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Wired: Lawyers mourn telegram | Madras judiciary transfers | Cops snup bar council | Immaterial Ranbaxy | Sweet 16 marriages

Lawyers mourn telegram: The closure of India’s telegram service has left lawyers in the lurch, reports the New Indian Express, adding that lawyers will now have to find another way of making representations to authorities on behalf of clients. “In registered post, there is no guarantee of the content you send as the receiver could even say there was nothing in the envelope. But telegram is personally developed (sic) and you get a certified copy, which is a great evidence,” a Madras HC lawyer told the paper

Madras judiciary transfers: Madras HC transferred 31 judicial officers yesterday, posting 26 as chief judicial magistrates across the state [Hindu]

Cops snub bar council: The Tamil Nadu Deputy General of Police (DGP) rebuffed the petition of the Tamil Nadu bar council’s vice-chairman, who wanted the DGP removed for allegedly refusing to file lawyer’s FIR. The DGP replied that if the petitioners had fixed an appointment in advance, had approached in a delegation of a reasonable size, and not facilitated a confrontation with officers, they would have been welcomed like the scores of others who visited his office [New Indian Express]

Immaterial Ranbaxy PIL: The Supreme Court has dismissed serial PIL filer advocate ML Sharma’s petition against Ranbaxy seeking a cancellation of its license for manufacturing spurious drugs. Sharma has however been allowed to file a fresh petition if he can bring in evidence. “Your entire argument is based on proceedings in US. We have no jurisdiction over it. Show us material that things are happening in India and it adversely affects right to life of people here,” the bench observed adding: “Where is the material against Ranbaxy.” [TOI]

Sweet 16 marriages: The local administration’s principal secretary directed civic bodies in Kerala to register marriages of Muslim men below 21 years and women between 16 and 18 years old. Legal commentators in the state have condemned this direction. Kerala HC lawyers said that the move was made to “to woo the orthodox section of the Muslim community” [Hindu]

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