Allahabad High Court Seeks Details Of UP Govt's Policy For Withdrawal Of Stale & Ineffective Criminal Cases
1 month, 1 week ago

Allahabad High Court Seeks Details Of UP Govt's Policy For Withdrawal Of Stale & Ineffective Criminal Cases

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently called for the affidavits of top government officials seeking their responses on the state's policy to withdraw stale and ineffective criminal cases. A bench of Justice Saurabh Lavania directed the government's Principal Secretary, Director General of Prosecution, and Principal Secretary to file their responses By March 19. The court had also directed the Uttar Pradesh government's Director General and Additional Chief Secretary to file their affidavits regarding the State Government's litigation policy. Taking the said affidavits on record, the Bench, on January 30th, examined the policies formulated by the states of Assam and Himachal Pradesh for the withdrawal of stale and ineffective criminal cases.

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Bombay High Court Calls For Affidavit From State On Steps Taken To Fill Administrative Vacancies In Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bombay High Court Calls For Affidavit From State On Steps Taken To Fill Administrative Vacancies In Motor Accident Claims Tribunal

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The Bombay High Court has directed the State government to file an affidavit on the steps being taken by it to fill up the administrative vacancies in the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mumbai. A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Bharati Dangre was hearing the Bar Association Of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Mumbai's petition filed in 2022 …

Staying Criminal Proceedings Pending For 34 Yrs, Allahabad HC Seeks Affidavit From UP Govt Official On State's Litigation Policy
2 months, 1 week ago

Staying Criminal Proceedings Pending For 34 Yrs, Allahabad HC Seeks Affidavit From UP Govt Official On State's Litigation Policy

Live Law  

On Friday, the Allahabad High Court stayed the entire criminal proceedings in a 34-year-old case against a man accused of rioting, taking into account the inordinate delay caused by the State/prosecution in concluding the case. A bench of Justice Saurabh Lavania also directed the Uttar Pradesh government's Director General and Additional Chief Secretary to file their personal affidavits regarding the …

Jharkhand High Court grants ED three weeks to respond to Hemant Soren’s affidavit
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Jharkhand High Court grants ED three weeks to respond to Hemant Soren’s affidavit

India TV News  

The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday granted the Enforcement Directorate three weeks to respond to an affidavit filed by Chief Minister Hemant Soren. The ED had filed a case before the high court seeking to quash an FIR registered by Hemant Soren against the probe agency officials under the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Caste Act. In the FIR, filed in …

Gauhati HC Directs Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram And Arunachal Pradesh To Report Steps Taken To Improve Condition Of Central/District Jails
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Gauhati HC Directs Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram And Arunachal Pradesh To Report Steps Taken To Improve Condition Of Central/District Jails

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court recently directed four states–Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh, to file their respective comprehensive affidavit addressing all the issues highlighted by a Committee in its inspection report concerning the condition of different central jails and district jails across these states. The division bench of the Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Kaushik Goswami further observed: “Learned …

[GST] Assesee Cannot File For Requisite Documents Once Plea Is Accepted And Notice Is Issued: Allahabad High Court
3 months, 1 week ago

[GST] Assesee Cannot File For Requisite Documents Once Plea Is Accepted And Notice Is Issued: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has held that an assessee cannot file for the supply of requisite documents after the adjudicating body has accepted the plea placed by them and issued notice pursuant to it. Petitioner replied stating that the discrepancies pointed out were lesser than the amount calculated in the notice and filed the requisite documents. High Court Verdict The …

Probes Pending For Years: Allahabad HC Questions UP Police's Economic Offences Wing Over Slackness, Seeks DG's Affidavit
4 months, 1 week ago

Probes Pending For Years: Allahabad HC Questions UP Police's Economic Offences Wing Over Slackness, Seeks DG's Affidavit

