Thomas Chandy land grab case: second SC judge recuses himself

Judiciary Jan 17, 2018 Editor : Shreya Bansal 0 Shares

A second SC Judge A M Sapre has recused from hearing a matter involving former Kerala Transport Minister Thomas Chandy, facing allegations of land encroachment.

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Earlier Justice A M Khanwilkar, who was a part of the bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, had recused himself on December 15, 2017. After which the matter was listed to a bench comprising Justices R K Agrawal and Sapre.

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The apex court registry on December 13, 2017, had received a letter written by Chandys lawyer, requesting a shift in the Bench. The reason quoted was that senior advocate Vivek Tankha, who represented Mr. Chandy in the Kerala High Court had personal reasons to not appear before Justice Sapre.

Plea in Kerala High Court against societies’ decisions barring pets

Judiciary Jul 21, 2021 Celin Sunil ( Editor: Ekta Joshi ) 3 Shares

Many housing societies and apartment associations have passed a decision to bar residents from keeping pets in their homes, which has been challenged in the Kerala High Court by an animal welfare organisation, which contended that banning pets was “illegal, arbitrary and unfair”.A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved by People for Animals (PFA), contending that ‘associations cannot frame bye-laws or amend them in a manner at variance with the law of the country even by...

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Disciplinary Proceedings Against Engagement of E-Filing Of Cases: KHCAA Warns Members [READ NOTICE]

Legal Insiders Jul 14, 2021 Saakshi S. Rawat ( Editor: Ekta Joshi ) 2 Shares

On 9th July 2021 (Friday), the Kerala High Court Advocate's Association issued a notice warning its members that if they continue to utilise the e-filing technique in contravention of its ruling, they will face disciplinary actions.The KHCAA determined in its General Body Conferences on the 16th and 17th of May 2021 that it will not use the e-filing method to file cases and that all of its members will file cases physically.The Association expressed gratitude to the majority of its members for...

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