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28/03/2023, 3 years ago

Madras HC orders the state to frame universal guidelines regarding Section 46(4) CrPC

The Madras HC in the case of S Salma v The State, has directed the Tamil Nadu Government to form universal guidelines to ensure compliance with Section 46 (4) of the code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) within 8 weeks. “I believe that it would be, in the fitness of things, for the authorities to apply […]

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28/03/2023, 3 years ago

Plea seeking ban on non-therapeutic circumcision of children dismissed: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court in the case of Non-religious citizens & ors. v Union of India dismissed a plea seeking a ban on non-therapeutic circumcision on children carried out at the behest of parents, to declare it an illegal and a non-bailable offence and said that the plea was solely based on newspaper reports, thus, […]

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28/03/2023, 3 years ago

Contempt case registered against State Bar Council Chairman by Madhya Pradesh HC 

A show cause notice has been served to the chairman of the State Bar Council chairman and every elected member of the State Bar Council for seeking the reason why criminal proceedings should not be initiated against them for compelling lawyers to abstain from judicial work. The protest has been going on in the state […]

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28/03/2023, 3 years ago

Right to stand up in Parliament not a fundamental right of citizen: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court had recently dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Centre and others to take steps to create an appropriate system that empowers citizens to have a right to stand in the Parliament. The Court said, “The reliefs which have been sought fall exclusively within the domain of Parliament and do not […]

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28/03/2023, 3 years ago

Simple lack of care, an error in judgement or an accident will not constitute negligence: NCDRC

The National Consumer Dispute Resolution Commission (NCDRC) in the case of Dr Ishita Tikkha vs Managing Director, Apollo Cradle and others, has observed that “simple lack of care, an error in judgement or an accident, is not proof of negligence on the part of the medical professional. ” While coming to the rescue of accused […]

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28/03/2023, 3 years ago

Punjab and Haryana HC used AI tool ChatGPT in bail order

ChatGPT is no more limited to the use of academicians and scholars, now it has been an aid to Judiciary as well. The Punjab and Haryana HC recently in the case of Jaswinder Singh @ Jassi v State of Punjab used the AI tool to get a broader picture of bail jurisprudence when an assault […]

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27/03/2023, 3 years ago

“No inconsistency between the provisions of the RTI Act and the Anti-Dumping Rules”: Delhi HC

The Delhi HC in the case of UNION OF INDIA v. ARVIND M KAPOOR AND ANR  connected matters has observed that “The entire purpose of having a complete and self-sufficient scheme for disclosure of confidential information under the Anti-Dumping Rules would be defeated if persons who are participating in the anti-dumping investigation are permitted to […]

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27/03/2023, 3 years ago

Mere absence of President’s name on government notification does not invalidate it: Supreme Court 

The Apex Court in the case of Orissa Administrative Tribunal Bar Association v. Union of India & others have upheld the notification issued by the Central Government in 2019 to abolish the Orissa Administrative Tribunal (OAT). The Court further stated that the notification could not be held invalid simply because it was not issued in […]

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27/03/2023, 3 years ago

Former CJI UU Lalit remarked on misuse of Section 144 of CrPC as “Shocking, and disturbing”

Former CJI UU Lalit while speaking as a member of a panel discussion on the launch of a report  ‘The Use and Misuse of Section 144 CrPC: An empirical analysis of all the orders passed in 2021 in Delhi’ raised concern over mechanical and routine use of Sec 144 of CrPC in Delhi. He quoted, […]

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