Delhi High Court Rules Advocates Not To Be Asked To Appear Physically Amidst Covid Pandemic

After an aggrieved petitioner moved the Delhi High Court, against the listing of his case for physical hearing in a trial court, the High Court has directed that advocates cannot be asked to appear physically before court amid the pandemic.In light of a circular passed by the court earlier, though, it has said that in case of non-appearance through virtual mode even after being intimated,...

Delhi Riots: Court Allows Safoora Zargar To Visit Maternal Home For 2 Months For Care of Her Child

A Delhi court Wednesday allowed Safoora Zargar, booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in a north east Delhi riots case, to visit her maternal home for two months for proper nursing of her child, post partum care and customs.Zargar is out on bail in the case and gave birth to a child on October 12.The Delhi High Court had granted her bail on June 23 on humanitarian grounds as...

Kerala Governor Signs Ordinance To Withdraw Controversial Section '118A' of Kerala Police Act

The Governor of Kerala Arif Mohammed Khan has signed an ordinance to withdraw controversial ordinance which amended the Kerala Police Act introducing Section 118A of the Act.Article 213 (2) (b) of the Constitution of India empowers the Governor to withdraw an Ordinance at any time.Earlier today, the Additional Advocate General of Kerala had submitted before the High Court of Kerala that...

All NCLT Benches To Resume Regular Hearings On Pre-Lockdown Pattern Via Video Conferencing From Dec 1; Benches Notified

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has re-constituted all its Benches to enable regular hearing through Video Conferencing from December 1, 2020. As per an order issued on Wednesday, the Benches shall hear the matters of their respective jurisdiction as they were hearing before lockdown (before 23 March 2020). All matters including pending before lockdown and filed during...

Karnataka High Court Extends Interim Relief To PG Doctors Till Nov 30

The Karnataka High Court has again extended till November 30, the interim relief granted earlier directing state government not to insist the appellants before the court (281 PG Doctors) should join their respective places for purpose of carrying out compulsory Urban service in terms of section 4 of the Karnataka Compulsory Training Service By Candidates Completed Medical...

2008 Malegaon Blast Case Hearing To Resume On Day To Day Basis From December :NIA Informs Bombay HC

The National Investigation Agency informed the Bombay High Court on Wednesday that the Special NIA Court will resume hearing in the 2008 Malegaon Blast Trial on a day-to-day basis in December and the next date of hearing before the trial court is November 26, i.e. tomorrow.A Division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice MS Karnik was hearing an application filed by Nisar Ahmed Haji...

Delhi High Court Quashes FIR Seeking 'Unlawful Recovery Of Money' In A Purely Commercial Matter

The Delhi High Court on Monday reaffirmed that the criminal justice delivery mechanism cannot be misused to seek recovery of money under the garb of Cheating and Criminal Breach of Trust. While quashing an FIR registered against a Gujarat-based exporter for non-payment of dues arising out of a shipping service agreement, a Single Bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait said, "Keeping in...

Delhi HC Directs Extension Of Pro Rata Pension To Non-Commissioned Officers of Defence Services As Well

Delhi High Court has ruled that the non-commissioned officers of the defence forces are also entitled to the pro rata pension, which is currently only given to commissioned officers. While holding that such exclusion is discriminatory, the Single Bench of Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw has directed the Union Ministry of Defence to ensure that pro rata pension is now given to...

Tobacco Not A 'Food' Product: Andhra Pradesh High Court Reiterates; Quashes FIR Under Food Safety Standards Act

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently reiterated that tobacco does not fall within the definition of "food" as specified under Section 3(i)(j) of the Food Safety Standards Act, 2006 and therefore, registration of FIR against its manufacturers is not permissible. A Bench of Justice K. Suresh Reddy relied on a 2019 ruling of the High Court in Sri Jaganath Enterprises v. State...

Demolition Of Advocates' Chambers In Lucknow Without Prior Notice: Allahabad High Court Seeks Govt's Response On Rehabilitation Scheme

The Allahabad High Court has asked the UP Government to file an affidavit indicating the steps taken by it to rehabilitate the lawyers whose chambers were recently demolished, allegedly without any prior notice. The direction was made by a Division Bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Manish Kumar in a plea filed by several Advocates whose chambers in the Sadar Tehsil at Lucknow...

Delhi High Court Seeks Response From CBIC On Airtel's Plea For Refund Of Excess GST Worth Rs. 923 Crores

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a reply from the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs on Bharti Airtel's plea claiming non-implementation of the Delhi High Court's order allowing rectification of excess GST worth Rs.923 crores paid by it for the period between July-September 2017. Citing 'great financial strain' telecom major Bharti Airtel moved the...

An Adult Woman Is Free To Reside Wherever She Wishes And With Whoever She Wishes: Delhi HC Directs Police To Counsel The Parents

Delhi High Court has provided relief to an adult woman who left her home to marry the man of her choice. After taking her consent and wishes into consideration, the court noted that being a major, she has a free will to reside wherever she wants and with whoever she wishes. The order was passed in a habeas corpus petition moved by the family members of the said woman, seeking...