Gyanvapi Survey| 'Experts Working Hard To Compile Data': ASI Seeks Additional 3-Week Extension To File Its Report In Varanasi Court

Submitting that their experts are working hard to cross-check, correlate and compile the findings of the survey undertaken by them of the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, the ASI has filed an application before the Varanasi District Judge seeking an additional 3-week time to file its Survey report. This is the 5th time since September 2 that the ASI has sought a time extension to file...

Broke All Barriers Of Societal And Gender Perceptions: Kerala High Court Remembers (Late) Justice Fathima Beevi

"Justice Fathima Beevi broke all barriers of societal perception to take up a profession that was once considered a man’s prerogative..She has paved the way for countless women to take up the legal profession now," Kerala High Court Chief Justice Ashish J. Desai said, while addressing the full court gathered to commemorate the demise of Justice Fathima Beevi. The first female Judge to...

'Blot On Motherhood': Kerala Court Sentences 42-Yr-Old Mother To 20 Yrs Rigorous Imprisonment For Abetting Sexual Assault Of Minor Daughter

A Kerala Court on Monday sentenced the mother of a minor child to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of twenty years, and imposed a fine of Rs. 20,000/- for abetting the commission of aggravated penetrative sexual assault on the child. Fast Track Special Court (POCSO) Judge at Thiruvananthapuram Rekha R. passed the Order, noting that the action of the mother amounted to an...

Constitution Day Celebrations And Legal Services Camps Organised By Bihar State Legal Services Authority

Under the stewardship of Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, Executive Chairman of Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BSLSA), all District Legal Services Authorities (DiLSAs) in Bihar marked Constitution Day on November 26, 2023, by embarking on a week-long celebration of constitutional values. The festivities will continue until December 2, 2023.In a concerted effort to enhance legal...

Training And Sensitization Program For Para Legal Volunteers Organised By Bihar State Legal Services Authority

The Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BSLSA) organised a comprehensive One Day Training cum Sensitization program on November 25, 2023, aimed at empowering Para Legal Volunteers stationed at the Front Offices of District Legal Services Authorities (DiLSAs) and State District Legal Services Committees (SDLSC) across Bihar.The focus of the program was to enhance the skills and awareness of...

Delhi Court Sentences Four Men To Life Imprisonment In Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan Murder Case

A Delhi Court on Saturday sentenced four men to life imprisonment in the murder case of journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, more than 15 years after she was killed in 2008.Additional Sessions Judge Ravindra Kumar Pandey of Saket Court also sentenced the fifth convict, Ajay Sethi, to simple imprisonment for a period of three years.The four convicts namely Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik...

Bar Council Of Kerala To Enquire On Kottayam Lawyers Agitation Against Chief Judicial Magistrate

The Bar Council of Kerala has constituted a Sub-Committee comprising K. P Jayachandran, Joseph John, K. K Nazzer , S. Sudarsanakumar, K.R Rajkumar and P.A Mohammed Sha for inquiring into the reasons that led to the Kottayam lawyers’ agitation against the Chief Judicial Magistrate and the subsequent developments. K. P Jayachandran is the Convenor of the Sub-Committee and Joseph John is...

Special CBI Court In Mumbai Acquits Delhi Man Accused Of Demanding Rs. 30 Lakhs From Journalist For Favourable Order From Bombay High Court

A Special CBI Court in Mumbai presided over by Special Judge MR Purwar, recently acquitted Faraz Sultan Khan, a Delhi-based individual accused of demanding Rs. 30 lakhs from journalist Ketan Tirodkar. The demand was allegedly made for securing a favourable order from the Bombay High Court regarding a case under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in which Tirodkar...

[Transitioning To Paperless Courts] Kerala Court Permits ED To Furnish Digital Copies Of 26,000 Page Documents To 55 Accused Persons

A Kerala Court on Tuesday permitted the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to furnish digital copies of documents having 26,000 pages to be furnished to 55 accused persons, instead of hard copies. The decision has been instrumental in enabling the ED to save around Rs. 17 lakhs of central exchequer, which was the expected expenditure it would have incurred in supplying hard copies of the...

Pecuniary Jurisdiction Of Cases Before Bombay City Civil Court Increased From Rs. 1 Crore To Rs. 10 Crore

In order to reduce the burden of cases on the Bombay High Court, all suits valued up to Rs. 10 crore will now be heard by the Bombay City Civil Court. This is a jump from its current pecuniary jurisdiction to handle cases up to Rs. 1 crore.A notification in the official gazette was published after it received the assent of the Governor on November 20, 2023 amending Section 3 of the Bombay...

CrPC Amendment Allowing Electronic Service Of Summons Notified In Kerala

Kerala Government has notified the Code of Criminal Procedure (Kerala Second Amendment) Act, 2023 providing for summons to be served electronically, in addition to the other modes. The Bill amends Sections 62 and 91 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.), which stipulates the procedure for serving summons, and summons to produce document or other thing, respectively. The Bill was sought...

Following Closure Of Bribery Case, Advocate Saiby Jose Kidangoor Reinstated As President Of Kerala High Court Advocates Association

The Executive Committee of the Kerala High Court Advocate Association (KHCAA) has unanimously decided to appoint Advocate Saiby Jose Kidangoor as their President. The Executive Committee has taken this decision today based on Rule 12 of the KHCAA bye-law. As per Rule 12 of the bye-law, when there is a casual vacancy in the Executive Committee, they can fill up the vacancy by Co-option from...