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Trial Court Erred In Closing Evidence Upon Refusal Of Accused's Counsel To Enter Appearance: Rajasthan HC Sets Aside POCSO Conviction
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Trial Court Erred In Closing Evidence Upon Refusal Of Accused's Counsel To Enter Appearance: Rajasthan HC Sets Aside POCSO Conviction

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Rajasthan High Court has set aside the conviction of a man convicted by the Special POCSO Court on the grounds that when the appellant's counsel refused to appear, instead of appointing an Amicus Curiae at that instance, the trial court closed the evidence. It was contended by the Amicus Curiae on behalf of the appellant that on account of trial …

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High-Level Committee to Decide on Wayanad Landslide Categorization
1 month, 3 weeks ago

High-Level Committee to Decide on Wayanad Landslide Categorization

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court will decide on the categorization of the Wayanad landslide in two weeks. The High-Level Committee will review the arguments presented by the Additional Solicitor General and the Amicus Curiae. The committee will also consider a parametric insurance scheme to provide quick relief to the affected communities.

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Dengue Surge: Karnataka High Court Appoints Senior Advocate KN Phanindra As Amicus
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Dengue Surge: Karnataka High Court Appoints Senior Advocate KN Phanindra As Amicus

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday appointed Senior Advocate KN Phanindra as Amicus Curiae to assist the court in its suo-motu case against rise in number of Dengue cases in Bengaluru and other districts of the state, especially rural areas. ".the Right to Health and Right to be Treated and Right to Live in a Healthy Environment is a fundamental …

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Untreated Waste Flowing Into Bay Of Bengal? Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks 'Better Affidavit' From State On Preventive Measures
9 months ago

Untreated Waste Flowing Into Bay Of Bengal? Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks 'Better Affidavit' From State On Preventive Measures

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The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State to file a better affidavit showing measures taken to connect the drains of the fisherman community to the newly set STP. It was urged that the existing Effluent Treatment Plants constructed at various places in Visakhapatnam area are inadequate to deal with and treat the effluents which are emitted from various …

High Court State Stated Waste Set Sewage Stp
No movie reviews within 48 hours of release, says amicus curiae appointed by Kerala HC
9 months, 1 week ago

No movie reviews within 48 hours of release, says amicus curiae appointed by Kerala HC

Hindustan Times  

Amid the ongoing debate on whether or not negative reviews posted on social media adversely affect the collections of a film, the amicus curiae appointed by the Kerala High Court has recommended that films not be reviewed in the first 48 hours of their release. The report submitted by amicus curiae Shyam Padman contains strict guidelines to prevent "review bombing" …

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No movie reviews within 48 hours of release, recommends amicus curiae appointed by Kerala HC
9 months, 1 week ago

No movie reviews within 48 hours of release, recommends amicus curiae appointed by Kerala HC

India TV News  

The ongoing debate on movie reviews has taken an interesting turn in Kerala High Court. Now in an interesting turn of events, the amicus curiae has suggested that no movie reviews should be posted after 48 hours of its release, as this will allow people to form their own opinion without being influenced by someone. For the unversed, the movie …

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Take Steps To Implement Suggestions For Improving Functioning Of Children Homes Within Four Weeks: High Court To Delhi Govt
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Take Steps To Implement Suggestions For Improving Functioning Of Children Homes Within Four Weeks: High Court To Delhi Govt

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The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to take steps to implement within four weeks the suggestions for improving the facilities and functioning of the children homes in the national capital. A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain was referring to the suggestions made by Amicus Curiae, Senior Advocate Satish Tamta, in a …

Homes Children Court Delhi Govt Four Weeks Suggestions Curiae Suggested
Supreme Court agrees to examine issue of women inmates getting pregnant in West Bengal jails
10 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court agrees to examine issue of women inmates getting pregnant in West Bengal jails

Op India  

The Supreme Court on Monday, February 12, agreed to examine the matter of women inmates getting pregnant in correctional homes and jails across the state of West Bengal. Supreme Court to examine issue of prisoners getting pregnant in Bengal jails An estimated 196 babies were born in different correctional facilities across West Bengal, an advocate submitted at the Calcutta High …

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CMRL Bribery Case: Kerala High Court Appoints Amicus Curiae To Address Arguments Following Death Of Revision Petitioner
1 year, 1 month ago

CMRL Bribery Case: Kerala High Court Appoints Amicus Curiae To Address Arguments Following Death Of Revision Petitioner

