Patna High Court Confers Senior Designation On 16 Advocates, Only One Woman Finds Place In List

The Patna High Court has conferred senior designation on 16 advocates in the Full Court meeting held on Monday. Advocate Nivedita Nirvikar is the only woman who has been designated as a Senior Advocate in the list. The designation has been done in view of the "High Court of Judicature of Patna (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2019". The notice issued by Registrar General of the...

Indefinite Lockdown Has Repercussions On Livelihood Of People, Relaxation For Bakrid To Give Some Respite To Traders: Kerala Govt. Tells SC

The Kerala government has, in a late-night reply filed before the Supreme Court, justified the relaxation given in the COVID lockdown restrictions by stating that the same was done to provide succor to the traders who were expecting that Bakrid sales will alleviate their misery to a certain extent.The reply has been filed pursuant to the directions of the Supreme Court wherein the Court...

"Hospitals Have Become A Large Industry, Survive On Human Distress, Cant Be Protected At Cost Of Citizens" : Supreme Court

While stressing on the need for States to provide better hospitals and covid care centres with proper clearances, Supreme Court on Monday observed that Hospitals have now become a large industry, survive on human distress and cannot be protected at the cost of citizens they are meant to subserve."What has now happened is, let us face it, Hospitals have become a large industry. Just as...

Bombay High Court Reserves Order on PIL Challenging Governor's Alleged Inaction to Decide on Nomination Of Members to MLC

The Bombay High Court on Monday reserved for orders a PIL challenging alleged inaction of the Governor, Bhagat Singh Koshyari, in nominating members to Maharashtra's Legislative Council (MLC), despite the 12 names submitted by the Council of Ministers on November 6, 2020. During the hearing, the court repeatedly asked the Union if the Governor could escape from his duty by not...

Karnataka High Court Calls Upon NLSIU To Assist In Preparing Road Map For Providing Better Infrastructure In Govt Schools Across State

Dissatisfied with the way the state government intends to spend Rs. 100 crore budget allocated towards infrastructure development in government schools across the state, the Karnataka High Court on Monday issued notice to the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) to appear before it and assist the court in order to prepare a road map on the subject. A division bench of Justice...

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks 'One Nation One Penal Code' For All Offences Including Money Laundering, Black Marketing, Etc.

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre to draft a stringent and comprehensive penal code, instead of 'existing outdated laws relating to corruption and crime'. It also seeks to replace the 161 years old 'colonial' Indian Penal Code of 1860."Rule of Law and Right to life liberty & dignity can't be secured without implementing a stringent...

Breaking: Supreme Court Dismisses Andhra Govt.'s Plea Against Quashing Of Criminal Cases Related To Alleged "Amaravati Land Scam"

In a blow to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the state's SLPs against the quashing of criminal cases filed in connection with the alleged 'insider trading' in land transactions at Amaravati.The bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari was hearing the SLPs at the instance of the AP state government against the January...

[Covid-19] Delhi High Court Extends Interim Orders Till July 27, Seeks Impact Assessment Report

The Delhi High Court has sought status report from the Delhi Government on the impact of extension of interim orders, and interim bails granted to the undertrial Prisoners in view of recommendations made by the High Powered Committee with an objective of decongesting jails amid Covid-19 pandemic. (In Re: Extension of Interim Orders)Taking note of the fact that presently no Covid-19 case is...

Authority Personally Responsible To Pay Damages For Unjustified Delay In Deciding Application For Compassionate Appointment: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that any unreasoned or unjustifiable delay on the part of the Authority to consider an application for appointment on compassionate grounds, would make such an Authority personally responsible to pay damages by way of wages to that applicant which he would be entitled to, if an appointment had been granted. Justice M. Nagaprasanna while allowing...

Supreme Court Seeks Responses Of UP & Haryana In Noida Resident's Plea That Travel To Delhi Takes 2 Hours Due To Road Blockades

Supreme Court on Monday directed States of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to file a response in the plea filed by a resident of Noida who alleged that her commute from Noida to Delhi was taking her two hours instead of the usual 20 minutes due to road blockades as a result of farmers' protests.A Bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul directed the States to file a response by August 23rd....

Fire Safety in COVID Hospitals- Executive Notification Cannot Nullify A Direction of Supreme Court: SC Pulls Up Gujarat Govt.

While confronting the State of Gujarat on its decision to issue notification extending the timeline for hospitals to rectify compliances, Supreme Court has on Monday decided to consider if the notification was in breach of its order dated December 18 issued regarding maintenance and audit of fire safety measures in hospitals."Once there is a mandamus of the Court, it is very well settled...

Kerala High Court Calls For Investigating Officer's Report In Rape Case Filed By Olympian Mayookha Johny's Friend

The athlete had recently levelled grave allegations against the investigating agencies in a press conference while fighting for justice for her friend.