Bombay HC Upholds Transfer Of Case After Party’s Lawyer Comments On Judge’s Facebook Post [Read Order]
6 years, 8 months ago

Bombay HC Upholds Transfer Of Case After Party’s Lawyer Comments On Judge’s Facebook Post [Read Order]

Live Law  

A Division Bench of the Bombay High Court recently upheld the decision to transfer a case from a lower court judge after one of the parties’ lawyers commented on the judge’s FaceBook post.Justice Shantanu Kemkar and Justice Nitin W. Sambre in fact opined that the lawyer’s act of commenting on the judge’s post is capable of being viewed. A Division Bench of the Bombay High Court recently upheld the decision to transfer a case from a lower court judge after one of the parties’ lawyers commented on the judge’s FaceBook post. The lawyer in question, Sonia Atmaram Prabhu, who was also one of the petitioners and was representing her own family before the court, commented on a Facebook post of the judge hearing her case. Such decision whether to recuse or not is purely within the domain of the said Judge who is dealing with the matter.” The Court also highlighted the gravity of the scenario where a party asks a judge to recuse himself, noting, “Asking a Judge to recuse himself by a party or a litigant is required to be viewed very seriously unless by such request certain issues are brought to the notice of the Judge taking up the matter which disqualifies him from taking such matter on the issues referred supra, viz - personal or private interest, intimacy with the party/parties to a lis etc.” Read the Order Here

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Security Threats Faced By Litigants Justify Alternative Measures Like Virtual Hearings Instead Of Transferring Case: J&K High Court
1 day, 23 hours ago

Security Threats Faced By Litigants Justify Alternative Measures Like Virtual Hearings Instead Of Transferring Case: J&K High Court

Live Law  

Recognizing that the petitioners had legitimate security concerns due to their migration from Kashmir in the past the Jammu and Kashmir High Court allowed a virtual hearing for the party from the Jammu Wing in a case before its Srinagar Wing. BACKGROUND: The petitioners sought the transfer of a case from the Srinagar Wing to the Jammu Wing of the …

Madras High Court orders CB-CID inquiry against woman lawyer
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Madras High Court orders CB-CID inquiry against woman lawyer

The Hindu  

Shocked by serious allegations of professional misconduct against a 26-year-old woman advocate in a case involving crores of rupees, the Madras High Court has ordered a Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department probe to uncover the truth. Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira directed the CB-CID to find out whether JMI Law Associates, a firm run by Jamal Mohammed Ibrahim, a non-lawyer, in association …

Karnataka High Court refuses to interfere with sanction granted for prosecuting three officials for ‘illegally’ favouring former Chief Secretary’s mother
3 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court refuses to interfere with sanction granted for prosecuting three officials for ‘illegally’ favouring former Chief Secretary’s mother

The Hindu  

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No Hearing Given: Rajasthan HC Quashes Trial Court Order Making Adverse Remarks Against Circle Officer For Alleged Negligence In Probe
3 weeks, 1 day ago

No Hearing Given: Rajasthan HC Quashes Trial Court Order Making Adverse Remarks Against Circle Officer For Alleged Negligence In Probe

Live Law  

The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court set aside a trial court order which made adverse remarks against the concerned circle officer and where the DGP was directed to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the officer for alleged negligence committed during the investigation of a case. Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand observed that it was settled that no one could be …

Bombay High Court Pulls Up BCI, BCMG For Suspending Female Lawyer's Licence Without Following Principles Of Natural Justice
2 months ago

Bombay High Court Pulls Up BCI, BCMG For Suspending Female Lawyer's Licence Without Following Principles Of Natural Justice

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently stayed an order passed by the Bar Council of India by which it had suspended the licence of a Mumbai-based female advocate over a complaint by few members of the Advocate Association of Western India A division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Advait Sethna questioned the manner in which both the BCI and the …

Bombay HC rules wife filing false cases entitles husband for a divorce on grounds of ‘cruelty’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bombay HC rules wife filing false cases entitles husband for a divorce on grounds of ‘cruelty’

Live Mint  

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Gujarat HC Calls For Explanation From Judicial Officer Over 'Serious Allegations' On Conduct While Hearing Cheating Case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Gujarat HC Calls For Explanation From Judicial Officer Over 'Serious Allegations' On Conduct While Hearing Cheating Case

