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Delhi lawyer found dead in Tis Hazari Court Premises
38 year old lawyer, Advocate Rajeev Sharma was found dead inside the premises of Tis Hazari Court Complex on Friday, reportedly after an argument over the food served in the unit. The dead body was found in the corridor of the building by the Court staff.The accused, Dhanna Ram Chaudhary was identified and arrested within hours after the lawyers body was discovered in the Court...
NGT directs Central Government to inspect Thermal power plants
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) came down upon thermal power plants in the New Delhi region, directing pollution monitoring bodies to take ambient air quality samples near them."Let the samples of ambient air quality be taken and the analysis report be placed before the tribunal in one week. If the emission is found to be in excess then on the basis of the report, they would recommend steps...
Supreme Court appoints CBI SP to investigate into IPL betting matter
Central Bureau of Investigation Superintendent of Police Vivek Priyadarshini shall head a new investigating team to further probe the IPL 6 spot fixing scandal as has been ordered by the Supreme Court while allowing the plea for his appointment on April 17. The three-judge committee appointed by the apex court will look into the Indian Premier League scam and has decided to launch further...
Kids should not be used as shields by parents applying for divorce: Bombay HC
A division bench comprising of Justices A R Joshi and V M Kanade on 15 April observed a fashion amongst divorced or separated parents. The Bombay High Court noted that, "Every attempt is made by whoever has got the custody of the child that access is not given to the non-custodian parent.” The bench was hearing a public interest litigation filed by Advocate Kishwar Mirza, who has sought...
AirIndia Aircraft Purchase Case : Apex Court seeks probe report from CBI within two weeks
The Supreme Court demanded the CBI to inform it of the status of its probe into the alleged irregularities in purchase or hiring of 111 aircraft for Air India worth Rs.70,000 crores to it during the tenure of Praful Patel as the civil aviation minister. A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice H.L. Dattu and Justices R.K. Agrawal and Arun Mishra gave two weeks’ time to the CBI for filing...
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s portrait unveiled in SCBA Library-I; Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson expresses retrospective dream of Dr. Ambedkar being the Vice-President of India
A portrait of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was unveiled today in SCBA Library-I by Mr. Gopal Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, in the presence of Mr. Paresh Maity, Padma Shri and renowned artist.The function was attended by a large number of members of the Bar. Justice Kurian Joseph also joined the event. The function was also attended by a sizeable number of Senior Members of the Bar, including Mr....
Land Ordinance Row: SC may Examine the Constitutionality of the President's Power to Re-promulgate an Ordinance
The Supreme Court (SC) heard a petition in the nature of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a group of farmer bodies against the re-promulgation of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Re-settlement Amendment Ordinance (Land Ordinance) on the ground that it was ultra vires the Constitution.Upon hearing Senior Advocate Indira Jaising...
Several judges sworn in five HCs across the country
There have been recent appointments in the judiciary across four states including the High Courts of Punjab & Haryana, Jharkhand, Orissa, and Patna. These courts today increased their strength through the appointment of additional judges. Justice D H Waghela, previously the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court. The...
Coal Ministry demands contempt proceedings against Naveen Jindal and former employee Rajesh Sharma for recording Court proceedings
The Delhi High Court has been urged by the Coal Ministry to initiate suo motu contempt proceedings against industrialist Naveen Jindal and his former employee Rajesh Sharma, who was reportedly, caught recording Court proceedings and recording the confidential files being shown to the Delhi High Court by the lawyers of the Coal Ministry in an ongoing case.According to the application filed by...
Delhi High Court Bar Association resolves to delay elections to December
The Delhi High Court Bar Association passed a resolution on Monday, delaying the elections to the DHCBA executive by half a year.A General Body Meeting was called on Friday by Association President, Rajiv Khosla. However, many prominent members reportedly chose to skip the meeting. To add to it, the President and the Association Secretary Abhijit Bal were having a war of text messaged with...
Delhi School children from Economically Weaker Sections and Disadvantaged groups move Delhi HC demanding free summer uniforms, books
Nine students of the Bal Bharti School, Rohini, Delhi have approached the Delhi High Court, complaining about their school for its failure to provide free summer uniform and books to them.These children, hailing from poor and disadvantaged sections, have asked the Court to direct their school to provide free books, two sets of summer uniforms and writing materials to them and continue...
Large Number of Family Matters and Labour Issues Settled in Lok Adalats held Across the Country
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) held Lok Adalats across the country mostly on Labour and Family matters wherein about 2,40,000 cases were settled saturday out of the courts. The total value of settlement reached in these Lok Adalats is over Rs. 40 crores. Of the cases settled, about 9625 are pending matters and 2,26,017 are pre-litigation matters.In addition over 44,000 other...