Husband & Wife Take Oath As Madras High Court Judges

The Madras High Court on Thursday witnessed a rare occasion of a husband and a wife taking oath together as judges.Justice Murali Shankar Kuppuraju and Justice Thamilselvi T. Valayapalayam, who took oath as High Court judges along with eight others, are a married couple.Advocate General Vijay Narayan, giving a welcome address to the newly sworn-in judges, said that it is the first time that...

Is Non-Availability Of Designated Senior Advocate A Ground For Adjournment? Allahabad High Court To Examine

The Allahabad High Court on Monday expressed its doubts over the right of a counsel to seek adjournment due to non-availability of a designated Senior Advocate. A Single Bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal was of the opinion that Senior Advocates appears on instructions of the instructing counsel, therefore, there cannot be any ground for adjournment to accommodate non-appearance of...

Allegation Of Religious Conversion of Daughter Under Influence: Madras High Court Dismisses Habeas Corpus Plea By Mother

Madras High Court recently dismissed a Habeas Corpus Plea filed by the mother alleging religious conversion of her daughter under influence of respondent number 4 (Sahul Hameed) after noting that the detenue was converted to islam on her own.The Bench of Justice K. Kalyanasundaram and Justice T. Krishnavalli dismissed mother's plea after noting detenu's statement that "she does not know...

Live-in Relationship Between Consenting Adults Not An Offence : Allahabad High Court

Observing that a live-in relationship between two consenting adults is not an offence, the Allahabad High Court recently granted police protection to a couple who wanted to live together.The High Court observed that it is "settled the law that where a boy and a girl are major and they are living with their free will, then, nobody including their ...

"Farm Bills Detrimental To Legal Profession"; Bar Council of Delhi Writes to PM Narendra Modi

Stating that the "Bar of Civil Court Jurisdiction" will be detrimental to the interest of legal professionals, Bar Council of Delhi has written a letter to PM Narendra Modi requesting for the immediate withdrawal of the three legislations (Farm Bills) pertaining to farmers and to give an audience to the leaders of the farmers in order for an amicable solution to be reached. The letter...

Fresh Arguments Ensued In Delhi Court In MJ Akbar's Defamation Case Against Journalist Priya Ramani

Fresh arguments today ensued in former Union Minister MJ Akbar's criminal defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani before the Court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Ravindra Kumar Pandey in Delhi today, after the previous judge hearing the matter was transferred.In the previous hearing, the parties had ruled out the possibility of a settlement in the case, with...

Hathras Case: UP Govt. Tells Allahabad High Court That District Magistrate Can't Be Transferred, Justifies Cremation Of Victim At Night

In Hathras rape and Murder case, Uttar Pradesh Government submitted before the Allahabad High Court that it has decided not to transfer the District Magistrate. Before the Bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Rajan Roy, the Senior Counsel appearing for the State Government, S.V. Raju also attempted to justify the cremation of the victim in the night & he contended that...

What Is ED's Legal Power To Ask Banks To Freeze Amnesty India's Accounts? Karnataka High Court Asks

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to disclose the power under which it has written to the banks directing them to freeze accounts of international human rights body Amnesty International's India offices (M/s Indians for Amnesty International Trust)A single bench of Justice P S Dinesh Kumar asked the counsel of ED : "What provision of law have you...

Special NDPS Court Grants Bail To Showik Chakraborty In Drugs Case

A Special NDPS Court in Mumbai granted bail to actress Rhea Chakraborty's brother Showik Chakraborty on Wednesday. He was arrested in relation to the Narcotic's Control Bureau's investigation in the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who was found dead at his home in Bandra on June 14..Special NDPS Judge GB Gurao granted bail to the 24-year-old son of a former army officer who has been in...

'India Most Depressed Country In The World': Madras High Court Seeks Response From Central Authorities Over Mental Health Facilities

Taking note of the "inadequate treatment facilities" for mental health patients, the Madras High Court on Friday called upon the Central health authorities to answer the specific queries raised by the Court on this issue. A Division Bench of Justices N. Kirubakaran and B. Pugalendhi was "shocked" that India is the most depressed country in the world and yet, it spent only 20 paisa...

NGT Bans Use And Sale Of Fire Crackers In Delhi-NCR Regions With 'Poor' Air Quality During COVID19 Pandemic

NGT (National Green Tribunal) on Tuesday imposed a total ban on sale and use of all kinds of fire crackers during Covid-19 pandemic in the NCR and all cities/towns in the country where the ambient air quality falls under the 'poor' and above category. The Tribunal clarified that its previous direction to restrict use of fire crackers in cities/towns where air quality is 'moderate'...

Allahabad HC Extends Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till January 5

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (01st December) extended the operation of interim orders passed by it and by the Courts/ Tribunals subordinate to it, till Tuesday (05th January). The order has been passed by a Division Bench comprising of Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery as the Court noted that the "position obtaining today is same as was...