"Don't Come Up Against Adjournment Orders": Supreme Court Discourages Challenging Adjournment Orders Passed By High Courts
2 years, 11 months ago

"Don't Come Up Against Adjournment Orders": Supreme Court Discourages Challenging Adjournment Orders Passed By High Courts

Live Law  

On Monday, the Supreme Court expressed its displeasure to Counsels approaching it assailing adjournment orders passed by High Courts. A Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.V. Nagarathna was hearing a challenge to the adjournment order passed by the Allahabad High Court in a matter wherein the concerned Passport Authority had declined travel clearance to Asif Idrees, who had been granted a scholarship to go to Spain to pursue his degree in M.A. As Advocate, Ms. Amiy Shukla, Counsel for the Petitioner, being led by Senior Advocate, Mr. Colin Gonsalves sought a passover, Justice Rao observing that the challenge was to an adjournment order informed her that if the matter is passed over then the Bench was inclined to dismiss it by imposing cost. In the alternative, Mr. Gonsalves requested the Bench to consider telling the High Court to not pass any further adjournment orders and take up the matter for final hearing on the next date.

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Questions that arise after Sambhal order
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Questions that arise after Sambhal order

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court’s interim order in the Sambhal mosque dispute last week is emblematic of the delicate legal and communal landscape surrounding the spate of cases filed by Hindu litigants claiming sites currently housing mosques. In cases involving Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren and Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha, justice Khanna had firmly directed them to exhaust remedies in …

[Taxation] Passing Order Without Providing Opportunity Of Hearing, Providing Documents Violates Natural Justice: Allahabad HC Reiterates
3 weeks, 3 days ago

[Taxation] Passing Order Without Providing Opportunity Of Hearing, Providing Documents Violates Natural Justice: Allahabad HC Reiterates

Live Law  

While deciding a case relating to Input Tax Credit, the Allahabad High Court has held that a quasi-judicial body must provide an opportunity of hearing to a person before imposing liability on them. The Division Bench comprising Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Vipin Chandra Dixit held that as per the doctrine of audi alteram partem, such orders cannot be …

[Central Excise Act] Fixing Consecutive Dates of Hearing on Very Short Notice Violative of Opportunity of Hearing U/S 33A: Allahabad High Court
6 months, 2 weeks ago

[Central Excise Act] Fixing Consecutive Dates of Hearing on Very Short Notice Violative of Opportunity of Hearing U/S 33A: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has held that fixing consecutive dates of hearing within the period of a week would be violative of the opportunity of hearing as envisaged under Section 33A of the Central Excise Act, 1994. Counsel for petitioner relied on Section 33A of the Central Excise Act, 1994 to submitted that the respondents did not have the authority …

[House Tax] Authorities Acted In Undue Haste By Giving Only One Day's Notice For Hearing: Allahabad High Court Quashes Assessment Order
8 months ago

[House Tax] Authorities Acted In Undue Haste By Giving Only One Day's Notice For Hearing: Allahabad High Court Quashes Assessment Order

Live Law  

While quashing the enhanced assessment order regarding house tax passed by the authorities, the Allahabad High Court held that the authorities acted in undue haste by giving one day's notice for the hearing, which is not sufficient notice. The Court held that since one day was provided to the petitioner to appear for the hearing, 20 days adjournment sought by …

HC's Order 'Smacks of Arbitrariness and Perversity', Supreme Court Sets Aside Allahabad HC's Order Passed Without Hearing Parties
9 months, 1 week ago

HC's Order 'Smacks of Arbitrariness and Perversity', Supreme Court Sets Aside Allahabad HC's Order Passed Without Hearing Parties

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the order of the Allahabad High Court passed in gross violation of the principle of natural justice whereby the order was passed without hearing to the opposite parties.Terming the order of the High Court as arbitrary and perverse, the Bench Comprising Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta found that the order was passed …

By Judicial Order, High Court Cannot Render Advice : Supreme Court
9 months, 2 weeks ago

