Madhya Pradesh High Court Makes It Mandatory For Parties To Engage A Local Advocate While Instituting A Case

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (10th November) issued a notice making it mandatory for "a party, engaging an advocate not stationed at Jabalpur, Indore or Gwalior in a case instituted at such place, to also engage a local advocate."Significantly, vide amendment published in Madhya Pradesh Gazette Notification dated 2nd October, 2020, the provision of Rule 3 of Chapter-VIII of the...

[Breaking] Law Student Files Contempt Petition Against Kunal Kamra Over His Tweets On Supreme Court With Sanction From Attorney General

"The contemnor stands in scarce regard of law, his intention to demean, scandalize and assault the judicial institution is evident from the series of his conduct", Says the petition.

[Cracker Ban] Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies To Quash Chandigarh Administration's Order Putting Ban On Sale Or Use Of Crackers

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Wednesday (11th November) denied granting any relief to Chandigarh Cracker Dealers Association, which had challenged the Union Territory, Chandigarh Administration's order to put a complete ban on sale or use of crackers of any kind throughout the Union Territory.However, the Bench of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha and Justice Arun Palli directed...

[Crackers Ban] SC Modifies Telangana HC's Order Banning Firecrackers In The State In Line With NGT's Directions Of November 9

The Supreme Court on Friday modified the order of Telangana High Court which imposed a complete and immediate ban on the sale and use of firecrackers across the state during Diwali to fall in line with the directions imposed by the National Green Tribunal on November 9.A vacation bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar & Sanjiv Khanna issued notice on the petition and stated that the NGT's...

Jharkhand High Court To Hear Letter Petition Against Alleged Irregularities & Corruption In Minority Scholarship Scheme

A letter petition has been moved before the Jharkhand High Court, urging it to take suo moto cognizance of alleged irregularities and corruption in the minority scholarship scheme at pre-metric level in the State.The same is listed for admission hearing on November 27, 2020. The letter has been penned by Advocate Md Shadab Ansari in light of an investigative report published by...

'Don't Intend To Retract My Tweets Or Apologize', Kunal Kamra Responds To AG's Consent For Contempt Against Him

Comedian Kunal Kamra on Friday said that he does not intend to retract his tweets or apologize for them after the Attorney General of India granted nod to initiate criminal contempt of court proceedings against him for the comments made by him about the Supreme Court in the wake of interim bail granted to Arnab Goswami."My view hasn't changed because the silence of the Supreme Court of India...

Delhi High Court Orders The Inspection Of A Detention Centre's Living Conditions By A Judicial Officer

The Delhi High Court on Monday (09th November) directed the Principal District & Sessions Judge (HQs.) to depute a Judicial Officer to visit a detention centre located in Delhi and inspect the same with respect to the conditions prevailing there.The Bench of Justice J. R. Midha and Justice Brijesh Sethi was hearing the plea of one Ruma Bibi, whose husband (alleged to be a Pakistani...

Investigating Agency Cannot Retain Username/Password Of Accused Person's Social Media Platform: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that an investigating agency cannot retain the username and password of the social media platform of the accused person during the investigation.The Court said that the investigating agency should download and store the data required from the social media platforms and should give back the changed login credentials to the accused."...an investigating...

Telangana Fire Works Dealers Association Moves Supreme Court Challenging High Court Ban On Firecrackers

An appeal has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the 12thNovember order of the Telangana High Court whereby the State of Telangana was directed to immediately ban the sale and use of fireworks by people and organisations during Diwali. Filed by an Association comprising of manufacturers and dealers of firecrackers, The Telangana Fire Works Dealers Association, the plea...

Ensure Only Green Crackers Are Sold In Stalls: Karnataka High Court Directs Authorities

The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed authorities of the state government, officers of local bodies and police to make visits to stalls selling firecrackers and ensure that only 'green crackers' having the logo of CSIR-NEERI as well as PESO and QR code are sold on the stalls. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty observed that...

Mobile Internet To Remain At 2G Speed In Jammu and Kashmir Till Nov 26 Except In Two Districts

The Home Department of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has passed another Order, extending the restrictions on internet speed in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir till November 26, 2020. Except two districts, Ganderbal and Udhampur, the residents of UT will have access to only 2G mobile internet services. As per the order issued on Thursday, the ban is necessary...

Filing Of Writ Petition Only For Directions To Create Awareness Regarding Certain Laws Is Not Proper: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (05th November) observed that the filing of Writ Petition, praying for directions to create awareness regarding certain laws is not proper and that "it appears that such petitions are filed only for the sake of popularity."The Bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Saurabh Lavania was hearing a Writ petition, filed by one Dr. Syed Rizwan Ahmed, seeking...