Salary For Public Prosecutors In Delhi Revised: Centre Tells Delhi HC

The Centre last week informed the Delhi High Court that it has hiked salaries for public prosecutors in Delhi to bring them at par with their counterparts in other States.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar then directed Additional Secretary Mr. P.K. Srivastava to file a compliance report on the next date of hearing. The matter has now been listed...

Bombay HC Suspends Recruitment For 9000 Posts As HC Administration Failed To Make Reservations Under Persons With Disabilities Act

In a notification dated 6 April, the Bombay High Court has stayed the process for recruitment of around 9,000 stenographers, junior clerks and peons, in furtherance of an order noting that the High Court administration had failed to mention seats available for the differently-abled and visually challenged in the advertisements.The official notification states: "The Hon'ble High Court of Bombay...

Does Service Of Forfeiture Order On Minor Constitute A Valid Service? SC To Consider 

A Supreme Court bench of Justice RK Agrawal and Justice AM Sapre shall consider whether service of forfeiture order on a minor constitutes a valid service and whether the power of rectification includes the power of review in context of the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act (SAFEMA) of 1976.The bench shall also determine whether sufficient service for...

Lawyers At Delhi District Courts Call Off Work Tomorrow In Protest Against Attack On Brethren, PCR's Inaction

Work in all six district courts in Delhi will get affected on Tuesday with the lawyers calling a complete strike.The coordination committee of All-District Courts Bar Association has decided to call off work on Tuesday i.e., April 10 to protest the brutal attack on four lawyers at Karkardooma Metro Station parking on Saturday night and the alleged conduct of PCR personnel who reached...

Delhi HC Notice To Centre On Allegation Of Unduly Closing Cases Of Enormous Corruption At AIIMS Sans PM’s Approval [Read Application]

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Centre to make clear its stand on allegations that cases of corruption at AIIMS running into several thousand crores of rupees involving senior officials, including IAS officer Vineet Chawdhary, were closed illegally by the Union Health Ministry without the approval of competent authority which in this case was the Prime Minister as...

New SC Roster Introduced: Here Are The Changes

Two months after introducing a subject-wise roster system in the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has now introduced a few changes in it. The new roster has come into effect from 9 April.As per the new roster, elections matters will now be heard by Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice R.K. Agrawal. However, matters relating to religious and charitable endowments have been taken...

Court Has Discretion To Allow Evidence On Affidavit And Cross-Examination To Test Of Veracity Of Evidence Under DV Act: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has held that under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, the court is empowered by Section 28(2) to deviate from the prescribed procedure under Rule 6(5) of the DV Rules or S.125 of CrPC and in its own discretion may allow evidence on affidavit and cross-examination to test veracity of evidence.Justice Anuja Prabhudessai dismissed the petition filed...

Petition Filed In Kerala HC Challenging New Rules For Designation Of Senior Advocates [Read Petition]

A Petition has been filed before the Kerala High Court challenging the newly formulated High Court of Kerala (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules 2018.The Petition, filed by two practicing High Court Advocates Mr. C. Anil Kumar Kallesseril and Mr. P.M. Manash, alleges that Section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961 does not confer such rule-making power on the High Courts. It, therefore,...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court held that Divorce decree by consent is also appealable if the consent is disputed and is alleged to be not free & bonafide in the absence of inquiry by court.Bombay High CourtBombay High Court acquitted an accused in a Rape Case finding that there was a deep love affair between the Accused and prosecutrix. The Court also held that under Section...

SC-ST Act: MP High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Accused, But Observes Arrest Not Warranted [Read Order]

Needless to emphasise that except in heinous offences, an arrest must be avoided, the court said.A recent judgment of Supreme Court of India that read down the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, which raked a lot of debates across the country, has been followed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court while disposing an appeal against denial...

Unmarried Adult Daughter Entitled To Claim Maintenance From Her Father, Rules Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court, in Agnes Lily Irudaya v Irudaya Kani Arsan, has held that the unmarried daughter though the attained majority is entitled to claim maintenance from the father.In this case, the mother had approached the family court claiming maintenance from her husband for daughter who had turned major but IS unmarried, for meeting her educational expenses. The family court dismissed...

Dr. Saumya Saxena Conferred With The British Council's UK Alumni Professional Achievement Award

Dr. Saumya Saxena has been conferred with the British Council's UK Alumni Professional Achievement Award for her assistance to the Law Commission of India (LCI) in assessing the feasibility of a uniform civil code.Dr. Saxena is currently working as an independent consultant with the LCI. She is a PhD in legal history from the University of Cambridge. She holds an MSc from the University...