By Judicial Order, High Court Cannot Render Advice : Supreme Court

Live Law  

While deprecating a High Court order for overlooking the long period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner, the Supreme Court recently reiterated that Courts cannot render "advice" through judicial orders and stayed a direction calling for a periodical report from Trial Court on the progress of trial. "We are of the view that issuing such a direction amounts to interference …

No Automatic Vacation Of Stay Orders Of HCs On Civil & Criminal Trials : Supreme Court Overturns 'Asian Resurfacing' Judgment
9 months, 3 weeks ago

No Automatic Vacation Of Stay Orders Of HCs On Civil & Criminal Trials : Supreme Court Overturns 'Asian Resurfacing' Judgment

Live Law  

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Thursday overturned its 2018 Asian Resurfacing judgment which mandated the interim orders passed by High Courts staying trials in civil and criminal cases will automatically expire after six months from the date of the order, unless expressly extended by the High Courts.The latest verdict, setting aside the earlier ruling, was handed. In …

Supreme Court Stays Allahabad HC Order Mandating Court Approval For Setting Up Educational Tribunals in UP
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Stays Allahabad HC Order Mandating Court Approval For Setting Up Educational Tribunals in UP

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed an Allahabad High Court order stipulating that the Uttar Pradesh Educational Service Tribunals should be established only after the permission of the High Court.“We find that the direction issued by the High Court, in effect requiring the State to establish Tribunal after taking leave of the Court, could not have been passed. The Supreme …

Supreme Court Shocked At Advocate Telling High Court That He Won't Argue Before Particular Bench, Issues Contempt Notice
1 year ago

Supreme Court Shocked At Advocate Telling High Court That He Won't Argue Before Particular Bench, Issues Contempt Notice

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, while hearing a criminal appeal, expressed its shock at the conduct of an advocate for refusing to argue before the High Court. “Needless to add that only on account of default by the advocate for the appellants, the appellants ought not to have been penalized by passing a drastic order of cancelling bail.” Elaborating, the Court went …

Lawyers Should Not Circulate Adjournment Slips Till December 15 : Supreme Court
1 year ago

Lawyers Should Not Circulate Adjournment Slips Till December 15 : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has announced that lawyers will not be permitted to seek adjournments in advance by circulating letters till December 15, 2023. "In order to accommodate the request of listing maximum number of cases in the interest of litigants and in view of the ensuing winter vacation, all stakeholders to note that the practice of circulating adjournment slips/letters is …

CJI Chandrachud says lawyers should not seek adjournments unless it is ‘very, very necessary’
1 year, 1 month ago

CJI Chandrachud says lawyers should not seek adjournments unless it is ‘very, very necessary’

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court received 3,688 requests for adjournment from lawyers between September 1 and November 3 as soon as the cases were listed for hearing, compelling Chief Justice of India D.Y. The Chief Justice said the adjournment slips were circulated the moment the cases were listed following urgent mentioning by lawyers for early hearing. The Chief Justice said an average …

Supreme Court Adjourns Brinda Karat's Plea For FIRs Against Anurag Thakur & Parvesh Verma For Alleged Hate Speech
1 year, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Adjourns Brinda Karat's Plea For FIRs Against Anurag Thakur & Parvesh Verma For Alleged Hate Speech

Live Law  

Today's hearing was adjourned at the behest of Delhi police, despite the petitioners opposing the request. Background Communist Party of India leaders Brinda Karat and KM Tiwari approached the Delhi High Court in a criminal writ petition after a trial court refused to accept their plea for registration of first information reports against the BJP leaders. In August 2020, a …

Made It A 'Fairy Tale' : Punjab & Haryana High Court Pulls Up Judicial Officers For Taking Plea “Leisurely” With Long Adjournments
1 year, 3 months ago

Made It A 'Fairy Tale' : Punjab & Haryana High Court Pulls Up Judicial Officers For Taking Plea “Leisurely” With Long Adjournments

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court criticised the Judicial Officers for delay in disposing of the plea for cancellation of suspension of sentence in a Negotiable Instrument Act case.Observing that the plea is pending since 2021 and adjourned on multiple occasions, the bench of Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu said, “A perusal of the above extract clearly reveals that the officers …

