Flaws Of Karnataka's Curbs On Travel From Kerala Already Pointed Out, High Court Tells State Govt

The Karnataka High Court on Friday allowed the amendment application filed by petitioner B Subbaya Rai challenging the modified directions issued on March 15, by the Deputy Commissioner and Chairman of District Disaster Management Authority, Dakshina Kannada District, imposing restrictions on travel from Kerala. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice MGS Kamal orally told...

Wherever Possible Hybrid Hearing Be Conducted In District Courts To 'Avoid Crowding': Delhi High Court Issues Office Order

The Administrative and General Supervision Committee of the Delhi High Court on Friday (19th March) issued an Office Order directing that wherever possible, hybrid mode of case hearings be also conducted in the District Court. Significantly, this direction has been issued after the Administrative and General Supervision Committee of the Delhi High Court today resolved to...

Bar Council Of Delhi's Resolution Urges Collegium To Consider Superseded District Judges For Elevation To High Court

The Bar Council of Delhi in its meeting last week passed a resolution urging the collegium headed by Chief Justice DN Patel to consider names of some District Court judges who were allegedly superseded on the decision of elevation to the Delhi High Court.The resolution states, "In fact, the District Judges are appointed on the basis of the seniority and unblemished record. The...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Kangana Ranaut's Plea To Quash FIR Over Tweet On Farmers Protests

The Karnataka High Court on Friday issued notice to the state government on a petition filed by actor Kangana Ranaut seeking to quash a First Information Report registered against her over her tweets comparing farmers protesting against the farm laws to terrorists. During the hearing, the complainant in the case, Advocate Ramesh Naik L ,who is the respondent no 2 in the...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Stays investigation Against TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu In Amaravati Land Scam

Andhra Pradesh High Court has stayed the CID investigation against Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu and former minister P Narayana in the 'Amaravati Land Scam'.High Court has stayed the investigation for four weeks.Senior Supreme Court advocate Sidharth Luthra, who argued in favour of Naidu and former advocate general Dammalapati Srinivas who argued for Narayana, told the court...

PMLA- Even If Predicate Offence Is Compromised, Compounded, Quashed, ED's Investigation Is Not Affected Or Wiped Away: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently held that the Enforcement Directorate could continue investigation into cases of money-laundering even after investigation into the base/scheduled offences were closed. A Single Judge Bench of Justice AS Gadkari ruled to the effect stating, "Once an offence under the PMLA is registered on the basis of a Scheduled Offence, then it stands on its own and...

Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Classify 7 SC Groups Of Tamil Nadu As 'Devendrakula Velalars'

The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021. It seeks to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and group seven Scheduled Caste communities in certain districts of Tamil Nadu under 'Devendrakula Velalars'. The move comes ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled on April 6, 2021. As per the Statement...

Delhi High Court To Permit Hybrid Hearing At The Request Of Parties

The Administrative and General Supervision Committee of the Delhi High Court on Friday resolved to permit hybrid hearings in cases where a request to that effect is made by the counsel of parties. The notice issued by the Delhi High Court dated 19.03.2021 reads thus:"Hon'ble Administrative and General Supervision Committee in its meeting held on 19.3.2021 has been pleased to resolve...

Centre Appoints Two Additional Judges To Chhattisgarh High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of following persons as Additional Judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court:ADVOCATE: Narendra Kumar VyasJUDICIAL OFFICER: Naresh Kumar ChandravanshiThe appointment has been made for a period of two years, from the date of assuming their respective office.A recommendation to this effect was made by the Supreme Court Collegium in February...

Lok Sabha Clears Bill To Amend Mines & Minerals Act; Remove End Use Restrictions Of Minerals

The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021 by voice vote. The Bill seeks to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and further regulate the mining sector in India by: Permitting removal of restriction on end-use of minerals;Enabling captive mines to sell up to 50% of their annual mineral...

SC Collegium Recommends Names Of Nine Lawyers And Four Judicial Officers For Elevation To Bombay High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 19th March, 2021 has approved the proposal for elevation of the following persons as Judges of the Bombay High Court:ADVOCATES:1. Smt. Aruna S. Pai,2. Shri Shailesh P. Brahme,3. Shri Kamal R. Khata,4. Ms. Sharmila U. Deshmukh,5. Ms. Amira Abdul Razaq,6. Shri Sandeep V. Marne,7. Shri Sandeep H. Parikh,8. Shri Somasekhar Sundaresan,9. Shri...

"Under Which Authority Of Law Shia Waqf Board-Administrator Appointed When Waqf Act Doesn't Permit So?": Allahabad High Court To Govt.

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (18th March) asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to explain as to under which authority of law it appointed an administrator in the Shia Waqf Board noting that the Waqf Act 1995 doesn't permit the same. Further noting that an administrator was appointed only on 16th March 2021, the Bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Manish Kumar...