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Sunanda Pushkar Death Case- Delhi Court Adjourns Order On Framing Of Charges Against Shashi Tharoor
A Delhi Court on Friday adjourned order in the framing of charges in the Sunanda Pushkar death case against Congress MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor. The order will now be pronounced on July 27.The third adjournment happened due to the virtual hearing norm adopted by the Delhi District Courts in wake of the second Covid wave wherein only urgent and final hearing matters are being taken up for...
Hybrid Hearing From July 5, Only First Jab Takers To Get Court Entry: Rajasthan High Court Modifies Functioning Modalities
The Rajasthan High Court has issued a fresh Notification for regular hearing of cases in Rajasthan High Court from July 5, 2021 till further orders both by physical presence and video conferencing (hybrid mode).This notification comes after the Rajasthan High Court recently suspended its earlier decision to resume the regular hearing of cases from 28th June 2021 in a hybrid manner. In its...
Adopt Alternative Measures In Place of Mandatory Internship For Law Students: Kerala HC Directs MG University Amidst COVID
The Kerala High Court on Thursday, while hearing a petition seeking relaxation of compulsory internships for law students, directed the MG University to adopt alternative measures to satisfy the requirements of the course within three weeks. Disposing the writ petition, Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar observed that the University should 'adopt appropriate other measures which it may feel adequate...
Fake Vaccination Camp Case: Calcutta High Court Directs State To File Report
A division bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Arijit Banerjee directed the State government on Wednesday to file a detailed affidavit apprising the Court on the progress of the investigation conducted in the case of fake COVID-19 vaccination camps allegedly conducted by accused Debanjan Deb. The accused was arrested by the...
VC Hearing Appearance: "Advocate Lounging On Bed, Lady With Face Pack On Unacceptable": Allahabad HC Asks Bar Not To Be 'Casual'
The Allahabad High Court has directed the office bearers of the Bar Associations of the High Court to advise their members, not to adopt any casual approach while appearing before this Court through virtual mode which may cause hurdles in the administration of justice. The Bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery observed thus on Wednesday while observing that, an advocate, appearing...
Orissa High Court To Function Through VC Mode From July 5, Functioning Mode Of Subordinate Courts In Uttarakhand Notified
The Orissa High Court will function through Video Conferencing mode from July 5, 2021 till July 17, 2021. The High Court has decided that one Division Bench and seven Single Benches will function every working day at 10.30 A.M. through Video Conferencing. Modalities The office of the High Court will function with the full strength of the staff. The staff, while attending...
"Set Up Relief Camps In Flood Affected Districts; Ensure Ration To Poor, Pregnant & Lactating Women, Infants": Patna HC Directs Authority To Dispose Of Plea Expeditiously
The Patna High Court has directed the authority concerned to dispose of expeditiously a plea seeking setting up of relief camps in flood affected districts in the State and adequate ration and food Facilities to the poor and needy including lactating & pregnant women and infants.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Sanjay Kumar ordered thus:"The...
3 Persons Booked For Sedition For Allegedly Burning CM Yogi Adityanath's Effigy Granted Bail By Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to 3 persons accused of raised slogans against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and burning his effigy. All the accused have been booked for sedition and thus they contended before the Court that they took part in a political protest and that the ingredients of the offence under Section 124A I.P.C. are not made out. The Bench of Justice...
Sexual Harassment : Advocate's Clerk Barred From Entry In Supreme Court For 3 Months From July
The Supreme Court has barred the entry of one Ashok Saini, who is the clerk of an advocate within the precincts of the Supreme Court of India.The decision has been taken after Supreme Court's Gender Sensitization and Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC) found him guilty of Sexual Harassment.He has been barred debarred from entering the precincts of the Supreme Court of India for a period...
"Tribal Areas Facing Inadequate Bandwidth Issue": Himachal Pradesh High Court Directs BSNL To Use Latest Solar Panels
The Himachal Pradesh High Court last week directed BSNL to prepare a road map for installing the solar latest panels initially with regard to 191 towers, which are situated in extremely backward areas of Himachal Pradesh. The Bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Chander Bhusan Barowalia noted that one of the major issues of inadequate bandwidth and/or broadband signal is...
Plea Filed In Allahabad HC Seeking Relaxation Of COVID Vaccine Compulsion For Those Who Have Naturally Developed Anti-Bodies
A plea has been moved before the Allahabad High Court seeking direction to the Union Of India to decide Petitioner's representations regarding declaration that there is no need to vaccinate those who have Corona antibodies developed in them. The plea has been filed by the Rashtriya Rashtravadi Party and others have submitted in their plea that those who got Corona antibodies developed...