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'Directions Issued Against Mob Violence Binding On All Authorities' : Supreme Court Disposes Of PIL To Curb Cow Vigilantism
Stating that directions already issued against lynching and mob violence, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 11) disposed of a PIL which raised the issue of cow vigilantism and mob attacks.The Court stated that the directions issued in its 2018 Tehseen Poonawalla judgment are binding on all authorities and that it was not feasible for it to monitor compliance by all States/Union...
Lawyer Challenges Uttarakhand Civil Code In High Court; Says Provisions Are Discriminatory Towards Muslim, LGBTQ Communities
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Uttarakhand High Court challenging the recently implemented 'Uniform Civil Code Uttarakhand 2024', in particular provisions covering marriage and divorce and live-in relationships, claiming that it violates the fundamental rights of citizens. Notably, on January 27 the Uttarakhand Government rolled out the Uniform Civil Code, almost a year...
Should Commercial Suit Be Rejected Under O VII R 11 CPC For Not Following Pre-Institution Mediation? Supreme Court To Examine
The Supreme Court will examine the question whether a commercial suit should be rejected at the threshold for not following the pre-institution mediation as per Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act.While issuing notice in a Special Leave Petition, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice PV Sanjay Kumar observed :"The question that requires consideration by...
Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Direction To Deploy Security Guards At All ATMs As Banks Say It's Impractical
Accepting the argument raised by various banks that it was not practical to deploy security guards at all ATMs round the clock, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 11) set aside the direction issued by the Gauhati High Court in December 2013 for the security of ATMs.The High Court had directed, inter alia, that security guards should be placed round the clock at all ATMs and that only...
Delhi Court Pulls CBI In ₹2435 Crores Bank Fraud Case, Says It's Putting 'Veil Of Secrecy' To Conceal Material Facts From Court
Pulling up the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in a Rs. 2435 Crores bank fraud case, a Delhi Court yesterday said that the investigating agency wants to put “veil of secrecy” so that the truth never comes out and remains embedded in the case file. “Therefore, it appears from afore circumstances that the investigating agency has something material to conceal from the Court, to...
Chhattisgarh High Court Organises Session On 'Modernizing Judicial Infrastructure: E-Waste Management & Digitization In Courts
The Chhattisgarh High Court organised a Video Conferencing session on February 07, 2025, focusing on crucial judicial infrastructure topics, including E-Waste Management and Digitization in Courts. The session, chaired by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha, also saw the presence of Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas, Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey, Justice Ravindra Agrawal, Justice B. D. Guru, along...
Special Lok Adalat For 'Old Cases' Resolves 4,570 Cases Across Gujarat, Awards Worth ₹110 Crore Passed
A special Lok Adalat for old cases related to cheque dishonor, Motor Accident Claim Petitions, civil suits, land acquisition disputes, and matrimonial cases (excluding divorce) was organized across the state by the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority under the directions of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and the guidance of Justice Biren Vaishnav.A total of 17,060 cases were taken up...
AmiQuiz Curiae National Legal Quiz - North Zone Round In Delhi On Feb 16
The North Zone rounds of 'Amiquiz Curiae', the national legal quiz for lawyers, will be held in New Delhi on February 16.Justice KV Viswanathan, Judge of the Supreme Court, and Justice Vibhu Bakhru, Judge of the High Court of Delhi, will be the Chief Guests.The South, East and West Zonal Rounds of the quiz were held in Bengaluru, Calcutta, and Mumbai respectively. The South Round was held...
1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Cases : Appeals Have To Be Filed Seriously, Not For The Sake Of It, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 10) agreed to hear in detail a petition seeking the implementation of the recommendations of the Justice SN Dhingra Committee regarding the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases.Justice Dhingra committee, constituted by the Supreme Court in 2018, had submitted its report in January 2020 opining that the investigation was derailed in several riot cases and...
Supreme Court Reprimands Registry For Accepting Affidavit From Party Not Impleaded, Seeks Report On Its Working
The Supreme Court recently again expressed strong displeasure with its Registry's repeated procedural lapses. This time the Court criticized the registry officials for accepting a counter-affidavit from an individual who was not even impleaded as a party in the case. The Court noted that the Registry is accepting documents from persons not even parties to the case without caveats and often...