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New Delhi, Sep 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major push towards reducing the backlog of legal cases and providing speedy justice, National Lok Adalat is being held on Saturday across India. The one-day legal initiative, organised by legal services authorities in every state, is aimed at settling pending disputes, including millions of traffic challans, through amicable compromise and resolution. Citizens with minor traffic violations such as over-speeding, riding without a helmet, not wearing a seatbelt, or lacking valid documents like a Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate, can visit their local courts to resolve their cases. In many cases, individuals can avail significantly reduced fines or even complete waivers, depending on the severity and nature of the offence. In the national Capital, the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) is conducting the Lok Adalat at the Delhi High Court, all district courts, Debt Recovery Tribunals, the Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, and Permanent Lok Adalats, from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. According to DSLSA, the settlement of disputes through Lok Adalat ensures speedy disposal, amicable settlement, and refund of court fee paid. Award passed in Lok Adalat shall be final and binding on all the parties to the dispute and no appeals can be made to any court against the Award. Citizens in Delhi were also given the option to pre-register for traffic challan settlements through the official Delhi Traffic Police website, and are required to bring all relevant documents, including a copy of the e-challan and identity proof, when appearing in person. Similar Lok Adalats are being conducted today by legal services authorities in other states, including Maharashtra, where sessions are being held in Mumbai and across multiple cities to resolve a wide range of civil, criminal (compoundable), consumer, and traffic-related cases. National Lok Adalats, held four times a year, are part of a countrywide effort by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) to provide accessible, affordable, and efficient dispute resolution. The initiative is especially impactful for minor legal matters that would otherwise languish in courts for months or years. With legal authorities expecting millions of cases to be resolved today, the National Lok Adalat is once again proving to be an essential tool for decongesting India's overburdened judicial system and promoting justice through reconciliation.
The Cure SMA Foundation of India has praised the government’s recent efforts to address rare diseases, including Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), with over Rs 900 crore allocated for treatment procurement. The foundation urges swift action to implement the procurement process within 45 days, following the Delhi High Court’s directive. SMA, a life-threatening genetic disease, has limited treatment access in India. While the drug Risdiplam has brought hope, collaborative efforts are needed to ensure wider availability. Experts stress the importance of a holistic approach to SMA care, citing Kerala ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on the bail petitions of activists Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid and other accused in the controversy behind the Delhi riots in February 2020. A bench headed by Justice Naveen Chawla reserved the verdict after hearing the arguments on bail pleas of both sides. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing Delhi Police, said that if the accused do anything against the country, then the best place for them is jail. Mehta said the riots in Delhi were pre-planned and the manner in which those were planned does not give anyone the right ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Indian government expressed regret on Tuesday over the reported demolition of the ancestral property of celebrated filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh and expressed its willingness to extend cooperation in its restoration. "We note with profound regret that the ancestral property of noted filmmaker and litterateur Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, belonging to his grandfather and eminent litterateur, Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhury, is being demolished," the Ministry of External Affairs said. Also Read | India Urges Bangladesh ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) With nearly all parties backing a notice demanding impeachment of Justice Yashwant Varma, CPI(M) leader John Brittas on Saturday said the notice for impeachment of Justice Shekhar Yadav should also be taken up. Justice Varma has been in the dock since sacks of half-burnt cash were discovered in the outhouse of his residence in Delhi in March this year, when he was a judge of the Delhi High Court. Justice Varma has denied the allegations, asserting that neither he nor any family member had stored currency in the storeroom. "We feel that the integrity of the judiciary n ...Read More >
PATNA: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is all set to embark on 'Vote Adhikar Yatra' from Bihar's Rohtas district on August 17 to register a protest against how the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls was being conducted in the state. This comes at a time when the Opposition is ratcheting up its protest against the SIR and casting aspersions on the integrity of elections. AICC general secretary (organisation) and MP KC Venugopal held a meeting with the INDIA bloc leaders at Sasaram in Rohtas district on Wednesday and reviewed preparations for Rahul Gandhi's visit to Bi ...Read More >
New Delhi: The CAG report, which Aam Aadmi Party leaders are denying as false, was indeed accepted as true by the Delhi government lawyer in the High Court when he blamed the LG office for leaking it to the public. Justice Sachin Datta of the Delhi High Court, who was hearing a petition by the BJP MLAs, said the government should have promptly placed the CAG reports before the house for discussion. "The way you dragged your feet raises doubts about your bonafides. You should have promptly forwarded the reports to the speaker," Justice Datta said, "and had a discussion in the house. The timel ...Read More >
New Delhi: A 90-day nationwide mediation campaign to resolve pending disputes across courts -- from district courts to high courts -- will begin on July 1, the Supreme Court's mediation and conciliation project committee (MCPC) and the national legal services authority (NALSA) announced on Thursday. The campaign, Mediation for the Nation, will be organised under the guidance of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R. Gavai, patron of NALSA, along with NALSA executive chairman and senior Supreme Court judge, Justice Surya Kant. A release issued by the Supreme Court said that the pan-India cam ...Read More >
