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"He Expresses Regret": AG Declines Consent To Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against Prashant Bhushan For His Tweet Over CJI 's MP Visit
Attorney General KK Venugopal has refused to grant his consent for initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against Advocate Prashant Bhushan for his recent tweet over CJI Bobde's visit to Madhya Pradesh. The AG said that Bhushan has already expressed his regret for making the impugned remakrs against the CJI by stating on Twitter that it was incorrect on his part to say that the...
Whether Food & Education Is Being Provided To Children Below 6 Years In Anganwadis? Supreme Court Directs Centre & States To File Affidavits
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre & States file affidavits on with regard to implementation of guidelines issued on operation of Anganwadi in the context of COVID-19."Let Government of India file a detailed affidavit with regard to implementation of the guidelines dated 11.11.2020. The States may also file an additional affidavit regarding the measures taken with regard...
Lawyers Send Straws & Sippers To Mumbai's Taloja Jail For 83-Year Old Stan Swamy
After 83-year-old Father Stan Swamy moved the NIA Court seeking adequate facilities at the Taloja Jail as he is unable to drink water from glass due to medical reasons, a group of lawyers have sent straws and sippers for him. Stating that the authorities must ensure that the detention of persons at the jail must be 'human', the members of the Bar urged the Jail Superintendent of...
Kerala High Court Comes To The Rescue Of Seamen Stranded On Abandoned Cargo Vessel Since April 2020
The Kerala High Court has ordered the Director General of Shipping and the Mercantile Marine Department to provide relief to five seamen, said to be stuck onboard an abandoned container vessel since April 2020 without any food or drinking water, at the Munambam fishing harbour in Kochi. A Single Bench of Justice PV Asha has directed the authorities to facilitate handing over of the...
Use Of A4 Size Paper Permitted By Allahabad High Court Across All Courts/ Tribunals In UP
The Allahabad High Court has permitted the use of A4 size paper for all Judicial and Administrative purposes in the High Court and all other Courts, Tribunals and District Courts subordinate to it. Vide communication dated November 23, 2020, the Registrar (J)(Inspection) informed that the High Court's Administrative Committee has resolved to permit the use of A4-size paper for...
'Pained To Notice Multiple Petitions Over Unauthorized Construction Of Panchayat Bhawans In UP Villages': Allahabad HC Seeks Authority's Personal Affidavit
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday rapped the UP Government for its failure to prevent unauthorized construction of Panchayat Bhawans in villages across the State and directed the Principal Secretary of the State Panchayati Raj department to seek instructions as to plausible reliefs in the matter. A Division bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Saurabh Lavania at Lucknow sternly...
'Women Lawyers Are Hampered By Systemic Discrimination & Gender Barriers': CJ Gita Mittal Speaks On Constitution Day At JGLS
The global academic Conference organized by the Jindal Global Law School on the topic 'Reimagining & Transforming the Future of Law Schools and Legal Education: Confluence of Ideas During & Beyond COVID-19' from November 25, 2020 concluded on Friday. At the Constitution Day Forum during the conference, Keynote Speaker- Chief Justice Gita Mittal of the Jammu and Kashmir High...
National Tribunals Commission Will Improve Effective Functioning & Enhance Public Image Of Tribunals : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday, while issuing a slew of directions to the Centre to amend the Tribunal Rules, 2020, directed the Union of India to constitute a National Tribunals Commission to supervise the appointments and functioning of Tribunals. A Bench comprising of Justices L. Nageswara, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat, stated that till the Commission was constituted,...
Biggest Challenge Before The Govt. Is To Break The Myth Amongst Local Populace That 'Bihar Has Eaten Up Corona': Patna High Court
The Patna High Court on Thursday (26th November) remarked that "The biggest challenge before the Government is to change the mindset of the people of Bihar and break the myth amongst the local populace that- "Bihar Corona ko Khaa Gaya Hai (Bihar Has Eaten Up Corona)".The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar was hearing a batch of pleas seeking specific direction,...
Judgment Which Attains Finality Can't Be Challenged In Article 32 Petition: Supreme Court Rejects 1993 Bombay Blasts Convict's Plea Of Juvenility
The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Muhammad Moin Faridulla challenging its March 21, 2013 decision upholding the sentence of rigorous imprisonment for life.Qureshi, who was 17 years and 3 months old when he loaded vehicles with explosives and fitted them with timers to devastating effect on March 12, 1993 in Mumbai, had invoked the provisions...
UP Governor Promulgates Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance 2020
The Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Anandiben Patel has promulgated the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance 2020 (Uttar Pradesh Vidhi Viruddh Dharm Samparivartan Pratishedh Adhyadesh 2020). The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday (24th November) gave its nod to the draft ordinance which makes unlawful religious conversion a non-bailable...