Senior Advocate Designation: Kerala High Court Invites Suggestions/Views On The Names Of 9 Lawyers

The Kerala High Court has issued a notification inviting suggestions on Nine Lawyers for the purpose of Senior DesignationsList of Advocates for Designation of Senior Advocate:- Advocate Santhosh Mathew Advocate P.B. KrishnanAdvocate Elvin Peter P.J.Advocate Sunny ldathewAdvocate Benny P. ThomasAdvocate N. Reghuraj Advocate Mayan Kutty K.IAdvocate P.R. VenkateshAdvocate Shyam...

Nomination Of 3 Puducherry MLAs- "Only Grievance Appears To Be That They Are BJP Members": Madras High Court Dismisses PIL

The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition assailing the Central Government's decision to nominate three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members to the Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory of Puducherry. The Central Government exercised its powers in terms of Section 3(3) of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 ('1963 Act')...

"People Sitting Over India's Untapped Vaccine Manufacturing Potential Must Be Charged With Manslaughter ": Delhi High Court To Centre

Remarking that some people must be charged with manslaughter if they have been sitting over untapped potential, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Centre for not utilising the vaccine manufacturing capacity that India has.A division bench comprising of Justice Manmohan and Justice Najmi Waziri observed thus:"There is a lot of scope and infrastructure which is available...

Madras High Court Expresses Concern Over Entourage Accompanying Legislators During Hospital Visits Amid Covid-19

The Madras High Court has sounded a note of caution with respect to entourage accompanying legislators to hospitals during inspection visits to Covid-19 hospitals. On being informed that some MLAs come with a "train of supporters", a Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy said the number of people accompanying the MLAs/ Ministers should...

Lakshadweep : Kerala High Court Asks Expert Committee To Formulate Guidelines On Medical Evacuation In 10 Days

To allay the apprehensions of Lakshadweep residents regarding the new procedure for medical evacuation, the Kerala High Court has directed the committee constituted by the Health Services Director, Lakshadweep, for recommending medical evacuation of patients from various islands, to formulate guidelines on the method and manner of its functioning.A division bench comprising Justice A....

Tripura Marriage Raids By District Magistrate: Tripura High Court Orders Further Inquiry To Find Out Under Whose Order DM Detained Attendees

Hearing a PIL in relation to a viral video of an incident that took place in Agartala wherein a marriage function was stopped midway by the DM and his team, the Tripura High Court on Wednesday (June 2) observed that taking men, women, and children to the Police Stations and detaining them for about 2 hours is a very serious matter.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi...

Supreme Court Seeks Comparison Between Indian & International Prices Of COVID Vaccines

Noting that the Centre had financed and facilitated the production of vaccines through concessions or otherwise, the Supreme Court sought clarification on whether it would be accurate to state that private entities had alone borne the risk and cost of manufacture.It noted that as Emergency Use Authorisation had been granted by the Centre to the manufacturers thereby minimizing their risk,...

Can Executive Tinker Court's Directions Through Ordinance? Supreme Court Asks In Plea Challenging Tribunals Reforms Ordinance

Hearing the challenge to the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization and Conditions of Service) Ordinance 2021, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked whether, by passing an Act or Rules or an Ordinance, the Legislature and the Executive can tinker with directions of the court under Article 142; whether, when considering an issue of policy, the Parliament is competent to make a law and deter...

Delhi Court Rejects Police's Plea For Further Police Custody Of Wrestler Sushil Kumar And Associate In Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case

A Delhi Court on Wednesday turned down Police's plea seeking further 3 days police custody remand of Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar and his associate Ajay Kumar arrested in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar.Metropolitan Magistrate Rashmi Gupta pronounced the order after hearing Delhi Police's Plea seeking further 3...

Gauhati High Court Launches Online Court Proceeding Services

The Guahati High Court has launched an online tool 'Online Court Proceeding Services' for virtual hearings.Online Court Proceeding Services is simple yet robust software platform that provides extensive functionality to manage the Court proceedings through online mode. It enables video conferencing with the help of any video conferencing tool such as Google Meet, Webex, Zoom, etc., along...

'Most Heinous' : Karnataka Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Police Sub-Inspector Who Allegedly Forced Dalit Man To Drink Urine

Observing that "the alleged nature of the incident is most heinous in nature. Not only the victim has been urinated upon, but he has been made to lick the urine from the floor. Such an act of atrocity destroys the personal dignity of any person," a special Judge at Chikkamagaluru on Tuesday denied anticipatory bail application filed by police sub-inspector Arjun Gowda. The police...

Specify Arrangements To Ensure Students Get Second Chance To Take LLB Exams Within Reasonable Time: Delhi HC Issues Notice To Delhi University

On a plea of students of Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, seeking cancellation of the 4th-semester exams, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday (June 1) issued Notice to University of Delhi, Bar Council of India, and University Grants Commission.The Bench of Justice Prateek Jalan asked the University about the arrangements which it is making to ensure that the Covid-19 affected students and...