7 years, 2 months ago

Calcutta HC Admonishes Litigant Who Filed Writ Petition Against Its Sitting Judges [Read Judgment]

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The court should not permit any litigant to initiate a proceeding on disparaging, scurrilous and intemperate remarks against the judges and such person should be dealt with seriously, the court said.The Calcutta High Court recently admonished a man who filed a writ petition against its sitting judges and their conduct in dealing with the cases filed by him.Justice Harish Tandon, who heard. The Calcutta High Court recently admonished a man who filed a writ petition against its sitting judges and their conduct in dealing with the cases filed by him. Justice Harish Tandon, who heard the writ petition filed by the petitioner against sitting judges, observed: “It is not only alarming but equally disturbing when a Writ Petition is launched by the citizen against the sitting Judges of the High Court on unfounded and unsubstantiated allegations and / or aspersions not only undermining but also belittling their image, institution, position and the authority of law exercised in course of judicial dispensation.” Atanu Chattopadhyay, the petitioner, had approached the high court and wanted his matter to be listed before a particular judge. “The petitioner consistently harps upon denial of access to justice and injustice perpetrated upon him in not acceding to his prayer either listing as per his desire before the particular Judge and refusal to release the matter as he has inculcated a sense of bias against a particular judge,” the court said.

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1 week, 1 day ago

Writ Petition Is Not Maintainable When Effective And Efficacious Remedy In Form Of Arbitration Is Available: Calcutta High Court

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court Bench of Chief Justice T.S. It said that the High Court would normally exercise its jurisdiction in 3 contingencies namely when the writ petition was filed for enforcement of any fundamental rights, where there has been violation of principle of natural justice, or where the order or proceedings are wholly without jurisdiction or where the vires …

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Madras High Court imposes costs of ₹5 lakh on T.N. govt; orders payment of ₹2.5 lakh to sanitary worker

The Hindu

The Madras High Court has imposed costs of ₹5 lakh on the Tamil Nadu government for having filed an “unnecessary” writ appeal against a single judge’s order, to approve the appointment of a sanitary worker, though the issue was not res integra and had been taken up to the Supreme Court in another case. Third Division Bench of Justices R. …

3 weeks, 4 days ago

High Court notice to Karnataka government over dropping cases against MPs, MLAs

India Today

The Karnataka High Court, on Thursday, issued notice to the state government in a petition challenging a government order to withdraw 43 criminal cases, in which former ministers, MLAs and persons of influence were named accused. A Division Bench of Chief Justice NV Anjaria and Justice MI Arun passed the order on the public interest litigation questioning the legality of …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Interim Orders Affecting Substantial Rights Of Parties And Causing Prejudice Are Appealable While Writ Petition Is Pending: Kerala HC

Live Law

The Kerala High Court has reiterated that interim orders that affect the substantial rights and liabilities of the parties and cause significant prejudice, are appealable during the pendency of the writ petition under Section 5 of the Kerala High Court Act, 1958. Such an order, touching upon the substantial rights and liabilities of the parties and causing substantial prejudice to …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court Stays Centre's Order Debarring Former HC Judge From Govt Appointments For 3 Yrs

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court in an interim order on Tuesday stayed a November 7, 2024 Central Government order by which a former High Court judge Justice Padmaraj Nemachandra Desai was debarred for three years from any Government appointments. Justice R Devdas stayed the order till the next date of hearing of the petition filed by Desai challenging the order and …

2 months ago

Writ Of Mandamus Can Be Issued In Contractual Matters Only When Outstanding Payments Are Admitted, Not Otherwise: Allahabad HC

Live Law

The Allahabad High Court has held that writ jurisdiction cannot be invoked to enter contractual unless exceptional circumstances are present, which include respondents agreeing to the outstanding dues. The petitioner approached the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking payment of the dues on the grounds that financial constraints cannot be grounds to deny payment for …

