Advocate writes to Acting Chief Justice of Bombay HC - SV Gangapurwala - seeking permanent adoption of hybrid mode for hearings to encourage "better access to justice"
"Vulnerable populace remains alienated from courts due to various reasons that includes but is not limited to the distance of the High Court and its Benches"
"It is pertinent to note that even when the litigant appears before the Court physically, often the matter is not heard as it does not reach the Board."
"Thus, the travel, time and expenditure of the litigant go to waste. To the best of my knowledge, the hybrid mode of hearing will make access much better and stronger for vulnerable litigants that include people from weaker section of the society."
Lawyer moves Delhi High Court challenging Bar Council of Delhi’s recent notification making the filing of Aadhar Card and Voter ID bearing address of Delhi or NCR mandatory for future enrolments of lawyers.
The plea has been filed by Advocate Rajani Kumar, a law graduate from Delhi University and resident of Bihar. The grievance is that the notification is arbitrary, discriminatory and against the provisions of Advocates Act.
Justice Prathiba M Singh has asked the petitioner lawyer to implead the Bar Council of India in the plea and listed it for hearing on May 02.
@AmishaShriv though the Domestic Violence Act extend to the whole of India as provided under Section 1 of the D.V. Act, the domestic violence caused on the foreign soil could also be taken cognizance by invoking Section 27 (1) (a) and (b): #BombayHC#DomesticViolence
Supreme Court will hear plea moved by owners of Ansal Theatres seeking the custody of the theatre and its premises in connection with the Uphaar fire tragedy that happened in 1997.
CBI counsel: Let me clear the confusion. I was not briefed yesterday. Nobody informed the CBI from the Court.
May I take 2 mins to give a background? This is the Uphaar Fire Tragedy. They were 59 deaths on the balcony. There were 3 exits
Counsel: Because of the change in the seating plan, the right hand exit .....
Bench: Is there a map?
Counsel shows a site plan: Nobody in the main hall died. People (on the balcony) didn't die because of the fire but because of asphyxia - carbon monoxide poisoning.
Delhi High Court to hear a suit filed by Aaradhya Bachchan, daughter of bollywood actors Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, against various YouTube channels over “fake news” reports regarding her health.
CJI DY Chandrachud: On this side, we have to complete the arguments today. No question of going beyond today. We've now heard two learned counsels. At lunch all of you sit and ration the time so that you can finish by 4 pm.
#SupremeCourt to hear Maharashtra Government’s plea challenging acquittal by Bombay HC of former Delhi University professor & activist GN Saibaba & others in alleged Maoist links case. Bench comprises Justices MR Shah & CT Ravikumar.
Sr Adv R Basant to appear for Saibaba, Sr Adv Nitya Ramakrishnan for two others, ASG SV Raju for State of Maharashtra. Last year, SC stayed release of Saibaba & others by suspending Bombay HC's acquittal order.
Yesterday, Basant proposed that the matter can be remanded to Bombay HC to be heard afresh on all concerned issues. Shah J said that before remanding, HC's acquittal order would have to be set aside. Read the report here.