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75% Of High Court Judges Appointed Since 2018 Are From General Category: Law Ministry
On the second day of the 2023 Monsoon Session of Indian Parliament, Hyderabad Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi, asked the Ministry of Law and Justice whether it is a fact that 79% judges appointed in all High Courts were from upper castes during the last five years indicating inequitable representation of backward and minoritiesHe also asked whether it is true that only 2.6% of the total 537...
Person Summoned Under Sec 69 CGST Act Cannot Seek Anticipatory Bail Under S 438 CrPC; Only Remedy Is Under Art 226 : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday held that if a person is summoned under Section 69 (Power to arrest) of the CGST Act, 2017 for the purpose of recording of his/her statement, the provision of Section 438 (Anticipatory Bail) of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 cannot be invoked.A division bench of Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra observed: “Thus, the position of law is that...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Akhil Gogoi's Plea Challenging Sedition Law And Similar Offences
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in the writ petition filed by the Assamese activist-turned-politician Akhil Gogoi challenging the constitutional validity of the offence of sedition contained in Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 along with related offences “which employ similar logic of sedition inasmuch as they entail the same ingredients”. The bench comprising CJI...
UP Police Ignored Allahabad HC's Direction To Ensure Safety Of Atiq Ahmed's Brother, Alleges PIL Petitioner In Supreme Court
The Uttar Pradesh Police failed to act as per the Allahabad High Court's order to ensure the safety of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed's brother Ashraf Ahmed, said Advocate Vishal Tiwari who has filed a PIL in the Supreme Court seeking independent investigation into the killings of Ahmed brothers in police custody.In a rejoinder filed to the UP government's affidavit, Tiwari alleged that the...
Senior Designation : Supreme Court Removes 5-Year Limit To Consider Judgments, Pro-Bono/Amicus Works Accepting SCBA Request
The Supreme Court has further modified the criteria to designate senior advocates by removing the 5 year limit for considering reported and un-reported judgments in which the applicant has appeared and also probono/amicus curiae workIn a fresh notice issued on Friday, the Supreme Court Committee for Designation of Senior Advocates informed that the 5 year limit has been removed. On July 17,...
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NEET : NTA Should Consider Accommodating Candidates Who Haven't Got SC/ST Certificates On Last Date Of Application, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday suggested that the National Testing Agency should consider accommodating students from Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribes(ST) categories who are not in possession of SC/ST certificates as on the last date of applying for NEET exams. The bench comprising Justice Ravindra Bhat and Justice Aravind Kumar was hearing a writ petition filed by a candidate who did...
BREAKING: Varanasi Court Allows Hindu Worshippers' Plea Seeking ASI Survey Of Gyanvapi Mosque Premises
The Varanasi District Court today allowed an application filed by 4 Hindu women worshippers seeking a SCIENTIFIC survey of the entire Gyanvapi mosque premises (except for Wuzukhana) by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to find out as to whether the Mosque had been constructed over a pre-existing structure of the Hindu templeThe court of District Judge AK Vishwesha today pronounced...
Manipur Sexual Assault Video | After SCAORA, Supreme Court Bar Association Condemns Inaction Of State Police For Two Months
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has passed a resolution expressing its concern and condemnation over the violence witnessed by the north-eastern state of Manipur, especially referring to a video depicting two women being paraded naked and assaulted in broad daylight. This graphic video went viral on the internet recently, shocking the nation and bringing renewed attention...