Live Law  

In a stern rebuke to the Uttar Pradesh Police's Economic Offences Wing, the Allahabad High Court last week expressed its concerns over the prolonged delay in investigating several cases being handled by the EOW. A bench of Justice Samit Gopal criticised the EOW for its apparent "slackness" in handling critical economic offences, as it noted that in matters being investigated …

Take Policy Decision On Guidelines For Foreigners With Criminal Cases And Expired Indian Visas: Delhi High Court To Centre
4 months, 1 week ago

Take Policy Decision On Guidelines For Foreigners With Criminal Cases And Expired Indian Visas: Delhi High Court To Centre

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The Delhi High Court has recently asked the Union Government to take a policy decision as to whether certain guidelines ought to be framed at national level in respect of foreigners against whom criminal cases are lodged and whose Indian visas have expired.A division bench comprising of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma also directed the Centre to …

Engagement of govt lawyers: HC seeks better reply from state with need-based assessment
6 months, 1 week ago

Engagement of govt lawyers: HC seeks better reply from state with need-based assessment

Hindustan Times  

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Wednesday asked the state government counsel to file a better affidavit detailing a realistic and need-based assessment for the engagement of government advocates in the Allahabad high court and its Lucknow bench. The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court It listed the matter on September 16 for further hearing. He …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Order To Lodge FIR Against Police Officer For Faulty Investigation, Cites Non-Compliance Of HC Rules
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Order To Lodge FIR Against Police Officer For Faulty Investigation, Cites Non-Compliance Of HC Rules

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed the direction of a trial court to file case against a Police Officer who allegedly conducted faulty investigation in a criminal intimidation case.Trial Court had, while acquitting the accused persons in the case, said that an unfair and faulty investigation was conducted by both the investigating officers and the SHO concerned, thereby …

Departmental Proceedings And Proceedings In Criminal Case Can Proceed Simultaneously: CAT Jabalpur
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Departmental Proceedings And Proceedings In Criminal Case Can Proceed Simultaneously: CAT Jabalpur

Live Law  

The Central Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur bench of Justice Akhil Kumar Srivastava and Kumar Rajesh Chandra held that departmental proceedings and proceedings in criminal case can proceed simultaneously, as there is no bar in their being conducted simultaneously, though separately. Subsequently, two criminal cases were filed against the Applicant, and following a departmental inquiry, the Disciplinary Authority ordered the Applicant's dismissal …

[Sandeshkhali] Calcutta High Court Reserves Verdict In Pleas Seeking Probe Into Allegations Of Sexual Violence, Land Grabbing
11 months, 2 weeks ago

[Sandeshkhali] Calcutta High Court Reserves Verdict In Pleas Seeking Probe Into Allegations Of Sexual Violence, Land Grabbing

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday reserved its verdict in various pleas seeking a probe into the alleged instances of violence against women and land grabbing which had occurred in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal under the watch of former Pradhan Shahjahan Sheikh, and his workers.Earlier, the Court had directed the investigation into the attack on ED officials allegedly at the behest …

Allahabad High Court Weekly Roundup: February 12 - February 18, 2024
1 year ago

Allahabad High Court Weekly Roundup: February 12 - February 18, 2024

Live Law  

NOMINAL INDEX Smt Usha Verma And Another vs. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2024 LiveLaw 96 Visible Alpha Solutions India Private Limited vs. Commissioner, CGST Appeals, Noida And Another 2024 LiveLaw 97 2024 LiveLaw 98 ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK Writ Petition Has To Be Drafted Carefully, Reliefs Sought Must Be Supported By Pleadings: Allahabad High Court Rejects Claim For …

Allahabad High Court Expresses Reservation On "En-Masse" Dismissal Of Cases By Revenue Officials To Clear Pendency
1 year, 2 months ago

Allahabad High Court Expresses Reservation On "En-Masse" Dismissal Of Cases By Revenue Officials To Clear Pendency

Live Law  

Last week, the Allahabad High Court sought response from the Revenue Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, on the en-mass disposal of cases for want of prosecution by the revenue officials. The bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Kshitij Shailendra observed, “Although we appreciate the effort of the State Government taken for reduction of arrears, but we …

