Justice BR Gavai Inaugurates Country's First Digital Court For NI Act Cases In Kerala, Says Technology Makes Justice Easily Accessible

Supreme Court judge Justice BR Gavai was present at the Kerala High Court today to inaugurate various digital initiatives.Justice Gavai inaugurated the Country's first exclusive Digital Court for Negotiable Instruments Act Cases in Kollam. Other digital initiatives of the Kerala High Court are : Online Dispute Resolution System, Model Digital Court Room concept, Learning Management System of...

Centre Continues To Sit Over Collegium Resolutions For Transfer Of Some HC Judges For Over A Year

In August 2023, the Supreme Court Collegium passed resolutions for the transfer of 26 High Court judges. Despite the passage of one year, the Centre has not notified the transfer of five such judges. Another judge, who was recommended to be transferred, has retired while Centre sat over the Supreme Court Collegium's resolution.Four judges, whose transfers are pending, belong to the Gujarat...

Can Special News Bulletins For Visually & Hearing Impaired Be Run On Doordarshan Daily? Supreme Court Asks Union

The Supreme Court on August 13 sought a reply from Prasar Bharti as to whether a special news bulletin for visually impaired and hearing impaired persons could be telecasted daily on the national news channel Doordarshan.A bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and K.V. Vishwanathan was hearing a writ petition filed by Sanket Foundation in 2019 requesting the need for making visual media accessible...

Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Section 149 BNS & Certain Articles Of Constitution As Unconstitutional, Imposes Cost

The Supreme Court recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought to declare certain Constitutional provisions as 'unconstitutional'.The petitioner also challenged S.149 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.The petitioner also challenged constitutional provisions relating the President of India, Parliament's power to amend the constitution, amongst other thingsThe bench of...

PUCL Moves High Court Over Rape-Murder Of Trainee Doctor At Kolkata Hospital, Seeks State's Report On Compliance With POSH Norms

The People's Union For Civil Liberties (PUCL) has approached the Calcutta High Court over the incident of the brutal rape and murder of a 2nd year PG Medical student on the RG Kar College and Hospital campus in Kolkata after she had finished her night shift.The petition moved by Advocate Jhuma Sen prays for a court-monitored investigation into the brutal rape and murder and seeks a...

Supreme Court Holds Hospital Liable For Handing Over Dead Body To Wrong Family, Allows Rs 25 Lakh Compensation

The Supreme Court recently held that there was deficiency in service on the part of a Hospital in Ernakulam, Kerala, that handed over the body of a deceased patient to the wrong family who cremated the body.A bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Sandeep Mehta while disposing of cross-appeals by the complainants as well as the hospital, restored a compensation award of Rs. 25 lakhs to...

BREAKING | "Failure Of State Machinery": Calcutta High Court Questions Lack Of Security Measures To Curb Vandalism At RG Kar Hospital

In a breaking development, the Calcutta High Court has questioned the lack of preventive measures to curb the large-scale vandalism and violence which occurred at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata on the night of 14th August.The State submitted that the police put up resistance, but were overwhelmed by the 5000-7000 strong mob who broke through barriers and inured several policemen.In noting that...

Supreme Court Reiterates Prima Facie View That Second SLP Cannot Be Filed If First SLP Was Dismissed Without Any Reasons Or Was Withdrawn

The Supreme Court bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra reiterated its prima facie view that in cases where a special leave petition (SLP) was dismissed by way of a non-speaking order or withdrawal, the remedy of filing a fresh SLP does not exist.The bench reiterated its disagreement with the views taken by a Division Bench of the Supreme Court in S Narahari and...

Juvenile Cannot Be Denied Bail Without Recording Finding That Proviso To S. 12(1) Juvenile Justice Act Is Applicable: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 14) granted bail to a juvenile who had been in custody for over a year, noting that the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), trial court, and the Rajasthan High Court failed to record a specific finding that the proviso to section 12(1) Juvenile Justice Act is applicable to the case.Section 12(1) of the JJ Act mandates that a juvenile in conflict with the...

CCI - No Evidence Of P&G Using The Informant's Patented Green Technology In Whisper Ultra Clean

The Competition Commission of India (Commission) bench, comprising Ms. Ravneet Kaur (Chairperson), Mr. Anil Agrawal (Member), Ms. Sweta Kakkad (Member), and Mr. Deepak Anurag (Member), has dismissed the complaint against Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Limited (P&G). The bench found that there is no evidence that P&G used the Informant's patented green technology,...

In Independence Day Speech, CJI DY Chandrachud Emphasises Role Of A Principled Bar In Keeping Judiciary Alert

During his Independence Day address, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud commended the role played by the Bar in acting as a vital bridge between the Courts and the people.He reminded that during the freedom struggle, many lawyers gave up their lucrative legal practices and dedicated themselves to the cause of the nation. They were instrumental, not only in achieving freedom for India, but...

CCI - No Evidence Of Cartel Among Certain Individuals Of Pharma Companies And Officials Of ESIC In Procurement Of Medicines And Healthcare Products

The Competition Commission of India (Commission) bench, comprising Ms. Ravneet Kaur (Chairperson), Mr. Anil Agrawal (Member), Ms. Sweta Kakkad (Member), and Mr. Deepak Anurag (Member), has held that there is no evidence to conclude that a cartel arrangement exists among certain individuals from pharma companies and officials of the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in...