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Dharwad: A total of 203 cases were settled out of the 1,189 taken up during the National Lok Adalat held at the high court's Dharwad bench on Saturday, resulting in a compensation award of Rs 3.4 crore.The Lok Adalat, held under the leadership of Justice Sunildutt Yadav addressed a wide range of cases including motor accident compensation cases, cheque dishonour appeals, civil matters, and writ petitions. Many of these cases had been pending resolution for several years. The settlement of long-p ...Read More >
Cuttack: The 3rd National Lok Adalat organised in the Orissa high court on Saturday saw 16.27% cases being settled by different benches. The Lok Adalat benches awarded around Rs 12.27 crore as compensation while settling cases.According to official records, around 1.53 lakh cases are pending in the Orissa HC till Thursday. As part of the efforts to reduce the backlog, 1,186 were taken up by 7 benches under the aegis of the HC legal services committee, along with the state legal services authorit ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday said any undue delay in deciding bail pleas is an injustice and violative of the accused's fundamental rights while setting a timeline of two months for trial and high courts to decide bail and anticipatory bail applications.A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said liberty of citizens cannot be left in abeyance by keeping bail plea hanging for a long time and took strong objection to Bombay high court keeping an anticipatory bail plea pending for ...Read More >
Mumbai: Close on the heels of the Delhi High Court being evacuated following a bomb threat email, a similar threat email regarding the Bombay high court was received, said police officers. Mumbai police officials later confirmed no explosives were found and the threat turned out to be a hoax. Police have launched an investigation to trace the origin of the email and determine whether the threats to the Delhi and Bombay high courts are linked. Azad maidan police were in the process of registering ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 12 (PTI) The Delhi High Court witnessed unprecedented scenes on Friday when some judges started rising at around 11.35 am following a bomb threat e-mail, which later turned out to be a hoax. The buzz and commotion throughout the court corridors began after the high court administration received an e-mail threatening an attack and triggered a thorough search operation by the police, fire officials, bomb disposal and dog squads. While some of the judges rose from benches, others c ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) has suggested prioritising women in allocation of deceased donor organs.In a letter to the states/UTs, the apex authority for regulating organ donations and transplants in the country, has said a provision should be made to mark additional points for women recipients of donor organs, to address gender disparity. Studies have shown that while women make up a large percentage of donors, they receive fewer organs than men. "Wo ...Read More >
New Delhi: A day after facing criticism from the Delhi High Court, Delhi govt on Wednesday informed the court that it has suspended nine Tihar Jail officials for allegedly running an extortion racket in collusion with inmates.The govt assured a bench of chief justice D K Upadhyaya and justice Tushar Rao Gedela that strict disciplinary action was initiated against the officials, who were placed under suspension and transferred as per rules.It also sought an additional two months to file its actio ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by actor-turned-MP Kangana Ranaut challenging her summoning by a Punjab court in a defamation case, making it clear that the magistrate has duly applied mind to the material on record while summoning her.Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya, in a detailed 15-page order, said, "There are specific allegations against the petitioner who is a celebrity, that false and defamatory imputations by her in the retweet have dented the r ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19 (PTI) The Regional Medical Research Centre in Bhubaneswar, under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has developed an advanced malaria vaccine that can prevent plasmodium falciparum infection in individuals and minimise community transmission. The ICMR Delhi has invited Expressions of Interest (EoI) from eligible organisations, companies and manufacturers enthusiastic about the Transfer of Technology for commercial production of "a recombinant chimeric multi-stage ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A day after the high court dismissed the petition filed by BJP MLA Byrathi Suresh, seeking to quash the FIR registered against him in connection with the murder of a history-sheeter, the court directed him to appear before the police. The lawmaker presented himself before the investigating officer at Bharatinagar police station Saturday afternoon. The police grilled him for over 3.5 hours.After giving his statement, Basavaraj addressed the media outside the station, saying he was aske ...Read More >
Lalu Prasad Yadav has appealed to the Supreme Court after the Delhi High Court refused to halt trial court proceedings in the CBI's land-for-jobs case. He seeks to quash the FIR, chargesheets, and subsequent orders, citing a 14-year delay and lack of mandatory approval under Section 17A of the PC Act, alleging political vendetta. Former Bihar chief minister and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav has moved the Supreme Court against an order dismissing his plea seeking a stay on the trial court procee ...Read More >
Leh, July 18: Veteran BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Kavinder Gupta, was sworn as the 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.Dressed in traditional Ladakhi attire, Gupta took the oath of office in a solemn ceremony held in Leh, administered by Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, Chief Justice of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh.Welcoming this new chapter in Ladakh's journey, Gupta emphasized service over power, declaring Ladakh deserves dignity, development, and a voice. "I'm ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: A new disclaimer uploaded on Gujarat Police's Citizen Portal has triggered concerns over its impact on the effectiveness and accessibility of digital policing. According to the disclaimer, no action will be taken on an online complaint if a complainant fails to physically visit the police station within three days of filing it.The clause -- uploaded without any public announcement -- contradicts the very principle of citizen-centric, technology-driven governance, sources said. The mes ...Read More >
Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Tuesday opposed activist Medha Patkar's plea before the Delhi high court challenging her conviction and sentencing in a 2001 criminal defamation case, contending that she had played an active role in authorising the contents of a press release alleging that a cheque issued by his NGO to the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) had bounced. A bench of justice Shailender Kaur reserved its verdict on Patkar's challenge to the sessions court's April 2 order upholding her co ...Read More >
