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Pending cases set for disposal in National Lok Adalat

December 2, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment

More than 55,000 pending cases has been identified for disposal in National Lok Adalat to be held here on December 12. The District Judge R N Kakad said here today that more than 55,000 cases (35,000 in District Court and 20,000 in Executive Magistrate Court) have been identified for disposal in National Lok Adalat. […]

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Delhi High Court exempts Irani from personal appearance in defamation case

July 29, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment

Delhi HC today exempted Union HRD minister Smriti Irani from personal appearance in a criminal defamation case filed by Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam. Justice Suresh Kait issued notice to Nirupam on Irani’s plea, who also sought quashing of the summon issued to her by a trial court on June 6, 2014. She has also sought […]

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Karnataka court to inform listing of cases through SMS

April 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The Karnataka High Court will provide information on the listing of cases through SMS to litigants and lawyers, the court’s registrar said Wednesday. ‘Listing of cases in the cause-list filed in the high court and its circuit benches will be made available to the interested parties through SMS. Litigants, lawyers and others have to register […]

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Exercise caution in reopening cases: Supreme Court

April 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The Supreme Court has held that a frivolous application for reopening a case and recalling witnesses for adducing evidence should be rejected with exemplary costs on the petitioner. ‘If the application is found to be mischievous, or frivolous, or to cover up negligence or lacunae, it should be rejected with heavy costs,’ said an apex […]

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Plan to settle all pending cases within three years: Moily

November 13, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The central government has taken initiatives to dispose of all pending cases in various courts across the country within three years, union Law and Justice Minister M. Veerappa Moily said here Saturday. “The union government, besides taking steps for judicial reforms, is also modernising court administration across the country with the latest information technology,” Moily […]

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Two cases filed over MCD’s ghost staff, court told

October 28, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

Delhi Police Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that two criminal cases had been registered on the issue of ghost employees in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). The two first information reports (FIRs) were registered under penal provisions related to cheating, forgery and harbouring offenders. Police counsel Najmi Waziri informed the division bench of […]

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Karnataka rebel lawmakers’ cases referred to new benches

October 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The Karnataka High Court chief justice and another judge Monday differed on the disqualification of 11 rebel legislators of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and decided to refer the issue to another judge. Chief Justice J.S. Khehar and Judge N. Kumar, in view of their differing view on the rebel BJP legislators issue, also […]

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Now Haryana judge decides 148 cases on single day

September 2, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

A judge in this Haryana town created a record of sorts when he settled 148 cases in a single day, close on the heels of a peer in Andhra Pradesh hogging the headlines for deciding 111 cases in one day. This time it was Additional District and Sessions Judge A.K. Shori’s turn, who is known […]

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‘Holiday court’ to help clear backlog of cases in Tripura

August 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The Guwahati High Court has decided to set up a ‘holiday court’ in Tripura to deal with the huge backlog of pending cases, a judge said here Monday. ‘The ‘holiday court’ would be held on the last Sunday of each month. The first such court would be held Aug 29, as told by’ West Tripura […]

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41,827 decade-old cases pending in Delhi courts

August 23, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

As many as 41,827 cases have been pending in five district courts in the national capital for over 10 years, an official report said. As per the Delhi government’s law and justice department, 202,493 civil matters and 720,807 criminal cases were pending in Tis Hazari, Patiala House, Karkardooma, Rohini and Dwarka district courts till July […]

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Three crore pending cases? Patil wants review

August 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

President Pratibha Patil Saturday called for a review of figures that put the number of pending cases before Indian courts at a staggering 3 crore. She also stressed on innovative ways to clear the backlog. Patil’s call came in response to Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia’s contention that more than 50 percent of the cases counted […]

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30 percent of pending cases are government’s: Moily

July 26, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

Government litigation accounts for nearly 30 percent of the cases pending in courts across the country, Union Minister for Law and Justice Veerappa Moily said on Sunday. “More than 30 per cent of the litigation space is covered by government litigations. This space should be reduced and the space should be given to the ‘aam […]