UP Urban Buildings Act | Affidavit Submitted To Court 'Conclusive Evidence' In Subsequent Proceedings Related To That Controversy: Allahabad HC
1 year, 6 months ago

UP Urban Buildings Act | Affidavit Submitted To Court 'Conclusive Evidence' In Subsequent Proceedings Related To That Controversy: Allahabad HC

Live Law  

Relying on various Supreme Court judgments, a bench comprising of Justice Neeraj Tiwari said, “ In light of Section 12 of U.P. 13 of 1972 as well as law laid down by the Apex Court and this Court, I am of the firm view that any affidavit given before any Court of law be read as conclusive evidence in subsequent …

'Tandav' Web Series Row | Supreme Courts Directs States To File Status Report On FIRs, Adjourns Hearing To August
1 year, 8 months ago

'Tandav' Web Series Row | Supreme Courts Directs States To File Status Report On FIRs, Adjourns Hearing To August

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday adjourned to the first week of August, the hearing in a batch of petitions filed by the makers of Amazon Prime Video's 'Tandav' for clubbing and transfer of first information reports lodged against them in six cities for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. At the behest of Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra, a bench of …

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 15 To May 21
1 year, 9 months ago

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 15 To May 21

Live Law  

NOMINAL INDEX Prashant Chandra vs. State Of U.P. And Anr 2023 LiveLaw 155 Prakash Narayan Sharma @ Babali vs. State of UP 2023 LiveLaw 156 State of UP vs. Ajai Mishra @ Taini And 3 Ors along with a connected criminal revision plea 2023 LiveLaw 157 ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK Section 138 NI Act| 'Notice Not Invalid If Other Amount …

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 12 To December 18, 2022
2 years, 3 months ago

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 12 To December 18, 2022

Live Law  

NOMINAL INDEX Bal Kumar Patel Alias Raj Kumar v. State of U.P. 2022 LiveLaw 532 ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK Allahabad High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Former MP & Brother Of Slain Dacoit 'Dadua' In A Cheating Case Case title - Bal Kumar Patel Alias Raj Kumar v. State of U.P. Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To 2 Alleged PFI …

'Hisab Kitab' Remark Case: UP Govt's 'Inaction' Prompts Allahabad High Court To Grant Interim Relief To MLA Abbas Ansari
2 years, 5 months ago

'Hisab Kitab' Remark Case: UP Govt's 'Inaction' Prompts Allahabad High Court To Grant Interim Relief To MLA Abbas Ansari

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today granted relief to Mau Sadar MLA Abbas Ansari, the son of jailed politician Mukhtar Ansari in connection with the Hisab-Kitab Remark case. The Court has stayed an order of the Mau Court taking cognizance of various charges under the IPC against him as the UP Government failed to file a counter affidavit in the case. …

Allahabad High Court Quarterly Digest: July To September 2022 [Citations 307 - 454]
2 years, 5 months ago

Allahabad High Court Quarterly Digest: July To September 2022 [Citations 307 - 454]

Live Law  

NOMINAL INDEX Anwar Ali v. State Of UP And Another 2022 LiveLaw 307 Zamanat Abbas v. Union Of India Thru. v. Baij Nath And Others Case Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 316 The Allahabad High Court recently observed that the Court shall take utmost precaution in finding the accused guilty only on the basis of circumstantial evidence. Anticipatory Bail Plea Maintainable If …

Allahabad High Court Monthly Digest: August 2022 [Citations 349 - 406]
2 years, 6 months ago

Allahabad High Court Monthly Digest: August 2022 [Citations 349 - 406]

Live Law  

NOMINAL INDEX Kusum Lata Yadav v. State Of U.P. Section 106 Evidence Act Doesn't Absolve Prosecution Of Discharging Duty To Prove Case Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Allahabad HC Case title - Raj Kishore @ Pappu v. State of U.P Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 366 The Allahabad High Court has observed that in absence of cogent evidence that the Murder accused was in …