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Monday called for a detailed explanation from a judicial officer–of the rank of a sessions judge, after "prima facie" taking note of a plea making "serious allegations" about the officer's conduct while hearing proceedings in a forgery and cheating case. The order was passed in a plea wherein the petitioner had sought transfer of proceedings …

Bombay High Court accepts unconditional apology for abusing junior official
4 months ago

Bombay High Court accepts unconditional apology for abusing junior official

India Today  

The Bombay High Court disposed of a petition that it had initiated after one of the court peons complained about being verbally abused in filthy language by an advocate and a municipal officer who also allegedly tried to physically assault him. A bench of Justices AS Gadkari and Kamal Khata said that they were, inclined to direct the official, Atul …

Bombay HC Nixes Order Granting Company, Which Had Not Denied Its Outstanding Dues, Unconditional Leave To Defend In Summary Suit
4 months ago

Bombay HC Nixes Order Granting Company, Which Had Not Denied Its Outstanding Dues, Unconditional Leave To Defend In Summary Suit

Live Law  

In a plea challenging the dismissal of summons to judgment in a commercial summary suit, the Bombay High Court set aside a trial court's order granting a company unconditional leave to defend itself, while noting that the company had not denied the existence of outstanding dues owed for the services rendered by the other party. In doing so the court …

NCLAT judge recuses over his brother’s text
4 months ago

NCLAT judge recuses over his brother’s text

Hindustan Times  

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​Judge and prejudice: On conduct in judicial proceedings
5 months, 3 weeks ago

​Judge and prejudice: On conduct in judicial proceedings

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court of India has rapped judges over the knuckles, asking them to refrain from making “casual observations” that reveal their communal bias or misogyny. Taking suo motu cognisance of video clips featuring Karnataka High Court Judge V. Srishananda and his sexist comments to a woman lawyer on two separate judicial proceedings, a five-judge Special Bench headed by Chief …

Medha Patkar filed a false affidavit: L-G V K Saxena in libel case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Medha Patkar filed a false affidavit: L-G V K Saxena in libel case

New Indian Express  

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HC issues notices to accused, CBI after Dabholkar’s daughter challenges order of acquittal
7 months ago

HC issues notices to accused, CBI after Dabholkar’s daughter challenges order of acquittal

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued notices to all the accused and the Central Bureau of Investigation while hearing a petition filed by Mukta Dabholkar challenging a sessions court judgment acquitting three persons accused of killing her father and rationalist Narendra Dabholkar. Ms. Mukta’s plea contended that the sessions court order failed to consider evidence that “establishes beyond reasonable …

HC quashes Maharashtra HRC's order directing cop to pay woman compensation for dereliction in probe
7 months ago

HC quashes Maharashtra HRC's order directing cop to pay woman compensation for dereliction in probe

Hindustan Times  

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Delhi High Court Sets Aside Order Transferring PMLA Case After Judge Said 'ED Matters Me Kaunsi Bail Hoti Hain'
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Order Transferring PMLA Case After Judge Said 'ED Matters Me Kaunsi Bail Hoti Hain'

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside a trial court order transferring Bhushan Steel money laundering case from one judge to another, after one of the accused alleged that the judge passed a comment expressing "ED matters me kaun si bail hoti hai?” Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the alleged comment did not reflect any apprehension of bias …

BJP moves Telangana HC over lower court adjourning its private complaint against CM Revanth Reddy
10 months ago

BJP moves Telangana HC over lower court adjourning its private complaint against CM Revanth Reddy

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party State unit moved a lunch motion in the Telangana High Court here on Thursday challenging the adjournment to July 6 of its private criminal complaint against Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy accusing the latter of making provoking and defamatory remarks against it during an election campaign meeting at Khammam a few weeks ago. Represented by its …

Supreme Court Criticises Gujarat HC Bench For Releasing Case Without Judgment 10 Months After Reserving Verdict
11 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Criticises Gujarat HC Bench For Releasing Case Without Judgment 10 Months After Reserving Verdict

Live Law  

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District Judge’s conference call with Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati | Madras High Court upholds his removal from service
1 year ago

District Judge’s conference call with Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati | Madras High Court upholds his removal from service

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court refused to interfere with the punishment of removal from service imposed upon an Additional District Judge for having participated in a conference call relating to the payment of money with Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati of Kanchi Mutt when the latter had been arrayed as the prime accused in the Sankararaman murder case. The explanations submitted by them …

