Supreme Court Lawyers As High Court Judges? After DHCBA, Calcutta HC Bar Association Writes To CJI Against SCBA Proposal

The Bar Association of Calcutta High Court has written to the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana opposing the proposal made by the Supreme Court Bar Association for elevation of lawyers practicing in the top court as High Court judges.The issue has its genesis in a communication made by the SCBA earlier this week, in which it said that the CJI has agreed to the proposal to consider...

Allahabad High Court Rejects Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan's Pre Arrest Bail Application

The Allahabad High Court on Friday rejected the pre-arrest bail application filed by Member of Parliament from Samajwadi Party, Azam Khan in connection with the appointment of 1,300 engineers, clerks, and stenographers at Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam during his tenure as a cabinet minister during the SP Government's rule in Uttar Pradesh.The Bench of Justice Rajeev Singh while rejecting his...

Covid-19: Uttarakhand High Court Seeks Response From Centre, State On Priority Vaccination For Persons With Disability

“Persons with disabilities and their caregivers are a class of population by themselves due to their disabilities and are entitled to vaccination on a priority basis like other high risk category persons.”

Article 227 Petition Maintainable Against Domestic Violence Act Proceedings : Madras High Court

Article 227 is "forum-neutral", which makes no distinction between civil court and criminal court.

Case Registered Under Cow Slaughter Act Based On Alleged Conversation Over-Heard By Police: Allahabad HC Grants Bail, Seeks SP's Explanation

The Allahabad High Court recently granted Bail to a person accused of offences under U. P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 while noting that the case was registered on the basis of alleged conversation of the applicant which was overheard by the police party. The Bench of Justice Abdul Moin was hearing the bail application filed by the applicant in a case under Sections 3/5/8 of...

Merely Because Co Accused Are Absconding Cannot Be A Ground To Deny Benefit Available Under High Powered Committee Recommendations: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that merely because other co accused persons are absconding, cannot be a ground to deny benefit to an undertrial prisoner under the recommendations made by the High Powered Committee. The observation came from a single judge bench comprising of Justice Rekha Palli while granting interim bail to an undertrial prisoner of 27 years of age for a period of 45...

Uttarakhand High Court Grants Minor's Custody To Maternal Uncle On Habeas Corpus Plea

Noting that the maternal uncle of a minor has sufficient means to look after him, the Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday handed over the custody of a 17-Year-old to his maternal uncle on a habeas corpus plea seeking custody of minor against his own father.The Bench of Justice R. C. Khulbe ordered thus while noting that the minor has crossed the tender age and going to attain the age of...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: May 2021 [Citation LL 2021 SC 240 To LL 2021 SC 262]

1. Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act; Reads Down Sections 4, 7 and 10 [Case: Indian School, Jodhpur v. State Of Rajasthan; Citation: LL 2021 SC 240] A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari upheld the constitutional validity of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act, 2016. "The...

Allahabad High Court Adjourns PIL For Covid19 Management Citing 'Paucity Of Time'; Matter Adjourned Thrice Since Change In Roster

The Allahabad High Court on Friday adjourned its suo moto PIL on Covid-19 management citing 'paucity of time'. This is a third consecutive adjournment of the case which has previously handed down several bold orders amid wrath of the deadly virus in Uttar Pradesh. Following change in roster since June 7, a Division Bench of then Acting Chief Justice Sanjay Yadav and Justice Prakash...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Allows Private Hospitals To Return Remaining Vaccine Doses After Change In Centre's Vaccination Policy

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday allowed the application filed by the private hospitals to return the remaining COVID-19 vaccine doses to the government, in view of the fact that the Central Government has changed its vaccination policy.A division bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Sujoy Paul directed the hospitals to return the indicated number of Viles/vaccine doses...

Mithun Chakraborty's 'Cobra' Remark- Calcutta HC Directs Him To Join Probe In Post-Poll Violence Case Through Virtual Mode

Renowned Actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty has been asked today by the Calcutta High Court to make himself available by way of video conference for interrogation in a case registered against him for alleged incitement to post-poll violence through his speeches.The Bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh fixed the matter to be heard on June 18, 2021 and the investigating officer was directed to...

'Lawlessness In Municipal Wards Costing Lives' : Bombay High Court Orders Judicial Inquiry Into Mumbai Building Collapse In Which 8 Children Died

The Bombay High Court has ordered a judicial inquiry into the collapse of a ground-plus two-storey building in Mumbai on Wednesday, in which 12 people lost their lives, including 8 children. Twenty-five people have died in four building collapses in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region in a month. "Deeply pained" that so many casualties from Wednesday were children, the court...