Justice Govind Mathur, the Rajasthan High Court Judge has been shifted to Allahabad High Court. He is instructed to take charge of the office on or before 22nd November, 2017, as per the notification. Shikha TiwariI am a law student who is a pluviophile and loves to sing. www.lawin60.com
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SC Dismisses Plea Which Questioned Delay In MOP And Appointments Of Judges Before It’s Finalisation
The Supreme Court dismissed the petition which aimed a clarification from the Centre for the postpone in concluding the memorandum of the procedure (MOP) for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts and which also questioned continuing appointments even when the MOP had not been finalised. There was no need to proceed in this issue according to SC.
Suggest Remedies To Ensure Hearing Of Criminal Appeals Within Reasonable Time: Supreme Court Asks Centre
The Supreme Court while hearing a petition filed by Mr. Sadaullah observed that the Jharkhand High Court rejected to hear the petitioners appeal while observing that there are much older cases pending for more than thirteen and a half years. SC deplored that pendency of criminal appeals before high courts and has asked the centre to suggest remedies to ensure
Lawyers And Litigants Soon To Get Updates Of Cases, Copies Of Orders & Judgments Via Email
The Supreme courts eCommittee has ordered the High Court to create a database of lawyers and litigants to create a Case Information System. Creation of such database shall help the parties and their advocates to get regular updates of their cases through registered email addresses. The High Courts have directed all District and Sessions Judges to create a database of email ids
Did Not Claim To Clear All Pending Cases By March, 2018: Madras HC
The Madras High Court has issued a clarification refusing the news reports claiming that it will achieve the task of clearing all pending cases by March, 2018. The Registrar General of Madras High Court has stated that HC has decided to take steps to clear all cases pending for more than five years, by 31st March 2018 and NOT as reported. Shikha
SC Tells Centre To Form Expert Panel for Blue Whale
The Supreme Court has asked the centre to form an expert panel to give a report and recommendations restraining the suicide incidents arising due to Blue Whale game. Till now 13 deaths had been reported in the verge of completing the task. Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra also directed all the high courts to not proceed with any plea relating this
Even A Woman Of Easy Virtue Has The Right To Say ‘No’: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently rejected an application stating a victims bad character, filed by an accused convicted under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The HC stated that a woman may be of easy virtue but she has a right to say no. Thus, no bail
Jharkhand High Court disposes of 1,250 Bail Pleas in two days
The Jharkhand High Court disposed of over 1,250 bail applications in a special drive during the last two days. Secretary of High Court Bar Association Hemant Shikarwar approached the HC Acting Chief Justice D.N Patel with the request to constitute special benches for bail in view of the long pend-ency of bail applications so that the cases are