Gyanvapi ASI Survey Stay | "Matter Of National Importance": Allahabad High Court Seeks ASI DG's Personal Affidavit In 10 Days
2 years, 6 months ago

Gyanvapi ASI Survey Stay | "Matter Of National Importance": Allahabad High Court Seeks ASI DG's Personal Affidavit In 10 Days

Live Law  

In the ongoing hearing before the Allahabad High Court in connection with the Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque dispute, the High Court yesterday called the affidavit filed by the state government and the central goverment 'sketchy' and further directed Additional Secretary U.P. The affidavits had been sought from the central government and the state government last year after the High Court …

State Govt To Bear All Expenses To Reconstruct Case Records Gutted In Fire That Broke Out At AG's Office, Allahabad HC Told
2 years, 6 months ago

State Govt To Bear All Expenses To Reconstruct Case Records Gutted In Fire That Broke Out At AG's Office, Allahabad HC Told

Live Law  

The Uttar Pradesh Government has informed the Allahabad High Court that it has decided to bear all expenses regarding the reconstruction of case records that were gutted in the fire that broke out on the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth floors of the State Advocate General Office on July 17.The State Government has also informed the Court that it has …

Court, Lawyers Not Aware Of Efforts Made By State To Reconstruct Case Records Gutted In Fire At AG's Office: Allahabad High Court
2 years, 7 months ago

Court, Lawyers Not Aware Of Efforts Made By State To Reconstruct Case Records Gutted In Fire At AG's Office: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has called it a 'very sorry state of affairs' that the state has failed to reconstruct the case records that were gutted in the fire that broke out on the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth floors of the State Advocate General Office on July 17. The Court also expressed its anguish over the fact that the …

Specify Steps Taken To Reconstruct Case Records Gutted In Fire That Broke Out At AG's Office: Allahabad HC Seeks UP Govt Reply
2 years, 7 months ago

Specify Steps Taken To Reconstruct Case Records Gutted In Fire That Broke Out At AG's Office: Allahabad HC Seeks UP Govt Reply

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to specify steps that have been taken by it for the reconstruction of case records that were gutted in the fire that broke out on sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth floors of the State Advocate General Office on July 17.The Court also stressed that an accused/bail applicant cannot remain in …

UP Govt Apprises Allahabad High Court Of Its Circular Governing Procedure For Filing Govt Appeals Against Acquittal Orders
2 years, 11 months ago

UP Govt Apprises Allahabad High Court Of Its Circular Governing Procedure For Filing Govt Appeals Against Acquittal Orders

Live Law  

The Uttar Pradesh Government recently apprised the Allahabad High Court of its circular governing the procedure for filing the government appeal against the order of acquittal.This was done pursuant to two orders of the High court asking the State Government to furnish the details of the concerned. The Uttar Pradesh Government recently apprised the Allahabad High Court of its circular …

Allahabad HC Seeks Details Of UP Govt's Circular Governing The Procedure For Filing Govt Appeals Against Acquittal Orders
2 years, 11 months ago

Allahabad HC Seeks Details Of UP Govt's Circular Governing The Procedure For Filing Govt Appeals Against Acquittal Orders

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has asked the Government of Uttar Pradesh to furnish the details of its policy/government order/circular governing the procedure for filing the government appeal against the order of acquittal.The Bench of Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Vikas Kunvar Srivastav issued this order after it dealt with two such government appeals on March 30, wherein. The Allahabad High …

"Conduct Interferes With Justice Administration": Allahabad HC Orders Action Against Official Who Failed To Send Case File To Court
3 years, 1 month ago

"Conduct Interferes With Justice Administration": Allahabad HC Orders Action Against Official Who Failed To Send Case File To Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed departmental action against the Assistant Registrar of the High Court who failed to list a particular case in the fresh list and send the case file to the court citing various administrative instructions and remained defiant even when enquired by the HC about his failure to perform his duty.Significantly, when the Bench of …