2 months, 1 week ago

'Right To Access Justice Not Absolute' : Supreme Court Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Cost On Litigant For Multiple Frivolous Cases

Live Law

The Supreme Court recently imposed a heavy cost of Rs.1,00,000 on the petitioner, who over the span of more than 11 years filed frivolous litigants and indulged in forum shopping more than 10 times including before the High Court of Bombay and the Supreme Court. The petitioner then filed an application to the Ministry of Law & Justice seeking inquiry …

3 months ago

GST Department's Effective Adjudication Of Matter Cannot Be Scuttled By Seeking Writ Remedy: Calcutta High Court

Live Law

While reiterating that it shall not interfere in matters requiring fact-finding and adjudication, which fall squarely within the statutory domain, the Calcutta High Court advised the manufacturer/ supplier to exhaust the statutory remedies provided under the CGST Act, 2017 including submitting a detailed response to the SCN. “The statutory framework under the CGST Act provides adequate mechanisms for addressing the …

3 months ago

GST Department's Effective Adjudication Of Matter Cannot Be Scuttled By Seeking Writ Remedy: Calcutta High Court

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‘Raining FIRS’: Supreme Court grants arrest shield to YSR Cong’s Sajjala B Reddy

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Raining FIRS’: Supreme Court grants arrest shield to YSR Cong’s Sajjala B Reddy

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday shielded YSR Congress Party’s social media head Sajjala Bhargava Reddy from arrest for two weeks to enable him to approach the high court for bail, observing the interim protection was akin to allowing the petitioner to get first aid while the state government was “raining FIRs” on him. Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Madras HC order directing CBI probe against CSI Madurai-Ramnad Diocese stayed

New Indian Express

MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday stayed an order passed by a single judge of the court last week, directing the CBI to register a case against CSI Madurai-Ramnad Diocese, Church of South India Trust Association, among others, on charges of illegally selling 31.10 acre government land that was meant to be used for industrial …

4 months ago

Calcutta High Court Injuncts State Govt, WBIDC From Disposing Of Property In KMC Area Over Essex Arbitral Award Case

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar has injuncted the West Bengal Government and WBIDC from disposing of subject matter of the Award in the execution petition filed by the award-holder in Essex case. Per contra, the respondents submitted that similar point was raised in the proceedings under Section 36 of the Act and also in the special …

4 months ago

BREAKING: Supreme Court issues notice to Muslim side in Gyanvapi case, seeks reply within two weeks

India TV News

Gyanvapi case: In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Muslim side on the petition demanding an Archaeological Survey of India survey of the alleged Shivling in the Gyanvapi mosque complex. After hearing this, the apex court has issued a notice to the Muslim side and sought a reply within two weeks. A bench …

4 months ago

Adjudicating Authority's Inaction To Dispose Of Proceedings Can't Be Attributed To Taxpayer In Absence Of Any Malice On His Part: Bombay HC

Live Law

The Bombay High Court ruled that when the Revenue Dept. Finding that the Authority had passed the final order after a lapse of more than 16 years from the date of CESTAT's order, the Division Bench of Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe and Justice M.S Sonak observed that such inordinate delay in the conclusion of show cause notice will surely prejudice …

4 months, 1 week ago

Plea In Calcutta High Court Seeks Recusal Of Jugdes From Hearing Contempt Matter Over Allegedly 'Prejudicial Remarks'

Live Law

A plea has been moved before the Calcutta High Court seeking the recusal of a division bench comprising Justices Debangsu Basak and Shabbar Rashidi from hearing an ongoing contempt matter due to allegedly prejudicial remarks made by the bench in the course of hearings.According to the petitioner, the bench while hearing the matter made some remarks to the petitioner's advocate …

4 months, 1 week ago

Calcutta High Court Pulls Up Lawyer's Juniors For 'Threatening' Dept To Admit Appeal Without Order Copy

