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Dec 06, 2023

Delhi High Court Appoints Justice Nageswara Rao as Mediator in 'Shape Mark' Infringement Suit by ...

The Delhi High Court appointed former judge of the Supreme Court of India, Justice Nageswara Rao, as a mediator in a suit filed by manufacturer of cricket helmets alleging infringement of its shape mark by a Meerut based entity selling identical products.
Justice Prathiba M. Singh passed the order after the defendant entity, Ashi Sports, said that it was willing to explore mediation in the matter and bring in some changes to ensure that the design or shape of its cricket helmets is not identical to that of the plaintiff, Kohli Sports Private Limited.

Dec 03, 2023

Additional Solicitor General Balbir Singh Resigns

Additional Solicitor General (ASG) of India Balbir Singh resigned from the post after representing the Central government for over three years.
Singh had resigned as a Senior Partner at DSK Legal in 2015 to start counsel practice in Delhi before he was appointed as ASG.
In July this year (2023), he was re-appointed as ASG along with Vikramjit Banerjee, K. M. Nataraj, S. V. Raju, N. Venkataraman and Aishwarya Bhati.

Dec 02, 2023

Madras High Court Asks Centre to Reconsider Enhancing Retirement Age of Coast Guard Staff to 60 Y...

While setting aside the order of the defence ministry rejecting a plea by Coast Guard members below the rank of Commandant seeking enhancement in the retirement age from 57 to 60 years, the Madras High Court asked the Central government to reconsider its decision.
The bench of Chief Justice S. V. Gangapurwala and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy gave liberty to the members of the Coast Guard to make such representation in detail and place relevant material before the government and asked the government to take a decision on the same in accordance with the law, within a period of four months there from.
The members of the Coast Guard approached the High Court challenging the Constitutional Validity of Rule 20(1) of the Indian Coast Guard Rules 1986. They also challenged the order passed by the Ministry of Defence refusing to enhance the age of retirement of the Coast Guard up to the level of commandant from 57 to 60 years.

Dec 01, 2023

CJI DY Chandrachud Launches FASTER 2.0 Portal for Swift Implementation of Court Orders

Keeping up with the technology adoption to streamline the justice delivery system, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) D. Y. Chandrachud launched the 'FASTER 2.0' portal.
The new portal is designed to promptly inform jail authorities, trial courts, and High Courts about court orders for the release of prisoners. The new digital facility looks to plug the delay in the present system, which currently is much time taking as this is based on physical orders copies that are to be officially received via 'formal' government channels before the jail authorities.
The 'FASTER 2.0' portal is now live and facilitates instant communication to the concerned authorities, enhancing the efficiency of the justice system. In addition to the 'FASTER 2.0' initiative, CJI Chandrachud also unveiled a Hindi version of the e-SCR portal. This portal allows access to Supreme Court judgments in Hindi, making legal information more accessible and inclusive.

Kerala Senior Government Pleader P. G. Manu Resigns

A senior government prosecutor of the Kerala high court tendered his resignation after being directed to do so by the office of the Attorney General following charges of rape against him.
The action was taken against P. G. Manu, the government pleader, after the Chottanikkara police in Ernakulam district booked him on charges of raping a 25-year-old woman.
The accused was booked under sections 376 (rape), 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the IT act.

Nov 29, 2023

CJI Chandrachud Welcomes Judges from Overseas To Supreme Court

Judges from different countries joined the Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud.
Judges from Ivory Coast, South Sudan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Cameroon, Botswana and Ghana, were present at the top court and attended court proceedings.
The judges from the offices of justice overseas were in the national capital and attended the first regional conference on Access to Legal Aid.
The National Legal Services Authority, India (NALSA), together with the International Legal Foundation (ILF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), hosted the first regional conference on Access to Legal Aid in Delhi.
The conference brought together Chief Justices, Ministers of Justice, legal aid officers, policymakers, and civil society experts from 70 Africa-Asia-Pacific countries of the Global South and discussed the challenges and opportunities in ensuring access to quality legal aid services for the poor and vulnerable.

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