Amit Bansal, Jasmeet Singh Take Oath As Judges, Delhi High Court: Working Strength Of Court Now 32

With Justice Amit Bansal and Justice Jasmeet Singh taking oath as judges of the Delhi High Court earlier today, the working strength of the court has now increased to 32, as against the sanctioned strength of 60.The oath taking ceremony was officiated by the Chief Justice DN Patel in the presence of other judges and family members of Singh and Bansal.Their names were recommended by the...

Dalit Labour Activist Nodeep Kaur Bail Plea: Punjab & Haryana High Court Adjourns Hearing Till February 26

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Wednesday (24th February) adjourned till 26th February the hearing on the Bail Plea filed by Dalit Labour Activist Nodeep Kaur. The Bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan also directed the State Counsel to place on record the related documents by today itself so that the matter could be taken up day after tomorrow.#NodeepKaur Bail Plea before the...

Calcutta High Court Extends All Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till March 31

A Full Bench of the Calcutta High Court has extended the subsistence of all the interim orders passed by it and the courts subordinate to it till March 31, 2021. The direction has come in a suo moto case registered by the Court in March 2020, in view of the pandemic. The first such extension was made until April 30, 2020, vide order dated March 24, 2020. Subsequently, the...

Not Possible To Relax Mandatory 30 Days Notice Period Or To Permit 'Digital' Marriage Unless Special Marriage Act Is Amended: Kerala High Court

Unless the provisions contained in the Special Marriage Act are amended, it would not be possible either to relax the mandatory period of notice or to permit marriage in digital form, the Kerala High Court observed.Justice PV Asha observed thus while dismissing a woman's plea to permit solemnisation and registration of her marriage on digital platform. She stated that she got married...

Delhi High Court Extends Interim Bails Granted To 3499 Undertrial Prisoners For Further 15 Days

The Delhi High Court further extended for 15 days the interim bails granted to 3499 undertrial prisoners expiring with effect from 20th February 2021. A division bench comprising of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh delivered the order after the High Powered Committee vide its meeting dated 17th February 2021 decided not to recommend further extension of interim...

Calcutta High Court Directs Administrative Wing To Examine Issues Relating To Quality & Size Of Filing Papers In All Courts

The Administrative side of the Calcutta High Court will soon examine issues relating to the quality and size of papers that are used for filing of pleadings, vakalatnamas, etc., in the Courts of West Bengal and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee has directed...

Controversy Around UP Education Service Tribunal Bifurcation: Allahabad High Court And District Bar Associations To Abstain From Work Today

The High Court Bar Association, Allahabad & Awadh Bar Association (High Court, Lucknow) have resolved to abstain from Judicial Work today i.e., on 24th February 2021 to express their displeasure over the passing of Uttar Pradesh Educational Services Tribunal Bill, 2021 which proposes to constitute two benches of the Tribunal in Lucknow and Allahabad (now known...

Accused Has No Right To Seek Chemical Analysis Of 'B Sample' Of Toddy In Abkari Cases : Kerala High Court

Settling divergent views expressed by different single bench decisions, a division bench of the Kerala High Court has held that in cases related to adulteration of toddy, the accused has no legal right to seek the chemical analysis of 'B Sample'.As per Rule 8 of the Kerala Abkari Shops Disposal Rules, two samples of toddy should be taken in cases of suspected adulteration. The sample labelled...

Bengaluru Peripheral Ring Road Project : Fresh Public Hearing For EIA Will Be Held, Karnataka High Court Told

The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) on Tuesday assured the Karnataka High Court that a fresh Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) public hearing in physical form, will be conducted by it on development of proposed 8-lane peripheral ring road connecting, Tumakuru road to Hosur road (crossing Ballari road and old Madras road) by the Bengaluru Development Authority....

"Officer Favouring The Accused, Using His Vehicles For Travelling Purpose": Uttarakhand High Court Suspends A Judicial Officer

The Uttarakhand High Court has suspended Abhishek Kumar Srivastava, Civil Judge (Senior Division)/Judicial Magistrate, Almora and has attached him with the District Judgeship's headquarter Dehradun. The primary allegation is that he and his family members have been using private vehicles belonging to accused Chandra Mohan Sethi, for travelling to the homes of his relatives in...

Karnataka HC Asks Govt About Steps For Survey Of All Quarries In State

The Karnataka High Court has asked the state government to inform whether it will be carrying out a survey of all quarries in the State in a phased manner and whether any action of determination of lease/licenses is taken by the State Government during the year 2020. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum said "We, therefore, direct...

"Polluter Pays Principle": NGT Directs NTPC To Pay Compensation Of 57.96 Lakhs For Damaging The Environment

The National Green Tribunal has upheld the penalty of 57.96 lakhs imposed on NTPC on Polluter Pays principle by Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board, for damaging the environment. A three member Bench of NGT comprising of Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, Justice Sheo Kumar Singh and Expert members Dr Nagin Nanda upheld the order passed by the Board in December 2020 requiring NTPC...