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LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS - January 2023

Jan 2023

Nov 22, 2023

Advocate Saiby Jose Kidangoor Reinstated As President Of Kerala High Court Advocates Association

Advocate Saiby Jose Kidangoor was reinstated as the president of the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association (KHCAA) nine months after he resigned from the post.
A unanimous decision in this regard was taken by the executive committee of the KHCAA after the High Court was informed that the State would be dropping the charges against him in an alleged bribery scam.

Nov 21, 2023

Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta is Acting Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court

The Central government notified the appointment of Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta as the Acting Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court with immediate.
Justice Gupta assumed the post of Acting Chief Justice after the retirement of Justice Pritinker Diwaker.
Justice Gupta was born in 1964 and enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council in 1987. He primarily practiced in civil, rent control, and Constitutional law.
Later, he was appointed an additional judge of the Allahabad High Court on April 12, 2013, and he was subsequently sworn in as a permanent judge on April 10, 2015.

Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre on Kerala, Tamil Nadu Governors Withholding Bills

The Supreme Court sought response from the Union of India on two petitions filed by the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, alleging that the Governors were delaying bills passed by the respective State Assemblies.
The state of Kerala had accused Governor Arif Mohammed Khan of sitting over eight Bills for two years, including three Ordinances, which were later converted to Bills and passed by Assembly.
The Bench further took up the writ petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government against Governor R. N. Ravi, alleging that he was delaying Bills passed by the State Legislature.

Allahabad High Court Launches Project to Digitise Legacy Case Records

The Allahabad High Court launched a project to scan and digitise legacy case records in the district courts of Uttar Pradesh.
The initiative aims to progressively phase out old physical records, allowing online access to scanned and digitised case files through DMS Software. The ultimate objective is to achieve paperless courts and contribute to the Digital India initiative.
The initiative was successfully kick-started at the District Court in Prayagaraj, which has paved the way for its implementation for all courts in Uttar Pradesh.

Nov 20, 2023

Manipur Government to Publish Constitution of India in Manipuri Meetei Mayek Script

The Chief Minister of the Manipur N. Biren Singh announced that it will be publishing a bilingual edition of the Constitution of India in English and Manipuri and that the said edition will have the Meetei Mayek script.
The move is meant to promote the Manipuri script and give speakers of the Manipuri language a door into the Indian Constitution.
The document in this edition will undoubtedly become an invaluable asset for the entire state, and its publication will mark a significant milestone in the history of Manipur.

Nov 17, 2023

Mohan Katarki, Senior Advocate Joins International Law Association's Sea Protection Committee

Mohan Katarki, Senior Advocate, was inducted as a member of the Committee on Protection of People at Sea by the Executive Council of the International Law Association.
Katarki is a Senior Advocate designated by the Supreme Court of India. He is the Honorary Visiting Professor of Law at Bangalore University's Law College, and is a well known expert in trans boundary water law on sharing of federal and international river water resources.
The International Law Association comprises lawyers, judges and law professors, and plays a pioneering role in the development of international law. The statements on International Law developed by the Committees supported by Special Rapporteur of ILA have commanded highest respect from the international community, particularly the judicial authorities including the International Court of Justice.

Nov 16, 2023

Lieutenant Governor Approves 10 more Family Courts in Delhi

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena approved the setting up of 10 more family courts in the national capital to help adjudicate cases pending for more than a decade.
This move will take the number of family courts in the National Capital to 31 from the current 21.
The decision came four years after the proposal was first mooted in October 2019.

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