Madras HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Notification Of Time Table & Procedure For Admission Under RTE Act [Read Petition]

The Madras High Court on Thursday issued notices on a petition seeking a direction upon the State Government to release the time table and procedure for admission under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, (RTE Act) for the academic year 2020-2021. The notice was issued by a bench of Justices M M Sundresh and R Hemalatha in a writ petition filed by the...

Unlawful Detention Of Prisoners: Delhi HC Directs DSLSA To Apprise Jail Authorities Of Relevant Laws, Case-Laws, Prisoner Rights [Read Order]

In a case of unlawful detention of a prisoner for 10 days despite being granted bail in both cheque bounce cases against him, the Delhi High Court on Thursday opined that officers posted in the jails, particularly, those of the rank of the Superintendents, Deputy Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents must be apprised of their duties and obligations in law so that such an incident is...

Accused Persons Are 'Veterans Of Investigation': Gujarat HC Transfers Custodial Death Probe From Local Police [Read Order]

"The Court cannot be oblivious of the fact that it is dealing with those persons who themselves are the veterans of the field of investigation and may also have mastered the art of overreacting the process", observed the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday in transferring the investigation in the Vadodara custodial death case to CID Crime. Justices Sonia Gokani and N. V. Anjaria were hearing...

Delhi HC issues Notice In A Plea Seeking BCI To Conduct All India Bar Exam Through Online Mode

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking a direction to be issued to the Bar Council of India to conduct the All India Bar Examination through online mode.The Single Bench of Justice Jayant Nath has issued notice to the Bar Council of India and will next take up the matter on September 23. The AIBE was originally scheduled to be conducted on August 16. However, by a...

Delhi HC Modifies Format Of Assets, Income And Expenditure To Be Filed By Parties To A Matrimonial Litigation [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Thursday modified the format of assets, income and expenditure that has to be filed by both the parties, at the very threshold of matrimonial litigation. In its judgment, single bench of Justice JR Midha has modified the format by incorporating International Best Practices alongside important questions and documents contained in the formats previously prescribed...

Stop Using Social Media For 2 Months, Report Digital Detoxification To Police: MP HC's Bail Conditions For A Student [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while granting bail to a 'student' accused, directed him to perform digital detoxification of himself by not using Whatsapp, Facebook or other Social Media for two months.Justice Anand Pathak also directed Harendra Tyagi, a student of Agriculture Science, to report about his digital detoxification at the concerned police station and to complete his study of...

Allahabad HC Seeks State's Response In Habeas Corpus Plea For Release Of Dr. Kafeel Khan [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to "positively file" its reply in the habeas corpus plea filed against alleged illegal detention of Dr. Kafeel Khan, by the next date of hearing. A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Deepak Verma allowed the state counsel's request seeking ten days time to file a reply to the petition. The Court has directed that...

Former LG Of J&K GC Murmu Appointed As CAG [Read Notification]

Girish Chandra Murmu has been appointed as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). Murmu, the First Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, had resigned from the post yesterday. The President has also appointed former Union minister Manoj Sinha as LG of J&K to replace him.The present CAG Rajiv Mehrishi is turning 65 on August 8. The President of...

Process Of Submitting Court Fees In Delhi HC Has Resumed, Matters Filed After March 25 Will Now Have To Submit Court Fees Within 15 Days [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has resumed the process of submitting the court fees for both the urgent and non urgent. The decision has been communicated by the Registrar General of the court by an order dated August 06, 2020. The said order states that: 'Since the Counters of the Stock Holding Corporation of India (SCHIL) have now become functional in the premises of Delhi...

No Adverse Order Shall Be Passed In Non Urgent Matters Where The Advocate/Litigant Is Unable To Join Hearing Through VC: Delhi HC Informs Subordinate Courts [Read Letter]

Delhi High Court has directed subordinate courts to not to pass adverse orders in non urgent matters where the advocate/litigant is unable to join the hearing through video conferencing. The direction has been communicated to all the subordinate courts in Delhi through the letter issued by the Registrar General of the court. The said letter also cites the office...

Delhi HC To Hear Plea Seeking BCI To Conduct All India Bar Exam Through Online Mode

A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to be issued to the Bar Council of India to conduct the All India Bar Examination through online mode. The AIBE was originally scheduled to be conducted on August 16. However, by a notification dated 30/07/20, the BCI cancelled the scheduled date without providing a fresh date for holding the exam. Filed by...

[Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case] CBI Registers FIR Against Rhea Chakraborty And 5 Others [Read FIR]

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Actress Rhea Chakraborty and five family members in the Sushant Singh Rajput's death case.The case will be investigated by a team headed by Anil Kumar Yadav, SP, CBI.The other accused name in the FIR are Indrajit Chakraborty, Sandhya Chakraborty, Showik Chakraborty, Samuel Miranda and Shruti...