New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking a direction to notify the list of advocates and panel lawyers to represent the Delhi government in criminal matters before the Delhi High Court.

New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Government of NCT Delhi (GNCTD) and the Director-General, Prisons on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to fill vacancies of medical officers, paramedical staff, welfare officers, counselors, teachers for education, yoga teachers and education vocational counselors and other pending vacancies in Delhi jails.

New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a contempt petition moved by advocate-activist Amit Sahni against North Delhi Municipal Corporation (North MCD) officials for allegedly raising the construction of the permanent structure in the shape of the Tehbazari kiosk on the pavement at Karol Bagh.

New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): A contempt petition has been moved in the Delhi High Court by advocate-activist Amit Sahni against North Delhi Municipal Corporation (North MCD) Officials for allegedly raising the construction of the permanent structure in the shape of the Tehbazari kiosk on the pavement at Karol Bagh.

New Delhi Dec 17 PTI The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition seeking quashing of the provision mandating tax on interest earned on compensation received by a road accident victimA bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and A S Bopanna dismissed the plea filed by an advocate saying he was not personally aggrieved in the matterThe petitioner is not personally aggrieved by the award under Motor Accident Claims Tribunal The challenge of this nature has to be brought forward by the person aggrieved We see no reason to entertain the petition which has been styled as PIL the bench saidThe apex court however made it clear it was not expressing any opinion on the issue of legal point raised in the petitionThe top court was hearing a PIL filed by advocate Amit Sahni seeking that Central Board of Direct Taxes CBDT June 26 2019 order be set aside It had held that the income tax levied upon the interest accrued upon compensation granted by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT is fair and reasonableThe CBDT had passed the order while dismissing his representation on the issue and had held that such interest falls in the category of income PTI PKS MIN MIN

New Delhi Nov 27 PTI A petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court for increasing the pecuniary jurisdiction of civil courts in the capital on the ground that it would reduce the burden of cases before district courtsIn his petition lawyer Amit Sahni said the present pecuniary limit of Rs 3 lakh is very meagre for civil courts which consequently results in a large number of cases being filed before district courts that have a much wider jurisdiction of Rs 3 lakh to finally up to Rs 2 croreThe petitioner emphasised that the pecuniary jurisdiction of the high court increased from Rs 25000 in 1970 to above Rs 2 crore in 2015 and that of the district courts increased from up to Rs 20 lakh in 2003 to up to Rs 2 crore in 2018 yet the civil courts have remained stagnantHe pleaded that the pecuniary jurisdiction of civil courts needs to be increased so that the stagnation faced by the civil judges and burden of cases upon district judges or additional district judges can be resolvedThe pecuniary value of Rs 3 lakh entrusted to civil judges of Delhi district courts is on extremely lower side and no property in Delhi is worth 3 lakh and the same has led to stern stagnation as civil judges of Delhi district courts are adjudicating injunction suits and petty suit for recovery amounting up to 3 lakh only the representation readThe issue involved in the petition is in larger public interest as it would not only reduce the stress of district judgesadditional district judges but the same would also provide remedy of appeal in the enhanced jurisdictional bracket to the aggrieved party at the district court level the petition said PTI ADS ZMN