Supreme Court Clarifies Order in Gyanvapi Case, Says Mosque Committee's Petition Challenging Maintainability Of Suit Not Disposed
1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Clarifies Order in Gyanvapi Case, Says Mosque Committee's Petition Challenging Maintainability Of Suit Not Disposed

Live Law  

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court issued a clarification regarding its order passed on July 24, 2023 in the Gyanvapi Mosque case, aiming to clear up any confusion surrounding the matter. The order, which was meant to dispose of the Interlocutory Application filed by the Anjuman Islamia Masjid Committee concerning the Archaeological Survey of India survey, mistakenly mentioned that the Special …

‘Must get breathing time’: SC stays order on Gyanvapi survey till July 26, 5pm
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Must get breathing time’: SC stays order on Gyanvapi survey till July 26, 5pm

Hindustan Times  

Holding that the mosque management committee must get “some breathing time” to appeal against the Friday order, a bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, stayed the district court’s order for a little over 48 hours to let the committee approach the Allahabad high court in appeal. But the bench eventually stayed the district court order till …

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 26 To July 02
1 year, 5 months ago

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 26 To July 02

Live Law  

NOMINAL INDEX Kul Bhushan Mishra And Another vs. State Of U.P. Intra-Court Appeal Not Maintainable Against Single Judge's Order Declining To Initiate Contempt Proceedings: Allahabad High Court Case title - Vinod Kumar Gupta And Another vs. Sri Veer Bahadur Yadav, S.D.M. And Another Case Citation: 2023 LiveLaw 198 The Allahabad High Court observed that an intra-court appeal is not maintainable …

SC Adjourns Till Jun 9 Hearing on Delhi Govt Plea Against HC Order Staying Notice to Rapido
1 year, 6 months ago

SC Adjourns Till Jun 9 Hearing on Delhi Govt Plea Against HC Order Staying Notice to Rapido

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned till June 9 the hearing on the Delhi government’s plea challenging a high court order staying a notice to bike-taxi aggregator Rapido and allowing it to operate till the final policy has been notified. He said the high court’s decision to stay the government’s notice till the final policy is notified is like virtually …

SC Adjourns Hearing in Margadarsi Case to July 18
1 year, 6 months ago

SC Adjourns Hearing in Margadarsi Case to July 18

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Supreme Court has heard AP’s plea for a stay on the Telangana High Court’s direction against any action on the owners and employees of Margadarsi Chit Funds. A vacation SC Bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal heard AP’s plea seeking transfer of a batch of petitions filed by MCFPL and others in Telangana High Court to …

Supreme Court Seeks Response From Allahabad HC Judge For Dismissing 45 Anticipatory Bail Pleas On Same Day In Same Fashion For Non-Prosecution
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Seeks Response From Allahabad HC Judge For Dismissing 45 Anticipatory Bail Pleas On Same Day In Same Fashion For Non-Prosecution

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently took exception to how a Judge of the Allahabad High Court dismissed almost 45 petitions seeking anticipatory bail on a single day, in the same fashion for non-prosecution. "We are not supposed to comment at this stage but direct the Registrar of the High Court of Allahabad to submit the report to this Court after obtaining …

Section 482 CrPC - Criminal Proceedings Cannot Be Quashed Merely On The Ground That "No Useful Purpose Will Be Served" : Supreme Court
2 years, 7 months ago

Section 482 CrPC - Criminal Proceedings Cannot Be Quashed Merely On The Ground That "No Useful Purpose Will Be Served" : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that when a clear case is made out for the offences alleged, the criminal proceedings cannot be quashed merely on the ground that "no useful purpose will be served by prolonging the proceedings of the case".The bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna reiterated that a High Court must pass a speaking and reasoned order …

'It Is The Duty Of HC To See Matters Are Taken Up And Decided': SC Says In A Case Where A 79-Year-Old Woman Faced 15 Adjournment In A Domestic Violence Matter
2 years, 9 months ago

