Kerala High Court Seeks Views/Suggestions On Senior Designation Of 8 Lawyers

The Kerala High Court has sought suggestions from the members of the bar on the proposals, recommendations and applications received for 'Senior Designation'.Names of Advocates John Varghese, Babu Karukapadath, Babu S. Nair, Sasthamangalam S. Ajithkumar and Mohammed Nias CP have been recommended by Senior Advocates while one judge of the High Court has proposed the name of Advocate P....

Religare Finvest Scam: Delhi Court Dismisses Second Bail Application Of Religare's Ex Promoter Malvinder Mohan Singh

A Delhi Court on Thursday rejected the second bail application filed by Religare Finvest's ex Promoter, Malvinder Mohan Singh who, along with Shivender Singh, Sunil Godhwani, NK Ghoshal and others, is accused of committing financial fraud running into 2397 crores, which is dated to the period of their ownership of Religare Finvest.Additional Sessions Judge Sandeep Yadav denied the...

Phone Tapping Violates Article 21 Unless Permitted By Procedure Established By Law: Chhattisgarh High Court

Setting aside a dismissal order passed against a constable and a head constable who allegedly wanted to favour the criminal and the phone conversation to that effect was recorded, the Chhattisgarh High Court last week observed that telephone tapping would infract Article 21 of the constitution of India unless it is permitted under the procedure established by law. The Bench of...

Two Lawyers Move Bombay High Court Seeking Policy For Door To Door Covid Vaccination For Senior Citizens, Specially Abled and Medically Challenged Citizens

A plea has been filed before the Bombay High Court seeking directions to Central Government to set up a policy on urgent basis to provide Covid Vaccine to advanced age Senior Citizens, Specially Abled and Medically Challenged citizens etc by offering door to door vaccination services at the earliest.Two lawyers from Maharashtra Dhruti Kapadia and Kunal Tiwari have sought direction to...

Delhi High Court Directs Delhi Police For Report On Alleged Illegal Detaining And Beating Of Man In Matrimonial Dispute Matter

A Single Judge Bench of Justice Anu Malhotra of the Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition alleging illegal detaining and beating of a man involved in a matrimonial dispute by the Delhi Police and directed the police to to file a status report on the incident.The alleged incident took place at the Turkman Gate Police Post at New Delhi, and the petitioner, one Umair Siddiqui, has...

"Only Special Benches Shall Hold Court Sitting Till April 9": Allahabad HC Issues 'Modalities & Arrangement' For Functioning of HC During COVID

In view of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, the Allahabad High Court on Friday (02nd April) issued the Modalities & Arrangement (related to the functioning of High Court during COVID-19) which would be effective w.e.f. 03rd April 2021 to 09th April 2021. The High Court has notified that it would function with minimum strength and till further orders, only the...

"Matter Of Policy, Court Won't Interfere, State May Reconsider":Madras High Court On Plea Against Increase In Court-Fees For Writ Petitions & Writ Appeals

Hearing a plea filed in connection with fixation of court-fees for writ petitions and writ appeals, the Madras High Court on Wednesday (31st March) observed that it is a matter of policy and the Court need not interfere in such decisions. The bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy however, asked the State that it may reconsider as to...

Bombay High Court to Pronounce Order on Param Bir Singh's PIL Seeking Probe Against Anil Deshmukh, on Monday

The Bombay High Court will pronounce its order, on Monday, on a criminal PIL by shunted out Mumbai Commissioner - Param Bir Singh- seeking a CBI probe for alleged malpractices against Maharashtra's Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni reserved its order on Singh's plea, on Wednesday, along with three other...

Delay- "Rip Van Winkles Have a Place in Literature, But Not in Law": Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that the rule of delay and laches, as a policy of litigative repose, creates certainty in legal relations and curtails fruitless litigation thereby ensuring that the administration of justice is not clogged by pointless litigation. The observation came from a Single Judge Bench comprising of Justice Ajay Bhanot while dismissing a writ petition...

Need Amendment To Define What Constitutes Sexual Intercourse On False Promise To Marry: Orissa High Court

"There is a need for the amendment in the legislation defining what constitutes "sexual intercourse" with the prosecutrix on the "pretext of a false promise of marriage". As in the present scenario, the law on this matter lacks clarity for the conviction of the accused." -Orissa High Court

Bombay High Court To Continue Physical Hearings, File Praecipe For Video Conferencing

Even as Covid-19 cases have hit alarming numbers in Maharashtra, physical hearings will continue to remain the norm while virtual hearings will be an exception at the Bombay High Court's principal seat, in Mumbai, from April 5- 18, 2021, as per the new sitting list. The 25 benches nominated by the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, Dipankar Datta, will function in batches...

Ramesh Jarkiholi Sex Scandal: Father Of Victim Moves Karnataka High Court To Quash 164 Statement Of His Daughter

The Father of the victim in the alleged rape case against former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, has approached the Karnataka High Court seeking to quash the statment recorded by his daughter under section 164 of CrPC before the magistrate. The petitioner, who is a retired army personnel, has claimed that the facts and circumstances of the case would make it clear that the petitioner,...