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday appointed an Amicus Curiae in the revision petition filed by social activist, Gireesh Babu, against the dismissal of a complaint seeking investigation into the alleged bribery carried out by high ranking public officials of the State in connection with the mining and other business interests of the Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd by. The …

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Constitutes Committee To Monitor Sewage Generation & Management At Visakhapatnam
1 year, 2 months ago

Andhra Pradesh High Court Constitutes Committee To Monitor Sewage Generation & Management At Visakhapatnam

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The Division Bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice R. Raghunandan Rao has further tasked the Committee with the job of determining how many new STPs would need to be installed owing to the growing population of Vizag, along with suggestions of viable locations for setup. The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered the constitution of a committee …

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High Courts Should Call For Monthly Reports From Special MP/MLA Courts To Track Disposals : Amicus Suggests To Supreme Court
1 year, 3 months ago

High Courts Should Call For Monthly Reports From Special MP/MLA Courts To Track Disposals : Amicus Suggests To Supreme Court

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Senior Advocate Vijay Hansaria, the amicus curiae appointed by the Supreme Court in the matter relating to criminal cases against elected representatives in his 19th report has suggested a string of directions to be issued for expeditious disposal of such cases. The suggestions of the amicus in his latest report include, calling for monthly reports from Special Court set up …

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Actor Assault Case: Kerala High Court Relieves Advocate Renjith Marar As Amicus Curiae
1 year, 4 months ago

Actor Assault Case: Kerala High Court Relieves Advocate Renjith Marar As Amicus Curiae

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The Kerala High Court on Wednesday relieved Advocate Renjith B. Marar, who was appointed as the Amicus Curia in the 2017 Actor Assault case to assist in the formulation guidelines to be issued to trial courts for preservation of digital evidence submitted to the courts, pursuant to his application seeking the same. The single bench of Justice K. Babu had, …

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IIT KGP Student Death | Law Doesn't Envisage Appointment Of Amicus Curiae To Assist Experts/ Investigating Officers: Calcutta High Court
1 year, 4 months ago

IIT KGP Student Death | Law Doesn't Envisage Appointment Of Amicus Curiae To Assist Experts/ Investigating Officers: Calcutta High Court

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The Calcutta High Court today, partly allowed the appeals moved by the State of West Bengal and IIT Kharagpur, in a case pertaining to the death of a student under allegedly suspicious circumstances at the IIT. Single-judge also appointed an amicus curiae to assist the officer who carried out the second post-mortem and gave liberty to the new investigation team …

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Cracks on beam of Shree Jagannath Temple’s Nata Mandap must be repaired on priority, Orissa High Court’s Amicus Curiae tells Archaeological Survey of India
1 year, 4 months ago

Cracks on beam of Shree Jagannath Temple’s Nata Mandap must be repaired on priority, Orissa High Court’s Amicus Curiae tells Archaeological Survey of India

The Hindu  

An Amicus Curiae appointed by the Orissa High Court has found evidence of wear and tear in the structures of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, an Archaeological Survey of India–protected monument. Mohanty, the Amicus Curiae, expressed concern over cracks appearing on a beam in the Nata Mandap of the Shree Jagannath Temple complex. According to the Amicus Curiae’s report, …

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Is Arbitration Clause In Unstamped Contract Valid? Supreme Court Constitution Bench Reserves Judgment
1 year, 10 months ago

Is Arbitration Clause In Unstamped Contract Valid? Supreme Court Constitution Bench Reserves Judgment

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A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, reserved order in the reference, which pertains to the issue - whether the arbitration clause in a contract, which is required to be registered and stamped, but is not registered and stamped, is valid and enforceable. The issue framed is as under - “Whether the statutory bar contained in Section 35 …

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Unstamped Arbitration Agreement Is Valid, Though Not Admissible As Evidence : Amicus Tells Supreme Court Constitution Bench
1 year, 11 months ago

Unstamped Arbitration Agreement Is Valid, Though Not Admissible As Evidence : Amicus Tells Supreme Court Constitution Bench

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Thursday, continued hearing submissions made by the Amicus Curiae, Senior Advocate, Mr. Gourab Banerji in a 3-Judge reference which raised the issue - whether the arbitration clause in a contract, which is required to be registered and stamped, but is not registered and stamped, is valid and enforceable. The issue framed is …

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Kalkaji Temple Case : Supreme Court Appoints ASG Aishwarya Bhati As Amicus Curiae
2 years, 2 months ago

