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Case Against Siddique Kappan & 3 others Transferred To Addl. District & Sessions Judge On UP Police's Application
In an order passed on Tuesday (22nd December), the Mathura District and Sessions Judge has directed to transfer the case of Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan and 3 alleged PFI activists who were held on their way to Hathras, to the court of Additional District and Session Judge from the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate.This order has been passed by District and Sessions Judge,...
In Case Of Breach Of Terms Of One Time Settlement, Bank Becomes Free To Recover Debt Irrespective Of OTS: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday held that once the terms and conditions of the One Time Settlement (OTS) entered with the bank are violated by a borrower and the settled amount is not paid within the agreed time frame, no further orders are required from the Court to extend the period of payment under the OTS. A Division bench of Justice Rajan Gupta and Justice...
Our Judicial System Needs A Hybrid System Where Lawyers Will Be Allowed To Opt Physical Hearing Or Virtual Facility: Justice Gautam Patel
A webinar was jointly organized on Saturday by Forum for Fast Justice, Public Concern for Governance Trust and National Federation of Societies for Fast Justice on "A Vision for Virtual Courts" addressing the need and importance of virtual hearings in Indian judicial system. The speakers for the webinar included Retired Justice R.C. Chavan, present Vice Chairperson of Supreme...
"State Needs To Fix Responsibility"; Bombay HC Directs State To Pay Rs.50 K Each As Compensation To 2 Men Detained Illegally
The Bombay High Court has directed the State government to pay Rs.50,000 each towards compensation to two men who were illegally detained in Beed District of Aurangabad Division for six days in 2013 and observed that in such cases the State needs to obtain explanation from the erring authority and fix some kind of responsibility.Division bench of Justice TV Nalawade and Justice MG Sewlikar of...
Advocate Mehmood Pracha's Office Raid: Delhi HC Women Lawyers Forum Condemn Targeting Of Lawyers By Investigative Agencies
The Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum on Saturday condemned the raids at the offices of Mehmood Pracha, an advocate representing many accused in the Delhi riots conspiracy cases. In a letter addressed to the President of the Delhi High Court Bar Association, Mohit Mathur, the lawyers associated with the forum discouraged the investigative agencies from arraigning lawyers as accused...
Charging Additional Costs For Carry Bags At Payment Counter Without Prominent Prior Notice Is An Unfair Trade Practice: NCDRC
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed Big Bazaar to discontinue its unfair trade practice of arbitrarily imposing additional cost of carry bags on the consumer at the time of making payment.Dismissing the revision petition filed by it, the Commission observed that a consumer has the right to know that there will be an additional cost for carry bags and also...
Conditions Enunciated In Section 37 NDPS Act Not Applicable In Juvenile's Case; S. 12 JJ Act Overrides S. 37 NDPS Act: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court on Wednesday (23rd December) ruled that the negation and conditions as enunciated in Section 37 of the NDPS Act, will not be applicable in the case of a juvenile. The Bench of Justice Sudhir Singh also opined that the intention of the legislature was to give an overriding effect to Section 12 of Juvenile Justice Act over Section 37 of the NDPS Act. The matter...
Medical Negligence- Principle Of 'Res Ipsa Loquitor' Will Apply If Patient Suffers A Complication Not Contemplated Normally : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that the principle of 'res ipsa loquitor' will apply in a case of medical negligence if a patient suffers a complication which is not contemplated normally.'Res Ipsa Loquitor' (the thing speaks for itself) is a rule of presumption applied in cases to presume negligence when certain attendant circumstances are proved.The High Court was dealing with a case of a...
Sci-Hub Undertakes Before Delhi HC To Not Upload Till Jan 6 New Articles In Which Elsevier, Wiley India & ACS Claim Copyright
Online science repository Sci-Hub has undertaken before the Delhi High Court to refrain from uploading, publishing, and making available till January 6 any article in which academic publishing houses Elsevier Ltd, Wiley India Pvt Ltd, and American Chemical Society claim copyright.The undertaking was made by the counsel of Alexandra Elbakyan, a Kazakhistan-based creator of 'Sci-Hub' website...
A Trespasser Not Evicted By Due Process Of Law Is Entitled To Electricity Connection: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (24th December) held that even a trespasser, unless evicted by due process of law, is entitled to electricity. The Bench of Justice Arindam Mukherjee further clarified that the Electricity connection, if granted to the petitioner (alleged trespasser), wouldn't create any right in her favour as regards the property. The matter before...
Burden To Prove 'Fair Evaluation' Can't Be Shifted On Examining Body Unless Candidate Produces Answer Script To Prove Discrepancy In Marking: Allahabad High Court
"The practice of approaching this Court directly without obtaining copies of the answer scripts or seeking directions requiring examining bodies to produce answer books cannot but be deprecated in the strongest terms, discouraged and curbed," observed the Allahabad High Court recently. The remarks were made by a single bench of Justice Yashwant Varma in a writ petition filed by...
Provide 7.5k Monthly Monetary Assistance To Woman Who Was Transfused With HIV+ Blood: Madras High Court Directs Govt.
The Madras High Court on Tuesday (22nd December) directed the Tamil Nadu Government to provide Rs 7,500/- per month as monetary assistance to a woman who was transfused with HIV-infected blood at a government hospital in December 2018. The Bench of Justice N. Kirubakaran and Justice B. Pugalendhi also directed that the woman be appointed as Junior Assistant. Background of...