Do Not Use Prefixes Like ‘Mr. /Ms. /Mrs. /M/s’ In Cause Title: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has issued a circular directing the practitioners not to use prefixes like Mr/ Ms/ Mrs/ M/s in the title of legal proceedings.The circular, which was issued two days ago, is in pursuance of the observation by Justice GS Patel while hearing an arbitration case, that for companies, both private limited and public – practitioners are habituated to affixing the...

Channel Discussions Are Crossing All Limits: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

“This sort of channel discussions will have to be treated as interference in the process of administration of justice,” Justice Ubaid has said.The Kerala High Court on Tuesday observed that television channel discussions regarding the court’s oral observations have to be treated as interference in the process of administration of justice.Justice P Ubaid was considering a petition...

What’s In A Name? Allahabad HC Dispels Objection To Term ‘Anti-Romeo Squad’ [Read Judgment]

At times, a fascinating and inspiring name is used like an advertisement so that the caption of the words dwells on every tongue, the bench said.The Allahabad High Court has again dismissed a public interest litigation that raised objection to the name ‘Anti-Romeo Squad’, observing that it cannot indulge in argumentative interpretation of a name the government has chosen so as to hold as...

How A Typographical Error In A Delhi HC Judgment Helped A Murder Convict? [Read Judgment]

A ‘typographical’ error in Judgment of Delhi High Court reportedly helped a double murder convict abscond.On 24th December, 2016, the Bench G.S. Sistani and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, partly allowing the appeal by the convict had said “we modify the order on sentence to the period already undergone by the appellant i.e. 16 years and 10 months”. The Bench had also said:...

'Can We Not Do Better?' [First Part Of A Series By R. Basant, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court]

[Senior Advocate R.Basant was a District and Sessions Judge from 1988 to 2012 in Kerala. He was a Judge in Kerala High Court from 2002 to 2012. He had delivered many significant Judgments in Criminal Law. He was designated as a Senior Advocate in Supreme Court on 21.01.2013. Recently Supreme Court took cognizance of his suggestions for a uniform criminal rules of practice in the country and issued notices to all High Courts.]Kudos to the Chief for his bold thoughts on court vacations. But is it...

“Data On Delayed Hearings In Delhi HC Show Alarming Proportion Of Adjournments”, Says Vidhi Centre For Legal Policy [Read Report]

Pervasive delay in courts is one of the biggest problems facing ordinary citizens. In India, delay tends to be blamed on judicial vacancies, and reforms focus on long-term measures to increase the number of judges. A new study by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, however, links delay to existing inefficiencies in court functioning, which can and must be addressed in the short-term.In...

Uttarakhand HC Declares Air, Glaciers, Forests, Springs, Waterfalls Etc. As Legal Persons [Read Judgment]

According to the bench, any person causing any injury and harm, intentionally or unintentionally to the Himalayas, glaciers, rivers, streams, rivulets, lakes, air, meadows, dales, jungles and forests is liable to be proceeded against under the common law, penal laws, environmental laws and other statutory enactments governing the field.One week after declaring rivers Ganga and Yamuna...

BCI strike: AG Rohit Deo Resigns As Maharashtra Bar Council Chairman

The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa had made an appeal on March 27 to its members to abstain from work on Friday.This appeal came in light of the Bar Council of India’s call for a nationwide protest against the Law Commission of India’s proposed amendments to the Advocate’s Act.There was a mixed response to this call for abstention. While many lawyers chose not to attend court,...

Ensure Guidelines Are Followed By ‘Anti-Romeo’ Squads: Allahabad HC Tells UP Govt [Read Judgment]

The policing introduced through the squads are to prevent obscenity at public places and to affirmatively protect females from insult and indecency, the bench said,The Allahabad High Court has asked Uttar Pradesh state to ensure that guidelines are followed by the ‘anti-Romeo’ squads and law is followed.This observation by the division bench comprising Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi...

Punjab Oppo. Leader Adv. HS Phoolka Seeks Permission From BCD To Appear In 1984 Sikh Riots Cases

A day after the Delhi High Court decided to examine whether the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case can be reopened after taking suo motu cognisance against five acquitted persons, senior advocate HS Phoolka has expressed his willingness to appear pro bono in the case.Phoolka, who has been the lawyer for several victims in the cases, has been appointed as Leader of Opposition in the recently-held...

Bombay HC Disposes Of PIL Against BCI, Bar Council ‘Resolution’ On Lawyers’ Token Strike [Read Order]

A day ahead of the BCI’s call for nationwide protest against the Law Commission’s suggestions for significant amendments to the Advocate’s Act 1961, the Bombay High Court on Thursday disposed of a PIL challenging the “resolution” passed by BCI as well as the state Bar Council calling for advocates to abstain from work on Friday (March 31).A division bench of Chief Justice...

GST: History in Making- Onset of New Indirect Tax Regime

The passage of four significant GST bills at Lok Sabha embarks a new age for indirect taxation. It is the biggest historical transformation in the chronicle of economic reforms. We are entering into neoteric taxation space where there will be one tax for one commodity, ease of compliance for businesses, replacement of 17 indirect taxes, fall in logistics and inventory cost, etc. The four...