Kalkaji Temple Case : Supreme Court Appoints ASG Aishwarya Bhati As Amicus Curiae

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The Supreme Court, on Monday, appointed Additional Solicitor General, Ms. Aishwarya Bhati as Amicus Curiae, in a plea assailing the Delhi High Court order regarding the administration and maintenance of Kalkaji Temple. "We request Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, ASG to assist the court as an amicus curiae. He added that an offshoot to the main matter is the challenge to the …

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Right Of Accused To Representation Integral Part Of Article 21, Trial Court Must Appoint Amicus In Absence Of Defence Counsel: Madras High Court
2 years, 5 months ago

Right Of Accused To Representation Integral Part Of Article 21, Trial Court Must Appoint Amicus In Absence Of Defence Counsel: Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently set aside the order of conviction of one M/s. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy observed as under: Therefore, from the combined reading of the aforementioned judgments, it would be clear that right of the accused to be represented by a counsel has been held to be an integral part under Article 21 of the Constitution of India …

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Suicide By Prison Inmate, No Timely Action By Jail Authorities: Delhi High Court Appoints Sr Adv Nikhil Naiyar As Amicus Curiae
2 years, 9 months ago

Suicide By Prison Inmate, No Timely Action By Jail Authorities: Delhi High Court Appoints Sr Adv Nikhil Naiyar As Amicus Curiae

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The Delhi High Court on Monday appointed an amicus curiae over an incident of suicide committed by a jail inmate last year, who struggled for about 19 minutes inside prison cell, however no timely action was taken by the prison authorities. The Court accordingly appointed Senior Advocate Nikhil Naiyar as amicus curiae in the matter to assist the Bench in …

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Criminal Cases Against MPs/MLAs: Amicus Curiae Seeks Constitution Of Monitoring Committee For CBI, ED & NIA Cases
2 years, 10 months ago

Criminal Cases Against MPs/MLAs: Amicus Curiae Seeks Constitution Of Monitoring Committee For CBI, ED & NIA Cases

Live Law  

The Amicus Curie has informed the Supreme Court that the number of cases pending against MPs/MLAs has increased from 4122 to 4984 in two years, which shows that more and more persons with criminal antecedents are occupying the seats in the Parliament and the State Legislative Assemblies.Senior Advocate Vijay Hansaria, who has been appointed as the Amicus Curie to assist …

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Section 498A Not A Remedy Against Marital Rape: Amicus Curiae Rebecca John To Delhi High Court
2 years, 10 months ago

Section 498A Not A Remedy Against Marital Rape: Amicus Curiae Rebecca John To Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday continued hearing a batch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife from the offence of rape.Senior Advocate Rebecca John appearing as amicus curiae in the matter told a bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice C …

Justice Court Rape Marital Rape Delhi High Court 498A Ipc
Bombay HC asks amicus to resolve stray dog feeding issue of Navi Mumbai housing society
2 years, 11 months ago

Bombay HC asks amicus to resolve stray dog feeding issue of Navi Mumbai housing society

India Today  

In a bid to resolve the fight between residents and management of housing societies over feeding of stray dogs in the premises, the Bombay high court has asked the Amicus Curiae to meet all warring society members in the NRI complex of Seawoods Estate Limited in Navi Mumbai in the presence of lawyers. The high court had appointed advocate Nausher …

Court Dogs Dog Residents Navi Mumbai Stray Pratap
Kerala govt failed in implementing transgender policy: Amicus curiae report
3 years ago

Kerala govt failed in implementing transgender policy: Amicus curiae report

India Today  

The state government has failed in implementing transgender policy, according to the report submitted by the amicus curiae appointed by the Kerala High Court. The high court has now asked the state government to provide the details of measures taken to implement the transgender policy. The high court had taken suo motu cognisance and appointed the amicus curiae to study …

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No Illegality In Special MP/MLA Courts At Sessions Level Handling Cases Triable By Magistrates : Amicus Tells Supreme Court
3 years, 1 month ago

No Illegality In Special MP/MLA Courts At Sessions Level Handling Cases Triable By Magistrates : Amicus Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

"While the constitution of Special Courts both at the Sessions level and the Magistrate level is desirable, no illegality can be attached to the constitution of Special Courts at Sessions level for trial of both Sessions cases and Magisterial Trial cases" Senior Advocate Vijay Hansaria has submitted before the Supreme Court.Mr Hansaria, who is the Amicus Curiae in the matter …

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