Articles for Subordinate Courts

Gujarat's local courts have 15.61 lakh pending cases; 535 judicial vacancies
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Gujarat's local courts have 15.61 lakh pending cases; 535 judicial vacancies

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat's District and Subordinate Courts are grappling with a staggering backlog of 15.61 lakh pending cases, the Central government revealed in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. As of November 15, 2024, the pending cases include 3.5 lakh civil cases, 12.11 lakh criminal cases, and an additional 50,128 cases in Family Courts as of September 30, 2024. The Law Ministry, …

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The Doctrine Of Per Incuriam In Indian Jurisprudence: Implications And Judicial Responses
5 months ago

The Doctrine Of Per Incuriam In Indian Jurisprudence: Implications And Judicial Responses

Live Law  

The Indian higher judiciary, represented by the Supreme Court and High Courts, plays a crucial role in adjudicating and interpreting laws within the country's legal framework. 26: Judgment and Orders: Judicial Decisions as Authorities per incuriam has been elucidated as under: “A decision is given per incuriam when the court has acted in ignorance of a previous decision of its …

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Kerala High Court Digest 2023: Labour & Service Laws
1 year ago

Kerala High Court Digest 2023: Labour & Service Laws

Live Law  

Pension Schemes Under KTWWF Act & Kerala Dairy Farmers' Welfare Fund Act Do Not Prohibit Membership Of Two Different Welfare Funds: Kerala High Court Case Title: Sadanandan K.S. Such control is exclusive in nature, comprehensive in extent and effective in operation.” Transfer Of Employee To Maintain Internal Harmony In Organization Not Punishment, Enquiry Not Required: Kerala High Court Case Title: …

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Pendency of 50-year-old cases high in HCs; Calcutta leads with 1,192: Law minister
1 year, 11 months ago

Pendency of 50-year-old cases high in HCs; Calcutta leads with 1,192: Law minister

Hindustan Times  

Pending cases dating, some more than 50 years old, exist more in high courts than the district courts, Union law minister Kiren Rijiju told the Parliament on Thursday, indicating that the Centre has no role to play in bringing down the pendency of cases as the solution to that lies within the domain of the judiciary. Replying to a question …

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Designated Commercial Courts Subordinate To Rank Of Principal Civil Judge In The District Can Hear Appeals/Application Under Arbitration Act: Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Designated Commercial Courts Subordinate To Rank Of Principal Civil Judge In The District Can Hear Appeals/Application Under Arbitration Act: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that Commercial Courts which are subordinate to the rank of the Principal Civil Judge in the District has jurisdiction to hear applications/appeals under Arbitration and Conciliation Act,1996.The bench of Justices MR Shah and Krishna Murari rejected the contention that all applications/appeals arising out of arbitration shall only lie before the Principal Civil Court of a district. …

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Delhi High Court Quarterly Digest: July To September 2022 [Citations 599 To 925]
2 years, 3 months ago

Delhi High Court Quarterly Digest: July To September 2022 [Citations 599 To 925]

Live Law  

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw 599 TO 2022 LiveLaw 925 Nominal Index Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India 2022 LiveLaw 599 Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India 2022 LiveLaw 600 SH AWANEESH CHANDRA JHA v. ANIL PRASAD NANDA 2022 LiveLaw 601 JOHNSON JACOB v. STATE 2022 LiveLaw 602 DHRUV TEWARI v. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT 2022 LiveLaw 603 Gulati Enterprises versus …

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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Filed By All India Transporters Welfare Association Alleging Illegal Police Seizure Of Vehicles
2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Filed By All India Transporters Welfare Association Alleging Illegal Police Seizure Of Vehicles

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by the All India Transporters Welfare Association alleging illegal seizure of properties by police.The petition had prayed for making a uniform procedure on a pan-India basis regarding the release of consignments and trucks illegally seized by police, by subordinate courts of India, in line of the uniform procedure established by. The …

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Data | No ST/SC/OBC judges in lower judiciary of many States and U.T.s
2 years, 5 months ago

Data | No ST/SC/OBC judges in lower judiciary of many States and U.T.s

The Hindu  

According to data published in the Lok Sabha, in 10 States/U.T.s, including Haryana, Odisha, Punjab and West Bengal, there are zero ST judges in district and subordinate courts. In only five States, the share of women judges exceeded 50% Hover over the charts to find the exact figures % of SC/ST/OBC/Women The graph depicts the share of SC, ST, OBC …

