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'Old Boys Club' : CJI DY Chandrachud Calls For More Women Representation In Bar Associations
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday expressed concern over the poor representation of women in elected Bar Associations and Bar Councils in the country despite an unprecedented surge in the number of women joining the bar and establishing thriving practices.Justice Chandrachud, during his address at the Centenary Year Celebration of the High Court Bar Association Nagpur, said that...
Liquor Policy: Delhi Court Allows CBI To Interrogate BRS Leader K Kavitha In Judicial Custody
A Delhi Court on Friday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation to interrogate BRS leader K Kavitha in judicial custody in connection with the alleged liquor policy scam. Kavitha is presently in judicial custody in Tihar jail after her arrest by Enforcement Directorate (ED) last month. Special judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Courts allowed CBI's application seeking permission...
State Bar Council Requests Madras High Court Collegium To Give Adequate Representation To All Sections Of Advocates For Elevation To Bench
The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has written to the Chief Justice of Madras High Court- Justice SV Gangapurwala requesting the CJ and the Collegium judges to consider the names of candidates hailing from different sections of the society including minorities while recommending names for elevation to the bench and to give adequate representation to ensure socio...
Gauhati High Court To Celebrate 76th Establishment Day Today
The 76th Establishment Day of the Gauhati High Court is set to be observed on April 5 with a commemorative program slated at the Kalaguru Bishn-uprasad Rabha Auditorium of Cotton University.According to an official statement, the event will commence at 5 pm and will witness the presence of Justice Ranjan Gogoi, former Chief Justice of India, who will grace the occasion as the chief guest....
Concession Of Bail To Women Under PMLA Not Applicable To Leading Politicians Like K Kavitha: ED Opposes Interim Bail, Delhi Court Reserves Order
A Delhi Court on Thursday reserved order on the interim bail plea moved by BRS leader K Kavitha who has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the money laundering case connected with the alleged liquor policy scam.Special CBI judge Kaveri Baweja will pronounce the order on Monday.Kavitha was remanded to judicial custody till April 09 on March 26. She was arrested on the evening...
Rajasthan Judicial Magistrate Booked For Allegedly Asking Rape Survivor To Strip In Court And Show Her Injuries
An FIR has been lodged against a Judicial Magistrate in Rajasthan alleging that he asked a Dalit gang rape survivor to strip in the court to show her injuries. According to Hindustan Times, the survivor had filed a complaint on March 30 alleging that the Hindaun Court Magistrate Ravindra Kumar “asked her to strip in order to see her injuries.”The survivor refused to strip and after...
Malegaon Blast Case| 'Pragya Thakur's Absence Hampering Trial': Court Asks NIA To Verify Her Medical Condition
A Special NIA Court in Mumbai has directed the National Investigation Agency to verify the health condition of BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur, the prime accused in 2008 Malegaon blast case, in light of her continued absence from trial citing medical reasons. Special Judge AK Lahoti observed that Thakur's continued absence is hampering the trial proceedings. “The presence of accused no.1...
ILI Patna & Bihar Judicial Academy Host Talk On Stress Management At Patna High Court
The Indian Law Institute (ILI) Patna Chapter, in collaboration with the Bihar Judicial Academy under the aegis of the Patna High Court, organized a 'Talk' focusing on "Stress Management" on March 30, 2024.The event held at the Centenary Hall of the New Building of the Patna High Court, marks the second 'Talk' conducted under the ILI Patna Chapter, following the inaugural session held on...
Delhi Court Slams ED For Faulty PMLA Probe, Says ED Must Introspect Steps To Ensure Expeditious & Fair Investigations
While picking up holes in a “glaring case of faulty investigation” concerning money laundering, a Delhi Court has said that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) must introspect as to what steps are required to be taken by it for ensuring expeditious and fair investigation in all the cases.Special Judge (PMLA) Mohd. Farrukh of Rouse Avenue Courts said it may be ensured that there are...
UP Police Lodges FIR Against Unknown Persons After Woman Judge Allegedly Receives Death Threat
The Uttar Pradesh Police has lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against unknown persons after a woman civil judge posted in Banda district filed a complaint stating that she had received a death threat via letter. The FIR, lodged under Sections 506 (criminal intimidation) and 467 (forgery of valuable security) of the Indian Penal Code, alleges that the woman judge received...
ED Acting Like Persecuting Agency, A Summons A Day Keeps It Happy: K Kavitha To Delhi Court
BRS leader K Kavitha, presently in judicial custody in the liquor policy case, on Monday told a Delhi Court that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is acting like a “persecuting agency” and that there is no fairness, or impartiality in its approach.Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi was appearing for Kavitha before Special CBI judge Kaveri Baweja who was hearing her bail plea in the...