[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...

Kerala High Court Transfers Temporary Magistrate Facing Lawyers' Protest Over Direction To Arrest Advocate

The Judicial First Class Magistrate (JFCM) on temporary service, Tirur, Lenin Das, who was alleged to have verbally abused a junior lawyer and directed his arrest, has been transferred to Kannur to the post of Additional Munsiff. Bar associations had launched protests against the Magistrate following reports that the officer misbehaved with a young lawyer. The Magistrate was alleged to...

High Court Reserves Verdict On Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar's Plea For Interim Relief In Defamation Suit Against 'The Wire'

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved judgment on the plea for interim relief in the defamation suit filed by city's Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar against news portal 'The Wire' over a report casting aspersions on him in relation to his involvement in an alleged land acquisition case. Justice Sachin Datta reserved verdict on Kumar's application seeking ad-interim injunction also issued...

Kerala High Court Restrains Kannur University From Approving Appointment Of General Category Candidate To PwD Reserved Post In College

The Kerala High Court recently directed Kannur University to refrain from granting approval to the appointment of a general category candidate made by the Manager of Nehru Arts and Science College, on a post reserved for physically disabled candidates. Justice T.R. Ravi issued the interim direction, and sought the response of the respondents in the matter. The Court was seized with the plea of...

Deputy Commissioners Can't Grant License For Storing More Than 600Kgs Firecrackers: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has directed that Deputy Commissioners henceforth shall not grant licences beyond 600 kgs of storage and selling of fireworks/crackers/sparklers, failing which they would be held accountable for any mishap.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna issued directions in regards to grant of license by authority, storing of fire crackers and safety measures to be...

Delhi Riots: Court Raps Delhi Police For ‘Illegal And Adamant Approach’ In Clubbing 22 Complaints In One FIR

A Delhi Court yesterday pulled up the Delhi Police for illegally clubbing 22 complaints in one FIR in connection with a Delhi riots case and said that it cannot be a party to such “illegal approach” of the investigating agency.“The present mind set shows the adamant approach to keep investigating all these additional complaints under one FIR itself, ignoring the mandate of law, that...

Gyanvapi | Varanasi Court Directs ASI To Submit Its Mosque Survey Report By November 28

The Varanasi District Judge has granted the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) a further 10-day time to file its report pertaining to the Gyanvapi Mosque Survey. Earlier, the Court had asked it to submit its survey report by November 17. Now, the ASI has been granted time till November 28 to file its report. The order was passed by District Judge Ajay Krishna Vishwesha on...

Delhi Riots UAPA Case: Court Grants Interim Bail To Accused For Helping Daughter To Open Dental Clinic

A Delhi Court has recently granted interim bail of two weeks to an accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case for helping his daughter and providing her financial support in opening a dental clinic. “…this Court is inclined to take a more humanitarian approach towards the applicant/accused Mohd. Saleem Khan and the need for interim bail on the grounds so advocated. Hence, this...

Temporary Magistrate Faces Kerala Lawyers' Protest Over Direction To Arrest Advocate

The Bar Council of Kerala (BCK) announced on Monday that it has received assurance from the Judge-in-charge of Malappuram, High Court Judge Justice N. Nagaresh, that the Magistrate who allegedly verbally abused a junior lawyer and directed his arrest, shall be transferred at the earliest. Judicial First Class Magistrate (JFCM) on temporary service, Tirur, Lenin Das, was alleged to have...