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"Rules Would Have Chilling Effect On Lawyers' Participation In Public Life": Bar Association Of India Calls Upon BCI To Withdraw Its Recent Amendments
The Bar Association of India has called on the Bar Council of India to restore the independence and dignity of the legal profession and forthwith withdraw the recent amendments made by BCI to the Bar Council Of India Rules. The Association has stated that merely keeping it in abeyance or placing the same before the Review Committee would not serve any purpose.The Bar Association of India...
Sec. 138 NI Act- Chhattisgarh High Court Issues Practice Directions Pursuant To Supreme Court Order On Cheque Bouncing Cases
The Chhattisgarh High Court issued practice directions to Magistrates and Trial Courts having jurisdiction to try offences under the Negotiable Instruments Act pursuant to the directions issued by the Supreme Court (In Re Expeditious Trial Of Cases Under Section 138 of N.I Act) regarding the trial of Cheque bouncing cases.The practice directions that came into force with immediate effect...
Delhi High Court Grants Police Protection To Hindu Girl Alleging Harassment From Media Houses For Wanting To Convert Into Islam
The Delhi High Court on Friday granted police protection to a Hindu Girl who alleged that certain media houses are harassing her by airing programmes against her, for wanting to convert to Islam.Justice Subramonium Prasad directed SHO, Jamia Nagar to ensure that adequate police protection is given to the girl till the next date of hearing i.e. 26th July.Akshita Sharma had knocked the doors of...
'Transparency Required In Government Actions': Calcutta High Court Extends Interim Stay On Teacher Recruitment Process For Upper Primary Schools Till July 9
The Calcutta High Court on Friday extended the interim stay imposed on the West Bengal government's ongoing process of recruitment of teachers for primary schools till July 9. Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay vide an earlier order dated 30.6.21 had imposed an interim stay on the recruitment process in light of the emerging allegations involving irregularities in the marking scheme...
Society Can't Decide How Individuals Live Their Lives Even When Relation May Be Termed As Unsocial: Rajasthan HC Grants Protection To Live-In Couple
Dealing with a protection plea filed on behalf of a couple living in live-in relationship, the Rajasthan High Court has last week observed that a woman being major is entitled to reside with the person of her choice while reiterating that the society cannot determine how individuals live their lives, even when such a relationship may be termed as unsocial. Justice Mahendar Kumar...
VC Hearing: Allahabad High Court Decides To Migrate From JITSI Meet Platform To WebEx Events Platform In A Phased Manner
To ease the procedure for participating in virtual court proceedings, the Allahabad High Court has decided to adopt the CISCO WebEx Events platform for video conferencing at Allahabad in place of the JITSI Meet platform, which was being used till now. A notification in this regard was issued on Saturday (July 3).The migration shall take place in a phased manner and the Courts which will...
BJP Leader Who Lost West Bengal Assembly Polls Files Election Petition Before Calcutta High Court, Hearing Tomorrow
After Mamata Banerjee and other 4 leaders moved the Calcutta High Court challenging the election win of their opponents in the recently concluded West Bengal assembly polls, now a BJP leader has also moved the Court challenging the election results in which he was defeated by a TMC candidate.BJP leader Biswanath Banerjee who lost the election from Mahishadal Vidhan Sabha constituency [by...
Rajasthan High Court Directs Trial Courts To Compile Necessary Details Of Accused While Allowing, Rejecting Interim/Temporary Bail Applications
The Rajasthan High Court recently issued a slew of directions to all the trial courts in the State to compile necessary details of accused persons in a comprehensive manner while allowing or rejecting their interim or temporary bail applications. The direction has been made to enable early and effective adjudication of such bail applications.Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati ordered thus:"Thus,...
Online Gambling : Karnataka High Court Seeks Response From Chief Secretary For Failure To Bring Regulation As Assured
The Karnataka High Court has directed the Chief Secretary to within a week file an affidavit setting out the reasons why the State Government has not abided by its assurances given to the court and made its stand clear about action, if any, they propose to take in the subject of banning online gambling and betting. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj...
Karnataka High Court Extends Interim Orders Till August 2
The Karnataka High Court has further extended the interim orders passed by the High Court, all district courts, family courts, labour courts, industrial tribunals and all other tribunals in the state till August 2. The High court had in its orders dated April 16, and April 22 had directed as follows: (i) All interim orders passed by the Karnataka High Court (principal seat and...
Allahabad High Court Issues Show Cause Notice To Police Officer For 'Misleading' Court By Supplying Name Of A Non-Existing Police Station
The Allahabad High Court has issued a show-cause notice to a Police Officer for misleading the Court by supplying false and incorrect information regarding a police station which is not in existence. Justice JJ Munir has issued notice to Amit Kumar, Sub-Inspector of Police, Police Station Kotwali, District Bijnor who informed the Court (through AGA) that a case was registered against...