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Won't grant even one more day: HC refuses to extend time for artistes to vacate Govt allotted residence

05 Apr 2022
On Monday, the High Court of Delhi refused to grant more time to Indian classical artiste Rita Ganguly, who had challenged a single Judge's decision directing her & others to vacate Govt allot...
 

HC: No question of EWS Reservation in Higher Judicial Service, Read Order

05 Apr 2022
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed the writ petition to provide the benefit of the 10% Reservation to the E.W.S. General Category candidates for Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service, 2020. The...
 

Resolve issue of burial ground for Muslims: High Court tells State Govt

05 Apr 2022
On Monday, the High Court of Bombay told the State Govt to solve the long-standing issue of a burial ground for Muslims of Vikhroli and Kanjurmarg. Chief Justice Dipankar Datta &...
 

One year Jail term If caught consuming Alcohol for 2nd time: Additional Chief Secretary

05 Apr 2022
In a key development, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) of Education and Cabinet in Bihar, Sanjay Kumar listed the rules for the Liquor Prohibition Bill 2022. It is pertinent to mention that this...
 

Unless there is real Danger to Life there can't be any Dying Declaration? SC settles [Read Judgment]

05 Apr 2022
The Supreme Court has held that there is no absolute proposition of law that in a case when at the time when the Dying Declaration was recorded, there was no emergency and/or any danger to t...
 

Actress Assault Case: Survivor claims professional misconduct by Dileep's Advocates, approaches Bar Council

05 Apr 2022
The survivor in the actress sexual assault incident of 2017 has approached the Bar Council of Kerala seeking action against the Advocates of actor Dileep, the 8th accused in the case, claimi...
 

Miscarriage of Justice: Special Court rejects CBI’s closure report in Urea Scam filed after 22 years

05 Apr 2022
In an embarrassment to the Central Bureau of Investigation, a special CBI Court rejected its closure report in a case related to the urea scam, asking it to probe the 22-year delay in filing it &...
 

8,278 Indian prisoners in foreign jails; Data uncertain due to strong Privacy Laws: MoEA

05 Apr 2022
As many as 8,278 Indian prisoners, including undertrials, are lodged in foreign prisons at present, with 156 of them serving life sentences, the government informed Lok Sabha on Friday. In response...
 

Bill to extend Indian laws to research stations in Antarctica introduced in Lok Sabha

04 Apr 2022
The government on Friday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha that seeks to extend the application of domestic laws to research stations set up by India in the Antarctic region. The Indian Antarctic...
 

Apex Court reiterates Judgment must have clarity on the exact relief that is granted by the Court [Read Judgment]

04 Apr 2022
The Division Bench of the Supreme Court consisting of Justice M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna opined that the judgment must have a clarity on the exact relief that is granted by the Court so that it may...
 

HC: Establishment of new Courts in Districts is in interest of Public, Bar shall not object, Read Judgement

04 Apr 2022
The Bombay High Court has turned down Satara District Bar Association's plea noting that Courts exists for Litigant's convenience and not Advocate's. The Divison Bench of&nbsp...
 

SC expounds Admissibility of additional evidence depends upon whether or not the appellate court requires the evidence sought to be adduced to enable it to pronounce judgment or for any other substantial cause [Read Judgment]

04 Apr 2022
The Division Bench of the Supreme Court consisting of Justice M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna opined that the admissibility of additional evidence does not depend upon the relevancy to the issue on hand...
 

SC expounds ‘Even if the valuer’s report was for commercial use/commercial property, the mesne profits could not have been mechanically reduced by 50% by the HC’ [Read Judgment]

04 Apr 2022
The Division Bench of the Supreme Court consisting of Justice M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna opined that the High Court mechanically reduced the mesne profits to 50%. Even if the valuer’s report...
 

Accident: Judge dies, another Judge & one more person travelling in the same car injured seriously

04 Apr 2022
A Judge posted in the Court of Judicial Magistrate first-class in Badamalehara, Chhatarpur, died in a road accident on Saturday night. Another Judge & one more person travelling in the sam...
 

HC: The Court's review of the arbitration agreement should be limited to a prima facie standard is the principle of competence [Read Judgment]

04 Apr 2022
High Court of Delhi was dealing with the petition filed under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, petitioner seeks appointment of a Sole Arbitrator in terms of Clause 23.16 of...
 

Judiciary has no Role to play in extension of a bilateral License Deed, Read HC Order

04 Apr 2022
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that Courts have no discretion on matters of extension of licenses, as license is a contract and cannot be initiated at Court's behest. The single-ju...
 

