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Allahabad High Court Again Moves To Virtual Hearing After 8 Judges Test Positive For COVID
The Allahabad High Court (both benches) has again decided to function via Virtual Mode of hearing (starting from tomorrow) after 8 judges, a few judicial employees and some lawyers tested COVID-19 Positive.This decision came 6 days after the High Court had decided to move from a virtual mode of hearing to a hybrid mode of hearing. Speaking to Live Law, the president of Oudh Bar Association,...
Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: January 3 To January 9, 2022
Judgments/Orders of the Week1. 'Prayers Omnibus In Nature': Allahabad High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL On Alleged Corruption In MadarsasCase title - Mohammad Imran v. State Of U.P. Thru Addl.Chief Secy.Minority Wefare And Ors.Case Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 1The High Court refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by a farmer to point out corruption in the...
Calcutta High Court Seeks WB Govt's Reply Over Measures Which Can Be Taken To Prevent Child Trafficking
The Calcutta High Court last week asked the West Bengal State Government to file an affidavit disclosing the measures which can be taken to avoid Child Trafficking incidents in the future.The Bench of Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Kesang Doma Bhutia sought the details on the above-mentioned subject while dealing with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed raising the...
Domestic Violence Act - Legal Representative Cannot Seek Monetary Reliefs On Behalf Of Deceased Woman : Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has ruled that an aggrieved person, as defined under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (DV Act), "must be alive at the time of filing of the petition", and someone cannot file an application for monetary reliefs under the act after her demise. Justice Sandeep Shinde, in a judgment last week, dismissed an application filed by a minor girl...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round Up: January 3 To January 9, 2022
SIGNIFICANT JUDGMENTS/ ORDERS THIS WEEK1. Arrest In Breach Of 'Arnesh Kumar' Guidelines : Delhi High Court Sentences Police Officer To One Day ImprisonmentCase Title: RAKESH KUMAR v. VIJAYANTA ARYA (DCP) AND ORSCitation: 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1In a significant judgment, the Delhi High Court held a police officer guilty of contempt of court for arresting a man in violation of the principles laid...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: January 3 To January 8, 2022
1: Braille Textbooks: Karnataka High Court Asks State To Ascertain Number Of Visually Disabled Students In Govt & Private SchoolsCase Title: The National Federation Of The Blind, Karnataka v. State Of Karnataka Case No: WP 52201/2019The Karnataka High Court directed the State government to carry out a survey to ascertain the number of blind students who are studying in government...
High Court's Language Is English; Party Can't Insist On Speaking Another Language : Gujarat HC
The Gujarat High Court recently stated that the language of the Court is English and that a party cannot insist on addressing the Court in any other language. The Court referred to Article 348 of the Constitution which mandates that the language of the Court shall be English.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh J Shastri took objection to a contemnor,...
Offence Of Rape Not Waived: Delhi HC Refuses To Quash FIR Against Govt Servant Following Settlement & Marriage With Victim
The Delhi High Court has refused to quash an FIR against a Government Servant containing allegations of rape, observing that such an FIR cannot be quashed on the basis of settlement between parties and their subsequent marriage as it does not waive off the offence alleged. Reiterating that the act of rape is not an act against individual but is an offence against the society, Justice...
Appointment Of Resolution Professional: Rajasthan HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Constitutionality Of Sections 95, 97 & 99 Of IBC
The Rajasthan High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the constitutionality of Sections 95, 97 and 99 of the Insolvency Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The division bench of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice Rameshwar Vyas observed, "Since the provisions of the law framed by the Parliament are under challenge, we therefore issue notice to the learned Additional...
Kerala High Court Directs Treasury To Hand Over KR Gouri's Savings To Her Niece
Coming to the rescue of K.R Gouri's niece, who was her caretaker till her death, the Kerala High Court ordered the Department of Treasuries to release her entire treasury savings amounting to over Rs 30 lakh.KR Gauri was the first women minister of Kerala.Justice N Nagaresh issued the order on a petition filed by Beenakumari, the daughter of Gouri's younger sister, challenging the...