"Old Boys' Club": Sr Adv Indira Jaising Asks Bombay High Court To Do Away With Endorsement Criteria For Senior Designations

Senior Advocate Indira Jaising has written to Bombay High Court Chief Justice Dipankar Datta urging the High Court to do away with the criteria of an endorsement from two senior advocates when lawyers apply to be designated as 'senior advocates.' Jaising's letter states that such a requirement under Rule (e) of the Bombay High Court (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules,...

Court Questions Delhi Police Probe While Granting Bail To Eight Persons In Case Linked To PFI Ban

Granting bail to eight accused in a case registered in connection with the ban on Popular Front Of India, a Delhi Court on Monday said that the police has not been able to show sufficient evidence to justify how the accused persons carried out the alleged unlawful activities when they were in custody from September 27 and remained in Tihar Jail till October 03 or October 04.Additional...

Jail Before Conviction Is A Sort Of Punishment As Conviction Rate Is 'Abysmally Low' In Our Country, : PH High Court

While quashing a lower court's order canceling the bail of a murder accused, the Punjab and Haryana High Court last week observed that the imprisonment of the accused before his/her conviction becomes a sort of punishment in view of abysmally low rate of conviction in our country.The bench of Justice Jagmohan Bansal also observed that life of every human being is most precious gift of God...

PFI Ban : Karnataka High Court Reserves Judgment On Plea Challenging Centre Giving Immediate Effect To UAPA Notification Against PFI

The Karnataka High Court on Monday reserved its order on a petition filed questioning the notification issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, declaring the Popular Front of India and its associates or affiliates or fronts as "unlawful associations" with 'immediate effect' for a period of 5 years in exercise of the powers under Sec 3(1) of UAPA. A single judge bench of Justice...

Is Caravan's Article On Arindam Chaudhuri Defamatory? Delhi High Court To Decide In Suit Filed By IIPM Against Delhi Press In 2011

The Delhi High Court has framed issues for adjudication in the suit filed by Indian Institute of Planning and Management in 2011 against the publisher, printer and editors of The Caravan in connection with an article published by the magazine on Arindam Chaudhari in 2011.Justice Amit Bansal framed three questions for final decision in the case:Whether the impugned article "Sweet Smell of...

Ambiguity And Uncertainties in Law Create a Disorderly And Disruptive Society Whose Progress Towards Greater Equity is Always Impeded:Justice Gautam Patel

Bombay High Court judge Justice Gautam Patel recently talked about Constitutional issues awaiting us in 'Amrit Kaal'- Antitrust, Privatisation, Metaverse, Climate litigation."What does constitutional law have to do with commerce? What does the Constitution have to do with commerce and business? My answer is 'everything'. We have become so used to seeing the Constitution as being limited...

Satyendar Jain Approaches Delhi High Court For Bail In Money Laundering Case

Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain has approached the Delhi High Court for bail in the money laundering case in which he has been in custody since May 30.Jain's bail application was dismissed by the trial court on November 17. The court in the order had said that it has prima facie come on record that he was "actually involved" in concealing the proceeds of crime by giving cash to...

Allahabad High Court Expunges Its Remarks On Varanasi District Judge's Conduct Citing His Bona Fide Intent In Passing Orders

The Allahabad High Court on Monday expunged its remarks made against the District Judge of Varanasi, Dr. Ajaya Krishna Vishvesha in its order dated November 21, 2022, in view of his bona fide intent in passing an order (admitting a revision petition without condoning delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act).The bench of Justice Ajit Kumar expunged the observations made in the last...

'No Criminal Conspiracy, No Material Irregularities In Valuation Reports': Delhi Court Junks Income Tax Dept's Complaints Against Newslaundry

A Delhi Court has dismissed three complaints filed by Income Tax department against Newslaundry Media Private Limited, its Co-founder Abhinandan Sekhri and others in connection with the valuation of company shares.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Anurag Thakur in the judgments said that no criminal conspiracy of any kind was hatched by the accused persons. "As the valuation report...

Kerala High Court Expresses Concerns About Students Amidst Disputes Between State Govt & Chancellor; Urges To Iron Out Differences

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday reminded that Constitutional functionaries such as the State Government and the Governor ought not to contest litigations with the view to obtain a win, but to ensure that the law is complied with and that the Constitutional imperatives are supported and achieved, and in any case, the students are not made to suffer as a result of the same. The Court made...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two Advocates As Bombay High Court Judges

The Central Government has notified the appointment of two advocates as the additional judges of the Bombay High Court.They are : Santhosh Govindrao Chapalgaonkar and Milind Manohar Sathaye.The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their names for elevation on September 12.As per the provisions under the Constitution of India, the following Advocates are appointed as Additional Judges of...

Kerala High Court Dismisses State Government's Plea Against Chancellor Appointing Ciza Thomas As VC In-Charge Of KTU

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed the petition filed by the State Government against the order of the Chancellor appointing Ciza Thomas as the Vice Chancellor in charge of the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University. Justice Devan Ramachandran observed that there was no doubt that Thomas was fully qualified going by the UGC Regulations, since it permits experience in both teaching...