Plea For Filling Up Of Vacancies & Sanctioned Strength of HC Cannot Be Taken On Judicial Side: Madhya Pradesh HC Disposes PIL

While disposing of plea praying to take up the issue regarding increase in the sanctioned strength of Judges in the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, the HC said that the issue, "in any case, shall have to be taken up with the Government on the administrative side." The Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Prakash Shrivastava further observed, "It is also not deemed...

Bihar PSC Exam: Single Judge Went Outside Scope Of Judicial Review In Sitting Over Expert Opinion & Directing To Revisit Answer Key, Says Patna HC

The Patna High Court on Tuesday set aside an order passed by a Single Bench of the Court and remarked the Judge went outside the purview of judicial review by interfering with the opinion of an expert committee and asking the Bihar Public Service Commission to revisit its answer key for the preliminary selection test. The Division Bench of Justices Shivaji Pandey and Partha Sarthy...

'Individual Convict Can Seek Jail Transfer': Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Transfer Of Women Convicts To Jails With Women Barracks

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (05th January) dismissed a plea seeking transfer of women convicts from Central Jail Naini, Prayagraj to District Jail Sonbhadra and District Jail Mirzapur as these Jails are now equipped with women barracks. At the outset, the Court, in its order, noted that the prayer made in the writ petition couldn't be said to be in public...

There Should Be No Criminal Contempt, If The Criticism is Well Founded It Is Fine, If It Is Not Forget About It: Justice Madan Lokur

"There should be no criminal contempt. Judges should not be hyper-sensitive about everything. If the criticism is well-founded, then it is fine. Even if it is not, forget about it! There are so many things in life!", said Justice Madan B. Lokur on Thursday.Speaking at a webinar on Keys to Governance: Independence of Judiciary organised by the India international Centre and DS Borker...

Delhi Bar Council Revises Enrolment Fees & Circulation Charges, Newly Enrolled Advocates To Pay Rs. 14,300

The Bar Council of Delhi vide notice dated 23.12.2020 has increased the enrolment fees for advocates intending to get themselves registered in the State Bar roll. The revised fee structure came into effect from 1st January 2021. DETAILS OF THE NOTICE As per the notice, the Delhi Bar Council has increased the enrolment fees, identity card charges, building and library funds and...

Madras High Court Issues Directions To Prevent Spread Of Dengue In The State

A division bench of Madras High Court comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilumar Ramamoorthy issued slew of directions on Wednesday (6th January 2021) in a writ of mandamus seeking directions on the State Health Department and Municipal Bodies in failing to prevent the spread of dengue in different parts of the State since 2019. BACKGROUND OF...

Farmers Protest-Blocking Public Roads And Highways Causing Hardships To Common Man: Petitioner Tells Supreme Court

In another development in the farmer's protest matter pending before a three judge bench of the Supreme Court led by the Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde, the primary petitioner, Rishabh Sharma, has filed an affidavit highlighting the inconvenience and hardship caused to general public by the act of farmers unions in blocking public roads and highways while protesting against the three...

'SNDP Yogam Has Not Filed Annual Returns For 3 Continuous Years' : Kerala HC Directs Decision On Sanoo's Plea To Disqualify Vellappally & Ors As Directors

The Kerala High Court has directed the Inspector General of Registration to take a decision on the complaint filed by noted writer Professor M K Sanoo seeking disqualification of Vellappally Natesan and three others as the directors of the SNDP Yogam.A single bench of Justrice N Nagaresh directed that the decision should be taken within a period of three months.Professor Sanoo had filed...

Delay In Producing Accused Arrested Through PT Warrant Before Court Is Violative Of His Fundamental Right Under Article 21: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has observed that the delay in producing the accused person before the Court after a formal arrest through a Prisoner on Transit warrant, would violate the liberty guaranteed to him under Article 21 of Constitution of India.In this case, the accused who was was formally arrested through a P.T. warrant was produced before the Magistrate Court after an inordinate delay....

Theatres' Occupancy Amid COVID- "Pandemic Doesn't Bother About Consequential Economic Factors": Madras HC Orders 50% Occupancy Till January 11

While hearing the State's response in a batch of public interest litigation petitions challenging the Government Order (allowing the occupancy in movie theatres to be increased from the erstwhile 50% to 100%), the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on directed that 50% seating occupancy should be maintained in theatres till January 11. While noting that pandemic, does not bother...

Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Postal Ballots Provision In RP Act

The Madras High Court on Thursday issued notices on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Section 60(c) of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951. The provision permits issue of postal ballot to electors above the age of 80 years, electors with physical disability and electors in quarantine due to COVID-19 -regarding. A Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib...

Irrational And Indiscriminate Arrests Are Gross Violation Of Human Rights, Arrest Should Be The Last Option For The Police: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday (06th January) observed that after the lodging of FIR, the arrest can be made by the police at will and that there is no definite period fixed for the police to arrest an accused against whom an FIR has been lodged. The Bench of Justice Siddharth, however, noted that arrest should be the last option for the police and it should be restricted...