High Courts
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Three Additional Judges Of Telangana High Court As Permanent Judges
Central government has notified the appointment of following three Additional Judges of the Telangana High Court as permanent Judges:1) Justice Laxmi Narayana Alishetty,2) Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti, and3) Justice Sujana KalasikamThe Supreme Court Collegium had made a recommendation in this regard in its meeting held on February 5th, 2025.Justice Laxmi Narayana Alishetty, Justice...
Madhya Pradesh & Uttarakhand HCs Get New Judges As Centre Clears Names Of Two Advocates Recommended For Elevation 15 Months Ago
The Central government has notified the appointment of new Judges at the High Courts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand.Advocate Ashish Shroti has been elevated as a Judge of the MP High Court.The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended his elevation back in October 2023. Two of three other Advocates whose names were recommended along with Shroti were elevated to the bench in November 2023....
Grounds Of Arrest Served To Accused After Four Minutes Of Actual Arrest Is Not Unreasonable: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday held that conveying grounds of arrest within four minutes of arresting an individual was 'reasonable' and the same does not violate any fundamental right of the accused. Single-judge Justice Dr Neela Gokhale was hearing a petition filed by a rape accused challenging his arrest arguing that he was not served with the 'grounds of arrest' in written, within...
Advocates Harmeet Grewal, Deepinder Nalwa Appointed As Additional Judges Of Punjab & Haryana High Court
Central government has notified the appointment of Advocates Harmeet Singh Grewal and Deepinder Singh Nalwa as Additional Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.An official notification issued by the Union Law Ministry in the evening stated that in exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two Additional Judges Of Madras High Court As Permanent Judges
Central government has notified the appointment of following two Additional Judges of the Madras High Court as permanent Judges:1) Justice Venkatachari Lakshminarayanan, and 2) Justice Periyasamy VadamalaiThe Supreme Court Collegium had made a recommendation in this regard in its meeting held on February 5th, 2025.Justice Lakshminarayanan was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Madras...
Arbitration Law Expert Advocate Tejas Karia Appointed As Delhi High Court Judge
The Central government has notified the appointment of Advocate Tejas Dhirenbhai Karia as a Judge of the Delhi High Court.The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended his elevation in August last year.The Collegium had noted that Karia is a domain expert in the law of arbitration. Since the volume of cases on arbitration law requires specialized handling, particularly, in the High Court of...
Service Can't Be Terminated During Maternity Leave: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that the service of an employee who is on maternity leave can't be terminated during the period of leave.Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi said, "once an employee was on maternity leave, the said period of maternity leave could not have been curtailed so as to terminate the service of an employee and the services of the employee could have been...
Compiling Details Of Funds Spent On Ads, Police Vehicles Is Time Taking Process: Punjab Govt Tells High Court, HC Grants Last Chance
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted a last opportunity to the Punjab Government to give details on funds spent on publication of advertisements and new vehicles purchased for the police officials considering the submission that it is a "time consuming process."Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "Considering the submissions made in...the affidavit that this information that has been...
Mandate Of Facilitation Council Is Not Terminated Even If It Fails To Render Award Within 90 Days U/S 18(5) Of MSME Act: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan has held that the mandate of the MSME Facilitation Council (Council) cannot be terminated merely on the ground that it failed to render an award within 90 days under section 18(5) of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (“MSME Act”) from the date of entering reference as this time period is...
Suppression Of Assets While Seeking Permission To Sue As 'Indigent Person' Indicates Party Playing Fraud On Court: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has observed that if a person does not fully disclose the details of his property while applying to sue as an indigent person, it is an indication that he wants to play fraud on the court by suppressing his ability to pay court fee.“When a party in possession of movable/s and immovable property/ies fails to disclose the details of movable/s or immovable property/ies,...
Clear Discrimination: Gujarat High Court Orally Remarks After Woman Claims CRPF Denied Her Promotion For Being HIV+
While hearing a woman's plea alleging discrimination in promotion to higher post in CRPF on the ground that she has HIV-AIDS despite meeting all other eligibility criteria, the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (February 12) orally remarked that promotion cannot be denied in ministerial posts because of health issues. The court further orally said that a person cannot be denied promotion if...