Karnataka High Court Issues New SOP ; Cases To Be Heard In Hybrid Mode From November 8

The Karnataka High Court has issued a new standard operating procedure (SOP) which will be effective from Monday (November 8), wherein the hearing of all the cases will be by hybrid mode of both physical and online in both sessions. However, the members of the Bar are requested to prefer online mode. As per the SOP, "Every person entering the court premises including...

Telangana High Court Confers Senior Designation On 9 Advocates

The Full Court of the Telangana High Court has designated 9 Advocates as Senior. They are:Abdul Muqeeth QureshiNageswara Rao PNarayana Reddy BPrabhakar JPrabhakara Chandra Mouli MPratap Narayan SanghiRamachandra Rao JRavinder Reddy AyyadapuVenu Gopal E.V The designation has been conferred in exercise of the powers under Section 16 (2) of Advocates Act, 1961 read with Guideline Nos.5 (viii)...

Judiciary Has No Power Of The Purse Or Sword, Survives Only By Public Confidence : Kerala High Court

While dismissing a couple of petitions alleging judicial misconduct, the Kerala High Court recently pondered over the significance of judicial independence in a democratic set-up. Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar was adjudicating upon pleas that sought directions to the Chief Justice of India and Chief Justice of Kerala High Court respectively to institute an In-House Committee to probe into...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Seeks State's Response In PIL For Effective Implementation Of Motor Vehicle Laws

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has sought response of the State Government in a public interest litigation seeking effective implementation of the Motor Vehicle laws in the State. Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Pranay Verma issued notice on the plea filed by a law student, Hrishikesh Jaiswal and directed the respondent authorities to file reply within six weeks. The plea raises three questions...

'Date Of Repudiation Of Claim The Cordial Knot To Determine Limitation, Mere Requests For Reconsideration Won't Grant A Fresh Lease Of Limitation': Madras High Court

Once a claim has been expressly rejected by the opposite party, further requests to reconsider the same by the other party will not stop the running of limitation, the Madras High Court has held while passing a summary judgement dismissing the money suit filed by Shriram EPC Ltd. While dismissing the suit on Tuesday, a single-judge Bench of Justice G. Jayachandran underlined that,...

State To Make Corrections In Website To Enable Uploading Of Sale Deeds Without Insisting On 11E Sketch: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to make necessary changes/ corrections in the website https://kaverionline.karnataka.gov.in to enable uploading of registered sale deeds by the registering authorities even in the absence of '11E' sketch (Survey Sketch of land issued by the Survey Department) without insisting for production of the same. A single judge bench...

"Husband Viewed Wife As Cash Cow On Getting Job With Delhi Police": Delhi HC Dissolves Marriage On Ground Of Cruelty

The Delhi High Court has dissolved marriage between a couple by decree of divorce on the ground of cruelty observing that the husband had viewed his wife as a cash cow on getting a job with Delhi Police without any emotional ties.Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh was dealing with an appeal filed by a wife challenging the Family Court order after observing neither of the grounds...

Prathiba M. Singh Cambridge LL.M. Scholarship 2021- Award Ceremony: Register Now [November 8]

Two students, Ashirbad Nayak of NLU Odisha and Nikhil Purohit of NLSIU Bangalore, have been selected this year for the Prathiba M. Singh Cambridge LL.M. Scholarship 2021. A virtual award ceremony is being organised via Zoom to honour these students on Monday, November 8, at 8.30 pm (IST). The scholarship, instituted in 2013, was the first endeavour under the "Sardar Manmohan Singh Charitable Trust" that was set up to support meritorious students who wanted to pursue higher education....

Sameer Wankhede Not To Probe Aryan Khan Drugs Case, NCB Transfers Total 6 Cases From Mumbai NCB To SIT

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has transferred the probe into the Cruise Ship Drugs Case, in which Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan has been named as an accused, from the Mumbai unit of NCB to a Special Investigation Team (SIT). The order for the transfer of cases has been issued by NCB Director General (DG) S N Pradhan."A Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising officers from...

Centre Seeks Stakeholders' Comments On Draft Mediation Bill, 2021 [Read The Draft Bill]

The Ministry of Law and Justice on Friday placed the Draft Mediation Bill, 2021 in public domain, seeking feedback and suggestions from all stakeholders. The Bill proposes to bring about a standalone law on Mediation on issues of domestic and international mediation as India is a signatory to the Singapore Convention on Mediation. The Bill also takes into contemplation the international...

Unauthorised Flagposts And Statues: Karnataka High Court Directs Authorities To Conduct Enquiry On Related Complaints

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Chief Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to enquire into complaints made to it about unauthorised statutes and flag posts which are causing any inconvenience to the public or creating any traffic hazard. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum gave the direction while disposing...

Lack Of Aadhaar Linkage No Reason To Deny Benefits Under Food Security Act : Bombay High Court

Noting that several tribals were denied supplies under the Public Distribution System due to the non-linking of their Aadhar Cards, even as the fortunates eagerly awaited Diwali, the Bombay High Court ordered the Tehsildar of Murbad to distribute supplies to nearly 90 tribals by November 4. In an interim order, Justices Prasanna Varale and Madhav Jamdar observed no logic, reason...