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Liquor Consumption In Clubs & Associations Require Valid Licenses, Cannot Act Beyond The Scope Of Registered Bye-Laws: Madras High Court
"...the legal position is that the prohibition is the law and buying, selling, possession and consumption of alcohol are regulated by the Rules in force", the court observed.
Patna High Court To Function Through Virtual Mode As Judges, Staff Test Positive For COVID
The Patna High Court has decided to function exclusively through the virtual mode after certain judges and staff members tested positive for COVID-19. A notice in this regard has been issued under the orders of the Chief Justice of the High Court."...in view of the recent surge in the COVID cases wherein a large number of court staff/officers of the Registry and some of the Hon'ble Judges of...
Bombay High Court Suspends Hybrid Hearings, Goes Completely Virtual
Owing to the exponential rise in Covid-19 cases and its variant Omicron in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court has decided to suspend its decision of a hybrid system (virtual and physical) for hearings and instead hear all cases virtually at least till January 28, 2022.The decision to switch to virtual hearings was taken by the Bombay HC's administrative committee during a meeting with all...
PIL On Alleged Fake Encounters: Gauhati High Court Asks State Govt To Specify Details Of Such Encounters & Action Taken By It
Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea moved before it seeking an independent probe into the alleged fake encounters of the Assam Police, the Gauhati High Court today asked the State Government to apprise the Court about the "alleged" encounter killings and the action taken by the State.The Bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Soumitra Saikia heard Senior Advocate...
BJP MP Subramanian Swamy Moves Delhi High Court Challenging Air India Disinvestment Process, Hearing Tomorrow
Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy has moved the Delhi High Court seeking to quash the Air India disinvestment process. The plea is likely to be heard tomorrow by a division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh. Swamy has also sought a direction to set aside and revoke any action, decision or grant of any further approvals or permissions by the concerned authorities...
COVID Spike: Allahabad High Court Now Allows Hybrid Mode Of Hearing, Advocates 'Advised' To Join Through VC Mode
A day after Allahabad High Court decided to hear cases virtually in view of rising cases of COVID in the state of Uttar Pradesh, the High Court today issued a revised notification allowing for a Hybrid mode of hearing (in both the benches of HC) w.e.f. January 4.This decision has been taken after the Advocates' Associations (Oudh Bar Association and High Court Bar Association, Allahabad)...
Delhi High Court Reserves Order On Plea By Future Group Challenging Orders Of Singapore Tribunal Refusing To Terminate Arbitration Proceedings
The Delhi High Court will tomorrow pronounce orders on the plea filed by Future Group challenging the two orders passed by Singapore Arbitration Tribunal deferring hearing in it's plea seeking termination of arbitration proceedings after final hearing from January 5 to 8, 2022. While reserving orders on the petition, Justice Amit Bansal said that the orders will be pronounced tomorrow at 4:30...
Surge In COVID Cases: Punjab & Haryana High Court To Function Through Virtual Mode Only From January 5
In view of the sudden surge in Covid-19 cases in the States of Punjab, Haryana, and Union Territory Chandigarh and with a view to ensuring the safety of Judges, Advocates, Staff, and Litigants, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has decided to hear cases only though Virtual Mode from January 5.The decision has been taken on the recommendation of the Special Committee of the HC in consultation...
"Right To Property A Constitutional Right": J&K&L High Court Orders 10 Lakh Compensation In 'Illegal' Deprivation Of Land Case
Underscoring that the Right To Property is a Constitutional Right that has been acknowledged to be akin to a fundamental right and a basic human right, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently directed the J&K Government to pay 10 Lakh as compensation to the petitioners in a case of illegal deprivation of land.Ordering thus, the Bench of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and...
Javed Akhtar Seeks Dismissal Of Defamation Suit Over RSS-Taliban Remark; Says Defamation Can't Be Against 'Unidentifiable Class'
Lyricist Javed Akhtar has sought dismissal of the defamation suit filed by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker, accusing him of comparing RSS and Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) with the Taliban during a television interview.Akhtar filed the applications under Order 7 Rule 11 of Civil Procedure Code in RSS worker Vivek Champanerkar's suit.The Joint Civil Judge Senior Division Thane has...
ISRO Espionage Case : Supreme Court To Hear CBI's Challenge Against Pre-Arrest Bail To 4 Officers After 2 Weeks
In a special leave petition filed by CBI assailing the anticipatory bail granted by the Kerala High Court to four police and intelligence bureau officials in the case related to the alleged framing of ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan in a 1994 espionage case, the Supreme Court on Monday granted two weeks time to CBI to file rejoinder. When the matter was called for hearing, Additional...