Supreme Court judge Justice Uday Umesh Lalith, also the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority, stressed upon the benefits of ADR vis-à-vis the normal court apparatus, which is being burdened with arrears to dispose of matters within time.
The Supreme Court upheld the bail granted to Sudha Bharadwaj from the Bombay High Court, upholding the judgment of default bail given by the Bombay High Court.
The Supreme Court Advocates-On-Record Association (SCAORA) has requested members of the SCAORA interested and eligible to enroll for empanelment for pro bono services as part of legal aid.
Part of the three-judge bench led by Justice U.U. Lalit, which set aside the Bombay High Court's skin-to-skin contact order earlier on Thursday, Justice S. Ravindra Bhat has noted down a concurring opinion though separate from the operative judgement by Justice Bela Trivedi.
President Ram Nath Kovind nominated Justice Uday Umesh Lalit as the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority. He succeeds CJI N.V. Ramana, who held the post earlier.
Ld. Sr. Counsel Ravi Kadam, appearing for Respondent No. 1 to 3 contended that it has been ordered by the Bombay High Court to expedite the process of elections, & they are just abiding by the High Court's order.