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Lawyers Owe Responsibility First To Their Clients, Then To Courts: Kerala High Court
While dismissing the anticipatory bail application filed in a fake lawyer case, the Kerala High Court remarked that a lawyer owes paramount responsibility to his client first, and to the court second.Justice Shircy V in her order also observed that the legal profession was one of the noblest:"The lawyers' profession is considered to be one of the noblest professions. Lawyers have to play...
Shouldn't Post-Covid Treatment Be Part Of Covid Care? Kerala High Court Asks State
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday sought clarification from the State regarding why treatment for post-Covid complications was not considered a part of coronavirus care when the death of a person 30 days after turning Covid negative was treated as a COVID-19 death.A Division Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice Kauser Edappagath was hearing a review petition filed by...
Kalluvathukkal Hooch Tragedy Case: Supreme Court Grants Bail To Two Convicts
The Supreme Court granted bail to Vinod Kumar and Manikantan, who were serving their sentence following their conviction in Kalluvathukkal Hooch Tragedy case that killed over 30 people in the year 2000.In 2011, the Court had dismissed the appeals filed by the convicts in this case. Two months ago, their wives approached the Apex Court seeking their premature release in July, this year.The...
Kerala High Court Comes To Aid Of Another Minor Rape Victim: Allows Termination Of Pregnancy
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday came to the assistance of another minor rape victim by allowing her father's petition and paving the way for her to undergo medical termination of her pregnancy which was a result of the sexual assault committed on her. This is the third such order passed by the Court within the past week.In the earlier two cases, the victims were more than 26 weeks pregnant...
'Impedes Upon Fundamental Rights Of Residents': Meghalaya HC Objects To Establishment Of Facilitation Centres Under Meghalaya Resident Safety and Security Act
The Meghalaya High Court on Tuesday expressed strong reservations against sections 17 and 18 of the Meghalaya Resident Safety and Security Act (MRSSA), 2016 which allow for the creation of 'facilitation centres' for the purpose of 'weeding out any known anti-social elements and wanted criminals'. The Court was adjudicating upon a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition moved challenging...
Lawyer Says Judge Shouldn't Hear Case Like 'Thanjavur Landlord': Madras High Court Judge Recuses From Case
The Madras High Court Judge, Justice R. Subramanian last week recused from hearing a case after the lawyer arguing before him remarked that he (Justice Subramanian) shouldn't hear the case like 'Thanjavur Landlord'.Thanjavur is a district in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is famous for the 11th-century Brihadeeswarar Temple.Observing that he didn't deserve this remark,...
Draft EIA Notification Will Be Published In Local Languages: Centre Informs Madras High Court
The Central government informed the Madras High Court on Wednesday that it has decided to release the Draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2020 in local languages. The Court was adjudicating upon a batch of petitions seeking the translation of the Draft EIA notification, 2020 into vernacular languages. Advocate Kumaraguru appearing for the Union government apprised a...
J&K And L High Court Quashes FIR Against Activist Sushil Pandit For His Tweet On Killing Of CRPF Jawans Based On Rumour
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court today quashed an FIR registered against Activist Sushil Pandit for his 2018 tweet based on rumor regarding the death of 5 CRPF Jawans during the Ramzan ceasefire in the state. Essentially, he had tweeted (and deleted later known after coming to know about its falsity) thus:"Just heard, five CRPF jawans martyred in Pampore. #Ramzan ceasefire...
Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea For Regulation Of Private Detectives
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response of the Centre on a plea seeking guidelines to regulate the work of private detectives till the codified Act comes into existence.Justice Rekha Palli granted six weeks' time to the Central Government while posting the matter for further hearing on January 10, 2022.Invoking the right to privacy, the plea has been moved by a woman who alleged...
Collegium Recommends Re-Transfer Of Justice Joymalya Bagchi To Calcutta High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended to re-transfer Justice Joymalya Bagchi to Calcutta High Court.Last year, the collegium had recommended to transfer Justice Bagchi from Calcutta to Andhra Pradesh High Court on December 14, 2020.Central government had thus notified the transfer of Justice Bagchi through a notification issued on December 31, 2020.Justice Bagchi thus took oath as a...
"Interference With State's Policy Decision Unwarranted": Tripura High Court Rejects TMC's Plea To Hold 'Protest' Rally In State
The Tripura High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea filed by the All India Trinamool Congress seeking permission to organize a protest rally despite State Government's order prohibiting all meetings, procession, public gatherings by any political party in the Sadar area till Diwali festival, 2021.The petitioners argued that the government had actuated with malice in issuing the said...