Allahabad High Court Directs UP Govt To Regularly Update State Enactments, Amendments On Official Websites
3 years, 2 months ago

Allahabad High Court Directs UP Govt To Regularly Update State Enactments, Amendments On Official Websites

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court last week called upon the Uttar Pradesh Government to regularly update the text of the state laws, along with the amendments, if made, on its official websites.The bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Piyush Agrawal, while hearing a suo moto matter. The Allahabad High Court last week called upon the Uttar Pradesh Government to …

"Ensure No Repeat Of '2019 Liquor Tragedy'; Pursue Criminal Cases Diligently": Allahabad High Court To UP Govt
3 years, 3 months ago

"Ensure No Repeat Of '2019 Liquor Tragedy'; Pursue Criminal Cases Diligently": Allahabad High Court To UP Govt

Live Law  

Dealing with a Public Interest Litigation plea filed in respect of liquor tragedy which occurred in District Barabanki and District Sitapur in May, 2019, the Allahabad High Court recently asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to ensure that in future, these types of incidents do not occur.The Bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Jaspreet Singh also said that it …

High Court Asks Delhi Police To File Latest Report On Investigation Progress In Riots Cases
3 years, 3 months ago

High Court Asks Delhi Police To File Latest Report On Investigation Progress In Riots Cases

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court today directed the city Police to file a fresh affidavit, giving all details regarding cases pertaining to the North East Delhi riots that rocked the national capital last year.The Court has also asked the agency to indicate the steps taken by it for investigation of such cases.The order was passed by a Division Bench of Chie …

Allahabad High Court Grants Protection From Arrest To 'The Wire's Siddharth Varadarajan And Ismat Ara In FIR Over Report On Farm Law Protestor's Death
3 years, 4 months ago

Allahabad High Court Grants Protection From Arrest To 'The Wire's Siddharth Varadarajan And Ismat Ara In FIR Over Report On Farm Law Protestor's Death

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently granted interim protection from arrest to The Wire's founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan and reporter Ismat Ara in connection with a case registered against them for tweeting a report on the death of a protester in New Delhi during the Republic Day incidents as it allegedly "mislead people".The Bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice. …

Long Pending Criminal Appeal At Allahabad HC: Supreme Court Asks UP Govt To File Affidavit Through A 'Responsible Officer' On The Timeline Of Proceedings
3 years, 5 months ago

Long Pending Criminal Appeal At Allahabad HC: Supreme Court Asks UP Govt To File Affidavit Through A 'Responsible Officer' On The Timeline Of Proceedings

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday required the state of UP to file an affidavit before it in 2 days through a "responsible officer" in its Home department indicating how many times a 2016 criminal appeal was listed before the Allahabad High Court, how many times an adjournment was sought by the appellant, whether the matter reached for hearing or not, …

Allahabad High Court Questions Police Officer's Conduct In Interrogating & Frequently Visiting Lawyer Of An Inter-Religious Couple
3 years, 6 months ago

Allahabad High Court Questions Police Officer's Conduct In Interrogating & Frequently Visiting Lawyer Of An Inter-Religious Couple

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has called for an explanation from an SHO of Bareilly District regarding his conduct in relation to interrogation and frequent visits to the home of a Lawyer who had represented an inter-religious couple in their protection plea filed before the Court.The Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Deepak Verma was hearing the plea of …

Place Affidavits/Applications On Record Within 72 Hours Of Their Receipt: Allahabad High Court Asks Registry To Issue Circular
3 years, 7 months ago

Place Affidavits/Applications On Record Within 72 Hours Of Their Receipt: Allahabad High Court Asks Registry To Issue Circular

Live Law  

Pulling up the Court assistants, registry on their failure to bring on record the pleadings/affidavits within a reasonable time, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed the Registrar General to issue a proper Circular to all the S.Os. of various sections of the High Court to ensure that various affidavits/applications be placed along with its parent file within 72 hours …

