Virtual Courts Are The Future Of Odisha Judiciary: Odisha Chief Justice Muralidhar

Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar recently spoke at an event organised by the High Court of Orissa to inaugurate e-filing 3.0 for the High Court and District and Subordinate Courts of the State, Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centres (VWDC) with Virtual Courtrooms in District Court Establishments and Odisha Judicial Workflow Automation System (OJWAS)...

Delhi High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings Against MP Subramanian Swamy In Defamation Case By BJP Leader Tajinder Bagga

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on the plea filed by Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy challenging summons issued by a trial court here in a defamation complaint filed by BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga over a tweet, claiming it to be false and defamatory in nature.Justice Jasmeet Singh stayed the proceedings before the Trial Court and the summoning order while posting the...

Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh HC Quashes PSA Detention Order Passed Against 'Don Bakra' Murder Case Convict Rajesh Dogra

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court last week quashed the detention order passed against Rajesh Dogra, the prime convict in the murder case of 'Don' Sanjay Kumar alias 'Bakra'- the case that rocked Jammu in the year 2006. The Bench of Justice M. A. Chowdhary noted that the detention order dated November 29, 2021 [passed under the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978],...

Delhi High Court Seeks Response On PIL For Making 42 More Commercial Courts Operation In National Capital

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a PIL seeking establishment of 42 Commercial Courts in the national capital, as notified by the Delhi government last year, to ensure speedy redressal of commercial cases.Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act, 2015 provides for a separate set of Commercial Courts to be set up by the State...

'Impact On Environment Has To Be Kept In Mind': Karnataka High Court Directs State To Consider Representation Against Dumping Site Near River

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Mandya District to consider the representation to be given by petitioners seeking to shift the location of the site proposed for setting up a solid waste management unit. The proposed site is purportedly close to a river. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice S R Krishna Kumar said, "We,...

BREAKING| 'Need For Instilling Faith In Public At Large': Calcutta HC Orders CBI Probe Into Murder Of Congress Councillor Tapan Kandu

The Calcutta High Court on Monday transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the investigation into the death of former Congress councillor of Jhalda Municipality in Purulia, Tapan Kandu who was reportedly shot dead by miscreants on March 13.According to reports, Congress councillor Tapan Kandu and TMC's Anupam Dutta were shot dead on March 13 in separate incidents in Jhalda area...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: March 28 To April 3, 2022

Nominal Index:State Of Karnataka v. Asif Rasoolsab Sanadi, 2022 Livelaw (Kar) 92 Muthanna Mapangada vThe State Of Karnataka, 2022 Livelaw (Kar) 93 S. Shyamala @ Kathyayani v. B. N. Mallikarjunaiah, 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 94 Tanaji S/O Nayaku Nikam v. Bharati W/O Tanaji Nikam, 2022 Livelaw (Kar) 95 Irfan Pasha v State of Karnataka, 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 96 Mrs Dephny Gladys Lobo v. Asst...

Order Disposing Application U/S 91 CrPC Interlocutory, No Revision Lies Against It: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently set aside the order of lower court allowing revision against rejection of application under Section 91 CrPC, reiterating that the impugned order was interlocutory in nature and therefore no revision lies against it. Justice Atul Shreedharan was dealing with an application under Section 482 CrPC, moved by the Applicant who was aggrieved by the order...

Cabinet Only Expressed Grief For Farmers Who Died In Lakhimpur Kheri, Did Not Call For State-Wide Bandh: Maharashtra Govt Tells High Court

The Maharashtra government informed the Bombay High Court on Monday that it did not call for the Maharashtra bandh on October 11, 2021. The government was responding to a PIL against the 'state supported' bandh and seeking to compensate the victims.Relying on the minutes of the State Cabinet meeting held on October 6, the state's affidavit mentions that the cabinet merely "expressed grief...

No Show Cause Notice Issued Along With Draft Assessment Order: Gujarat High Court Quashes Section 144B Order

The Gujarat High Court bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Nisha M. Thakore has held that the issuance of a show cause notice along with the draft assessment order is absolutely necessary before passing an order under Section 144B of the Income Tax Act. The writ petitioner/assessee filed its return of income for the A.Y. 2018-19 at Rs. 197,12,28,420. Later, the return was...

Over 1,600 Complaints On Functioning Of Judiciary In Past 5 Yrs, Forwarded To Respective Chief Justices As Per 'In-House Procedure': Law Ministry

The Ministry of Law and Justice informed Lok Sabha that during last 5 years i.e. from 01.01.2017 to 31.12.2021, 1631 complaints were received in the Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) on the functioning of the judiciary including judicial corruption and forwarded to the CJI/Chief Justice of High Courts, respectively, as per the procedure established...

Meghalaya High Court Monthly Digest: Citations 1-12

Nominal Index:1. Benedic R. Marak v. State of Meghalaya & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Meg) 1 2. Megha Technical & Engineers Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Meghalaya & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Meg) 2 3. Sanjeeb Ch. Marak v. State of Meghalaya & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Meg) 3 4. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Shillong Regional Unit, Shillong v. Shri Ajay Babu...