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday reprimanded a lawyer and his juniors for filing an appeal against a single judge order without either a server or certified copy of the order under challenge. A division bench comprising of Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya had on an earlier occasion allowed the filing of the appeal without the certified copy of the order. On …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Declines Owners' Plea To Recall Order Permitting Usage Of Their Property's 'Ghat' For Celebration Of Chhath Puja

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court has declined an intervention application by the owner of a property seeking to recall the court's earlier order allowing the usage of a ghat situated on the premises of the property for the celebration of Chhath puja by people in the area.A single bench of Justice Rai Chattopadhyay held:"The applicants, thus, neither can be called a …

5 months, 1 week ago

High Court Allows Review Petition, Recalls Direction to Respondents to Appoint Petitioner Due to Low Merit

Live Law

The Delhi High Court allows a Review Petition filed by the Respondents seeking review of its order directing the Respondent to recall the appointment of a candidate. The Court held that the Respondent was required to issue an appointment letter to the Petitioner as per his respective merit in the respective LDCE, even though the Petitioner was not informed of …

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Duty Of Court To Restore Litigant For Loss Suffered Due To Negligence Of Court: Kerala HC

Live Law

The Kerala High Court has observed that the concept of restitution of the litigant for the loss suffered due to negligence of the court is a fundamental principle of Indian Judiciary and Jurisprudence. This principle follows the legal maxim of Actus Curiae Neminem Gravabit which means that 'an act of Court shall prejudice no-one', that is, if a litigant suffers …

7 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal Post-Poll Violence : Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Transferring Trial Of One Case, Says No Proper Service Of Notice To Accused

Live Law

The Supreme Court on August 9 set aside an order of the Calcutta High Court, transferring the trial commenced at Coochbehar to Special CBI Court at Siliguri in the case lodged in the aftermath of the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections for serious offences including murder and rape.The Supreme Court set aside the High Court order on the grounds …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala High Court to pronounce verdict on plea against making Hema committee report public on August 13

The Hindu

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a writ petition challenging the State Information Commission’s order directing the Kerala government to make public the Justice K. Hema Committee report on women’s working conditions in the Malayalam film industry with limited redactions. The Kerala Women’s Commission and the Women in Cinema Collective, which were impleaded in the case, …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On Advocate For Filing 'Frivolous' Contempt Petition Against Judicial Officer, Opposing Counsel

Live Law

The Kerala High Court has imposed an exemplary cost of Rs. The contempt petition was filed alleging that the judicial officer colluded with an advocate and parties in disobeying the directions of the High Court in a case being contested by the contempt applicant. “To hurl allegations of contempt against the lawyer appearing for the plaintiffs, as also, plaintiffs 1 …

8 months, 2 weeks ago

SHO Kothakota asked not to interfere in rituals of a temple under dispute

Deccan Chronicle

The SHO Kothakota has been injuncted from interfering with religious ceremonies and activities of the alleged Sri Swayambhu Kalyana Lakshmi Venkateswara Swamy and Anjaneya Swamy temple at Amadabakula in Mahabubnagar district. Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar of the Telangana High Court extended an earlier interim order qua alleged interference of the station house officer, Kothakota, in daily rituals of the alleged …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Directs Release Of Man Arrested For Making Untoward Remarks In Comment Box During CM Mamata Banerjee's Facebook Live-Stream

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court has ordered the release of a man who was arrested for making allegedly untoward and 'defamatory' comments against certain government functionaries during a Facebook live stream of an administrative meeting held by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.A single bench of Justice Amrita Sinha directed the release of the accused upon holding that the police's actions in arresting. …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP Moves Supreme Court Against Calcutta HC Order On Poll Advertisements MCC TMC West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2024 May 27 Hearing

ABP News

New Delhi, May 24 The BJP moved the Supreme Court on Friday, challenging a Calcutta High Court order that has refused to interfere with a single-judge ruling restraining the party from issuing The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a vacation bench of Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice Pankaj Mithal. On May 22, a division bench of the …

