'Not An Advocate As On Date Of Appointment' : Kerala HC Sets Aside Direct Recruitment Of District Judge

The Kerala High Court has set aside the appointment of a District and Sessions Judge (POCSO), who was selected via direct recruitment, on the ground that he was not an Advocate "as on the date of his appointment". The observation was made by a single-Judge bench of Justice PV Asha who followed the dictum laid down by the Supreme Court in Dheeraj Mor v. High Court of Delhi.Judicial...

Madras HC Take Suo Motu Cognizance on Drug Peddling and Abuse In The State

suo moto taken up the issue of drug peddling and abuse in the State,

Law Students Seek Cancellation Of Final Year Examinations; Bombay HC Seeks Reply From State, UGC, BCI

The Bombay High Court on Friday sought a reply from the State of Maharashtra, University Grants Commission and Bar Council of India in a PIL filed by a law student seeking cancellation of final year examinations during the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19. A Division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Anuja Prabhudessai directed the State, BCI and UGC to file...

COVID-19 : Calcutta HC To Remain Closed On July 20-22 & On July 24 [Read Notification]

Having regard to the prevailing Covid19 situation in the State, the Calcutta High Court shall remain closed from July 20 (Monday) till July 22 (Wednesday) and on July 24 (Friday). Both judicial and administrative functioning of the High Court shall remain suspended during the aforesaid period and in case any extremely urgent matter is required to be taken up, the Advocate...

Transport And Slaughter Of Camels Illegal : Telangana HC [Read Order]

It is the duty of the State to ensure that camels are not being slaughtered in the name of "tradition", observed the Telangana High Court on Friday. A bench comprising Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh Chauhan and Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy was told that there is a " tradition" of consuming camel meat in the State during the of Bakrid, which is around the corner. The bench on Friday...

Bihar Gang Rape Survivor Gets Bail After One Week

An alleged gangrape survivor in north Bihar, who was sent to jail last week following a ruckus before the magistrate during recording of her statement, was on Friday granted bail, according to the social organisation which has taken up her cause.Araria-based Jan Jagrati Shakti Sangathan, (JJSS), which had been looking after the 22-year-old woman ever since the sexual assault left her...

[Covid-19] Punjab & Haryana HC Direct Subordinate Courts To Dedicate Rooms For Production Of Accused For Remand [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed all the District and Sessions Judges across the states of Punjab, Haryana and UT of Chandigarh to identify one room in the Court premises which can be used to produce the accused for remand. "Identify one dedicated room/ Court room, in consultation with the Health and administrative authorities, in the respective Judicial Complex at...

Anand Teltumbde & Vernon Gonsalves Move Bombay HC Seeking COVID-19 Test As They Came In Contact With Varavara Rao

Vernon Gonsalves and Anand Teltumbde, both accused in the Bhima Koregaon case and lodged at Taloja jail, have filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court on Friday seeking directions to the State to be tested for Covid-19 as they came in close contact with co-accused Varavara Rao who was admitted to the Hospital after testing positive for the virus. "An inmate at the prison, with...

Take Firm Action Against Political Figures Violating Social Distancing Norms : Karnataka HC Directs State

The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the state government to take action against political figures who do not follow norms of social distancing and wearing of masks in public places thereby violating provisions under the Disaster Management Act (DM Act). A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice M Nagaprasanna said "It is time for the state to act with firm hands...

Allahabad HCBA Issues Show Cause To Advocate Allegedly For Making Indecent Remarks Against Judges/Senior Advocates & Damaging HC Property [Read Letter]

The Allahabad High Court Bar Association on Thursday issued show cause notice to Advocate Ritesh Srivastava, allegedly for damaging High Court property and making "indecent remarks" against sitting High Court Judges and Senior Members of the Bar on social media. Few members of the HCBA have proposed to initiate disciplinary action against Srivastava for his "unbecoming conduct" as...

PIL Challenges Re-Imposition Of Lockdown In Pune & Other Districts Of Maharashtra Without Guidelines To Provide Assistance To The Poor [Read Petition]

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Bombay High Court challenging the State's decision to re-impose lockdown in Pune and other districts of Maharashtra starting from July 14 for 10 days without issuing guidelines for providing some financial assistance/aid to farmers, labourers and poor people in general for immediate relief.The petitioner, 34-year-old Vicky Mane is a...

NCDRC Registry To Remain Open For Filing Purposes On July 18 [Read Notice]

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has notified that its registry will remain open on Saturday, i.e. July 18, 2020, so as to enable the litigants to file their Consumer Complaints. The decision has been taken in the backdrop of coming into force of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 from Monday, i.e. July 20 onwards. Most Provisions Of Consumer Protection Act...