COVID19: Rajasthan HC Issues Instructions To Subordinate Courts, Bar In Conjunction With Bench To Discuss Containment Measures Via Video Conferencing [Read Circular]

Following suit with various Courts across the country, the Rajasthan High Court today issued a notice & circular towards effectuating containment of novel coronavirus. A circular states that video conferencing between Chief Justice, all Judges, Advocate General, Additional Solicitor General and representatives of the bar will be conducted at the Jodhpur/Jaipur Bench to...

Centre Notifies The Appointment of Ahanthem Bimol Singh As Additional Judge Of Manipur HC [Read Notification]

President of India has appointed Advocate Shri Ahanthem Bimol Singh as an Additional Judge of the Manipur High Court for a period of two years.The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended his appointment on 19th February 2010.Read Notification...

Property Acquired Prior To Commission Of Criminal Activity Cannot Be Attached Under PMLA: Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Judgment]

In a case regarding the attachment of property under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, the High Court of Punjab & Haryana held that property acquired prior to the commission of criminal activity or the introduction of PMLA cannot be attached unless property obtained or acquired from scheduled offence is held or taken outside the country. The division bench...

COVID-19:Calcutta HC Restricts Functioning To Hear Only Urgent Matters; Activities In Judicial Academy Postponed Till Further Orders [Read Notification]

In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, the Appellate side of the Calcutta High Court has restricted its functioning to urgent matters only from Tuesday, March 17. "It is hereby notified for information of all concerned that from Tuesday, the 17th March, 2020 the cause list will be published for only those matters which are urgent in nature and mentioned before the respective Benches...

COVID-19: Karnataka HC And District Courts To Hear Urgent Cases Only From Monday [Read Notification]

The Karnataka High Court on Sunday, issued directions that 'only urgent matters', will be taken up for hearing by it, and the district and trial courts, in wake of the Novel Coronavirus, declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation. The State Government has declared a complete lockdown of malls, pubs, schools, colleges theatres and other public places, after the first death, in...

[COVID 19] Lawyers To Submit Adjournment Slips Today To Adjourn Matters In Tomorrow's List: P&H HC [Read Order]

As a measure to guard against the transmission of novel COVID-19, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana has issued an order stating that, Advocates may submit their request for adjournment of cases listed on Monday, March 16, in the DRR Section of the court. The decision was taken pursuant to representations made by the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association. An adjournment slip for...

Delhi HC Upholds Validity Of The Provision Which Prohibits Prisoners From Voting In Elections [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has refused to declare section 62(5) of the Representation of the People Act, which prohibits prisoners from voting in elections, as unconstitutional. While upholding the validity of the said provision, the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar has held that the classification of the persons who are in jail and who are out of jail is...

28 Persons Accused Of Violence During Anti-CAA Protests In Lucknow Slapped With Gangster Act [Read Press Note]

The Lucknow police on Friday booked 28 persons, accused of perpetrating violence during the anti-CAA protests in Lucknow on December 19, 2019, under the UP Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986. As per a press not released by the Lucknow Police, the accused have been slapped with the Gangster Act as investigations confirmed that they conspired as a "gang" to...

Delhi HC Sets Aside Conviction In Murder Case Observing That Testimony Of Sole Eye Witness Wasn't Reliable [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Thursday set aside the conviction order of three convicts in a murder case dating back to 1998, while holding that the testimony of the sole eye-witness based on which the trial court had convicted them was not reliable. The judgment rendered by a division bench comprising of Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Siddharth Mridul, raises a caution that conviction...

Forgery and Fabrication Of High Court Order A Serious Matter : Bombay HC Orders Registration Of FIR [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court last month directed its registry to lodge an FIR before the Azad Maidan police station after Vasant Parakh, a Pune based businessman forged a favourable "stay order" in order to avoid attachment of his properties under the SARFAESI Act. This is the second such instance in the recent past that a "forged order" has been found. Justice GS Patel last month had ordered a...

Labour Ministry Of Delhi Urges NLU-D University To Negotiate For 100% Retention Of Housekeeping Staff [Updated]

Pursuant to a meeting between the representative of Labour Ministry of Delhi and all the stakeholders in the matter of alleged unlawful termination of housekeeping staff of the National Law University, Delhi, certain crucial suggestions have been made to the University Administration to resolve the deadlock. After the meeting, the Presiding Officer in the meeting, Mr. Anil...

COVID-19: Bombay HC Restricts Functioning of All Benches To Urgent Matters For A Week, Issues Directions To District Courts [Read Notification]

In light of the outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus, the Bombay High Court has restricted the functioning of the Courts in the principal bench at Bombay as well as its benches functioning at Nagpur, Aurangabad and the High Court of Bombay at Goa to urgent matters only for a week commencing from March 16, 2020. The notice issued on Saturday cites the Office Memorandum dated March...