Virtual Hearing Can't Substitute Physical Hearing; Will Come Up With Economic Relief For Lawyers Soon: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Newly appointed Law Minister Kiren Rijiju recently said that the virtual hearing of cases by courts can't be a substitute for the in-person hearings/physical hearings and that the Government will soon come up with some kind of economic relief for the Lawyers' community.Union Law Minister also said that he will try to have a discussion with the Chief Justices of all the High Courts to return...

8.4 Lakh Covishield, 3.2 Lakh Covaxin Doses For July Yet To Be Received From Centre : Karnataka Govt Tells High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday while hearing a batch of petitions regarding management of Covid-19 in the state asked the State Government to respond on whether it has fixed any timeline for vaccinating the entire population of the state. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar in their order said "State will have to place before the court whether...

Fake Lawyer Case : Accused Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail

Sessy Xavier, who is alleged to have practised as an advocate for two years without completing her LL.B degree, has approached the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in the matter. Xavier had made headlines last week after an anonymous letter accused her of not having enrolled in the State Bar Council or even qualifying LLB. She had practised as an Advocate for a period of two...

"IO's Request Can't Substitute Public Prosecutor's Report To Extend Detention Period Under UAPA Beyond 90 Days": J&K&L High Court

In a significant ruling, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently held that the request of an Investigating officer for extension of time (of detention beyond 90 days) can't be a substitute for the report of the public prosecutor under the provisions of Section 43D (2)(b) of UAP Act. The Bench of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul stressed...

"Reckless Observations": DCPCR Refutes NCPCR's Allegations Against Harsh Mander Associated Children Homes In Delhi HC

"It is unclear from the provision how protesting against the government's policy decision and holding poor and even incorrect opinions about the Government can be termed as illegal. Any conclusion in that direction is the death knell of democracy.", the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) has told the Delhi High Court while refuting the allegations made by National...

Bombay High Court Reserves Judgment On Maintainability Of Param Bir Singh's Challenge To Maharashtra Govt Enquiries

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on the maintainability of ex-Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh's plea challenging two enquiries initiated against him by the Maharashtra government. A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and NJ Jamadar reserved its order on Singh's plea filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India invoking Article 14 (equality...

BREAKING: SEBI Imposes Rs 3 Lakh Penalty On Raj Kundra, Shilpa Shetty, Viaan Industries For Violating Insider Trading Norms

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 3 lakhs on Viaan Industries and its promoters Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra for violating SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015.The order was passed based on an investigation into the tradings of the company listed in Bombay Stock Exchange during the period 2013- 2015.On October 29, 2015, VIL...

Consortium Of NLUs Constitute Grievance Redressal Committee For CLAT 2021

The Consortium of National Law Universities has passed a resolution for the constitution of a Grievance Redressal Committee comprising of four members. It is headed by Justice Rajendra Babu, former Chief Justice of India. The other members of the Committee are: (a) Professor Shri Krishna Deva Rao, Vice-Chancellor of National Law University, Delhi; (b) Professor Balraj Chauhan,...

'A Person Cannot Be Forced To Donate': Calcutta HC On Unilateral Deduction Of University Employees' Salaries For Contribution To CM Relief Fund

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday opined that a University cannot deduct a portion of the salary of its employees, as donation, without obtaining their consent. The Court was adjudicating upon a plea filed by professors of the Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan against the order of the Registrar compelling them to donate a day's salary to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund, West...

Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea For Publication Of Lakshadweep Draft Regulations In Vernacular Languages

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed the petition seeking directions to the Lakshadweep Administration to publish its draft Regulations in the vernacular languages. The plea was filed by Lakshadweep MP and political leaders.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly while ruling that the reliefs sought in the petition cannot be allowed, granted...

Covid-19 Bed Allotment Scam: Bengaluru Court Restrains Media From Publishing Defamatory Articles Against MLA Satish Reddy

A city civil court in Bengaluru has temporarily restrained till August 27, Facebook Inc and other media houses, from publishing/ circulating articles, reports, videos etc., against Member of Legislative Assembly Satish Reddy M.The development comes in defamation suit filed by him in relation to the alleged bed allotment scam for Covid-19 patients. Additional City Civil and...

Madras High Court Seeks State Govt's Response On Plea Challenging 7.5 Percent Reservation Of Seats In Medical Colleges For Government School Students

The Madras High Court on Monday sought the State government's response in a batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Courses in Medicine, Dentistry, Indian Medicine and Homeopathy on preferential basis to students of Government Schools Act, 2020 (Act No. 34 of 2020). The impugned legislation grants a horizontal reservation of 7.5 per...