High Courts Weekly Roundup [June 28, 2021 To July 4, 2021]
3 years, 8 months ago

High Courts Weekly Roundup [June 28, 2021 To July 4, 2021]

Live Law  

Allahabad High Court 1. "Homeless Persons Should Also Work For The Country, Everything Cannot Be Provided By The State": Bombay High Court Disposing of a public interest litigation seeking relief measures for the homeless and poor persons, a division bench comprising of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Girish S Kulkarni orally observed they the homeless persons should also work …

Narada Case: Calcutta High Court Reserves Orders On Applications Filed By WB Govt, CM Mamata Banerjee & Law Minister For Accepting Their Affidavits
3 years, 8 months ago

Narada Case: Calcutta High Court Reserves Orders On Applications Filed By WB Govt, CM Mamata Banerjee & Law Minister For Accepting Their Affidavits

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday reserved order on the applications filed by State of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and the State Law Minister Moloy Ghatak seeking acceptance of their affidavits in the Narada Scam case. The development comes after the Supreme Court set aside Calcutta High Court's order which had refused to take on record their affidavits …

Cases Against MPs, MLAs: Punjab and Haryana High Court Seeks Details Of Cases By April 30
3 years, 10 months ago

Cases Against MPs, MLAs: Punjab and Haryana High Court Seeks Details Of Cases By April 30

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday gave a 10-day deadline to the Centre, State of Punjab, and Punjab Police to file their affidavits furnishing details of cases involving sitting and erstwhile parliamentarians and legislators of Punjab. The Court's has been clear in its intent to fast-track cases involving sitting and erstwhile MPs and legislators of Punjab, Haryana and …

Breaking-"We Will Not Stop High Court"; Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain UP Govt's Plea To Transfer Cases Challenging Love-Jihad Ordinance To SC
4 years, 1 month ago

Breaking-"We Will Not Stop High Court"; Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain UP Govt's Plea To Transfer Cases Challenging Love-Jihad Ordinance To SC

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to transfer to itself the petitions filed in Allahabad High Court challenging the ordinance brought by the Uttar Pradesh government against religious conversions, which among other things, criminalizes religious conversions for marriage. "If the Allahabad High Court is going to decide the cases, why should we interfere," remarked a Bench headed. "If the Allahabad …

Unfortunate That Clients Suffer When Bar Members Abstain From Judicial Work Creating Backlog Of Cases: Allahabad High Court
4 years, 4 months ago

Unfortunate That Clients Suffer When Bar Members Abstain From Judicial Work Creating Backlog Of Cases: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

"It is unfortunate that clients are suffering for cases which can easily be disposed of but for the reasons that the Members of Bar have been abstaining from judicial work creating a backlog of cases", the Allahabad High Court observed on Monday. Perusing the same, the Court said, "From the perusal of the same, it indicates that for various reasons, …

Delhi High Court mandates attested affidavits to file petitions, suits
4 years, 5 months ago

Delhi High Court mandates attested affidavits to file petitions, suits

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday declined to strike down with its administrative order which makes it mandatory to file petitions and suits, accompanied with affidavits which are duly attested by the oath commissioner. The bench, however, granted liberty to the woman petitioner to file an exemption application before each of the courts concerned explaining the facts and circumstances and …

"Minimal Legal Knowledge Expected From The Principal Secretary"; Bombay HC Reiterates Demand For Action In Tribal Scam [Read Order]
5 years, 1 month ago

"Minimal Legal Knowledge Expected From The Principal Secretary"; Bombay HC Reiterates Demand For Action In Tribal Scam [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Monday reiterated the demand for action in the 6000 crore tribal scam case and expressed displeasure at the affidavit filed by the Principal Secretary, Tribal Development Department after details regarding action taken against employees involved in the said scam were not given in the affidavit. In the affidavit filed by the Principal Secretary now, it …

No Evidence Against Mulayam Singh & Akhilesh In Disproportionate Assets Case, CBI Tells SC
5 years, 9 months ago

