[Covid-19] Delhi HC Suggests To AWFTC To Increase The The Amount To Be Given To Needy Lawyers When The Trust's Financial Position Permits

The petitioner Mr. Vaibhav Sharma in a PIL before the Delhi High Court raised issues regarding the disbursement of funds by the Advocates Welfare Fund Trustee Committee (AWFTC) to its member advocates stating that the issues raised by it before the Court are not subject matter of proceedings pending before the Supreme Court and can thus be adjudicated upon by the...

Convenience Of Wife Has To Be Preferred Over That Of Husband While Considering Transfer Petitions In Matrimonial Disputes: Kerala HC [Read Order]

In matrimonial disputes, while considering transfer petitions, the convenience of the wife has to be preferred over the convenience of the husband, the Kerala High Court observed in an order passed on Monday.The Court observed thus while allowing a Transfer Petition filed by a wife, against whom the Husband had filed divorce petition before Family Court, Pathanamthitta. She sought transfer...

Aspiring Law Students Move Calcutta HC Challenging 30% Domicile Reservation In WBNUJS

Two aspiring law students, belonging to the general category, have moved Calcutta High Court with a writ petition challenging the constitutionality of the law mandating 30% domicile reservation for admission in West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS). Being prospective candidates at NUJS, these students from Delhi and Mathura have challenged the vires of the...

Telangana HC Extends All Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till October 01 [Read Notification]

The Telangana High Court on Monday (07th September) extended the operation of interim orders passed by this Court, as well as by the District and other Subordinate Courts till October 01, 2020.Taking suo-moto cognizance of the prevailing extraordinary circumstances, the Full bench of the Telangana High Court issued the said order dated 07th September to extend interim orders passed earlier by...

Karnataka HC Refuses To Entertain PIL Challenging Bar Council Of India's Direction To Bar Associations To Supply Details Of Practising Advocates [Read Order]

Observing that "the aggrieved parties (Advocates) in this case are not helpless and they are not prevented by any disability from espousing their cause," the Karnataka High Court has disposed off a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by one Dr KB Vijayakumar as party-in-person, seeking to declare contents of a letter issued on July 24, by the Bar Council of India,...

[Private Practice By Govt Doctors] Usage Of Public Facilities For Commercial Exploitation Can't Be Permitted: J&K HC [Read Order]

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court (Srinagar Wing) on Tuesday (01st September) stressed that the Government Doctors cannot be permitted to "use their employment for private practice and commercial exploitation".A Division Bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Puneet Gupta further asked the Chief Secretary of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to examine this issue.This observation...

'More Than 30,000 Students Have Applied For Online Degrees From DU, Not A Single Degree Issued Till Date': Delhi HC [Read Order]

In the petition filed by Dhritiman Ray, an SRCC graduate of 2017, regarding non-issuance of online degrees to students by the Delhi University, the Delhi High Court passed a fresh order noting that since its order passed on 7th August, 2020 that directed the Delhi University (DU) to issue online degree certificates to students, not a single degree has been issued to students other than...

Delhi HC Reserves Judgment On Harper Collins Appeal Against Stay On Publication Of Book About Asaram Bapu Case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved its judgment on the appeal filed Harper Collins Publishers against the order of a Delhi civil court which restrained the publication of the book "Gunning for the Godman: The True Story Behind Asaram Bapu's Conviction".A single bench of Justice Najmi Waziri reserved the order after hearing Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal for the publisher and Senior...

Bombay HC Prevents BPCL Employees From Going On Strike Under Industrial Disputes Act As Conciliation Proceedings Are Pending [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court last Friday granted interim relief to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and prevented trade unions of workmen from going on strike after observing that Section 22 of the Industrial Disputes Act prohibits employees from going on strike when conciliation proceedings are pending.Division bench of Justice KK Tated and Justice NR Borkar were hearing a writ petition filed...

A Judicial Notice Can Be Taken On Deplorable State In Which The Cremation Grounds Exist: J&K HC Asks The Authority To Submit Action Plan [Read Order]

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has taken judicial notice on deplorable state in which the cremation grounds exist in the state.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul ordered that a copy of the Court's order be served upon the Commissioner, JMC, Jammu with a direction that immediate action plan with timeline be drawn up "for improving the conditions...

IDIA Sets Up Physical Centers to Help Students Writing NLAT

IDIA is setting up physical centers to help students who cannot meet the technical requirements of NLAT (National Law Admission Test) by National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. The exam is scheduled for this Saturday, 12 September 2020.On 3 September 2020, NLSIU announced that it will be conducting a separate entrance test called the National Law Admission Test (NLAT) which will...

Rhea Chakraborty Arrested In Drug Case By Narcotics Control Bureau

Actor Rhea Chakraborty was arrested by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Mumbai under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act) in relation to allegations of procurement and consumption of drugs, said KPS Malhotra, Deputy Director, Narcotics Control Bureau to the media.Actor Rhea Chakraborty arrested by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Mumbai: KPS Malhotra, Deputy...