10 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Disposes Of Kerala Govt's Petition Filed Before HC Against NGT Order As Withdrawn, Gives Liberty To File Appeal

Live Law

The Supreme Court disposed of the writ petition filed before the Kerala High Court challenging an order of the National Green Tribunal after the same was upheld by the Supreme Court earlier. The order was passed after Senior Advocate R Basant, appearing for the State, informed the Court that the state was withdrawing the writ petition from the High Court. …

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Pulls Up Kerala Govt For Approaching HC Challenging NGT Order Which Was Upheld By SC

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed displeasure at the State of Kerala for filing a writ petition before the Kerala High Court challenging an order of the National Green Tribunal after the same was upheld by the Supreme Court earlier. “You should be first concerned about your action as a State by filing a writ petition against an order, against …

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Notice Of Hearing Must Be Issued To Petitioner & Not His Counsel When Court Seeks To Grant Hearing To All Interested Parties: MP High Court

Live Law

Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently underscored that notice of proceedings should have been issued to the petitioner and not his counsel in the matter. Pursuant to a High Court order, the Joint Director had decided on an earlier application of the petitioner dated 1/11/2022 and the fresh application filed by him on 28/3/2023. It was incumbent upon respondent No.2 …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Court Under Section 9 Of A&C Act Can Punish For Disobedience Of Its Order, Power Akin To Order 39 Rule 2A Of CPC: Calcutta High Court

Live Law

The High Court of Calcutta has held that the Court under Section 9 of the A&C Act can punish for the disobedience of its order. Thereafter, the petitioner approached the Commercial Court under Section 9 of the A&C Act seeking refund of the encashed amount and also restraining the respondent from acting on notice of invocation in respect of the …

1 year ago

Fast Track Courts & Alternate Dispute Resolution Not Sufficient To Reduce Burden, Courts Should Curb Abuse Of Legal Procedures: Karnataka HC

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court has observed that Courts should be very conscious and unless it is satisfied that the material evidence placed before it warrants exercise of power under Section 216, the powers under Section 216 of Cr.P.C. Unless the Courts dispense with such procedures which are totally unnecessary and causes no prejudice to the parties if they are dispensed …

1 year, 1 month ago

Writ Jurisdiction Cannot Be Invoked For Execution Of Decree: Kerala High Court

Live Law

The Kerala High Court has made it clear that writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot be invoked for the execution of a decree when there is an alternative effective remedy to approach a competent civil court by filing an execution petition. The petitioner had approached the High Court invoking its writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the …

1 year, 1 month ago

Writ Petition Against Arbitrator's Order Not Maintainable Unless Exceptional Circumstances Or Bad Faith Can Be Shown: M.P. High Court

Live Law

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh bench comprising Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Devnarayan Mishra refused to exercise the writ jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226/227 of the Indian Constitution for a matter involving dismissal of an application made to an Arbitrator under Section 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 by the Petitioner. The High …

1 year, 1 month ago

'Treatment Worse Than Disease': Delhi High Court Refuses To Direct Trial Courts To Issue Notice To Complainants At Pre-Trial Stage

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has refused to direct the trial courts in the national capital to mandatorily issue notice to the complainant or victim in a criminal case at pre-trial stage.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said that such a direction is likely to result in avoidable and undesirable delays in trials …

1 year, 1 month ago

Aid To Minority Institutions Challenged

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court appointed Vedula Srinivas as amicus curie in a batch of writ petitions challenging the government orders pertaining to the alleged promotion of minority religions such as Christianity. The bench comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J. Anil Kumar was dealing with a batch of writ pleas field by Dr Tripuraneni …

1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court upholds decision to cap number of visits by prisoners' relatives, counsel

