Training And Sensitization Program For Para Legal Volunteers Organised By Bihar State Legal Services Authority

The Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BSLSA) organised a comprehensive One Day Training cum Sensitization program on November 25, 2023, aimed at empowering Para Legal Volunteers stationed at the Front Offices of District Legal Services Authorities (DiLSAs) and State District Legal Services Committees (SDLSC) across Bihar.The focus of the program was to enhance the skills and awareness of...

Delhi Court Sentences Four Men To Life Imprisonment In Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan Murder Case

A Delhi Court on Saturday sentenced four men to life imprisonment in the murder case of journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, more than 15 years after she was killed in 2008.Additional Sessions Judge Ravindra Kumar Pandey of Saket Court also sentenced the fifth convict, Ajay Sethi, to simple imprisonment for a period of three years.The four convicts namely Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik...

Bar Council Of Kerala To Enquire On Kottayam Lawyers Agitation Against Chief Judicial Magistrate

The Bar Council of Kerala has constituted a Sub-Committee comprising K. P Jayachandran, Joseph John, K. K Nazzer , S. Sudarsanakumar, K.R Rajkumar and P.A Mohammed Sha for inquiring into the reasons that led to the Kottayam lawyers’ agitation against the Chief Judicial Magistrate and the subsequent developments. K. P Jayachandran is the Convenor of the Sub-Committee and Joseph John is...

Special CBI Court In Mumbai Acquits Delhi Man Accused Of Demanding Rs. 30 Lakhs From Journalist For Favourable Order From Bombay High Court

A Special CBI Court in Mumbai presided over by Special Judge MR Purwar, recently acquitted Faraz Sultan Khan, a Delhi-based individual accused of demanding Rs. 30 lakhs from journalist Ketan Tirodkar. The demand was allegedly made for securing a favourable order from the Bombay High Court regarding a case under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in which Tirodkar...

[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...