Kerala Gold Smuggling Case : Swapna Suresh's Conduct Suspicious; FIR Under UAPA Registered, Centre Tells Kerala HC

The application filed by Swapna Suresh seeking anticipatory bail in the Kerala gold smuggling case is not maintainable, in view of the fact that the National Investigation Agency(NIA) has taken over the probe, submitted the Central Government before the High Court of Kerala on Friday.Pointing out Section 21 of the NIA Act, Mr. Ravi Prakash, Central Government Counsel, submitted that the...

Delhi HC Stays The Suspension Of A Public School Teacher Who Was Allegedly Removed For Demanding Payment of Salaries to School Staff

Delhi High Court has stayed the suspension of a public school teacher who was suspended from the position of TGT English allegedly for demanding payment of salaries to teachers and other school staff. While staying the suspension, the Single Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh has also issued notices to the Ravindra Public School as well as to the Directorate of Education. The...

Telengana HC Refuses To Interfere With The Govt Decision To Demolish Secretariat [Read Judgment]

The Telangana High Court has dismissed a batch of PILs challenging the State Cabinet's decision to modify/ demolish the present Secretariat Building in order to construct a new Secretariat Building complex. The Telnagana Cabinet had decided to either modify or demolish the present Secretariat Building, given its debilitated state. Upholding this "interim decision" of the Government,...

Plea Seeking Termination of Pregnancy Due To Abnormalities in Foetus, Delhi HC Directs AIIMS To Constitute Expert Committee To Examine The Petitioner

Delhi High Court has directed the Dean of All India Institute Of Medical Sciences to constitute a Committee of Experts to examine a woman who's seeking termination of pregnancy in the 23rd week due to abnormalities and comorbidities in the foetus. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has directed the said Committee to examine the...

Delhi HC Denies Relief In Plea Challenging BCI's Decision To Allow Online Exams In Law Universities, Gives Liberty To Petitioner To Move The Appropriate Forum

Delhi High Court has refused to provide relief in plea challenging the constitutionality of the directions given by the Bar Council of India to all Law Universities in the country to conduct the final year law examinations through online mode or through any other appropriate method, and to conduct intermediate year law examinations after reopening of colleges. The Division Bench...

Madras Bar Association Writes To HC Raising Grievances Faced By Lawyers In Present Filing & Listing System [Read Letter]

The Madras Bar Association on Wednesday wrote a letter to the High Court Chief Justice, highlighting various difficulties that are being faced by lawyers in the light of the present sitting and listing arrangements, and the modus of functioning of the Court as to hearing of cases. Through notifications dated July 3, the Madras High Court had intimated that hearing at both its benches...

14 Year Old Boy Was Onboard The Fishing Boat When Enrica Lexie Incident Happened: His Family Claims 100 Crores As Compensation From Italy

The Family of a 'martyr' of the Enrica Lexie incident has sought compensation of 100 crores from the Republic of Italy.The family claims that Prijin, who was then 14 year old, was on the boat and had witnessed the Firing by MT Enrica Lexie on 15.02.2012. This incident made him slip to depression and he committed suicide last year, they said. Through a lawyer's notice address to Government...

Writ Petition Maintainable Against Private Bank For Enforcement Of RBI Circular On Loan Moratorium : Karnataka HC [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday ruled that a writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is maintainable against private banks as regards implementation of the loan moratorium announced by the Reserve Bank of India in the wake of lockdown. Immediately after Lockdown 1, the RBI issued a Circular dated 27.03.2020 permitting all lending institutions - commercial...

Tribunal Rules 2020 : Kerala HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Exclusion Of Lawyers From Appointment As Judicial Members In CAT/SAT

The plea says that the Rules disregard experience in practice of law.

Kerala HC Contemplates Introducing The 'Advocate-On-Record' System [Read Letter]

The Kerala High Court has agreed to examine the proposal of introducing Advocate on Record system in the High Court. Pursuant to the same, the Registrar General of the High Court has communicated a letter to the Secretary of the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association, asking them to place a report on the same, before the Full Court for consideration. "As directed by...

Bar U/s 162(1) CrPC Applies To A Letter Given Or Sent To Police Officer By A Person After The Commencement Of Investigation: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court has observed that a letter given or sent to a police officer by a person after the commencement of investigation of an offence come within the interdict under Section 162(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.Section 162(1) of the Code provides that, no statement made by any person to a police officer in the course of investigation, shall, if reduced into writing,...

Rapid Antigen Testing Camp To Be Set Up At Delhi HC [Read Circular]

The Health Department of the Delhi Government has decided to set up a camp for Rapid Antigen Testing at the Delhi High Court. Medical team deputed by the said department will be conducting the said testing for three days: 10th, 13th and 14th July, 2020 from 10.00 am to 02.00 pm. All the court officials and officers who are willing to undergo the test are supposed to get prior...