The highlight of the Supreme Court e-committee newsletter May 2021 is that it has released manuals in 14 languages (English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarathi, Kannada, Khasi, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu) for its top citizen-centric servicefree e-Courts services mobile app.
The Supreme Court today issued a notice in a plea filed challenging the demolition order passed by the Patna High Court in its suo motu proceedings against the said illegal structure constructed in close proximity of the northern side of the newly inaugurated Centenary Building of the High Court.
The prosecution case in Patna High Court is that the accused persons took very vulgar and obscene photographs with the statue of Goddess Saraswati and made it viral on social media platforms.
The Patna High Court on Tuesday said that if the media played its key role, it can help to prevent the pain, suffering, and anguish of people during the anticipated third wave of Covid-19 while emphasizing that the policy of "testing, tracking, and treatment" needs to be implemented in Bihar
The Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar heard an interlocutory application filed in a connected case highlighting the plight of Ayush doctors working on a contract basis in the State.
In the Patna High Court, the Advocate Association has urged for holding of court hearings further on Saturday and Sunday. Currently, in the High Court, 14 judges are hearing criminal cases and only five judges are hearing civil cases who are burdened with two lakh cases.
The Supreme Court has admitted the Bihar appeal against acquittal of 1999 Senari massacre accused. Earlier, the Patna High Court in May acquitted 13 accused in the Senari massacre case in which 34 persons were killed on March 18, 1999 by an erstwhile Maoist group in Senari village in central Bihar.
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by Bihar Government against the order of State High Court to pay 10 lakh as compensation to a father of a 18-year-old boy killed in a police firing during the Maa Durga Idol Immersion procession.
The Patna High Court directed the Bihar Government to inspect the purported illegality and brutality exhibited by the police in enforcing the lockdown and also needs to be checked by the authorities.