Abusing the Judicial process is like playing with fire: Court imposes Rs 10 lakh fine on Man for filing suit based on false pleas

04 Apr 2022
A Delhi Court has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on a man for filing a suit based on false petitions, adding that abusing the judicial process is like playing with fire. The man had filed...
 

HC: Trademark 'Evening Moments' deceptively similar to 'Magic Moments', Read Order

04 Apr 2022
The Delhi High Court has granted ad interim injunction in favour of manufacturer of liquor brand "MAGIC MOMENTS" in a trademark infringement suit against "EVENING MOMENT" mark...
 

CBDT introduces Scheme for usage of Artificial Intelligence in ITR Evaluation, Read Notification

04 Apr 2022
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified Scheme for usage of Artificial Intelligence in ITR Evaluation named as the 'Faceless Inquiry or Valuation Scheme, 2022&#39...
 

Can a Husband claim Maintenance from his Wife? YES says HC, Read Judgment

04 Apr 2022
In significient observation, the Bombay High Court has allowed husband to take maintenance from wife in view of Section 24 and 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The single-judge bench of Just...
 

Bar Association repoll: Advocates to cast votes through QR code voters slip

04 Apr 2022
The advocate-members of Kanpur Bar Association (KBA) will cast their votes through QR code voters slip in the KBA repoll. The Elders’ Committee has informed the members through a no...
 

CJI-XI vs SCBA-XI: Supreme Court Judges crush Advocates in a game of Cricket [Watch the Match]

04 Apr 2022
‘My Lords’ finally lorded over the Lawyers on the cricket field for the first time, changing the trend of Advocates defeating Judges in a game of cricket every year. On Sunday, the...
 

HC: Laws of Limitation apply uniformly, CBI not a Privileged Agency, Read Judgement

04 Apr 2022
The Calcutta High Court has refused to condone delay of about 302 days in filing an appeal by the CBI and remarked that State Agency is not a privileged litigant. The single-judge bench of Jus...
 

HC rules, Trial Courts dutybound to fix Bail Bond Amount once SC or HC passes Bail Order without one, Read Order

04 Apr 2022
While issuing caution to remain vigilant while dealing with the bail orders, the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the Trial Court to ascertain the value of bail bond of the Applicant who was gr...
 

Man gets 6-month Jail for giving false evidence in favour of accused convicted of assaulting his Brother

04 Apr 2022
In a Case of perjury, a Magistrate’s Court has observed that a deliberate misstatement made in a Court of justice — whether it tends to endanger the life & property of others or to def...
 

Senior Advocate awarded for promoting Hindi language in the field of Law & Judiciary

04 Apr 2022
A Senior Lawyer of Allahabad HC, Pradeep Kumar, will be awarded the Vaishvik Hindi Sewa Samman by Vaishvik Hindi Sammelan for his contribution to the promotion of Hindi langua...
 

'If a Lawyer is touched, it will be the Judge who will be pained most': Principal District and Sessions Judge

04 Apr 2022
On Saturday, Principal District and Sessions Judge B. Kalam Pasha here reminded the Advocates of the criminality of their recent behaviour in the Court compound in connection with an incident in which...
 

HC: Civil Courts can't use Regd. AD Postage to serve Summons on Defendants living beyond its Jurisdiction, Read Order

04 Apr 2022
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that Civil Courts can't directly serve summons by registered post acknowledgement to defendant residing outside it's jur...
 

Misconduct: CBI Court orders action on two Advocates for giving false opinion

04 Apr 2022
A special CBI Court recently ordered action against 2 Advocates for misconduct after they gave false legal opinions in connection with land title investigation reports. The directions came i...
 

NCW launches anti-human trafficking cell to improve effectiveness in tackling cases of Human Trafficking

03 Apr 2022
On Saturday, the National Commission for Women (NCW) launched an anti-human trafficking cell to improve effectiveness in tackling cases of human trafficking, increasing awareness among women & gir...
 

Self-acquired property by Father to Son doesn't constitute an ancestral property in hands of the donee: High Court

03 Apr 2022
"The gift of self-acquired property by the father to his son does not constitute an ancestral property in the hands of the donee," said Justice N J Jamadar of the High Court of Bombay in a p...
 

Apex Court reiterates mere non-framing of Charge u/S 149 IPC will not vitiate conviction in absence of any prejudice to the Accused [Read Judgment]

03 Apr 2022
On 1st April 2022, the Supreme Court of India in the case of State of Uttar Pradesh v. Subhash comprising of division Bench Justice Mr. Shah & Justice B.V. Nagarathna observed that non-framing of...
 
 

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