'It Is The Duty Of HC To See Matters Are Taken Up And Decided': SC Says In A Case Where A 79-Year-Old Woman Faced 15 Adjournment In A Domestic Violence Matter

Live Law  

In a matter where 15 adjournments were granted by the Bombay High Court, the Supreme Court has observed that being a Constitutional Court it is the duty of the High Court to see that the matters are taken up and decided.While finding it 'problematic' to examine what kind of direction to issue to the High Court, a Bench comprising Justice …

Rights Accrued To Others Due To Delay In Approaching Court Shouldn't Be Disturbed If Delay Is Unexplained: Allahabad High Court
2 years, 9 months ago

Rights Accrued To Others Due To Delay In Approaching Court Shouldn't Be Disturbed If Delay Is Unexplained: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the time-barred cases should not be entertained by Courts as the rights, which have accrued to others by reason of delay in approaching the Court, cannot be allowed to be disturbed unless there is a reasonable explanation for the delay.The Bench of Justice Manju Rani Chauhan observed thus as it dismissed a Writ …

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: February 21 To February 27, 2022
2 years, 9 months ago

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: February 21 To February 27, 2022

Live Law  

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw 58 TO 2022 LiveLaw 76 NOMINAL INDEX 1. "Most Gender Insensitive & Crooked Person": Allahabad HC Denies Bail To Man Who Allegedly Sent Girlfriend's Intimate Pics To Her Family Case title - Balram Jaiswal v. State of U.P Case Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 63 The High Court recently denied bail to a man who allegedly shared intimate pictures …

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: January 2022 [Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 1 To 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 106]
2 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: January 2022 [Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 1 To 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 106]

Live Law  

Employee Who Refuses Promotion Offer Not Entitled To Financial Upgradation Merely Because She Suffered Stagnation : Supreme CourtCase Title: Union of India v. Manju AroraCitation: 2022 LiveLaw 1The Supreme Court observed that if a regular promotion is offered but is refused by the employee before becoming entitled to a financial upgradation, she/he shall not be entitled to. RBI Has Wide …

SLP Against HC Order Dismissing Bail Application As Not Pressed Cannot Be Entertained: Supreme Court
2 years, 10 months ago

SLP Against HC Order Dismissing Bail Application As Not Pressed Cannot Be Entertained: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that a Special Leave Petition against a High Court order dismissing a bail application as not pressed cannot be entertained.In this case, the Allahabad High Court, in the impugned order, recorded the submission made by the counsel for the accused that he does not want to press this bail application at this stage and the same …

By What Practice Legal Provisions Were Mentioned In Order's Operative Portion?: Allahabad High Court Seeks ADJ's Explanation
2 years, 10 months ago

By What Practice Legal Provisions Were Mentioned In Order's Operative Portion?: Allahabad High Court Seeks ADJ's Explanation

Live Law  

Noticing that in the operative portion of an order passed in Appeal, the Lower/appellate Court had mentioned provisions of law, under which the order was made, the Allahabad High Court has sought the reply of Additional District Judge/ Fast Track Court-II, Ballia explaining his action. "Mentioning of the provisions of the law in the operative portion of the order is …

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Calcutta High Court's Stay On Criminal Proceedings Against Suvendu Adhikari
3 years ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Calcutta High Court's Stay On Criminal Proceedings Against Suvendu Adhikari

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the September order of a Single Bench of the High Court staying criminal proceedings initiated against BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari. The Bench, dismissing the same, had observed, "This batch of analogous intra-Court appeals are held to be not maintainable" On Monday, Senior …

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, 2 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, …

"It Breaks The Back Of Litigants; Insults & Kills Justice" : Supreme Court Urges Courts To Get Out Of 'Adjournment Culture'
3 years, 2 months ago

"It Breaks The Back Of Litigants; Insults & Kills Justice" : Supreme Court Urges Courts To Get Out Of 'Adjournment Culture'

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, in an order passed recently, urged the courts not to grant repeated adjournments in routine manner.Time has now come to change the work culture and get out of the adjournment culture so that confidence and trust put by the litigants in the Justice delivery system is not shaken and Rule of Law is maintained, Justice MR Shah …

