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Karnataka High Court Stays Holding Of Bar Council Of India Elections For Chairman & Other Office Bearers
The Karnataka High Court has passed an interim order staying the holding of elections on December 4 or to any other adjourned date to the office of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Executive Members of the Bar Council of India.The High Court passed the order in a writ petition by Advocate Sadashiva Reddy YR, a member of the BCI from the Karnataka State Bar Council, challenging the BCI...
"Bail Granted For Extraneous Considerations, Deserves Disciplinary Action": P&H HC Raps Judicial Officer For 'Grave Misconduct'
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday admonished a judicial officer for his "grave misconduct" as it noted that he had granted bail to an NDPS Accused on account of extraneous considerations and that the bail order was passed by deliberately ignoring the material on recordOpining that the disciplinary action against the Presiding Officer deserved to be initiated, the Bench of...
Church Survey Intended For Welfare Of Minorities : Karnataka Govt Tells High Court
The State government in its statement of objections filed before the Karnataka High Court has said that the policy decision taken by it seeking to collect information about churches in the state is only for the purpose of welfare and well being of minorities. The reply is filed in response to a petition filed by People's Union For Civil Liberties challenging the communication issued...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Launches App To Monitor Compliance Of Court Orders For Tree Plantations, Water Conservation
The High of Madhya Pradesh has launched the NISARG Smart Monitoring app to track the compliance of orders concerning social responsibility like tree plantation, volunteering responsibilities in hospitals, water conservation, etc. The App was e-inaugurated by Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, Justice Ravi Malimath, and Justice Rohit Arya (Administrative Judge), in the presence of...
Officers Appearing As EPF Department's Representatives Can't Be Inquiry Officers/ Adjudicating Authority In Same Case: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has directed the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation to bear in mind that the officers appearing as department's representatives cannot be made enquiry officers or adjudicating authority in the same case. "In future, the EPFO shall bear in mind that the officers who appear as the Department's representatives or making submissions on behalf of the Department before...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks State's Response In Plea For Registration Of Sale Deeds Through Video Conferencing For NRIs
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the State government on a plea seeking directions to allow NRIs to represent before the office of sub-registrar through video conferencing or through any other electronic medium for the purpose of registration of sale deed of properties. Justice Raj Mohan Singh issued notice on the plea and adjourned the matter for further hearing...
Can't Pass Orders For Encashment Of Bank Guarantees That Are Not Alive As On Date: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court today dismissed an appeal seeking encashment of bank guarantees issued in the year 2013, and that expired in 2016."Bank guarantees that are not alive as on today cannot be encashed. It's a simple piece of paper, that's all. At best, the aggrieved party can file a suit for recovery or for damages," the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh...
Calcutta High Court Transfers Abhishek Banerjee's Defamation Suit Against Suvendu Adhikari To Kolkata From Burdwan
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered the transfer of a defamation suit filed by Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee against BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari from Burdwan Court to a Court in Kolkata. Adhikari had moved an application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) seeking transfer of the...
Make Registration Of Same-Sex Marriage Either Religion-Neutral Or Under Secular Law Only: Plea In Delhi High Court
An NGO namely Sewa Nyaya Utthan Foundation has moved the Delhi High Court seeking to intervene in the plea filed for registration of marriages of LGBTQIA couples under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1956.At he outset, the application filed through Advocate Shashank Shekhar Jha states that approval with regards to same sex marriage under Hindu Marriage Act and not in other Personal Laws existing...
Justice Pratibha M Singh Of Delhi High Court Featured In Managing IP 50 Most Influential People In IP 2021 Judges List
Justice Pratibha M Singh, judge of the Delhi High Court has been featured in IP 50 Most Influential People In IP 2021 Judges list. The list reveals Managing IP's pick of the people who have driven the intellectual property law, policy and business for the year 2021. The list involves 5 different categories including 21 industry leaders, 9 public officials, 9 judges, 6 IP authorities and 5...
Madras High Court Quashes Order Impounding Leena Manimekalai's Passport Over Pendency Of Criminal Defamation Case; Orders Release Within One Week
In a writ petition challenging the impounding of Leena Manimekalai's passport, Madras High Court has allowed the petitioner's plea while setting aside the impounding order of Regional Passport Officer, Chennai on the grounds of pendency of criminal defamation proceedings against her. Justice M. Dhandapani has directed the Regional Passport Office to release the impounded passport within...