ILI Kerala & Kerala Judicial Academy To Organise Conversation With Advocate Gautam Bhatia On 'The Article 370 Verdict'

Indian Law Institute (Kerala State Unit) and Kerala Judicial Academy will be jointly organizing a conversation with Advocate Gautam Bhatia on 'The Article 370 Verdict'. The conversation will be held on January 12, 2024 (Friday) in the Kerala High Court Auditorium at 4.45 PM.The event will be moderated by Advocates Jacob P Alex and Ramola Nayanpally. After the talk, there will be a question-answer session where the participants can raise their questions to Adv. Bhatia. Read about Article 370...

ASI Urges Varanasi Court To Postpone Disclosure Of Its Sealed Cover Gyanvapi Survey Report For 4 Weeks

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has urged the Varanasi District Judge to delay the release of its Gyanvapi Survey Report by four weeks so that the agency gets breathing time to file the report in the 1991 suit pertaining the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Mosque dispute.The ASI has contended that as per the High Court's December 18 order, the agency has to present the survey report in...

'Thief' Remark| Lucknow Court Rules In Favor Of Ex-UP Minister In Defamation Suit Against AAP MP Sanjay Singh, Awards ₹1 Lakh Compensation

A Lucknow Court on Tuesday decreed a Defamation Suit in Favour of Ex-UP Minister (Presently an MLC) and BJP Leader Dr Mahendra Singh against AAP Rajyasabha MP Sanjay Singh. Sanjay Singh has also been directed to pay 1 Lakh as compensation to Mahendra Singh.The suit was essentially filed by Mahendra Singh (Plaintiff) in response to Sanjay Singh's defamatory and derogatory remarks,...

Allahabad High Court Launches Automatic District Allocation System For Newly Recruited Civil Judges

On Tuesday, the Allahabad High Court released a press note stating that it has successfully posted 225 newly recruited candidates as Civil Judge (Junior Division) in different District Courts across the State of Uttar Pradesh using Automatic District Allocation System.“As a novel and first-time exercise the posting has been done with the use of office automation and Automatic...

Kerala High Court Set To Launch Its Monthly Newsletter 'High Court Chronicles'

The Kerala High Court is set to launch its monthly newsletter, namely 'High Court Chronicles' tomorrow (January 3, 2024) at 9:45 A.M. by Chief Justice Ashish J. Desai. The newsletter intends to inform citizens about legal insights, landmark cases and other initiatives launched by the High Court for better dispensation of justice. The editorial board comprises Kerala High Court judges,...

Lawyer Files PIL In Supreme Court Challenging New Criminal Laws

A Public Interest Litigation (“PIL”) has been filed before the Supreme Court, challenging the three new criminal laws which received President Droupadi Murmu's assent last month on December 25. The laws, viz. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Sanhita, are set to replace the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure...

Senior Advocate A. Sudarshan Reddy Appointed As Advocate General Of Telangana

The Governor of the State of Telangana has appointed Senior Advocate A. Sudarshan Reddy as the Advocate General of the State.The Senior Counsel had previously also held the post in 2011 and continued to hold it till 2014.Reddy enrolled as an advocate in 1985, practising at district courts and the High Court, specialising in civil and criminal cases.In addition to his legal practice, Reddy...

South Africa Institutes Proceeding In ICJ Against Israel For Alleged 'Genocidal Actions' In Palestine

South Africa has filed an application instituting proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, concerning alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention) in relation to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, stated...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Justice Shree Chandrashekhar's Transfer From Jharkhand HC To Rajasthan HC

The Supreme Court Collegium has recently recommended the transfer of Justice Shree Chandrashekhar from Jharkhand High Court to the Rajasthan High Court. This decision comes in response to the senior-most Judge of the High Court of Jharkhand, Justice Chandrashekhar's formal request for a transfer from the High Court of Jharkhand. The request, dated 29 December 2023, has been acceded to by...

Bombay High Court Declines Interim Injunction In Favour Of Phonographic Performance Ltd In The Case Of Hi-Lite Realtors' New Year's Event

The Hon'ble Bombay High Court bench of Justice R I Chagla, has declined to grant an ad-interim injunction to Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL), in a copyright infringement suit seeking a stay on the use of their protected sound recordings by Hi-LITE Realtors (India) LLP (defendants, for an upcoming New Year's Eve event organised in Kerala on December 31, 2023. In the...

P&H High Court Bar Association Urges SSP Chandigarh Not To Stop Advocates For Alleged Traffic Violations Before & After Court Timings

The Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association has written to the SSP, Chandigarh requesting that appropriate directions be issued to police officials not to harass the advocates, practising in the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, "in the name of violations of traffic rules" before and after court timings.The request is specifically directed towards avoiding unnecessary checks or...

Parliament Winter Session 2023 Roundup

In a flurry of legislative activity, the Winter Session of Parliament, which convened on December 4 and concluded on December 21, saw the passage of several significant bills that will have far-reaching implications for the legal and regulatory landscape of the country. Here is a comprehensive recap of the key bills that received the nod from either the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha, or both...