Ram Mandir Inauguration: BCI Chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra Requests CJI DY Chandrachud To Declare Holiday For All Courts On January 22

The Bar Council of India Chairpeson Manan Kumar Mishra has written to the Chief Justice of India, Justice DY Chandrachud, for granting holiday for all courts across the country on the occasion of inauguration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22, acknowledging its “cultural and national significance.”The letter written on January 17 by BCI Chairman, Senior Advocate Manan Kumar...

Gujarat High Court Designates Seven Lawyers As Senior Advocates

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 16 (2) of the Advocates' Act, 1961 read with Rule 19(1) of the High Court of Gujarat-Designation of Senior Advocates Rules, 2018, the Chief Justice and the Judges of the Gujarat High Court in the Full Court Meeting designated seven Advocates as Senior Advocate.The following are the Name of the Designated Senior Advocates: Mayoor Dulerai...

Special POCSO Court In Odisha Sentences Uncle To Life Imprisonment For Rape Of 15-Month-Old Niece

A Special Court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (the 'POCSO Act') in Odisha's Sambalpur district has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for committing rape on his 15-month-old niece.Taking into consideration the age of the victim, the Additional District Judge-cum-Special Judge (POCSO), Sambalpur Mr. Abhilash Senapati observed –“The apathy in these type...

Environmental Norm Violation Allegations At CM Arvind Kejriwal's Official Residence: NGT Imposes Cost On Delhi Govt, PWD For Delaying Response

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday imposed a cost of Rs. 10,000 on Delhi's Public Welfare Department (PWD) and Delhi government for their failure in filing the response in the matter of the alleged environmental violation at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's official residence.It also imposed a cost of Rs.15,000 on Forest Department for filing an "incomplete report."Whiled...

Bar Council Of India Issues Urgent Notice To Advocates On Declaration Of Existence In Profession

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued an urgent notice regarding Advocates Declaration of Existence in Profession - Bar Council of India Certificate and Place of Practise (Verification) Rules, 2015.The Notice has been issued by BCI in light of recent concerns/apprehensions surrounding misinformation and improper notifications, by State Bar Councils/Members of State Bar Councils/Advocates...

Food Poisoning: Kerala Consumer Forum Directs Bakery To Pay Rs.50,000 Compensation To Family

The Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission at Ernakulam recently ordered a Bakery to pay compensation of 50,000 rupees to a family affected by food poisoning on consumption of its food articles.The Bench comprising President D B Binu and Members Ramachandran V and Sreevidhia T N also commended the efforts taken by the family in taking action against the bakery. “The Commission extends...

Calcutta High Court Inaugurates Portal For Monitoring Of Criminal Side High Court Cases (SARTHAC)

The Calcutta High Court on Monday inaugurated a portal for monitoring of Criminal side cases instituted before the High Court.The portal known as Systemized Administration & Regulation of Tendering and Handling All Court Cases (SARTHAC) was initially developed and launched by the State Government in 2016, as an interface where all appellate side writ pleas filed before the High Court could...

Kerala High Court To Conduct 4-Day Digital Accessibility Training Programme For Visually Challenged Court Staff

In a bid to make the digital infrastructure of the Indian judicial system accessible to persons with disabilities, as envisaged by the e-Committee of the Supreme Court, and in furtherance of CJI D.Y. Chandrachud's vision of providing digital accessibility training to differently abled judges and court staff, the Kerala High Court is set to provide a 4-day 'Digital Accessibility Training'...

CJI DY Chandrachud Releases AG Venkataramani's Poetry Collection “Roses Without Thorns”

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, on January 12, released a book 'Roses without thorns' penned by Attorney General for India (AG) R Venkataramani. 'Roses without Thorns, Reflections of an Immaterial Wanderer' is a poetry collection by the Attorney General.Other dignitaries at this event were Supreme Court Judge BV Nagarathna, Puja Guru Sri M, and Professor Anisur Rahman. During the...

After HC Nudge, Odisha Govt Orders All Doctors To Write Prescriptions & Medico-Legal Docs In Legible Handwriting Or In Printed Form

After an order passed by the Orissa High Court last week, the Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha has passed an 'Office Order' directing all concerned both in Government and private health sector to write prescriptions and medico-legal documents in legible handwriting or in printed form. On 4th January, while highlighting the difficulty faced by the judicial officers to comprehend “zig...

Supreme Court Should Balance Drift Of 'Centralizing Tendency' In Constitution: Advocate Gautam Bhatia On Article 370 Verdict

Speaking at a conversation held by the Indian Law Institute (Kerala State Unit) and Kerala Judicial Academy on 'The Article 370 Verdict', Advocate and Writer, Gautam Bhatia remarked that over the years the Supreme Court has shown a centralizing tendency in a broad way, even when there are exceptions like the S R Bommai judgment. He said that this was not because of the Courts alone, but...

Sessions Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Rakhi Sawant Booked For Allegedly Circulating Her Estranged Husband's Sexually Explicit Video

A Dindoshi Court in Mumbai has rejected the anticipatory bail application of model-actress Rakhi Sawant in the case related to alleged possession and circulation of sexually explicit videos of herself with her estranged husband Adil Durrani.The court distinguished between section 67 and section 67A of the Information Technology Act. It held that section 67 deals with...