Punjab & Haryana HC Dismisses Criminal Case Over 22 Yrs Old Land Dispute, Says Prosecution Can't Abuse Legal Remedies To Further Malicious Agenda
1 year ago

Punjab & Haryana HC Dismisses Criminal Case Over 22 Yrs Old Land Dispute, Says Prosecution Can't Abuse Legal Remedies To Further Malicious Agenda

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the summoning order in a cheating case which was lodged 22 years after the alleged incident, observing that prosecution cannot be allowed to take undue benefit of the available legal remedies merely to further its own malicious agenda.A complaint was filed by a son in 2012 against a manager of his …

Fast Track Courts & Alternate Dispute Resolution Not Sufficient To Reduce Burden, Courts Should Curb Abuse Of Legal Procedures: Karnataka HC
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Supreme Court Declines Abhishek Banerjee's Plea For Action Against HC Judge Over Interviews, But Agrees To Consider Request For Transfer Of Cases
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Declines Abhishek Banerjee's Plea For Action Against HC Judge Over Interviews, But Agrees To Consider Request For Transfer Of Cases

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed disinclination to entertain Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee's request for 'necessary action' against Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, judge of the Calcutta High Court, for 'politically motivated' interviews. With respect to this prayer, the bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices Manoj Mishra and Satish Chandra Sharma stated that Banerjee's petition will be tagged with …

Bombay High Court Issues Contempt Notices To Lawyer, Client For Seeking Judge's Recusal Based On 'Fabricated' News Clipping Against Him
1 year, 1 month ago

Bombay High Court Issues Contempt Notices To Lawyer, Client For Seeking Judge's Recusal Based On 'Fabricated' News Clipping Against Him

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has directed registration of a suo motu contempt petition against lawyers - Zoheb Merchant and Minal Chandnani, and their client for using a fabricated news article with scandalous allegations against a judge to get him to recuse himself from hearing the case. On November 08, 2023, when the matter came up for hearing a praecipe was …

Judge Vs Judge row In Cal HC: Supreme Court Transfers Pleas In Bengal Caste Certificate Scam Case To Itself
1 year, 1 month ago

Judge Vs Judge row In Cal HC: Supreme Court Transfers Pleas In Bengal Caste Certificate Scam Case To Itself

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Monday transferred all the proceedings in the writ appeal from the Calcutta High Court in alleged scam in West Bengal caste certificate case to itself. A 5-judge bench of the top court transferred to itself the case from the high court which triggered judicial spat between two high court judges as a single bench of the …

SC transfers to itself from Calcutta HC pleas related caste certificate scam in MBBS admissions
1 year, 1 month ago

SC transfers to itself from Calcutta HC pleas related caste certificate scam in MBBS admissions

India TV News  

SC transfers to itself from Calcutta HC pleas related caste certificate scam in MBBS admissions Earlier, the top court had taken suo moto cognisance of an order passed by a single bench of the Calcutta High Court that was termed as illegal and ignored an order of the division bench in a case of alleged irregularities in the admission of …

Allahabad HC Quashes Defamation Case Filed By Ex-District Judge Against Aroon Purie Over News Item On Bail To Ex-UP Minister In Rape Case
1 year, 2 months ago

Allahabad HC Quashes Defamation Case Filed By Ex-District Judge Against Aroon Purie Over News Item On Bail To Ex-UP Minister In Rape Case

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently quashed a criminal defamation case against Aroon Purie, Chairman and Director of TV Today Network Ltd. #JustIN | #AllahabadHighCourt QUASHES Criminal #Defamation Case against Chairman & Director of TV Today Network Ltd. Aroon Purie filed by a former UP District Judge concerning a 2017 article related to grant of bail to Ex-UP Minister Gayatri Prajapati …

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Order Taking Cognizance Against Police Officer For Allegedly Hurling Caste Based Abuses
1 year, 6 months ago

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Order Taking Cognizance Against Police Officer For Allegedly Hurling Caste Based Abuses

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court has upheld a Special Court's order rejecting the closure report submitted by the police and taking cognizance against accused Station House Officer for offences under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Act. The Trial Court did not accept the final report and took cognizance under Sections 341 and 323 IPC and Sections 3, 3 and 3 …

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

Two lawyers move Bombay High Court for case against cops who assaulted them
1 year, 9 months ago