No Evidence Against Mulayam Singh & Akhilesh In Disproportionate Assets Case, CBI Tells SC

Live Law  

The Central Bureau of Investigation today filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court informing that no evidence for registering a criminal case was found against former UP Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son Akhilesh Yadav in the disproportionate assets case registered in 2007.The case was registered by CBI in 2007 for preliminary enquiry following. …

Evolve Process To File Replies/Affidavits Through E-Vetting: Uttarakhand HC Directs State [Read Order]
6 years, 7 months ago

Evolve Process To File Replies/Affidavits Through E-Vetting: Uttarakhand HC Directs State [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday lamented the hampering of legal proceedings caused by the delay on the State's part to file its replies and affidavits and issued directions to mend the situation.Firstly, the Bench comprising Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Lok Pal Singh directed the Chief Secretary to the State of Uttarakhand to evolve a process of filing replies …

SC Quashes Allahabad High Court’s Summons To U.P.Chief Secretary, And Expunges Its Adverse Remarks Against The State’s Advocate General [Read Order]
7 years, 6 months ago

SC Quashes Allahabad High Court’s Summons To U.P.Chief Secretary, And Expunges Its Adverse Remarks Against The State’s Advocate General [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Mohan M.Shantanagoudar, on September 8, protected the Uttar Pradesh Advocate General, Raghavendra Singh, whose failure to appear before the Allahabad High Court, despite repeated calls to him on July 28, forced the High Court to summon the state Chief Secretary, to express its displeasure.The High Court bench of Justices Ramesh Sinha …

SC quashes Allahabad HC orders summoning UP chief secretary, says 'unsavoury situation' was avoidable
7 years, 6 months ago

SC quashes Allahabad HC orders summoning UP chief secretary, says 'unsavoury situation' was avoidable

Firstpost  

It had observed that if the chief secretary keeps on filing affidavits and appearing before courts, how will governance go on. New Delh: The Supreme Court on Friday set aside three orders of Allahabad High Court summoning the Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary of the state in a matter in which the state’s Advocate General Raghvendra Singh was rebuked for not …

Review Policy On Sanctioning Prosecution Of Govt Officials: Bombay HC Tells State
7 years, 8 months ago

Review Policy On Sanctioning Prosecution Of Govt Officials: Bombay HC Tells State

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Monday rebuked the state government, while hearing a criminal PIL filed by one Ankur Patil, who challenged a government resolution that makes it mandatory for the Anti-Corruption Bureau to obtain a sanction from the state in order to prosecute its own officers.A division bench of Justice RM Savant and Justice Sadhna Jadhav noted that the …

Administrative authorities too can review decisions like the judiciary: Supreme Court
11 years, 4 months ago

Administrative authorities too can review decisions like the judiciary: Supreme Court

Live Law  

While disposing of a batch of appeals of policemen filed against the common verdict of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, a Supreme Court bench comprising justices SJ Mukhopadhaya and AK Sikri in its 37-page verdict, said besides the judiciary, an earlier wrong and illegal orders can be reconsidered and annulled by the administrative authorities also, which has similar power …

Home Ministry not to give all documents to CBI in Ishrat case
11 years, 8 months ago

Home Ministry not to give all documents to CBI in Ishrat case

India TV News  

New Delhi, July 17: The Home Ministry seems to be dragging its feet over CBI's request to provide files related to contradictory affidavits submitted by it on the antecedents of Ishrat Jahan in Gujarat High Court. The Home Ministry is unlikely to provide all the documents related to the case citing national security concerns and may move court seeking exemption …

Allahabad High Court files expunction application
14 years, 3 months ago

Allahabad High Court files expunction application

The Hindu  

In a rare instance of a High Court approaching the Supreme Court for redress of grievances, the Allahabad High Court, offended by its remark that “something is rotten in the Allahabad High Court,” has filed an application for expunction. The application, filed on Tuesday, said general remarks like the one made in the November 26 judgment should not have been …

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