Personal Responsibility Of All Admins On Whatsapp To Report Any Malicious, Incorrect Or Derogatory Content: Mumbai Police [Read Order]

The Mumbai Police on Saturday reissued a prohibitory order under Section 144 of CrPC against dissemination of malicious, derogatory or incorrect information through social media platforms like Whatsapp, Twitter, Facebook, Tik Tok, Instagram etc in order to protect people from fake news or incorrect information about Covid-19.The said order issued by DCP (Operations) Pranaya Ashok states-"There...

Rape And Attempt To Murder Of Lady Lawyer: BCI Chairman Writes To LG, Police For Speedy Investigation

The Chairman of Bar Council of India (BCI), MK Mishra, has written to the Lieutenant Governor and Police Commissioner of Delhi with an urgent request to probe the rape and attempt to murder of a female advocate in Jangpura Extension. Providing information regarding this heinous and brutal crime which took place on May 19, Mishra has sought quick action in apprehending and arresting...

Evolve A Scheme For The Benefit Of The Advocates Clerks: Karnataka HC Tells Bar Council [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the Advocates' Association of Bengaluru and Karnataka State Bar Council to evolve a scheme for the benefit of the registered Advocates' Clerks, who are suffering due to closure of courts during the lockdown. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice M Nagaprasanna noted that the Advocates' Clerks "play an important role...

As Three Remand Prisoners Turn Covid Positive, Kerala HC Mandates Production of Accused Before Magistrate Via Electronic Means Only [Read Memo]

The Kerala High Court has instructed that production of an accused before the Magistrates and Special Judges in the state will be done via electronic means only, to prevent the spread of Covid infection in the court premises. The direction comes after the High Court noted that on several instances, the accused person produced in the court physically later turned out to be Covid...

"Such An Award Shocks The Conscience Of The Court"; Bombay HC Sets Aside Sole Arbitrator's Award Against Jackie Shroff [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court last week set aside an award passed by a sole arbitrator against actor Jackie Shroff and noted that conclusions arrived at by the arbitrator are not just wrong, but "exhibit an unmitigated perversity and is shocking to the conscience of the court."Justice SC Gupte heard an arbitration petition filed by Shroff challenging the said award in a matter between him and...

Paatal Lok : Complaint Filed Before Punjab Police Alleging That Series Hurt Sentiments Of Sikh Community

A complaint has been filed before Punjab police against OTT platform Amazon Prime Video and the Producers of the web series 'Paatal Lok' for allegedly hurting religious feelings and sentiments of the Sikh community. G.S. Dhillion, an advocate practicing in the Punjab & Haryana High Court has written to the Police Station at S.A.S Nagar District in Punjab alleging that episode 3 of...

Patna HC Directs Govts. To Ensure That Transgender Persons Not Possessing Ration Cards Also Benefit Under Social Security Schemes [Read Order]

The Patna High Court on Wednesday directed the Government to ensure that the persons belonging to the Transgender community are not deprived of food grains distributed under the social security schemes, solely for not possessing a ration card. "All policies framed and instructions issued by the Government, be it Central or State, shall be implemented in letter and spirit and no member...

SCBA Announce Covid-19 Financial Assistance Scheme To Members[Read Guidelines]

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has announced the introduction of a new financial assistance scheme for the benefit of lawyers who are distressed and in need of aid due to the prevailing lockdown on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. The "COVID-19 Financial Assistance and Grant Scheme" intends to provide a one-time ex gratia amount of up to Rs. 20,000 to advocates facing...

Kerala HC Gets Its First Woman Registrar General [Read Notification]

Sophy Thomas, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Thrissur on Monday became the first woman to be appointed as a Registrar General at the Kerala High Court. As per a notification issued in this behalf by the Kerala High Court, Thomas has been asked to hand over the office of District Judge to the ADJ and to proceed to take up the new appointment.She will succeed Karunakaran Nair...

[Medical Education] It Is Obligatory For Students To Satisfy Bond To Serve At Govt. Hospital Executed At Time Of Admission': MP HC [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court last week held that since there is no fundamental right to pursue post-graduation medical education, specially in Government colleges where higher education is subsidised, it is obligatory for the students to execute bond to render services at government hospitals for a stipulated period at the time of their admission."At the time of admission, execution of bond...

NCLAT Sets aside NCLT Order To Add MCA As Party In All IBC Cases And Company Petitions [Read Order]

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) set aside an order of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) which mandated the impleadment of the Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) as a party in all Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) matters and Company petitions. NCLAT was of the view that the order was tantamount to the imposition of a new rule, which was beyond the...

Practice Of Surrendering Before Court To Obtain Bail Does Not Override Legislative Intent Of Restraining Pre-Arrest Bail Under SC/ST Act: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Order]

"The practice of accused surrendering before Sessions Court or High Court and thereby obtaining bail, cannot be said to be with a view to override the legislative intention of restraining the anticipatory bail to the violators of the SCST Act." The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that mere non-application of the provision for anticipatory bail to offenders accused under the SC/...