The Delhi High Court expressed sharp disapproval over lawyers repeatedly seeking adjournments, stressing that such delays unfairly burden litigants. “Blissfully ignorant, it’s the litigant who suffers,” the Court remarked while criticising advocates for disrupting the judicial process.
The Supreme Court of India described the 23-year delay in a dowry death trial as very disturbing and painful, ordering a thorough inquiry into why the Rajasthan High Court allowed the case to remain pending for over two decades. The Court called this prolonged litigation an “eye-opener for all the High Courts across the country.”
The case involves an alleged objectionable comment made by the Rae Bareli Congress MP about Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections, leading a local BJP politician, Vijay Mishra, to file a complaint. Sultanpur, UP: A special MP-MLA court in Sultanpur held a hearing on January 2 for a defamation case […]
Today, On 17th October, the Supreme Court postponed the hearing on petitions challenging the Patna High Court’s ruling that upheld Bihar’s caste-based survey legality. The hearing will now occur on November 7, 2024. The survey aims to collect socio-economic data to support targeted welfare schemes in the state.
The Bombay High Court today assured Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal that his plea for an extension of interim bail would be heard within the next 10 days. Goyal’s lawyers expressed frustration about the case being “shuttlecocked between courts” due to changes in judge assignments since May. The court agreed to hear the plea and set a hearing date soon.