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BCI Writes To Kerala High Court To Hold Consultations With Bar, Review/Reconsider E-Filing Rules
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has written to the Kerala High Court Registrar General asking the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court to reconsider/review the E-Filing Rules notified and have discussions with representatives of the State Bar Council before finalising the Rules.The response of the BCI comes after the Chairman of the Bar Council of Kerala, Advocate Joseph John voiced...
People May Feel A Mob Led By Chief Minister & Law Minister Prevailed Over Rule Of Law : Calcutta High Court Stays Bail Granted To 4 TMC Leaders
Taking exception to the dharna led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in front of CBI office against the arrest of four TMC leaders in the Narada scam, and the presence of state law minister with 2000-3000 supporters in the premises of the trial court which was hearing the bail applications of the accused, the Calcutta High Court observed that the confidence of the people in...
Breaking: Calcutta HC Stays Special CBI Court's Order Granting Bail To TMC Leaders Firhad Hakim, Madan Mitra, Subrata Mukherjee & Sovan Chatterjee
In a significant development, hearing the matter on Monday night, the Calcutta High Court stayed the order of Special CBI court, which granted bail to two TMC Ministers Firhad Hakim and Subrata Mukherjee, TMC MLA Madan Mitra and former Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee in the infamous Narada case.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajnish Bindal and Justice Arijit Banerjee passed...
If This Is The State Of Affairs, We Are Leading People Of Uttar Pradesh Towards Third Wave Of Covid-19: Allahabad High Court
Expressing its dissatisfaction at the steps taken by the UP Government to test the rural population for Covid-19 and for enhancing the medical and health infrastructure in remote areas, the Allahabad High Court on Monday observed that citizens of UP are being led towards the third wave of pandemic. "If this is the state of affairs of five districts, one can guess where we are...
Can't Understand Why Govt Is Not Trying To Manufacture COVID19 Vaccine Itself, Allahabad High Court Asks
The Allahabad High Court today raised eyebrows on the issue of vaccine manufacturing in India. Amid the rampant shortage of vaccine doses across the nation, a Division Bench of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar said, "one cannot understand as to why the Government of ours which is a welfare state is not trying to manufacture the vaccine itself on a large scale."It suggested...
BREAKING :Entire Medical System In Smaller Cities And Villages In UP is Like "Ram Bharose", Says Allahabad High Court in COVID19 Suo Moto Case
The Allahabad High Court today said that the condition of medical and health infrastructure in small towns and rural areas of Uttar Pradesh is 'Ram Bharose' (at the mercy of God). A Division Bench of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar said, "The entire medical system of the State pertaining to the smaller cities and villages can only be taken to be like a famous Hindi...
Justice UU Lalit Nominated As Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority
The President of India has nominated Supreme Court Judge, Justice UU Lalit, as the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA). A notification issued to the above effect states, "In exercise of the powers conferred under Clause (b) of sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, the President is pleased to nominate Hon'ble Shri...
COVID Death Data: Verify Facts Before Placing Them In Court, Else It Would Amount To Filing Of False Affidavit: Patna HC To Govt
Observing that in Buxar District of Bihar, if in 10 days only in one crematorium, 789 persons were cremated, then what would be the position in the entire District, the Patna High Court on Monday (May 17) directed the State Government, "All facts first must be verified from all sources and then only placed before us, else it will amount to filing of...
Plea In Delhi HC Seeks Exemption Of Centre's Prior Permission To Organizations, Individuals For Receiving Foreign Contributions On Covid Life Saving Equipments
A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking directions on the Union of India to exempt registered associations, organizations and individuals, prior permission under under sec.11 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 to receive foreign contributions in the form of covid life saving equipments. Moved through Senior Advocate Deepak Prakash and drafted by Advocates...
Up RT-PCR Testing; Bring Dedicated Ambulances, ICUs: Sikkim High Court Urges State To Take Steps On A War Footing Against Covid19
The Sikkim High Court has urged the State Government take all necessary steps to augment its resources to meet the present situation of Covid-19 pandemic on a "war footing". A Division Bench of Chief Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari and Justice Bhaskar Raj Pradhan has taken note of various shortcomings in the medical resources in Sikkim. Firstly, it has expressed concern...
Narada Scam Case: Special Court Grants Bail To West Bengal Ministers And Others
A Special CBI court [City Sessions Court, Bichar Bhawan, Calcutta] on Monday (May 17) granted interim bail two ministers of Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, a TMC MLA and a former Kolkata mayor in the infamous Narada scam case. Judge Anupam Mukherjee granted bail to All India Trinamool Congress leaders and Ministers, Firhad Hakim @ Bobby Hakim and Subrata Mukherjee, TMC...