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In a special sitting of Allahabad High Court on Saturday, a judicial committee has been constituted to address the grievances of the lawyers regarding the Hapur Incident.

The committee comprises sitting judges of the Allahabad High Court, Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta (as the Chair), Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Mohd. Faiz Alam Khan. It further includes Advocate General of Uttar Pradesh or his nominee, Chairman, Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh and President, High Court Bar Association.

An application was filed by the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh and it members in the Suo Moto cognizance taken by the Allahabad High …

A month ago from today, the Patna High Court witnessed a heartwarming full court reference as Justice Ananta Manohar Badar marked his superannuation, drawing the curtains on an illustrious legal career. Justice Badar’s tenure was celebrated not only for his judicial acumen but also for his remarkable assimilation into the cultural fabric of Bihar.

Justice Badar, who willingly ventured into Bihar despite initial apprehension due to his unfamiliarity with the state, shared his heartfelt sentiments during the full court reference while stating, “I willingly came to Patna but with a little bit of anxiousness, as was normal as I came …

It is a daily ritual for millions of Australians, but if you have noticed the price of your morning flat white or soy latte increase, brace yourself — it is likely to get worse.

By the end of the year, coffee lovers will be paying up to $7 for a regular cup as cafes nationwide struggle to absorb growing overhead costs warned David Parnham, president of the Café Owners and Baristas Association of Australia.

“What’s happening globally is there are shortages obviously from catastrophes that are happening in places like Brazil with frosts, and certain growing conditions in some of the coffee growing …

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Friday ruled that a High Court’s scrutiny of the evidence and material collected by the prosecution in support of the charge, in exercise of its inherent jurisdiction under Section 561-A of the J&K Code of Criminal Procedure is not any higher than that of the court that framed the charge.

“Sifting of evidence to come to a conclusion contrary to the one arrived at by the trial Court in framing charge is not permissible”, Justices Sanjeev Kumar and Rajesh Sekhri observed.

The observations came while answering a reference pertaining to a …

Academic and writer Ashok Swain has once again moved the Delhi High Court challenging a fresh order issued by the Central government cancelling his OCI card, stating that he cannot be witch-hunted for his views on current government or its policies.

The fresh order was passed on July 30 after the court on July 10 quashed an earlier similar order and asked the Centre to pass a detailed order giving reasons for exercising its powers under Section 7D(e) of the Citizenship Act, 1955.

The matter will be heard on Monday by Justice Subramonium Prasad.

In his petition, Swain has said …

The Allahabad High Court has upheld the SIT probe into several Madrasas at Azamgarh based on powers accorded to the State Government under the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrasa Education Act, 2004.

The Court held that under Section 13 of the Act, 2004, the State was empowered to take immediate action consistent with the Act without reference to the Board in certain circumstances. It was within the statutory powers of the State to call upon the Head of Madrasas or its officials to produce documents for verification at any time, it said. In such cases where the statute empowers the …

Supreme Court

Appointment Can’t Be Denied Citing Suppression of Material Facts When Employer’s Query Was Vague

The Court in State of West Bengal v. Mitul Kumar Jana 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 714, while adjudicating upon the allegations of suppressing information related to a criminal case during the application process, held that “For determining suppression or false information attestation/verification form has to be specific, not vague. Only such information required to be specifically mentioned has to be disclosed. If information not asked for but is relevant comes to knowledge of the employer, the same can be considered in …

In an effort to enhance the efficiency of document management within the Registry, the Patna High Court has decided to discontinue the practice of requiring typed copies of documents to be included in case records, a practice that had been causing congestion in case bundles and impeding the seamless perusal of documents, particularly when these typed copies are placed alongside each page of the original documents.

In light of this resolution, the Court has emphasized that the insistence on typed copies of documents is no longer necessary. This change is anticipated to alleviate the burden on case bundles and facilitate …