'Once Appeared For A Party"- Calcutta HC Judge Recalls Her Order Even After No Objection By Both Parties, Says "It Is The Best And Only Course Available".

"Preserving the purity of the process of dissemination of justice is a collective responsibility which rests both on the Court and counsels, advocates-on-record and instructing attorneys who act as officers of the Court on behalf of the parties".

Supreme Court Adjourns By Two Weeks Batch Of Pleas Seeking NIA Probe Into Palghar Lynching Case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned by two weeks a batch of pleas seeking for a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the Palghar Lynching case wherein two Sadhus were lynched to death in Palghar.A Bench headed by Ashok Bhushan directed the State of Maharashtra to file before the Court the second chargesheet and proceeded to adjourn the matter thereafter....

File Report Indicating As To How Govt. Buildings & Public Places Allow Access To Persons With Disabilities: Madras High Court To Govt.

The Madras High Court on Monday (22nd February) directed the State Government to file a comprehensive report indicating how government buildings and all public places allow access to persons with disabilities. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy has directed that the said report should also indicate the toilet facilities provided for...

Delhi Court Adjourns Till Tomorrow Bail Plea Of Shantanu Muluk In Toolkit Case

A Delhi Court on Wednesday adjourned till tomorrow the hearing in the anticipatory bail application filed by Shantanu Muluk, co accused in the toolkit case in connection with the farmers protests. Additional Sessions Judge, Dharmender Rana adjourned the matter on the request of the Additional Public Prosecutor, Irfan Ahmed to adjourn the hearing to a physical hearing date. Advocate Sarim...

'Persons Who Mistreat Animals Must Be Dealt With As Mercilessly': Madras High Court Asks Govt To Prohibit Future Ownership Of Elephants By Individuals, Temples

The Madras High Court has asked the State Government to come up with a policy prohibiting future ownership of elephants by any individual and/or temples. Expressing concern over the 'mistreatment' meted out to privately owned animals (elephants in this case), a Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy observed that there must be...

Give Prisoners Choice Between Video Conferencing & Physical Appearance: Delhi High Court

Hearing a petition filed by Pinjra Tod activists Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita, a single judge bench of Justice Prathiba Singh has asked Director General Prisons, Delhi, to consider giving prisoners the choice between being produced before the courts physically or through video conferencing.They alleged that the requirement for them to be quarantined for 14 days after each...

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea For Quashing Delhi Minorities Commission & Others' Reports on Delhi Riots

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on and sought response of the Central Government, the Delhi Police and publishers on a plea seeking quashing of reports prepared by the "Delhi Minorities Commission" and other private organizations/ individuals on the Delhi Riots.The plea, filed by a riots victim, claims that the organizations which are admittedly self-constituted, are running a...

Amit Bansal, Jasmeet Singh Take Oath As Judges, Delhi High Court: Working Strength Of Court Now 32

With Justice Amit Bansal and Justice Jasmeet Singh taking oath as judges of the Delhi High Court earlier today, the working strength of the court has now increased to 32, as against the sanctioned strength of 60.The oath taking ceremony was officiated by the Chief Justice DN Patel in the presence of other judges and family members of Singh and Bansal.Their names were recommended by the...

Dalit Labour Activist Nodeep Kaur Bail Plea: Punjab & Haryana High Court Adjourns Hearing Till February 26

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Wednesday (24th February) adjourned till 26th February the hearing on the Bail Plea filed by Dalit Labour Activist Nodeep Kaur. The Bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan also directed the State Counsel to place on record the related documents by today itself so that the matter could be taken up day after tomorrow.#NodeepKaur Bail Plea before the...

Calcutta High Court Extends All Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till March 31

A Full Bench of the Calcutta High Court has extended the subsistence of all the interim orders passed by it and the courts subordinate to it till March 31, 2021. The direction has come in a suo moto case registered by the Court in March 2020, in view of the pandemic. The first such extension was made until April 30, 2020, vide order dated March 24, 2020. Subsequently, the...

Not Possible To Relax Mandatory 30 Days Notice Period Or To Permit 'Digital' Marriage Unless Special Marriage Act Is Amended: Kerala High Court

Unless the provisions contained in the Special Marriage Act are amended, it would not be possible either to relax the mandatory period of notice or to permit marriage in digital form, the Kerala High Court observed.Justice PV Asha observed thus while dismissing a woman's plea to permit solemnisation and registration of her marriage on digital platform. She stated that she got married...

Delhi High Court Extends Interim Bails Granted To 3499 Undertrial Prisoners For Further 15 Days

The Delhi High Court further extended for 15 days the interim bails granted to 3499 undertrial prisoners expiring with effect from 20th February 2021. A division bench comprising of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh delivered the order after the High Powered Committee vide its meeting dated 17th February 2021 decided not to recommend further extension of interim...