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CJI DY Chandrachud Inaugurates 10 District Court Digitization Hubs In Odisha; Lauds E-Initiatives Of Orissa HC
On Monday, Chief Justice of India Dr Justice D.Y. Chandrachud virtually inaugurated District Court Digitization Hubs (DCDH) in 10 districts of Odisha, in the presence of Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar, Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. Justice D. Dash, Chairman and the members of the Record Room Digitization Centre (RRDC) Committee of the High Court were present on the occasion. The...
Delhi High Court Rejects Fourth Bail Plea Of Man Accused Of Pelting Stones At Police During Northeast Delhi Riots
The Delhi High Court has rejected the fourth bail plea of a man accused of assaulting and pelting stones at police personnel during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Justice Poonam A. Bamba denied bail to one Sadiq alias Sahil who was arrested on April 14, 2020. His first bail plea was dismissed as withdrawn in September 2020. Thereafter, he was denied bail by High Court and trial court...
Difference Of Opinion Between LG & Chief Minister On Jasmine Shah's Removal As DDCD Chairperson; Matter Referred To President, Delhi HC Told
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday was informed that the matter regarding removal of Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi (DDCD) Vice Chairperson Jasmine Shah from the post has been referred for a decision by President of India, due to the difference of opinion between Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The submission was made in a preliminary...
UP Govt Seeks 1-Day Time To File Reply On 'Triple Test' Query: Allahabad HC Extends Stay On Issuance Of ULB Polls Notification
The Uttar Pradesh Government today sought 1 day time to file its reply to the query raised by the Allahabad High Court on Monday whether, in the process of reserving the seats for the purpose of Urban Local Bodies' election, the State Government completed the 'Triple Test' formalities as mandated by the Supreme Court.Granting one day time to the UP Government, the bench of Justice Devendra...
Madras High Court Seeks State's Response On Plea For Setting Up Libraries In Prisons
Madras High Court has directed the State of Tamil Nadu to file its response to a plea seeking setting up of libraries in all the prisons in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu.The Madurai bench of Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Sathya Narayana Prasad was hearing the petition filed by a practicing advocate, Saha AV. Considering the importance of prayer, the court has granted four weeks time...
SC Judge Justice SK Kaul Inaugurates Legal Services Clinic At Dimapur In Nagaland, Emphasizes On Need To Promote ADR
A Legal Services Clinic was inaugurated at Patkai Christian College Seithekema : Chumoukedima, Nagaland on 11th December, 2022, Sunday by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Judge, Supreme Court of India, and Executive Chairman, National Legal Services Authority. The newly inaugurated legal services clinic has become the 119th Legal Services Clinic established in the State of Nagaland by Dimapur...
Exchange Of Proprietary Land In Lieu Of Encroached Public Grazing Land Not Permissible Anymore: JKL High Court Clarifies
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently clarified that the exchange of proprietary land in lieu of encroached kahcharai (grazing) land is not permissible anymore. The clarification was issued by a bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar while hearing a plea in terms of which the petitioner had sought directions upon the respondents for grant of permission in his favour for exchange...
Nawab Malik's Health Deteriorating Say Counsel, Bombay High Court Posts Bail For Hearing on January 6, 2023
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused an urgent hearing to NCP leader Nawab Malik on his application seeking bail on merits and medical grounds in a money laundering case even as his counsels pointed out that one of his kidneys has failed. Justice MS Karnik noted that Malik was already getting treatment at a private hospital therefore there wasn't an urgency. The court directed...
18% GST Is Payable On Work Contract Service Of Constructing Warehouse And Cold Storage Godown: AAR
The Telangana Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that 18% GST is payable on work contract services for constructing warehouses and cold storage godowns for Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited (TSIICL), which will rent out the facilities.The two-member bench of S.V. Kasi Visweswara Rao and Sahil Inamdar has observed that TSIICL is a government entity....
'Smacks Of Malice': Delhi Police Opposes Plea Seeking Transfer Of Probe In 2019 Jamia Violence To Independent SIT
The Delhi Police has opposed a plea seeking transfer of investigation in the FIRs registered in connection with 2019 Jamia violence against the students and on their complaints against police officials, from Delhi Police to an independent agency.The police has said that the prayer not only seeks to expand the scope of the plea, but also is based on "new cause of action."The response has...
Inquiry U/S 340 CrPC Mandatory, Failure Renders Entire Proceedings Conducted Thereafter Non-Est: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently reiterated that the inquiry envisaged under Section 340 of Cr.P.C is mandatory in nature and such an enquiry should be conducted before proceeding further in cases involving allegation of commission of offences under Sections 192, 193 and 195 of IPC.Justice A. Badharudeen observed that, ...the inquiry envisaged under Section 340 of Cr.P.C is mandatory in nature...
Memorial Lecture Held In Remembrance Of Advocate Lily Thomas
The Supreme Court Woman Lawyers Association, along with the office of Lily Thomas & Saju Jakob, organised the Lily Thomas memorial lecture 3.0, in the memory of late Advocate Lily Thomas on December 12, 2022. The event was attended by Justice M.R. Shah and Justice C.T. Ravikumar. The Attorney General for India Sr. Adv. Mr. R. Venkataramani was a key note speaker for the event and delivered...