condition To Travel Abroad
The Supreme Court on Friday directed forthwith release of the amount of 2 crore deposited by Congress MP Karti Chidambaram. He had made the deposit based on a court direction as a condition to travel abroad.A Bench of Justice AM Khanwilkar, Justice Krishna Murari and Justice V Ramasubramanian issued the direction after hearing submissions made by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing...
'No Student Can Be Expelled For Non-Payment': Madras High Court Permits Pvt Schools To Collect 85% Fees In Instalments
The Madras High Court on Friday permitted private unaided educational institutions to collect 85% of the annual school fee payable for the current academic year, i.e. 2021-22 in six instalments from parents who have not suffered any form of financial loss during the pandemic period. However, the Court made it clear that no student shall be restrained from attending online classes or taking...
Karnataka High Court Takes Suo Motu Case On Gruesome Massacre Of Monkeys
The Karnataka High Court on Friday took suo-motu cognizance of media reports regarding the incident of unidentified persons allegedly poisoning a group of Bonnet Macaques (monkeys), and killing over 38 of them. The carcasses were found at a road junction at Chowdenahalli in Arehali Hobli of Belur taluk in Karnataka's Hassan district on Wednesday. A division bench of...
UAPA Case : NIA Challenges Bail Granted To Allan Shuhaib; Supreme Court Tags It With Thwaha Fasal's Bail Plea
The National Investigation Agency informed the Supreme Court on Friday that it has filed a special leave petition challenging the Kerala High Court judgment which did not interfere with the bail granted to law student Allan Shuhaib in the UAPA case registered over alleged Maoist links.The central agency made this submission while the Supreme Court was hearing the petition filed by...