'Judge Is Required To Be Dispassionate' : Karnataka HC Advises Trial Judges To Not Get Morally Swayed While Trying Heinous Offences

A division bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav and Justice P Krishna Bhat while deciding an appeal filed by two brothers challenging their conviction for charges of murder, said "It is difficult to remain uninfluenced by impressions, passions, inclinations, predilections, tides, currents, events and even what is commonly regarded as "personal baggages" to which the human mind is a ...

SC Expresses Anguish On Inaction By BMC Against Unauthorized Construction Made In 1990-93 [Read Order]

The Supreme Court expressed its 'anguish' against the inaction by Municipal Corporation of Mumbai in acting against unauthorized construction carried out in 1990-1993.Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul led bench was considering a bail application filed by Ali Akbar Shroff, a Trustee of Bai Kesarbai Dharamshey Khaku Charitable and Religious Trust, against whom FIR was lodged after unauthorized portion...

GGSIPU Students Approach Delhi HC Against Move To Hold Physical Exams

A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court against Guru Gobind Singh University (GGSIPU) for their decision to conduct physical examination for previous intermediate semester, tentatively from October 27, 2020. The petition seeks postponement of the exam till the time situation normalizes in light of the recent BCI clarification dated 08/10/2020. The petition has been filed by...

Haryana Legal Services Authority Launches Virtual Platform For Online Mediation

Mrs. Justice Daya Chaudhary, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court and Executive Chairperson, Haryana State Legal Services Authority launched online Mediation through virtual platform across the State of Haryana on 19th October, 2020 by releasing Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) prepared for online mediation comprising of various steps required to be taken for successful mediation across the...

BCDs IT Cell Chairman Writes To Delhi HC CJ, Requesting Him To Allow One Junior Lawyer With Arguing Counsel During Virtual Hearings

The Chairman of the Bar Council of Delhi's IT Cell, Mr Rajiv Kgosla, has written a letter to the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, requesting him to allow a hybrid system of hearing in all the courtrooms. The hybrid system suggested by Mr Khosla would permit one junior counsel with main counsel during physical hearing on the similar pattern being followed in the cases of...

Durga Puja Pandals In State To Be No-Entry Zones For Visitors: Calcutta HC Directs State To Make People Aware To Exercise Self-Restraint [Read Order]

In a significant order delivered on Monday (19th October), in public interest, the Calcutta High Court has declared that all pandals where Durga Puja is being celebrated this year, shall be made no-entry zones for members of the public.The Bench of Justices Arijit Banerjee and Sanjib Banerjee was hearing a matter wherein the concern of the petitioner, who had applied in the public interest,...

Bombay HC Directs Co-operative Banks To Disburse Loans To Farmers Without Insisting On Payment of Interest, Refund Interest Already Collected [Read Order]

In a major relief to nearly one lakh farmers waiting for crop loans to be disbursed for the ongoing kharif season, the Bombay High Court has once again directed the Aurangabad District Central Co-operative Bank to disburse fresh crop loans for the ongoing season without insisting on collecting interest. In fact, the Court directed the bank to reimburse Rs.5 crores that has already been...

CJM Mathura Dismisses Application Filed To Permit Lawyer And KUWJ Office Bearers To Meet Malyalam Journalist Siddique Kappan In Jail

The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Mathura Anju Rajput on Friday (16th October) dismissed an application filed by the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) to meet Malayalam Journalist Siddique Kappan, presently lodged at Mathura jail.As per reports, Kappan, along with three other journalists, Atiq-ur Rehman, Masood Ahmed and Alam, were detained by the UP police at Hathras toll plaza...

Kerala HC Dismisses State's Plea Against Leasing Of Thiruvananthapuram International Airport To Adani Group [Read Judgment]

"Classic example of the proverbial 'sour grapes', remarked the Kerala High Court while dismissing the writ petitions filed by the State Government and KSIDC challenging the leasing out of Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to Adani Enterprises Limited.The bench comprising Justices Vinod Chandran and CS Dias observed that there is absolutely no valid ground in the challenge...

The Technology Is Being Misused To Commit The Offence, Particularly Against Women: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (15th October) observed that technology is being misused to commit the offence, particularly against women.The Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh was hearing an application filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. has been filed seeking bail in FIR No.444 of 2020 under Sections 386 (Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt) and 354A...

'Approach Railway Authorities', Calcutta HC Disposes Of Plea Seeking Direction To Rlys To Allow Advocates On Local Trains [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Monday (19th October) disposed of a Petition, which was filed seeking a direction to the railways, to allow the Advocates to avail of the limited railway facilities on local trains.However, the Bench of Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Arijit Banerjee gave the liberty to the petitioner to approach the railway authorities and put forth their demand.Importantly,...

Established Status Quo Brought About By Judgments Interpreting Local/State Laws Should Not Be Lightly Departed From: SC [Read Judgment]

Long standing or established status quo brought about by judgments interpreting local or state laws, should not be lightly departed from, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment delivered last week.The appellants in this case were professors who had approached the Uttarakhand High Court challenging an office order which set out their respective dates of retirement (which were the last dates...