New Delhi: An underaged teenage survivor of rape seeking to immediately end her unwanted pregnancy of 27 weeks will have to wait until the fetus reaches the gestational period of 34 weeks so that the child can be born, Delhi High Court ordered on Thursday."Don't ask us to be a part of foeticide. Every endeavour must be made by the state to protect life," the bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal told the counsel for the survivor, after AIIMS highlighted that aborting the 16-year-old girl's pregnancy at 27 weeks may harm her reproductive health permanently and amount to fo ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -An Indian court rejected on Monday a plea by Turkey-based Celebi against a government order revoking the security clearance of the firm to provide aviation ground services in the South Asian nation, three lawyer sources said. Turkey came out in support of Pakistan during its military conflict with India in May, angering many Indians and prompting New Delhi to cancel Celebi's clearance in the "interest of national security". Celebi Airport Services India, in a May 16 filing seen by Reuters, asked the Delhi High Court to set aside that decision, arguing it would impact 3,7 ...Read More >
Mohali (Punjab) [India], July 11 (ANI): 'Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder' producer Amit Jani expressed his disappointment over the verdict of the Delhi High Court and said that they have moved to the Supreme Court to challenge the verdict. In a conversation with ANI, he said, 'Humne High Court ke faisle ke khilaaf Supreme Court mein appeal ki hai uske revision ke liye kyunki hum usse santusht nahi hai (We have appealed against the High Court's decision in the Supreme Court for its review because we are not satisfied with it)' He added, 'We have appealed in the Supreme Court against ...Read More >
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday directed the officials to constitute an expert panel comprising retired bureaucrats and domain specialists to examine the nature of cases involving Delhi govt pending in district courts and recommend strategies to eliminate unnecessary litigation.The govt stated that these panels would also assist in formulating systemic solutions for quicker resolution and better case management. The decision was taken in a review meeting with the law, justice and ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - An Indian court rejected on Monday a plea by Turkey-based Celebi against a government order revoking the security clearance of the firm to provide aviation ground services in the South Asian nation, three lawyer sources said. Turkey came out in support of Pakistan during its military conflict with India in May, angering many Indians and prompting New Delhi to cancel Celebi's clearance in the "interest of national security". Celebi Airport Services India, in a May 16 filing seen by Reuters, asked the Delhi High Court to set aside that decision, arguing it would impact 3,791 jobs a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) The Indian economy is expected to grow at 6.5 per cent in the current financial year, despite geo-political tensions and trade policy uncertainties, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Chairman S Mahendra Dev said on Tuesday. In an interview with PTI, Dev further said that domestic growth will be driven by low inflation, resulting from good monsoon and benign interest rate regime, triggered by three back-to-back rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India. "There are significant global headwinds like the twin shocks of geo-political tensions and trade ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Thursday said India has continuously aspired to become a hub of international arbitration by building a progressive legislative framework, a pro-enforcement judiciary and robust institutional support. In his keynote address on "Arbitrating Indo-UK Commercial Disputes" as part of the London International Disputes Week, the CJI said India and the United Kingdom shared a rich history, bound by a common legal heritage rooted in the principles of common law. He referred to the July 2018 memorandum of understanding signed between India and ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Former head of Air India and chairman of the Railway Board Ashwani Lohani is the new Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML) director. The official order for his appointment was issued on Wednesday. A 1980-batch officer of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME), Lohani is known for turning around various organisations during his illustrious career. Following his retirement from IRSME service, he joined the GMR Group as the CEO. According to the order dated June 4, his appointment to the post of director, Prime Ministers Museum and Library in the rank and pa ...Read More >
New Delhi: Lawyers from the district courts decided on Saturday to roll back their decision to abstain from work in protest against the shifting of the judges of the 34 digital Negotiable Instruments Act courts to the Rouse Avenue courts.A statement released by the All District Courts Bar Association of Delhi on Saturday said that the lawyers' coordination committee met the chief justice of Delhi High Court and was assured that all digital courts would function strictly as digital platforms only. The remaining proceedings and judicial work only would be conducted in the regular local courts, t ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Justice Yashwant Varma of Allahabad High Court has approached the Supreme Court challenging the in-house three-judge inquiry committee's report and former CJI Sanjiv Khanna's recommendation to initiate impeachment proceedings against him. Justice Varma stated that he was not given a fair opportunity to respond to the in-house inquiry committee before it presented its findings. Also Read | PM Narendra Modi Launches Infrastructure Projects Worth INR 7,200 Crore, Says Bihar's Growth Vital for Viksit Bharat (Watch Videos). His plea came ahead of the Parliament' ...Read More >
Kuldeep Singh Sengar is also serving a 10-year jail term in connection with the custodial death of the Unnao rape victim's father. Kuldeep Singh Sengar sought interim bail on the grounds that he was suffering from various ailments The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted a two-week interim bail on medical grounds to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar who is serving life term for raping a minor in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao in 2017. A bench headed by Justice Prathiba M Singh suspended the sent ...Read More >