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Explained | Over 47 million cases pending in courts: clogged state of Indian judiciary
2 years, 8 months ago

Explained | Over 47 million cases pending in courts: clogged state of Indian judiciary

The Hindu  

May 10, 2022 11:30 am | Updated May 13, 2022 02:13 pm IST The story so far: The judicial system in India is under tremendous pressure. The Ministry of Law and Justice had earlier this year informed the Lok Sabha that 3.7 crore cases – 3.2 crore in subordinate courts and 46.8 lakh in High Courts – were pending in …

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Kerala Civil Courts Act| District Judge Can't Pass Judicial Orders Directing Subordinate Courts To Dispose Matters Expeditiously U/S.17: High Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Kerala Civil Courts Act| District Judge Can't Pass Judicial Orders Directing Subordinate Courts To Dispose Matters Expeditiously U/S.17: High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has recently established that the general supervisory power available under Section 17 of the Kerala Civil Courts Act does not empower the District Judge to pass judicial orders directing the civil courts in the district to dispose of matters pending before the subordinate courts in a time-bound manner. Justice A. Badharudeen held that the general control …

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"High Time That Subordinate Courts Come Into Grips With Fundamental Principles Of CPC": Madras High Court
2 years, 8 months ago

"High Time That Subordinate Courts Come Into Grips With Fundamental Principles Of CPC": Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently observed that it is high time that the subordinate Courts come into grips with the fundamental principles of CPC and nip in the bud those suits which are not maintainable.The bench of Justice N. Anand Venkatesh observed that there are sufficient provisions in CPC to undertake such an exercise and what is required is the …

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Subordinate Courts In UP To Remain Open For Judicial Work From Today: Allahabad High Court Issues Guidelines
2 years, 10 months ago

Subordinate Courts In UP To Remain Open For Judicial Work From Today: Allahabad High Court Issues Guidelines

Live Law  

In view of the decreasing COVID cases in the state, the Allahabad High Court has issued fresh guidelines for the functioning of Subordinate Courts and Tribunals. From today onwards, all the Courts subordinate to the High Court shall remain open to take up the Judicial work & Administrative matters.As per the latest guidelines issued yesterday, in case. From today onwards, …

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Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh Courts To Resume Physical Hearing From Feb 14
2 years, 11 months ago

Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh Courts To Resume Physical Hearing From Feb 14

Live Law  

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has decided to resume physical hearing from Monday, February 14, 2022, in view of gradual improvement in the conditions arising out of Covid-19. The order issued from the High Court Registrar's office also communicated that all subordinate courts in the union territories will reopen for physical hearing from the said date. …

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Covid-19: Courts In Rajasthan To Function In Virtual Mode Till 8 February; HC Issues Guidelines For Functioning In Hybrid Mode From 9 February
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19: Courts In Rajasthan To Function In Virtual Mode Till 8 February; HC Issues Guidelines For Functioning In Hybrid Mode From 9 February

Live Law  

In view of the gradual improvement in the conditions arising out of Covid-19 and relaxation in the conditions imposed by the State Government, the Registrar General of Rajasthan High Court has decided to extend the virtual hearing of Rajasthan High Court, Subordinate Courts, Special Courts and Tribunals in Rajasthan till 8 February 2022. In addition, the Registrar General of the …

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Decline In Covid Cases: Madras High Court & Its Subordinate Courts To Function In Hybrid Mode From February 7
2 years, 11 months ago

Decline In Covid Cases: Madras High Court & Its Subordinate Courts To Function In Hybrid Mode From February 7

Live Law  

In a notification issued by the Registrar General of Madras High Court dated 4th February, the Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari has directed that the Principal Seat at Madras and the Madurai Bench should resume Hybrid mode of functioning from February 7. The notification comes in light of the declining number of Omicron variant/ Covid 19 cases in Tamil …

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COVID Booster Dose: Gauhati HC Judges, Subordinate Courts' Judicial Officers, Lawyers In Assam To Be Considered As Front Line Workers
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID Booster Dose: Gauhati HC Judges, Subordinate Courts' Judicial Officers, Lawyers In Assam To Be Considered As Front Line Workers