Two lawyers move Bombay High Court for case against cops who assaulted them

India Today  

Two lawyers who were assaulted inside the Antop Hill police station in Mumbai last month have taken their case to the Bombay High Court. Advocates Sadhana Yadav and Harikesh Mishra have filed a plea seeking the registration of an FIR against Senior police officer Nasir Kulkarni and other personnel who were on duty at the time. The petition alleges that …

Not Proper To Shift Burden On Complainant To Prove NI Act Case Beyond ‘Reasonable Doubt’ When Accused Didn’t Respond To Statutory Notice: Gujarat High Court
1 year, 10 months ago

Not Proper To Shift Burden On Complainant To Prove NI Act Case Beyond ‘Reasonable Doubt’ When Accused Didn’t Respond To Statutory Notice: Gujarat High Court

Live Law  

While allowing a leave to appeal against acquittal in a criminal case under Section 138 of the N.I. Act, the Gujarat High Court said the Magistrate's approach in shifting the burden upon the complainant to prove his case beyond reasonable doubt was not proper “when the accused has chosen not to question the financial capacity of complainant at very first …

Supreme Court Informed About Agreement In Defamation Suit Over Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Ex-Judge
2 years ago

Supreme Court Informed About Agreement In Defamation Suit Over Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Ex-Judge

Live Law  

While hearing a petition moved by a woman in 2014 seeking transfer of a defamation suit filed by a former judge of the Supreme Court from Delhi High Court pertaining to sexual harassment allegations, the Supreme Court was informed that both the parties have reached an agreement. The second part of the agreement is a request to the Court to …

Judge Recuses Himself From Hearing Jamia Violence Case Citing ‘Personal Reasons’, Days After Discharging Sharjeel Imam, Others
2 years, 1 month ago

Judge Recuses Himself From Hearing Jamia Violence Case Citing ‘Personal Reasons’, Days After Discharging Sharjeel Imam, Others

Live Law  

Days after discharging Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in a 2019 Jamia violence case, the trial court judge has recused himself from hearing a similar case pertaining to the violence citing “personal reasons.”Additional Sessions Judge Arul Varma of Saket Courts has been hearing the cases connected to the violence that occured in 2019 near Jamia …

‘Madhu Barrister Would Have Hanged His Head In Shame’: Orissa HC Criticizes Conduct Of Striking Lawyers Of Sambalpur, Grants Bail
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Madhu Barrister Would Have Hanged His Head In Shame’: Orissa HC Criticizes Conduct Of Striking Lawyers Of Sambalpur, Grants Bail

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court has heavily criticized the unruly conducts of striking lawyers of Sambalpur while they staged a violent protest in December last year with a demand to establish a permanent Bench of the High Court in the western part of the State. It is by sheer providence that the judicial officers and staff of the Court did not …

Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Ex-Judge : Supreme Court Asks If It Is Necessary To Go On With Defamation Suit
2 years, 2 months ago

Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Ex-Judge : Supreme Court Asks If It Is Necessary To Go On With Defamation Suit

Live Law  

While hearing a petition moved by a woman in 2014 seeking transfer of a defamation suit filed by a former judge of the Supreme Court from Delhi High Court, the Supreme Court, on Monday, raised a query whether it is necessary to go on with the defamation suit. The former judge had filed the defamation suit against the woman in …

Misbehaviour With Lady Judge| Allahabad High Court Debars Advocate From Practising In UP Courts, Orders Security For Judge
2 years, 2 months ago

Misbehaviour With Lady Judge| Allahabad High Court Debars Advocate From Practising In UP Courts, Orders Security For Judge

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has debarred an advocate, who misbehaved, insulted, and abused a lady judge posted in a court under the Bulandshahr Judgeship, from practicing law before the UP Courts. The Court has also ordered him to appear in person before HC on January 12.The Bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Shiv Shanker Prasad passed this order …

Transfer of judges: A.P. advocates’ JAC’s plea to Law Minister Kiran Rijiju
2 years, 3 months ago

Transfer of judges: A.P. advocates’ JAC’s plea to Law Minister Kiran Rijiju

The Hindu  

A delegation of Andhra Pradesh Advocates’ Joint Action Committee submitted a memorandum to Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiran Rijiju on Tuesday appealing to him to refer their request for a review of the recommendation to transfer AP High Court judges B. Devanand and D. Ramesh, to the apex court, by expressing their opinion that the transfer would have …

Protest Against SC Verdict in Ayodhya-Babri Masjid Case Nothing But Promoting Enmity on Religious Grounds, Says Karnataka HC
2 years, 4 months ago

