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LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS - February 2023

Feb 2023

Dec 26, 2023

Legal Advice Given by Solicitor General to Central Government Exempt from RTI Act

The Delhi High Court held that the legal advice given by the Solicitor General of India to the Government of India and other government departments is exempt from disclosure as per Section 8(1)(e) of the Right to Information Act of 2005 (RTI Act).
Justice Subramonium Prasad observed that as per the rules of engagement of a law officer for Union of India -- Law Officer (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1987 – and the judgements of the Supreme Court, the relationship between the Solicitor General of India and the Government of India is that of a fiduciary and a beneficiary.
The Court came to this conclusion as it set aside an order passed by the Central Information Commissioner (CIC) in the case filed by one Subhash Chandra Agrawal.

Dec 25, 2023

Advocate Brijesh Trivedi is President of Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association

Advocate Brijesh Trivedi was elected the President of the Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association (GHCAA).
Trivedi was voted as the President with 1,060 votes defeating his nearest rival and former GHCAA President Pravinsinh Jadeja who secured 580 votes.
Advocate Virat Popat was elected the Vice President. Advocate Hardik Brahmbhatt retained the post of General Secretary bagging 835 votes. This is the third time that he was elected the General Secretary.
Advocates Bhavik Pandya and Darshan Dave were elected Joint Secretary and Treasurer, respectively.

Dec 23, 2023

HC Chief Justice Malimath Inaugurates Live Audio-video Streaming System for Courts in MP

Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Ravi Malimath inaugurated an integrated video surveillance mechanism and live audio-visual streaming system for district and tehsil courts across the state.
For the first time in India, a High Court has set up a system for live streaming of proceedings for all district and tehsil courts in a state.
The HC initiated the Integrated Video Surveillance System (IVSS) and Courtroom Live Audio Visual Streaming System (CLASS). The project enables live streaming of courtrooms at 210 complexes under the MP's High Court.

Dec 21, 2023

Yeshwanth Shenoy is President of Kerala High Court Advocates' Association

Advocate Yeshwanth Shenoy was elected the President of the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association (KHCAA).
Shenoy secured 1,147 votes inching out the closest candidate advocate K. B. Pradeep by 84 votes.
The following is the full list of the new electees:
President - Yeshwanth Shenoy, Vice President - Unni K. K., Vice President (Lady) - Gisa Susan Thomas, Secretary - Anoop V. Nair, Treasurer - Varun C. Vijay.

Dec 20, 2023

Delhi High Court Forms Committee to Monitor Requirement and Recruitment of Public Prosecutors

The Delhi High Court constituted a monitoring committee to periodically review the recruitment and requirement of public prosecutors and additional public prosecutors in the trial courts of Delhi.
A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna said that the Committee has Delhi government's secretaries of Home, Law and Justice, Finance as well as Director, Directorate of Prosecution, Senior Advocate Rajiv K. Virmani (amicus curiae in the case) and a representative of the Delhi High Court as its members.
The committee has been tasked with conducting periodic reviews of requirements of prosecutors in the trial courts and making recommendations to the Delhi government with respect to vacancies of prosecutors.

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