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Gauhati High Court Bats For Child Friendly Court To Be Made Functional In State For Dealing With POCSO Cases
Taking note of the fact that there is no child friendly Court in the State of Arunachal Pradesh, the Gauhati High Court on Friday asked the Advocate General to take up to issue with State Government so that a child friendly court is made operational at the earliest in the State for dealing with POCSO cases. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash...
Madhya Pradesh Becomes The First State To Introduce VC Facility At All Subordinate Courts
The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur, has become the first state to introduce a video conferencing facility and other audio-visual electronics linkages at both High Court and District Court levels. It has been introduced to hear the cases and the recording of evidence of witnesses unable to attend the Court. The initiative has been introduced to make the process more...
Gauhati High Court Directs Jail Authorities To Vaccinate Remaining Inmates In Assam Jails As Early As Possible
The Gauhati High Court has directed the jail authorities to vaccinate inmates, who are remaining for covid 19 vaccination locked inside different jails in the State of Assam, as early as possible. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak took note of the list highlighting the vaccination details of 11,398 persons locked up in...
"Criminal Wastage Of Precious Medicine": Allahabad HC Denies Bail To Nurse Accused Of Throwing Unadministered COVID Vaccines In Garbage
The Allahabad High Court last week denied pre-arrest bail to a Nurse allegedly involved in criminal wastage of 29 doses of COVID vaccine by thrown the same in the garbage without administering them to the beneficiaries. Denying her bail, the Court remarked that the offence for which she is made accused is indeed serious in nature and tends to adversely affect the society at...
Individual Contracts Can't Curtail Jurisdiction Of Statutory Forums: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday observed that parties are precluded from drawing up individual contracts that curtail the jurisdiction of statutory forums or overrule statutory requirements. Terming such contracts to be 'ex facie barred', Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya observed, "Although there might have a provision in the contract for unilateral termination by the opposite parties...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On NRI Couple's Plea Seeking Registration Of Marriage Via VC
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on a plea seeking exemption from physical appearance for Marriage Registration of NRI couple. Justice Rekha Palli has issued notice to the Standing Counsel (Civil) for Delhi Government and has fixed the case for August 20. The Respondent is directed to file a status report within one week.The petitioners, represented by Advocate Praveen Gaur,...
Kanwar Yatra In Uttar Pradesh Cancelled After Supreme Court's Warning
The Kanwar Yatra won't be taking place this year after the Kanwar Sangh today called off the Kanwar Yatra in Uttar Pradesh after holding consultations with the Uttar Pradesh Government.This comes a day after the Supreme Court said in categorical terms that the State of Uttar Pradesh cannot go ahead with its decision to allow the Kanwar Yatra in the State amid the COVID-19...
Live Streaming A Necessity, Adds To Transparency & Allays Misconceptions About Judges' Functioning: Justice DY Chandrachud
Speaking at the live streaming of Gujarat High Court proceedings event, Dr. Justice D. Y. Chandrachud, Judge & Chairman, e-committee of the Supreme Court of India made some important remarks highlighting the necessity of the Live Streaming Court's proceedings.He stressed that Live Streaming has become a necessity and that it adds to transparency. "Even after the pandemic ends, Live...
Children Born Out Of Second Marriage Cannot Be Treated As Illegitimate Children, Eligible For Compassionate Appointment: Telangana HC
Children born out of second marriage cannot be treated as illegitimate children, the Telangana High Court observed while considering plea of a man whose application for compassionate appointment was rejected.In this case, Arpula 's application seeking compassionate appointment was rejected on the ground that he is an illegitimate child and he was born out of second marriage and his father was...
Retired Allahabad HC Judge, Justice Shabihul Hasnain Appointed Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission Chairperson
The Delhi Government has appointed retired Allahabad High Court judge, Justice Shabihul Hasnain as the next chairperson of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC), Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal informed in a tweet.Justice Hasnain will take the place of Justice (retd) Satyendra Singh Chauhan, a judge at the Allahabad HC who retired on July 4 upon turning 65.Delhi Government...
'Sexual Violence Against Women Is Unlawful Intrusion Into Right To Privacy': Telangana HC Upholds Preventive Detention Of Man Accused Of Stalking, Voyeurism
Observing that sexual violence against women is an unlawful intrusion into her right to privacy, the Telangana High Court has upheld the detention order passed against a 22 year old accused of stalking women, voyeurism and allegedly inducing them to do nude video chats.Noting that to show mercy in such heinous crimes would be a travesty of justice, a division bench comprising of Justice...
