Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) The 12th International Day of Yoga 2026 was celebrated on the premises of the Punjab and Haryana High Court here under the aegis of Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra amidst the presence of Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and other judges. The judges, members of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association, and officers and officials of the High Court participated enthusiastically in the programme and performed various yoga asanas, pranayama and meditation ex…
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Lucknow, May 18 (IANS) A day after nearly 240 allegedly illegal lawyers’ chambers and shops were demolished outside the district court premises in Lucknow following orders from the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, tensions escalated further on Monday as members of the Bar Association accused the administration of carrying out a brutal lathi-charge on protesting advocates. The demolition drive, conducted by the Lucknow Municipal Corporation with heavy police deployment on Sunday, had tr…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court has strongly condemned acts of violence by members of the Bar in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district and ordered the immediate release on bail of toll plaza employees who had approached the apex court alleging denial of legal representation and threats from local lawyers.A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, while allowing a writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, observed that the “custodians of justice” had themselves t…
Ranchi, Feb 17 (IANS) In a shocking incident in Ranchi’s Doranda police station area on Tuesday, a young man was dragged for several kms by a luxury Mercedes car after he protested against the vehicle hitting a woman, officials said. The accused driver, identified as High Court advocate Manoj Tandon, has been taken into custody.The incident occurred near Rajendra Chowk in the Doranda area of the city. According to reports, the Mercedes first struck a woman. When a young man who was present at …
Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) In a significant move aimed at reducing the mounting pendency of cases, the Rajasthan High Court has commenced hearing cases on two Saturdays every month beginning today. The decision follows a resolution passed in a full bench meeting of the High Court last month to increase the number of working days. The High Court administration has already released the cause list for Saturday hearings.However, the move has led to a deadlock between the Bar and the Bench, with lawyers i…