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on January 9 upheld an order of the Delhi High Court which had said the decision to cap the number of visits by prisoners' families, friends and legal advisors to twice a week has been taken considering the number of inmates, and it cannot be said to be "completely arbitrary". The high court, in its order dated …

1 year, 3 months ago

HC Directs Govt To Reconsider Transfer of Employees From AP

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court, comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J. Anil Kumar, disposed of four similar writ petitions pertaining to the action of the State of Telangana in not according consent for permanent interstate transfers in pursuance of letter addressed by the State of Andhra Pradesh to the State of Telangana. HC Allows …

1 year, 5 months ago

Writ Petitions Against Orders Passed By IPAB Must Be Decided By Single Judge: Delhi High Court

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the writ petitions challenging the orders passed by the Intellectual Property Appellate Board before its abolition in 2021 would have to be heard and decided by a single judge and not a division bench.Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021 abolished various Tribunals including India's Intellectual Property Appellate Board and assigned their functions to. The Delhi …

1 year, 6 months ago

Calcutta High Court Denies Relief To Bank Manager Accused Of ‘Threatening’ Employee Who Complained Of Illegal Termination

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against a Branch Manager of Standard Chartered bank who had been accused u/s 506 and 509 of the IPC for allegedly threatening an employee who had approached the Labour forum against illegal termination of service. Complainant submitted that the petitioner had threatened her to withdraw her case before the labour …

1 year, 7 months ago

‘Discipline Must Be Maintained By Devotees’: Calcutta HC Dismisses PIL For Guidelines On Visiting Jalpesh Shiv Temple, Directs DM To Consider

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking issuance of guidelines for regulation of pilgrims visiting the Jalpesh Temple shivmandir in North Bengal, on the grounds that the authorities were “depriving the petitioners of the fundamental right” to observe their age-old practise of offering holy water to the deity at the temple by entering its “garba griha.” In ordering …

1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Sets Aside Calcutta HC Order Allowing FIR Against Suvendhu Adhikari; Asks CJ To Take Fresh Decision

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the July 20 order order of the Calcutta High Court which had allowed the registration of FIR against BJP MLA Adhikari for allegedly making provocative remarks during the recently held West Bengal Panchayat elections. The Court further requested the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court to decide the plea seeking FIR against …

1 year, 8 months ago

Calcutta High Court Criticizes Party For Invoking Writ Jurisdiction For Registration Of FIR Against Police Officials Over Alleged Violence

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday set aside a single-judge order directing registration of FIR against certain police officials of Baruipur district for alleged violence, while exercising writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution. Questioning the perpetual practise of approaching the High Court under Writ Jurisdiction when there are alternate remedies available under other statutes, a bench of Chief …

1 year, 10 months ago

West Bengal Approaches Supreme Court Against Calcutta HC Order For NIA Probe Into Ram Navami Violence

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Thursday heard the petition filed by the State of West Bengal against the order passed by the Calcutta High Court to transfer the investigation in the cases related to Ram Navami violence to the National Investigation Agency.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala decided to post the …

1 year, 10 months ago

SC asks Calcutta HC chief justice to reassign Bengal teachers recruitment case to another judge

India Today

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court to reassign the West Bengal teachers' recruitment case to another judge. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud took note of the report submitted by the Registrar General of the Calcutta HC over Justice Gangopadhyay's interview with a news channel wherein he spoke about …

1 year, 11 months ago

Krishna Janmabhoomi case: Allahabad HC gives last chance to respondents to file reply

Hindustan Times

The Allahabad high court on Tuesday gave last chance to the respondents to file their replies by April 7 through e-mode in response to a petition seeking transfer of Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi case, in which Hindu devotees have claimed right over land on which Shahi Idgah Masjid is built, from a Mathura court to the high court. The HC was …

1 year, 11 months ago

Calcutta High Court Orders West Bengal Police To Probe Filing Of 'Fake' Writ Petition By Co-operative Society Members

