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...

Challenge Against BSP-Congress Merger : Rajasthan HC Asks District Judge, Jaisalmer To Ensure Service Of Notice To BSP MLAs

The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday directed the District Judge, Jaisalmer to give necessary assistance to ensure service of notice before August 8 on 6 BSP MLAs in the petitions challenging the merger of the state unit of BSP with Congress party.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice Prakash Gupta added that the District Judge can seek the assistance...

BCI Issues Notice To New Delhi Bar Association On A Complaint Alleging Misappropriation Of National Relief Fund For Advocates [Read Notice]

Bar Council of India has issued notice to the Executive Committee of the New Delhi Bar Association on a complaint alleging misappropriation of funds from the sum allocated to National Relief Fund For Advocates. The said Executive Committee of the NDBA is directed to submit a reply within 21 days of the receipt of notice. The said reply shall then be placed before...

Karnataka HC Issues Notice To UGC and Others In Plea Filed By Engineering College Students Seeking Cancellation Of Final Year Exams

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday issued notice to the respondents in the matter filed by students of the Bangalore Institute of Technology, challenging UGC Guidelines to conduct final year exams. Justice Sunil Dutt Yadav, while hearing the petition, clarified that the submission of application forms for hall ticket for the exam as per notification dated July 31, issued by the...

Delhi HC Frames Formats Of Assets And Income For Disclosure Of Judgment Debtor's Financial Capacity, Asks Centre To Consider Incorporating In Statute [Read Judgment]

"This Court is of the view that the mandatory filing of the affidavit of assets, income, expenditure and liabilities by judgment-debtor in a detailed prescribed form at the very threshold of execution litigation should be incorporated in the statutes, as in the developed countries"