Delhi High Court asks Judges to prioritize criminal cases, appeals, revisions pending against MPs, MLAs
The Court requested all the Judges to refrain from adjourning the subject cases except for rare and compelling reasons.
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Rajasthan High Court criticises Registry for compiling 145-pages long cause list with 1,609 cases; likens situation to ‘unscrambling a scrambled egg’
Rajasthan High Court stated that what baffles the Court is “how the Registry anticipates this Bench to navigate through this labyrinthine situation, akin to unscrambling a scrambled egg”.
Rajasthan HC directs its Registry and Family Courts to respect privacy of parties in matrimonial disputes by ensuring their identities are not disclosed
“To create life and give birth to the child is the God gifted power that lies with the mother. But here is a situation where her own creations or sons are not interested to even meet her, let alone live together.”
Delhi High Court extends scope of Section 16 of Court Fees Act, 1870 to cases where suit is stayed due to imposition of moratorium
The Delhi High Court extended the scope of Section 16 of the Court Fees Act, 1870 by holding that the cases in which suit is stayed due to imposition of moratorium would fall within the ambit of Section 16.
Whether victim’s right to be heard includes the obligation to be impleaded as a party in criminal proceedings; Delhi High Court answers
The Delhi High Court holds that there is no requirement in law to implead the victim to any criminal proceedings, whether instituted by the State or by the accused. The Court further directed the Registry to ensure that anonymity of the victims is strictly maintained.
Delhi High Court sets aside conviction 19 years after the verdict over lost Trial Court’s records
The conviction and sentence awarded to a man in 2003 for culpable homicide not amounting to murder has been set aside by the Delhi High Court more than 19 years after the appeal was filed, due to the persistent inability to locate or reconstruct the trial court record.
Advocates must exercise discretion while annexing objectionable photographs of parties with the petition; Bombay HC imposes cost of Rs 25000 on the advocate
Bombay High Court: In a case where the Court came across highly objectionable photographs annexed by the counsel for the
AOR Examination 2021 | Rescheduled dates notified; Candidates to intimate Registry whether they have been administered both doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Advocates-on-Record Examination, 2021 Supreme Court of India notifies that the Advocates-on-Record Examination, 2021 which was earlier scheduled to be held on 8th,
Proceedings under Domestic Violence Act, whether criminal or civil, will challenge to them be maintainable under Art. 227 of Constitution? Madras HC answers
Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J., held that irrespective of whether the proceedings under Central Act 43 of 2005 are of civil
Del HC | Video Conferencing link for proceedings to be provided only to advocates, IOs concerned and not to any other person or correspondent
Delhi High Court: While dismissing the matter, Suresh Kumar Kait, J., stated that a very unpleasant situation came before the Court during the
SC directs AoRs and Parties-in-person to also file soft copies of petitions along with hard copies
Supreme Court has issued a circular dated 27.07.2020 notifying that the Advocate-on-Record and Party-in-Person shall file soft copy of the petition as