Protest Against SC Verdict in Ayodhya-Babri Masjid Case Nothing But Promoting Enmity on Religious Grounds, Says Karnataka HC

News 18  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday said protest against the Supreme Court’s judgment in the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid case was nothing but promoting enmity between two groups on the ground of religion. The court was hearing a plea filed by a Mangaluru resident against a suo motu case registered by police, who had received information that the Campus Front of India, …

Appellate Court May Remand A Case Back Only Where Trial Court Skips Finding On Certain Issue Or Decides Suit Only On Preliminary Issue: Bombay HC
2 years, 5 months ago

Appellate Court May Remand A Case Back Only Where Trial Court Skips Finding On Certain Issue Or Decides Suit Only On Preliminary Issue: Bombay HC

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has made it clear that an order of remanding case back can be passed by the Appellate Court only if the trial Court skips finding on certain issue or decides the suit only on preliminary issue by leaving open the vital issue in respect of the real controversy between the parties. The Respondents defended this decision …

"Full Faith & Trust In Justice Chandrachud" : Bombay Bar Association Deprecates Vilification Of SC Judge, Seeks Action Against Person Who Raised Allegations
2 years, 5 months ago

"Full Faith & Trust In Justice Chandrachud" : Bombay Bar Association Deprecates Vilification Of SC Judge, Seeks Action Against Person Who Raised Allegations

Live Law  

The Bombay Bar Association passed a resolution on Monday to deprecate the "false" and "baseless" complaint letter against Justice DY Chandrachud, second senior-most judge of the Supreme Court of India, and called the letter a "scandalous attack" on the judiciary. Finally, the BBA resolved and strongly deprecated the "vicious attempts" to scandalise the judiciary Resolution RESOLVED THAT The Bombay Bar …

Bombay HC pulls up lawyer who approached judge's secretary for trying to change judicial order
2 years, 7 months ago

Bombay HC pulls up lawyer who approached judge's secretary for trying to change judicial order

India Today  

Bombay High Court pulled up a lawyer for approaching the personal secretary of a judge trying to get an order modified surreptitiously without informing the other side in the case. Advocate Sachin Tigde, who represented a real estate company in a case against the Maharashtra government, had allegedly approached Justice Patel’s private secretary who had taken dictation in court and …

Supreme Court Rejects Maharashtra Govt's Plea To Review Order Transferring Cases Against Parambir Singh To CBI
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court Rejects Maharashtra Govt's Plea To Review Order Transferring Cases Against Parambir Singh To CBI

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, rejected a petition filed by the Maharashtra Government seeking review of the Apex Court's order transferring the investigation in 5 FIRs against former Mumbai Police Commissioner, Param Bir Singh to the Central Bureau of Investigation.The review petition was filed on May 17, 2022. The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, rejected a petition filed by the Maharashtra …

Supreme Court Requests Karnataka HC Judge, Who Made Revelations Of Transfer Threat, To Defer Hearing In Case Against ACB For 3 Days
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court Requests Karnataka HC Judge, Who Made Revelations Of Transfer Threat, To Defer Hearing In Case Against ACB For 3 Days

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday requested Justice HP Sandesh of Karnataka High Court, who has been passing several adverse remarks and directions against the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Karnataka, to defer the hearing in the case for three more days.A bench led by the Chief Justice of India made this request as the order passed by Justice Sandesh yesterday, where he …

"Explain Why": Bombay High Court Livid After MMRDA Demolishes Alleged Illegal Structure 15-30 Mins Before Court Hearing
2 years, 9 months ago

"Explain Why": Bombay High Court Livid After MMRDA Demolishes Alleged Illegal Structure 15-30 Mins Before Court Hearing

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court took strong exception to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority's "haste" in demolishing an alleged unauthorised structure less than half an hour before the case was heard by the bench. On June 9, Parmar submitted that knowing fully well that the matter was listed on Board and due for hearing, officers of the MMRDA hastily demolished …

"Sometimes Bar Or Bench Members Unwarily Transgress Propriety Unintentionally": MP HC Expunges Remarks Against Senior Counsel
2 years, 10 months ago

"Sometimes Bar Or Bench Members Unwarily Transgress Propriety Unintentionally": MP HC Expunges Remarks Against Senior Counsel