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed ADGP, CID, West Bengal to initiate criminal proceedings and investigation against persons who were allegedly involved in filing of a "fake" writ petition before it by forging signatures of eight persons including a dead person. Nizamuddin observed: “This is a serious criminal offence committed before this High Court by filing this fake writ …

2 years ago

Every Act Affecting Emotions Not Criminal: Calcutta High Court Quashes Proceedings Against DSP Accused Of Harassing During Department Enquiry

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court at Jalpaiguri recently quashed criminal proceedings under section 406 and section 420 of IPC against a DSP, Government Railway Police, on the ground that allegations made against the petitioner did not depict any cognizable offence under the said provisions. The single judge bench of Justice Rai Chattopadhyay observed: “Peculiarly enough in this case the complaint discloses …

2 years ago

Madras High Court Judge Says She Was Threatened After Reserving Order In Shiva Sankar Baba’s Plea For Quashing FIR In Sexual Harassment Case

Live Law

Justice RN Manjula of Madras High Court has revealed that she was sent “pseudonymous letters of threat” dissuading her from passing orders in a petition filed by self-styled godman Shiva Shankar Baba to quash the FIR filed against him in a sexual assault case. Though the Court had initially allowed Baba’s pleas and quashed the FIR filed against him on …

2 years, 1 month ago

Writ Of Certiorari Can Be Issued Even If Lis Is Between Two Private Parties: Calcutta High Court Reiterates

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday issued a writ of certiorari against a private entity on the ground that it has violated the petitioner’s right to a fair hearing. Basappa v. T. Nagappa; AIR 1954 SC 440 to reiterated that the Writ of Certiorari can be issued even if the lis is between two private parties. Besides, cutting an adjudication …

2 years, 2 months ago

No Agitation Within Court: Calcutta HC Orders In Contempt Case Against Protesting Lawyers, Criticizes Defamatory Posters Against Judge

Live Law

In a significant development, a three-Judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday issued a slew of directions restraining advocates from holding agitations within the court premises pertaining to the contempt case initiated by Justice Rajasekhar Mantha against the errant lawyers who had created a ruckus outside his courtroom on January 9. A Bench comprising Justices TS Sivagnanam, IP …

2 years, 2 months ago

HC CJ recuses from hearing plea against CJI Chandrachud’s appointment

Hindustan Times

Delhi high court chief justice Satish Chandra Sharma on Friday recused from hearing a review petition against an order dismissing a public interest litigation challenging the appointment of DY Chandrachud as Chief Justice of India. Two days later, the high court bench dismissed with costs of ₹1 lakh the PIL by Sanjeev Kumar Tiwari against CJI Chandrachud’s appointment. The petitioner …

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Indian Judiciary: An astounding dearth of accountability, transparency and reforms

Op India

Justice Yashwant Varma of the Delhi High Court has been embroiled in controversy since an enormous amount of unaccounted cash was reportedly discovered after a fire at his residence. Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill The Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2010 laid forth judicial standards, mandates that judges disclose their assets and creates procedures for dismissing Supreme Court and High …

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TMC MP Mahua Moitra claims 'cash scam' of Justice Yashwant Varma is unverified, accuses media of 'making mahol' to bring back NJAC

Op India

Days after hordes of cash were discovered at the residence of Justice Yashwant Varma, controversial Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra attacked the media for diligently covering the corruption allegations against the Delhi High Court judge. Now the veracity of the incident is still being ascertained, but the Godi media has gone to town debating whether the appointment of judges and …

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Legal Education Rules Framed By BCI Not In Consonance With Advocates Act: Law College Tells Bombay High Court In Plea Opposing Inspection

Live Law

The Bombay High Court on Monday, reserved its judgment in a petition filed by a law school against an inspection notice issued by the Bar Council of India. The petition filed in 2019 by Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University Law School challenged the notice issued by the BCI for inspection of the college. The petitioner argued that the Legal Education …

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