Judicial Discipline Demand To Respect Order Passed By Coordinate Bench: Supreme Court On Comments By Uttarakhand HC On Allahabad HC Order
3 years, 3 months ago

Judicial Discipline Demand To Respect Order Passed By Coordinate Bench: Supreme Court On Comments By Uttarakhand HC On Allahabad HC Order

Live Law  

Judicial discipline/propriety demand to respect the order passed by the Coordinate Bench, the Supreme Court observed while it set aside observations made by Uttarakhand High Court on an order passed by Allahabad High Court.In this case, a writ petition challenging an award passed by the labour court of Dehradun was filed before Allahabad High Court in the year 1997. Judicial …

Counsel Requests Adjournment When Judge Is About To Dismiss Matter, Allahabad HC Imposes 50K Cost, Later Stays It
3 years, 5 months ago

Counsel Requests Adjournment When Judge Is About To Dismiss Matter, Allahabad HC Imposes 50K Cost, Later Stays It

Live Law  

In an interesting turn of events, the Allahabad High Court yesterday imposed 50K cost in a matter wherein the Counsel requested for adjournment when the Judge was about to dismiss the matter.However, the Bench of Justice Dr. Kaushal Jayendra Thaker, later on, stayed the order as to cost 'for the time being' when the Counsel promised that he would argue …

'You Have To Give First Priority To Supreme Court': Justice MR Shah Objects To Adjournment Taken To Appear Before High Court
3 years, 6 months ago

'You Have To Give First Priority To Supreme Court': Justice MR Shah Objects To Adjournment Taken To Appear Before High Court

Live Law  

Supreme Court judge Justice MR Shah on Friday took strong objection to Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra appearing before the Calcutta High Court, after a letter was circulated on his behalf before the Apex Court seeking adjournment saying that he was in a 'personal difficulty'. A vacation bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and MR Shah was hearing Asaram Bapu's plea for …

[Char Dham Road Project] Centre Opposes Petitioner's Request For Adjournment, Supreme Court To Hear The Case On Friday
3 years, 7 months ago

[Char Dham Road Project] Centre Opposes Petitioner's Request For Adjournment, Supreme Court To Hear The Case On Friday

Live Law  

In the Char Dham road project matter, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked for a convenience compilation of the relevant previous orders of the Court, with a view to ascertain if there has been any interim stay on construction. When Mr. Gonsalves replied in the negative, the bench observed, "Then we will record this statement and have the matter after …

Misplacing SC's Order From High Court Records: Supreme Court Directs Allahabad HC Chief Justice To Inquire, Take Action Against Erring Officials
3 years, 9 months ago

Misplacing SC's Order From High Court Records: Supreme Court Directs Allahabad HC Chief Justice To Inquire, Take Action Against Erring Officials

Live Law  

In view of the Allahabad High Court's inquiry, which concluded that though an order of Supreme Court was received by it, the same wasn't communicated to the Concerned Judge, the Supreme Court on Monday, in suo moto proceedings, directed the High Court's Chief Justice to fully investigate the matter under the administrative directions. The Bench of Justice D. Y. Chandrachud …

'Court Does Not Take Cognizance Of People Going For Pilgrimage': Allahabad High Court Imposes Cost For Seeking Adjournment
3 years, 10 months ago

'Court Does Not Take Cognizance Of People Going For Pilgrimage': Allahabad High Court Imposes Cost For Seeking Adjournment

Live Law  

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday made it clear that going for pilgrimage is no ground to seek adjournment in a court of law. In response to a request made at the Bar for adjourning a Bail application on the ground that all the counsels have gone for pilgrimage, a Single Bench of Justice DK Singh …

Conversion ordinance: Don’t take HC ‘lightly’, top court tells UP govt
3 years, 10 months ago

Conversion ordinance: Don’t take HC ‘lightly’, top court tells UP govt

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a plea by the Uttar Pradesh government seeking to stop the Allahabad high court from examining the state’s contentious anti-conversion law, and said that no constitutional court should be taken “lightly”. A Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, made it clear that it will not transfer the petitions …

