Gujarat HC Slams State Police For favouring Ex-BJP MP Solanki, Transfers Probe To CID [Read Judgment]

“I take notice of the fact that the writ applicant belongs to the minority community. The incident, like the case at hand, could have easily triggered communal tension to spread across the state”, said Justice Pardiwala.The Gujarat High Court has made some stark observations while hearing a writ petition seeking an FIR to be registered against former BJP MP from Junagadh, Dinu...

Minutes Of Bar Council Meetings Can’t Be Put In Public Domain: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has held that the minutes of full house meetings of the Bar Council cannot be disclosed and put in public domain or on the council’s website.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, while allowing an appeal filed by Delhi Bar Council against an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC), held that the CIC clearly fell in error in issuing the direction of putting all...

Advocate Files PIL Against Bombay HC’s Ban On Mobile Phones Inside Courtrooms

Advocate Vinay Gangwal has filed a PIL in the Bombay High Court against the decision of the Court to prohibit use of mobile phones and any other recording devices inside courtrooms.Although the Chief Justice was not sitting today, Gangwal confirmed to Livelaw that the matter will be mentioned before her bench tomorrow.The February 13 notice that exempts lawyers, states- “The defaulters...

Dishonest And Corruption Should Not Affect Honest Citizens, Says City Court, Orders Inquiry Into Delhi State Industrial Development Corporation [Read Judgment]

Reflecting that there was evidence of "gross abuse and misuse" by "concerned officials" of the Delhi Industrial Development Corporation (DSIDC), a city court has said it would be in "the interest of justice that an inquiry....against such erring and "high-handed" officials. The court granted the Head/ Chairman of DSIDC three months to complete investigations.The court has further said that...

Senior Advocate MN Krishnamani Passes Away

Senior Advocate and former president of Supreme Court Bar Association MN Krishnamani passed away.He breathed his last at Banglore today this morning."Mr. MN Krishnamani, Senior Advocate was not only excellent in his personal pursuit but had lot of credence in the spiritual field. He was a devoted Sai Baba follower and had also authored several spiritual books.My Executive Committee and...

NPPA Fixes Ceiling Price For Coronary Stents [Read Notification]

In a significant move towards affordable healthcare, the government has slashed the prices of coronary stents by 80 per cent.The ceiling price of bare metal stents has been fixed at Rs. 7,260 and that of drug eluting stents (DES), including metallic DES and bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS)/ biodegradable stents at Rs. 29,600.The much-awaited notification issued by the...

Nursery Admissions: Delhi HC Stays Neighbourhood Criteria [Read Judgment]

In a major relief to parents seeking nursery admissions for their child in the state of Delhi, Justice Manmohan of the Delhi High Court has granted a stay on the notification issued by the Delhi Government wherein it was stated that nursery admissions would preferentially be given to students who reside in the same neighbourhood as their school.These two notifications were issued on December...

Delhi HC Modifies Its ‘One Member, One Chamber’ Order [Read Order]

A division bench of Delhi High Court has modified its May 2016 order relating to the conditions for allotment of chambers to advocates in the Delhi High Court complex.It was submitted before a bench of Justice Ravindra Bhat and Justice Sidharth Mridul that unless an appropriate modification is made of the judgment, members of the Bar, who are allottees of chambers in one or the other...

Bombay HC Prohibits Use Of Mobile Phones Inside Courtrooms [Read Notice]

The Bombay High Court has prohibited the use mobile phones, cameras or any other recording devices inside court rooms. Lawyers are the only ones exempted from the said rule.The notice reads- “The defaulters will be liable for confiscation of such device and/ or fine as may be determined by the Court and in addition, will also be liable for an action under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 as...

Ex-Meghalaya HC CJ Justifies His Strange Order Directing High Security To Him After His Retirement

Former Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice Umanath Singh, whose suo motu order providing security cover for himself and other Judges for post-retirement period came under the scanner of the Supreme Court, justified saying that an incorrect picture was being portrayed about his security status and at the same time his threat perception was also very grave.Justice Singh sought to clarify...

Non-Collection Of Aadhaar Data: Bombay HC Gives Interim Relief To Fair Price Shops On Kerosene Quota Cut [Read Order]

Granting interim relief to authorised fair price shops and ration card holders, Bombay High Court restrained the authorities from cancelling or reducing the quota of kerosene allotted to fair price shops if they fail to comply with directions in a letter dated November 21, written by the Tahsildar, Miraj of Sangli district.In the said letter, authorised fair price shops were called upon...

Allahabad HC Quashes DRAT Order, Cancels Auction Sale Under SARFAESI Act As Debtor Was Not Informed [Read Judgment]

The Allahabad High Court has quashed proceedings initiated post notice under Section 13(4) of The Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 as the said notice was issued without duly informing the debtor about the auction of property and subsequent sale.Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi was hearing a petition filed by one Ashok Kumar...