Live Law  

"There are moments in courts when heated exchanges do take place and though rare, it is not unheard of that either the member of the Bar or the Bench also in equal measure, unwarily transgresses the line or propriety unintentionally," the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed recently as it expunged its remarks made against a senior counsel last month.With this, …

'Contemptuous': Rajasthan High Court Expresses Displeasure Over Counsel Insisting Judge To Recuse From Hearing, Places Matter Before CJ
2 years, 11 months ago

'Contemptuous': Rajasthan High Court Expresses Displeasure Over Counsel Insisting Judge To Recuse From Hearing, Places Matter Before CJ

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court has opined that no counsel can insist a Judge to recuse from hearing a case, even if during the course of hearing, the court has commented on the merits of the case, which in the counsel's opinion are not favourable. Without making any further comment regarding conduct of the petitioner's counsel and deeming it appropriate to …

Undesirable For Courts To Make Remarks Censuring Action Of Police Officers Unless Strictly Relevant For The Case: Delhi High Court
2 years, 11 months ago

Undesirable For Courts To Make Remarks Censuring Action Of Police Officers Unless Strictly Relevant For The Case: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that it is undesirable for Courts to make remarks censuring the action of police officers unless such remarks are strictly relevant for the case.Justice Jasmeet Singh expunged the remarks made against the Investigating Officer by a Trial Court in a criminal revision case. The Delhi High Court has observed that it is undesirable for …

Supreme Court Transfers Investigation Of Cases Against Param Bir Singh To CBI
3 years ago

Supreme Court Transfers Investigation Of Cases Against Param Bir Singh To CBI

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday transferred the investigation of the cases against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh to the Central Bureau of Investigation. Sundresh allowed the appeal filed by Param Bir Singh and transferred the investigation in 5 FIRs against Singh from Maharashtra Police to the CBI. He said one person is made ready who is going to …

'This Heated Exchange Enriches Us': Bombay HC CJ After Navroz Seervai's Arguments In Maharashtra DGP Matter
3 years, 2 months ago

'This Heated Exchange Enriches Us': Bombay HC CJ After Navroz Seervai's Arguments In Maharashtra DGP Matter

Live Law  

There was an intense hearing session in the Bombay High Court yesterday in the case relating to the appointment of the Director-General of Police of Maharashtra, with Senior Advocate Navroz Seervai, appearing for the Acting DGP Sanjay Pandey, seeking the right to be heard in the matter. "These are certain qualities for holding a very high position, but they do …

Additional Sessions Judge Have No Power To Transfer Cases Under S.408CrPC-Mumbai Court Dismissed Kangana Ranaut's Application To Transfer Defamation Suit Filed By Javed Akhtar
3 years, 2 months ago

Additional Sessions Judge Have No Power To Transfer Cases Under S.408CrPC-Mumbai Court Dismissed Kangana Ranaut's Application To Transfer Defamation Suit Filed By Javed Akhtar

Live Law  

A Sessions Court in Mumbai has rejected actress Kangana Ranuat's revision application which sought to set aside an order passed by the in-charge Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in the defamation case filed by lyricist Javed Akhtar. In an order passed on December 31, Additional Sessions Judge S U Baghele rejected Ranaut's application on three technical grounds – that he is an …

No Likelihood Of Bias Just Because CBI Director Is Ex-DGP : Bombay High Court Rejects Maharashtra's Plea For SIT In Anil Deshmukh Case
3 years, 3 months ago

No Likelihood Of Bias Just Because CBI Director Is Ex-DGP : Bombay High Court Rejects Maharashtra's Plea For SIT In Anil Deshmukh Case

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has held that just because Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, the ex-DGP Maharashtra, now happens to be Director CBI, there is no likelihood of bias in the agency's investigation into police transfers and postings in Maharashtra. The court observed this while dismissing Maharashtra Government's petition to hand over CBI's anti-corruption probe against former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh to …

Bombay HC dismisses Maha govt's plea to transfer Anil Deshmukh probe from CBI to SIT
3 years, 3 months ago

Bombay HC dismisses Maha govt's plea to transfer Anil Deshmukh probe from CBI to SIT

India Today  

On Wednesday, the Bombay High Court dismissed the Maharashtra government’s plea to hand over the investigation into the ‘cash-for-transfer’ allegations against former state home minister Anil Deshmukh from the CBI to a special investigation team. Therefore, the prayer of the state cannot be looked at separately from the earlier conduct, particularly in light of the submission of the CBI that …

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