Ram Temple Consecration | Citing Traffic Diversion In Prayagraj, Allahabad HC Bar Association To Abstain From Judicial Work On Jan 23

After abstaining from judicial work on Monday (January 22), the Allahabad High Court Bar Association today decided to extend its stance to abstain from judicial work on Tuesday, January 23 as well. This decision has been taken by the Executive body of the Association given the traffic diversion currently operating in Prayagraj due to the Ram Mandir Consecration Ceremony in...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Judicial Officer As Additional Judge Of Chhattisgarh High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of Arvind Kumar Verma, a Judicial Officer, as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Chhattisgarh. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal tweeted about this appointment.The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended this appointment on January 4.The Collegium comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice...

Companies Act | Under Sec. 59, Registered Society Can't Seek Rectification Of Share Register Of Company's Members: NCLT Hyderabad

The National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”), Hyderabad Bench, comprising of Dr. N. Venkata Ramakrishna Badarinath (Judicial Member) and Shri Charan Singh (Technical Member), has held that a company petition filed by a Society registered under Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2001, for rectification of share register of the members of a Company under Section 59 of the...

Ram Mandir Inauguration: Punjab & Haryana HC Bar Association To Suspend Work On Jan 22; Screens To Be Installed In Bar Rooms To Watch Ceremony

The Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association has declared to suspend work on January 22, on account of Ram Mandir Consecration Ceremony in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.The Assosciation stated that the the "executive committee respects the sentiments of the Honble Members of the Bar and does not intend to create any difficulty or confusion for its members." "Further to enable the members...

Ram Temple Consecration | Allahabad High Court Bar Association Decides To Abstain From Judicial Work On January 22

The High Court Bar Association Allahabad today decided to abstain from judicial work tomorrow, January 22 (Monday), on account of the Ram Mandir Consecration Ceremony in Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh). A meeting of the executive committee of the Association convened today at 3:30 pm and made this decision, with High Court Bar Association President Ashok Kumar Singh presiding over the...

Lawyers' Body Condemns BCI Chairman's Letter Seeking Holiday For All Courts On Ram Mandir Consecration Day

The Andhra Pradesh State Committee of the Indian Lawyers Association has condemned the Letter Addressed by the Chairman of the Bar Council India requesting the Chief Justice of India for a holiday for all courts on the 22nd of January owing to the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.The Association has furthermore condemned the invitation of the Andhra Pradesh Advocates Association...

BJP Leader Ranjith Srinivasan Murder Case : Kerala Court Finds 15 Persons Guilty

A Court in Kerala has pronounced 15 persons guilty in the case for the murder of BJP leader and lawyer Ranjeet Srinivasan in December 2021.Additional Sessions Court Mavelikara found 15 persons, linked to PFI-SDPI, guilty in the case. The Court found that the offence of murder is proved against first eight accused and the other accused are found guilty of criminal conspiracy The sentence will...

Kerala Court Convicts 59-Year-Old Tuition Teacher For Unnatural Offences And Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old

A Kerala Court on Wednesday convicted a 59-year-old tuition teacher for sexually assaulting and subjecting a 12-year-old boy to unnatural offences over a period of seven months in Thrissur district in Kerala.Special Judge, Jaya Prabhu of the Fast Track Special Court-II, Thrissur convicted the accused for a total of 97 years under Sections 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt),...

Ram Mandir Inauguration: NCLT Benches To Have Half Day Holiday On Jan 22

The National Company Law Tribunal on Friday announced that all its 15 benches will be closed for half a day till 2:30 PM on January 22nd, in view of the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony being held at Ayodhya. “All 15 NCLT Benches office (administrative Side) and Registry shall start working from 3:00 PM onwards on 22-01-2024”, the notification issued by NCLT stated.The notification...

Delhi Advocate Suspended For 7 Years for Forging Court Decrees And Misleading Clients

The Bar Council of Delhi's Disciplinary Committee has taken strict action against an advocate, suspending his license to practice for a period of seven years. The order comes after an exhaustive investigation into serious allegations of professional misconduct, including the forging of court decrees, misleading clients, and contributing to an ex-parte decree of eviction against a...

Calcutta High Court Initiates Process To Designate Counsels As Senior Advocates After 5-Yr Gap, 136 Candidates Shortlisted

Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam on Friday informed advocates that after a five-year hiatus, the High Court was in the process of recommencing the process of designating advocates as senior advocates.On mentioning by a Senior Advocate about the list of advocates for designation as seniors pending before the CJ, Justice Sivagnanam said, "Actually the development is, in line with...

Fake Currency Seizure Case | Lucknow NIA Court Sentences 2 Accused To 5-Year Jail Term

A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Lucknow has convicted and sentenced two men to a 5-year jail term in connection with the 2019 Lucknow fake currency case. As per NIA's case against the accused, the focal point of the case pertains to the discovery and confiscation of counterfeit currency by ATS UP on November 25, 2019. Accused Phulchand, Aminul Islam, and a...