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17/03/2023, 3 years ago

Glossary of inappropriate gendered terms to be released by the Supreme Court of India

Recently, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that the Supreme Court of India would soon release a legal lexicon of unsuitable gendered terminology. He stated that the lexicon was a project he began a few years ago and was nearing completion.  “Unless we are open about these facets, it will be difficult for us […]

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16/03/2023, 3 years ago

BCI, NLUs asked to respond to plea to conduct CLAT 2024 in regional languages

The Delhi High Court issued notice to the Consortium of National Law Universities and the Bar Council of India (BCI) on a plea demanding that the Common Law Admission Test for the year 2024 (CLAT 2024) be undertaken in all local dialects listed in the Constitution’s eighth schedule. Sudhanshu Pathak, a Delhi University law student, […]

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15/03/2023, 3 years ago

Lok Adalats Have No Adjudicatory Power: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court, in the case of Shyam Bacchani Vs. State Of Rajasthan S.B. Criminal Writ Petition No. 365/2023 has held that Lok Adalats within the country have no adjudicatory power. The court was tasked with deciding whether Lok Adalats under Chapter VI of the Legal Services Authority Act, 1987, had adjudicatory power or […]

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15/03/2023, 3 years ago

Tyre burst not ‘Act of God’: Bombay HC asks insurance company to pay Rs 1.25 crore compensation

A vehicle’s tyre burst isn’t an act of God, but rather an act of carelessness due in part to the driver, the Bombay High Court in the case of New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Mrunal Patwardhan & Ors recently declared while ordering an insurance company to pay compensation to the family of a deceased […]

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14/03/2023, 3 years ago

Allahabad High Court removes mosque from its premises by Supreme Court order

The Supreme Court refused to intervene on Monday in a November 2017 ruling of the Allahabad High Court, in the case of Waqf Masjid High Court vs High Court of Judicature Allahabad and ors which ordered the demolition of a mosque from its premises.  A bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar granted parties […]

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13/03/2023, 3 years ago

India’s central government opposes same-sex marriages; says it goes against a biological family relationship

The Central Government has objected to applications filed in the Supreme Court by homosexual couples seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage. The Central government stated in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court on Sunday that living together as partners and having romantic relations by same-sex individuals is not directly analogous to the Indian family […]

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13/03/2023, 3 years ago

The Haryana HC establishes guidelines for passports issued to those facing criminal charges

The Punjab and Haryana High Court issued seven commandments in an important verdict that might revolutionize the way passports are awarded to persons facing criminal charges in India for purportedly committing a crime. The orders were issued by Judge Moudgil in response to an application brought by Punjabi singer Daler Singh Mehndi through attorney Arshdeep […]

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13/03/2023, 3 years ago

Webinar on Liquidtext, Gujarat High Court to go paperless

As a step to spread digital literacy amongst lawyers and to encourage them to go paperless, the Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association (GHCAA) organised a webinar on the software Liquidtext. The software replaces physical folders which have files, bare acts and judgements in digital format and enables search, extraction and organisational mind map to frame […]

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13/03/2023, 3 years ago

No interference by Court with functions of legislative power: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently in the case of Paramedical Council of India vs UOI & Ors had dismissed the writ seeking direction to the respondent to permit the petitioner to function as Paramedical Council to grant recognition and to register the Institutions, imparting education in the field of Paramedical Courses except in accordance with […]

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