1.9 Lakh Pending Cases Settled In National Lok Adalat Held In Haryana

On 9th September, 2023, Haryana State Legal Services Authority organized its 3rd National Lok Adalat for the year 2023 across the State of Haryana. The National Lok Adalat was organized in 22 Districts and 34 Sub-Divisions of Haryana. Several cases were taken up pertaining to "Civil, Criminal, Matrimonial, Bank Recovery, MACT, petty offences, summary, traffic challan, NI Act etc."...

Summoning Special Session Of Parliament Without Disclosing Agenda To Members Is Improper : PDT Achary

Summoning a Special Session of the Parliament without revealing the agenda is improper and unprecedented, said Constitutional law expert and former Secretary General of Lok Sabha PDT Achary.He was commenting on the controversy relating to the Union Government not announcing the agenda for the special session convened for the Parliament from September 18 to 22.In an interview with LiveLaw,...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Plea Against SIT Probe Into 'Fake' Madrasas, Upholds State's Power Under UP Board Of Madrasa Education Act

The Allahabad High Court has upheld the SIT probe into several Madrasas at Azamgarh based on powers accorded to the State Government under the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrasa Education Act, 2004.The Court held that under Section 13 of the Act, 2004, the State was empowered to take immediate action consistent with the Act without reference to the Board in certain circumstances. It was within...

Party Has Right To Address Final Arguments Before NCDRC Despite Not Filing Written Version : Supreme Court

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court set aside the decision of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi (NCDRC), while upholding the principles of natural justice. The Court opined that although the opposite party had not filed its written version and may not have participated in the proceedings before the NCDRC, it nevertheless had the right to address final arguments...

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Quashes Detention Orders Of Prominent Clerics Moulana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi, Mushtaq Veeri

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Friday quashed the detention orders of two prominent clerics, Moulana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi and Mushtaq Ahmed Veeri, who were detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) last year.Moulana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi, the leader of 'Tehreek-e-Sout-ul Auliya,' and Mushtaq Ahmed Veeri, associated with the Jamiat-Ahle-Hadees (JaH), have strong followings in the...

Fact Check: Did The Supreme Court Really Allow Advocates To Solemnize Marriages In Their Chambers?

Recently, several media reports have been doing the rounds stating that the Supreme Court has allowed advocates to solemnize marriages in their chambers under the Hindu Marriage Act 1955, overruling a Madras High Court judgment that held such marriages to be invalid. However, contrary to what several media reports claim, what the Apex Court actually held in its recent ruling was that...

Ashok Swain Moves Delhi High Court Against Fresh Order Cancelling His OCI Card, Says Can’t Be Witch-Hunted For Views On Current Govt

Academic and writer Ashok Swain has once again moved the Delhi High Court challenging a fresh order issued by the Central government cancelling his OCI card, stating that he cannot be witch-hunted for his views on current government or its policies. The fresh order was passed on July 30 after the court on July 10 quashed an earlier similar order and asked the Centre to pass a detailed...

S.370A IPC Not Attracted To Brothel Customers Unless It Is Shown They Had Knowledge That Sex-Worker Was Trafficked: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that Section 370A of the Indian Penal Code cannot be interpreted to include a 'customer' within its ambit, unless there is evidence to prove that he had knowledge or reason to believe that the sex-workers were trafficked."...the complainant is always the Police Agency, who raids on the brothel houses, and that at that particular point of time, the...

No Possibility Of Any Damage To Gyanvapi Structure In Clearing Debris, Garbage From Mosque Premises: ASI Assures Varanasi Court

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) today assured the Court of District Judge, Varanasi that no damage will be caused to the Gyanvapi Mosque structure while clearing the debris and garbage from the mosque complex. The ASI also informed the Court that since garbage and debris in the form of stone slabs, and fallen material have accumulated in and around the Gyanvapi Mosque complex,...

Varanasi Court To Pass Orders On Sep 13 On Pleas For 'Preserving' Gyanvapi Mosque Premises, Artefacts Found By ASI In Its Survey

The Varanasi District Court will pronounce orders on September 13 on three pleas filed before it seeking various reliefs pertaining to the Gyanvapi Mosque premises, where ASI is presently conducting a court-ordered scientific survey.It may be noted that two applications have been moved by Rakhi Singh (through Advocates Saurabh Tiwari and Anupam Dwivedi) in the Shringar Gauri Worshipping suit...

Modi Degree Defamation Case | Gujarat Court To Deliver Verdict On Sep 14 On Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Against Summons

A Sessions Court in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad today reserved its order on a revision application filed by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajyasabha MP Sanjay Singh challenging the issuance of summons by a Magistrate Court in a defamation complaint filed against them The case has been filed by the Gujarat University over the alleged remarks made by the duo in...

Gyanvapi Mosque Survey | ASI Granted Further 4 Weeks' Time To Submit Its Report Before Varanasi Court

The Varanasi District Judge today granted the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) a further 4 weeks time to file its report pertaining to the Gyanvapi Survey. Earlier, the Court had asked it to submit its survey report by September 2. Now, the Court has directed it to file the report by October 6. The order was passed in an application moved by the ASI which stated that it would...