'Pandemic Practically Over; No Justification To Not Open Supreme Court For Physical Hearings': SCBA President Writes To CJI

Stating that the pandemic is now "very much in control", the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association has urged the Chief Justice of India to open the Supreme Court for physical hearing of cases. In a letter addressed to the CJI on Tuesday, SCBA President Vikas Singh wrote, "There is no justification to not open the Supreme Court for physical hearing completely. As far as...

Can Insurance Scheme Be Formed For Advocates Like Done By Delhi Govt? Karnataka HC Asks State Govt

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday suggested the State government to convene a meeting of officer bearers of Bar Association, State government officials, LIC and four public sector Insurance companies including New Indian Insurance company, to ascertain whether a scheme can be evolved for the benefit of Advocates, as was done by the Delhi Government last year. A division bench of...

Delhi High Court Seeks Govt Response On Plea Against Differential Compensation For Major & Minor Riots Victims

A single judge bench of Justice Prathiba Singh today sought response from the Delhi government on its scheme for compensation of Delhi riots' victims, which has been alleged to be discriminatory for awarding different compensation amounts to families of major and minor deceased riots' victims.The court also issued notice to the Sub-Divisional Magistrates of Seelampur and Yamuna Vihar, on...

Formulate A Policy For Those Who Don't Have Easy Access To Potable & Arsenic Free Drinking-Water: Meghalaya High Court To Govt.

The State of Meghalaya does not have any scheme/policy of its own, which could ensure that every village in the State of Meghalaya is provided with easy access to potable and arsenic-free drinking water.

Delhi High Court Directs Administrative Wing & Delhi Govt To Consider Digitization Of All Court Records

The Delhi High Court has observed that the technological infrastructure that was added to it for conducting virtual hearings during the Covid-19 pandemic must be capitalized even after resumption of physical hearings from March 15. A Division Bench comprising of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli ordered its administrative wing and the Government authorities to consider a...

Supreme Court Takes Note Of Prison Management Software Developed By Techie After Jail Term

The Supreme Court has suggested exploring the feasibility of adopting on a country wide basis the 'prison software' developed by a software engineer who himself served 13 months in jail.Amit Mishra, a software engineer, served 13 months in Bhondsi jail before he was acquitted in 2014. He was accused in a case in relation to his wife's suicide. In June 2015, he founded a company...

"Open To Petitioner To Live In The Stone Age, Courts Can't Impose Sanctions On How Media/Social Media Operates": Madras HC

"The Courts are not there to impose sanctions or guidelines on how the media or even social media operates and it is for the other agencies to do so, based on the policy decision taken by the legislature of the day or the executive arm" : Madras High Court

"No Person Has Right To Retain Encroached Land": Gujarat High Court Denies Relief To Evicted Slum Dwellers; Asks State To Frame Land Allotment Policies

In a significant judgment touching upon the interplay of slum dwellers' right to shelter and menace of land encroachment, the Gujarat High Court has held, "Right to shelter is a fundamental right, which springs from the right to residence assured in Article 19(1)(e) and right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution. It is a constitutional duty of the State to provide house sites...

Allahabad High Court Pulls Up Govt For Failing To Consider Remission/ Commuting Sentence Of Eligible Convicts

The Allahabad High Court recently pulled up the UP Government for its failure to comply with the mandate of Sections 432 (Power to suspend or remit sentences) and 433 (Power to commute sentence) of the CrPC. A Division Bench comprising of Justices Dr. Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Gautam Chowdhary held that the provisions are mandatory in nature and the Government has a bounden duty...

'Prosecutrix Testimony Not Reliable': Allahabad High Court Acquit Rape Accused After 20 Yrs In Jail, Appeal Remained Defective For 16 Years

After conviction by the Trail Court, the Appellant preferred the instant appeal in 2005 through jail, which remained defective for a period of 16 years. This defective conviction appeal was taken up as listing application and was filed by the Legal Services Authority with a special mention that accused is in jail for 20 years.

'Can't Be Tolerated' : Karnataka High Court On Deaths Of Two Manhole Workers & Suicide Of Cleaner After Manual Scavenging

The Karnataka High Court has expressed serious concerns over the recent deaths of two manhole workers and another incident of a sweeper committing suicide after being allegedly forced to do manual scavenging.A division bench headed by the Chief Justice AS Oka on Monday directed the State Government to respond to a memo filed seeking to ensure fair and proper investigation into the incident of...

[Farmers Protest] "No Specific Role": Delhi Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Attempting To Run Tractor Over Policemen In Tractor Rally

A Delhi Court on Monday granted bail to one Ashish Kumar in a case related to the violence that broke out during the tractor parade on Republic Day in relation to the farmers protest. The Court observed that there was "no specific role assigned" to the accused in the case and that he had "not attempted to kill or hurt the police personnel" deployed in law and arrangement duty. The bail...