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
3 years, 10 months 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 …

SC dismisses plea against Allahabad HC order which held 'conversion for marriage is unacceptable'
4 years ago

SC dismisses plea against Allahabad HC order which held 'conversion for marriage is unacceptable'

Firstpost  

The plea sought a declaration that the observations made by the high court are incorrect in view of the freedom of religion and freedom to choose a life partner as guaranteed under the principles of the Constitution of India New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking to challenge Allahabad High Court order by which …

Ex-AP High Court Judge Moves Supreme Court Against HC Order For Probe Into Phone Call Conspiracy Against CJ & SC Judge
4 years ago

Ex-AP High Court Judge Moves Supreme Court Against HC Order For Probe Into Phone Call Conspiracy Against CJ & SC Judge

Live Law  

Retired Andhra Pradesh High Court Judge, Justice V. Eswaraiah. has moved the Supreme Court against a Division Bench order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court which directed an investigation into a an alleged private phone conversation between him and a suspended District Munsif Magistrate of Andhra Pradesh after alleging that the phone call disclosed a "serious conspiracy" against the High. …

Allahabad High Court Issues Notice On Habeas Corpus Petition Against Custody Of 3 Persons Arrested With Siddique Kappan On Way To Hathras
4 years, 1 month ago

Allahabad High Court Issues Notice On Habeas Corpus Petition Against Custody Of 3 Persons Arrested With Siddique Kappan On Way To Hathras

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday issued notices on a Habeas Corpus petition filed by 3 alleged PFI Members, arrested by the Deputy Superintendent of Police while they were going to Hathras to meet family of the deceased gang-rape victim and later remanded to judicial custody by CJM Mathura. The Plea also contends, "The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mathura, vide its …

"Lower Courts May Proceed Virtual Hearings On Listing Date In Absence Of Parties/Lawyers": Delhi High Court
4 years, 1 month ago

"Lower Courts May Proceed Virtual Hearings On Listing Date In Absence Of Parties/Lawyers": Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court today notified in an order, modification of its earlier order dated 15.8.2020 and directed that all subordinate courts may now proceed with adequate proceedings in the absence of a party or advocate depending on the matter's urgency and other attending circumstances, if the party or advocate despite due intimation from the court about case listing fail …

Allahabad High Court Pulls Up A Judicial Magistrate For Advising The Party 'To Do Or What Not To Do' [Read Order]
4 years, 1 month ago

Allahabad High Court Pulls Up A Judicial Magistrate For Advising The Party 'To Do Or What Not To Do' [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently pulled up a Judicial Magistrate for passing a "strange order" whereby he "advised the client to do or what not to do". The Background of the Case An application was filed before the High Court under 482 CrPC against the order dated 02.01.2020 passed by Judicial Magistrate, Deoria in Misc. 217 of 2014 Matter before …

Practice Of 'Bench Hunting', Seeking Time When Confronted With Queries Is Not A Healthy Practice For The Bar: Allahabad HC [Read Order]
4 years, 3 months ago

Practice Of 'Bench Hunting', Seeking Time When Confronted With Queries Is Not A Healthy Practice For The Bar: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Friday rapped a Hapur based writ petitioner for invoking the Court's jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution without any due cause. "This kind of practice of Bench hunting seeking time when confronted with queries is not a healthy practice for the Bar," Single Judge bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal sternly observed. The remarks were …

Madras Bar Association Writes To HC Raising Grievances Faced By Lawyers In Present Filing & Listing System [Read Letter]
4 years, 5 months ago

Madras Bar Association Writes To HC Raising Grievances Faced By Lawyers In Present Filing & Listing System [Read Letter]

Live Law  

The Madras Bar Association on Wednesday wrote a letter to the High Court Chief Justice, highlighting various difficulties that are being faced by lawyers in the light of the present sitting and listing arrangements, and the modus of functioning of the Court as to hearing of cases. Through notifications dated July 3, the Madras High Court had intimated that hearing …

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