Silchar: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday visited the flood-ravaged districts of Hailakandi and Sribhumi in the Barak Valley. He assured affected residents of providing timely disbursement of rehabilitation grants and swift repair of damaged infrastructure.This marks Sarma's second visit to the flood-hit region within four days, underscoring the gravity of the situation. Speaking to the media in Sribhumi after inspecting multiple relief camps, the CM said, "Flood-related problems may persist till July. I will return before Durga Puja to ensure that roads and infrastructure ar ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) The coordination committee of all the district courts' bar associations in Delhi passed a resolution on Saturday, withdrawing the lawyers' protest scheduled for Monday in connection with the shifting of the digital Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act courts to Rouse Avenue. "A meeting of the coordination committee was held with the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, wherein it was assured that all digital courts will function strictly as digital platforms only. All remaining proceedings and judicial work will be conducted exclusively in the regular local courts," the re ...Read More >
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): Yash Sahu, the son of Kanhaiya Lal, the tailor who was murdered in Rajasthan's Udaipur, said that despite having video evidence, the criminals have not been punished for the last three years. His statement comes after the Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered a stay on the release of the film 'Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder', which was set to hit theatres on July 11. 'Despite having video evidence and everything else, the criminals have not been punished for the last three years. And when someone wants to show the truth to the country t ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday deprecated the use of offensive language in shows and on social media, while granting protection from coercive action to a cartoonist accused of sharing alleged objectionable cartoons of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS workers on social media. The matter came up before a bench comprising justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Aravind Kumar. The bench made it clear to the petitioner that if he continues to share offensive posts on social media, the state was free to take action against him under the law. The bench minced no words in criticising the use of of ...Read More >
New Delhi: Traffic in central Delhi will be affected on Thursday as the traffic police has issued an advisory due to the Janmashtami and Tazia processions.According to police, the traffic movement in Paharganj is likely to be affected from 1.30pm in view of the shobha yatra for Janmashtami and the Tazia procession.The Janmashtami procession will start from Mandir Shri Banke Bihari Ji in Paharganj's Sangatrasan Bazar and pass through Desh Bandhu Gupta Road, Chuna Mandi, Main Bazar, Munja Chowk and Arakashan Road. The Tazia procession will start from Ajmeri Gate and proceed through Pul Paharganj ...Read More >
The Supreme Court has requested responses from the Centre, Tamil Nadu Governor's office, and others regarding the TN government's plea. This plea challenges a Madras High Court order that suspended the state's authority to appoint vice-chancellors at state universities. The University Grants Commission has also been issued a notice concerning the high court's interim order.The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Centre, Tamil Nadu Governor's office, and others on a plea by the TN governm ...Read More >
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The INDIA bloc -- an alliance of 24 opposition parties -- has decided to take on the government over a range of key issues during the Monsoon Session of Parliament starting July 21. Top on their agenda are the lack of accountability for the Pahalgam terror attack, US President Donald Trump's repeated claims of mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, and the controversial revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, which the bloc alleges threatens voting rights. In a virtual meeting ahead of the session, opposition leaders discussed eight major issues they plan to highlight in Parliament. ...Read More >
India opened the scoring through Geeta Yadav (11th minute); however, in the second quarter, Belgium equalised through Marie Goenns (25th) The Indian junior women's hockey team made a positive start to its tour of Europe with a 3-2 win over hosts Belgium here on Sunday. India opened the scoring through Geeta Yadav (11th minute). However, in the second quarter, Belgium equalised through Marie Goenns (25th). Soon Belgium took the lead as Louise van Hecke (34th) found the back of the net. India made a valiant comeback and levelled the scores through Sonam (40th). The visitors continued to att ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the Supreme Court's Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC) will have a 90-day long "For the Nation" mediation campaign starting July 1 to settle pending cases. The pan-India mediation campaign would continue till September 30, 2025. Also Read | Udhampur Encounter: 1 Terrorist Killed in Gunfight With Security Forces in Jammu and Kashmir. "Mediation 'For the Nation' campaign is being launched across India to settle the pending cases and make people believe that mediation as a mechanism for dispute resolutio ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez's petition seeking to quash the FIR and supplementary chargesheet filed against her by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. Justice Anish Dayal delivered the order. The court had earlier reserved its judgment on the matter. A detailed copy of the judgment is yet to be uploaded. The case revolves around allegations that Fernandez received expensive gifts from Chandrashekhar, who is accused of orchestrating a Rs ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) The government has begun collecting signatures of MPs to move a motion in Parliament to remove Justice Yshwant Varma, who is embroiled in a row following the discovery of burnt wads of currency at his residence after a fire incident. Sources said signatures of many MPs from the Lok Sabha have been collected for the impeachment exercise, an indication that the motion may be moved in the Lower House. Also Read | Karnataka Horror: Man Bites Off Wife's Nose Over Loan Repayment Dispute in Shivamogga, Case Registered. A fire incident at Varma's residence in the national ca ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Tuesday opposed the bail petition of Christian Michel James, a British national and alleged middleman, before the Delhi High Court. James is an accused in the money laundering case linked with the alleged Rs 3,600-crore Agusta Westland helicopter scam. The defence lawyer argued that the trial was unlikely to commence soon and that, even if James were convicted, he would face a maximum sentence of seven years, having already served six years in custody. However, the ED's counsel countered, stating that James posed a ...Read More >