Orissa HC Disposes About 25,000 Cases During COVID-19 Pandemic [Read Press Note]

The Orissa High Court has disposed of about 25,000 cases during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is intimated that between the period from March 23, 2020 till October 16, 2020, i.e. last week, the High Court disposed of a total of 24,936 cases including 9,188 Bail Applications, 12,837 Writ Applications and 2,243 Contempt Petitions. Besides, 568 other matters were disposed of...

[Dheeraj Mor Judgment Vs HC Rules] Kerala HC Grants Certificate For Appeal To SC While Quashing Appointment Of A District Judge [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court upheld a single bench judgment setting aside the appointment of a District Judge on the ground that, at the time of issuing the order of appointment, he was not a practising Advocate and was in judicial service, functioning as a Munsiff.Though the Division Bench dismissed the writ appeal filed by Rejanish KV, it granted certificate to file appeal before the Supreme...

[Scoring Zero In NEET Exam] Bombay HC Issues Notice In Plea By NEET Aspirant Seeking Manual Evaluation Of Her OMR Sheet [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) on Monday (19th October) issued notice in a plea moved by a NEET aspirant seeking Court's directions for the manual evaluation of her OMR sheet.The Bench of Justices AS Chandurkar and NB Suryawanshi issued notice to the Centre and the National Testing Agency.The plea has been moved by a student, named Vasundhara (through advocate Ashwin Deshpande) who...

Consider Allowing Lawyers To Board Local Trains For Professional Work Not Related To Court Proceedings: Bombay HC To State [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the Maharashtra Government to consider allowing lawyers to travel on local trains for professional work not related to court proceedings.The Court also asked the state government to consider the case of registered advocate clerks, who have to travel for work other than court filings. The state was asked to take a decision preferably by today."Insofar as...

"They Have Married And Are Living Happily": Allahabad HC Quashes A Rape Case From Hathras Recording Settlement [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court recently quashed a rape case recording 'settlement' between the rape accused and the victim.Before the High Court, the 'victim' submitted that they have married and are living happily as husband and wife. It was also submitted that first information report was lodged by father of the girl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hathras had rejected their plea to close the case on...

'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...