Chennai: Preliminary investigations attribute the fire on the goods train near Tiruvallur to a possible spark from overhead electrical equipment (OHE) igniting fuel leaking from a derailed wagon.The incident paralysed services on the busy Chennai-Arakkonam route and left nearby residents engulfed in thick black smoke. The disruption left thousands of rail passengers stranded, many of whom were unable to get updates as railway helplines went unanswered for hours. The train carrying diesel from Ch ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has upheld the acquittal of a woman and her family in a case of alleged abetment to suicide of her husband, stating that there was no act of incitement on their part on the date when the man took his life."In the absence of any evidence... of instigation, encouragement or aiding on the part of the respondents, it cannot be said that they were guilty of any act, which could be termed as abetment to drive the deceased to commit suicide," the court said.In the order, the ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The Telangana high court on Friday granted permission to conduct the Bonalu festival for eight days on an open land abutting a temple at Lal Bazar, Trimulgherry. The court was dealing with a petition filed by Pyarasani Gowri Shanker, a businessman from Lal Bazar, who urged the high court to grant permission to organise the festivities from July 13 to July 20. He approached the court after the Hyderabad police denied permission to hold the festival on the land. It was learnt that the l ...Read More >
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Enforcement Directorate's response on a plea by AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal challenging a sessions court order upholding the summons issued to him in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam in the capital. Justice Ravinder Dudeja issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the petition and asked it to file the counter affidavit within six weeks. At the outset, the ED's counsel raised a preliminary objection over t ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Enforcement Directorate's response on a plea by former CM Arvind Kejriwal challenging the summons issued to him in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam in the capital. Justice Ravinder Dudeja asked ED to file the counter affidavit within six weeks.During the hearing, ED raised a preliminary objection over the maintainability of the petition, but the high court asked the agency to raise everything, including the prel ...Read More >
Panaji: The high court will continue to hear on Thursday the petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), challenging the order of a lower court to register an FIR in the case of ex-minister and BJP leader Pandurang Madkaikar's bribery remark.The ACB has informed the HC that the sessions court, designated as a special court under the Prevention of Corruption Act, lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the application seeking direction to a police officer to register an FIR.The application w ...Read More >
New Delhi: Lawyers in Karkardooma courts called off their four-day hunger strike protesting the decision to shift the judges of 34 digital Negotiable Instruments Act courtrooms that hear cheque bounce cases from six court complexes in Delhi to the Rouse Avenue court complex. On Monday, after the coordination committee of all district courts bar associations of Delhi held a meeting with Delhi High Court chief justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, the trial court lawyers decided to call off their stri ...Read More >
The Allahabad high court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking registration of a criminal case against Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya over allegations of submitting fake educational degrees while contesting election and for obtaining the dealership of a petrol pump. Rejecting the revision petition filed by one Diwakar Nath Tripathi, a social activist from Prayagraj, Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh observed, "The complainant-revisionist is not a person deceived by Keshav Pr ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Monday sought govt's response to a plea filed by AAP against the rent demand for its party office in Vithalbhai Patel House in the capital. Justice Sachin Datta issued notice to govt on AAP's application, which was filed in a case where the party challenged the cancellation of the allotment of the suite for its office. The matter was posted for July 22.The high court sought the response after AAP's counsel urged it to stay the June 20 reminder notice demanding the ...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 govern ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing to July 8 on the petition of senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Majithia who had challenged his ''illegal arrest and subsequent remand'' by Punjab Vigilance Bureau in a disproportionate assets (DA) case. Asking Punjab's reply on Majithia's petition against his arrest, Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya's bench deferred the hearing to July 8 without any interim relief to Majithia. Majithia's counsel Arshdeep Singh Kler ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 3 (PTI) The Punjab and Haryana High Court will hear on Friday Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia's plea against his arrest and subsequent remand in a disproportionate assets case registered against him by the Vigilance Bureau. The matter came up before the bench of Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya, who adjourned the hearing for a day to allow Majithia's counsel to place a fresh remand order of the former Akali minister issued in the case. Majithia's counsel Arshdeep Singh ...Read More >
Gujrat: Days after a man was caught attending proceedings of Gujarat High Court case from inside his toilet another shocking video is surfaced online of a senior counsel lawyer sipping on a beer mug during his virtual appearance. This is also one of the hearings of Gujrat High Court. The video of senior counsel Bhaskar Tanna casually drinking beer went viral on the Internet. According to the reports, the Gujarat High Court has initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against the lawyer for the " ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar has written a strongly worded letter to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, criticising General Education Minister V Sivankutty for walking out of a function held at Raj Bhavan on June 19. The Governor described the incident as a breach of protocol and an insult to the constitutional office. The letter, dated June 26, refers to an awards ceremony for the Bharat Scouts and Guides, where Sivankutty -- who also serves as President of the Associatio ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The Telangana high court set aside the suspension of Bijai Durga Rath, administrative manager of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), terming it illegal and arbitrary. Justice EV Venugopal directed the HCA to reinstate him and also pay pending salary arrears. Bijai was suspended on Dec 7, 2023, via an official letter and email, citing an ongoing investigation. The judge said the suspension order was issued without authority, as only the Apex Council or CEO has the power to take di ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi govt's standard operating procedure (SOP) on felling or transplantation of trees will need to be revised, as Delhi High Court has incorporated additional requirements to make the process more effective.In a recent order, HC underlined it is dealing with "the rights of the citizens of Delhi and the rights protected under Article 21 of the Constitution to live in a clean and pollution-free environment" and passed a slew of directions designating the forest department's tree office ...Read More >
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