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Party's Unwillingness To Participate in Mediation Proceedings Cannot Be A Ground For Refusal Of Reference To Mediation: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently clarified that merely because a party is not willing to participate in Mediation proceedings, it could not be a ground for not referring the matter to the Mediation Centre.Remarking that this was a popular misconception, Justice Suraj Govindaraj relied on Rule 13 of the Karnataka Civil Procedure (Mediation) Rules, 2005 whereby the Court had the power to direct...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends 2 Judicial Officers For Elevation As J & K HC Judges, Reiterates 2 Names
The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 1 st September, 2021 has approved the proposal for elevation of the following Judicial Officers as Judges in the Jammu & Kashmir High Court: 1. Shri Mohan Lal, and 2. Shri Mohd. Akram ChowdharyFurther, the collegium has reiterated the names of Shri Rahul Bharti and Smt. Moksha Kazmi (Khajuria)Click Here To Download...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Name Of Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, Advocate General Of MP As High Court Judge
The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 1st September, 2021 has approved the proposal for elevation of Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, presently the Advocate General of Madhya Pradesh, as Judge in the Madhya Pradesh High Court.Click here to read/download the Collegium...
Jharkhand High Court Directs Registry To Immediately Get All The Order-Sheets Of Each & Every Case Laminated
Emphasizing that the order sheets of Judicial records need to be protected and preserved, the Jharkhand High Court recently directed its registry to get the order sheets of each and every case laminated immediately.The Bench of Justice Ananda Sen issued this order noting that the High Court is a court of record and thus, due to the passage of time and because of handling of each of the...
Jantar Mantar Sloganeering Case: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Bail Plea Filed By Preet Singh
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on the regular bail plea moved by Preet Singh, accused in connection with the alleged inflammatory and anti-Muslim sloganeering at Jantar Mantar.Justice Mukta Gupta issued notice after hearing Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain appearing on behalf of Singh in the matter.The development came after Preet Singh's bail application was rejected by a...
Taking Cognizance Of Offences Against Public Servants Without Sanction Under S.197 CrPC Bad In Law: Kerala High Court Reiterates
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday held that it was necessary to obtain sanction under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for prosecution against public servants, and that cognizance of the offences taken against them without such sanction was bad in law. Justice R Narayana Pisharadi while ruling so, dismissed a couple of revision petitions filed by the Central Bureau of...
Ambani Bomb Scare Case : NIA Files Chargesheet Against Sachin Waze, Pradeep Sharma And 8 Others
The National Investigation Agency has filed a nearly 10,000-page charge sheet against dismissed cop Sachin Waze, former encounter specialist and eight others in the Ambani Terror Scare and Mansukh Hiran Murder Case. The case pertains to the recovery of 20 gelatine sticks (explosives) and a threat note in a Mahindra Scorpio Vehicle near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence in Mumbai...
Delhi Court Allows Singer Honey Singh's Wife To Visit Marital Home, Hearing Regarding Interim Compensation On September 28
A Delhi Court on Friday allowed Bollywood Singer and Actor Honey Singh's wife, Shalini Talwar to visit her marital home this Sunday in order to take her belongings.Counselling the parties in chambers, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tania Singh said that Talwar can take her belongings at any place convinient to her and also directed that the entire visit will be video-graphed.The applicant wife...
Primary Objective Of Court Is To Render Justice, Not To Uphold Technicalities: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Friday while hearing the plea seeking early administration of the second dose of the Covishield vaccine observed that the primary duty of the Court is to render justice and not to uphold technicalities. Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar commented so while responding to the argument posed by the respondent that a writ petition seeking relief of mandamus will not stand if...
Sedition Case Over Anti-CAA School Drama : Following Karnataka HC Direction, SP Recommends Disciplinary Action Against Officers Who Interrogated Children
The Superintendent of Police (District Bidar), on Friday filed an affidavit before the Karnataka High Court, stating that a report has been sent to the Director-General and Inspector-General of police (DGIGP), to take appropriate disciplinary action against the concerned police officers, who were present in uniform and carrying firearms while interrogating minor children, with regard to...
Alleged Harassment By Police During Enquiry/Investigation: Madras High Court Issues Guidelines
Hearing a plea filed seeking direction to direct Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Sivagangai not to harass the petitioner in any manner except by due process of law, the Madras High Court last week issued certain guidelines to be followed by police while taking up enquiry/investigation into a matter.The Bench of Justice A. D. Jagadish Chandira issued the following...