Live Law  

The Government of Assam has issued a notification informing that all the judges, judicial officers, other Officers and staff of Gauhati High Court and Subordinate Courts in the state of Assam, including the lawyers appearing in various courts and all Officers and Staff of different prisons in the state of Assam, shall be considered as Front Line Workers for the …

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COVID: Gujarat High Court Issues SOP For Functioning Of Subordinate Courts In State From Jan 24 Till Further Orders
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID: Gujarat High Court Issues SOP For Functioning Of Subordinate Courts In State From Jan 24 Till Further Orders

Live Law  

To ensure that there is no congregation in the court complex and to avoid the spread of Covid-19 in the court complexes, the Gujarat High Court today issued a Standard Operating Procedure for the functioning of subordinate courts in the state with effect from January 24 till further orders.It may be noted that in view of the fact that a …

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Subordinate Courts Can't Assume Jurisdiction & Issue Contempt Notices, Power Rests With HC Alone: Delhi High Court
2 years, 11 months ago

Subordinate Courts Can't Assume Jurisdiction & Issue Contempt Notices, Power Rests With HC Alone: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that the power to issue notices for contempt of subordinate courts rests solely with the High Court exercising jurisdiction over it.Justice Amit Bansal observed,"Subordinate courts cannot assume jurisdiction and issue show cause notice as to why contempt proceedings be not initiated. The Delhi High Court has observed that the power to issue notices for …

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Lawyer Moves Supreme Court Challenging Bombay High Court Circular Reducing Working Hours To 3 Due To COVID
2 years, 11 months ago

Lawyer Moves Supreme Court Challenging Bombay High Court Circular Reducing Working Hours To 3 Due To COVID

Live Law  

A Mumbai based lawyer has approached the Supreme Court seeking to set aside the Bombay High Court's circular reducing its functioning in Mumbai to just three working hours a day owing to the rise in covid-19 cases in the city and state. Therefore, he seeks to quash and set aside the SOPs dated January 3 and 10, 2022 and direct …

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Live Streaming Of Court Proceedings: Karnataka High Court Directs State To Provide Requisite Infra At Subordinate Courts
3 years ago

Live Streaming Of Court Proceedings: Karnataka High Court Directs State To Provide Requisite Infra At Subordinate Courts

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the State government to expeditiously consider and resolve the infrastructure requirements at district courts in Karnataka, for effective implementation of the Live streaming rules of judicial proceedings. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Suraj Govindaraj said, "So far as the implementation of Live streaming in subordinate courts is …

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Delhi High Court Directs City's Subordinate Courts To Strictly Adhere To Full Court's Directions Permitting Hybrid/ VC Hearings At Parties' Request
3 years, 1 month ago

Delhi High Court Directs City's Subordinate Courts To Strictly Adhere To Full Court's Directions Permitting Hybrid/ VC Hearings At Parties' Request

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed all the city's subordinate courts to strictly adhere and comply to the directions passed by its Full Court permitting them to allow hybrid or video conferencing facility at the request of parties. Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh was dealing with a plea concerning the issue of district courts not permitting hybrid …

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My Lord, It's not about 'Your Honour'!
3 years, 2 months ago

My Lord, It's not about 'Your Honour'!

Live Law  

"You cannot force someone to respect you, but you can refuse to be disrespected", a quote, though by someone unknown, truly encapsulates the natural principle of human tendencies, which, in all circumstances, cannot be so regulated through rules and procedures, as the subjects are products of emotions largely, than of logic. In the said direction forward, the Bar Council of …

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Physical Court Hearings To Resume In Subordinate Courts In Chhattisgarh From July 19
3 years, 5 months ago

Physical Court Hearings To Resume In Subordinate Courts In Chhattisgarh From July 19

Live Law  

The High Court of Chhattisgarh notified the commencement of normal functioning of the Subordinate Courts in the State from July 19, 2021, through physical mode and video-conferencing, where available and desirable. Furthermore, an order by the Registrar General of the High Court notified all that the number of cases to be taken up by each case will be decided to …

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Cabinet Notifies Continuation Of Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) For Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary For Another 5 Years
3 years, 5 months ago

Cabinet Notifies Continuation Of Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) For Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary For Another 5 Years

Live Law  

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the continuation of the Centrally The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the continuation of the Centrally The entire cost of the scheme will be Rs 9000 crore out of which the Centre will contribute Rs 5357 crore including Rs 50 crore for …

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