'Not Fully Opposed To RSS March, Will Suggest Alternate Routes' : TN Govt Tells Supreme Court; Hearing Adjourned To Mar 17

The Tamil Nadu Government on Friday told the Supreme Court that it is not totally opposed to the route marches proposed to be carried out by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in the State but wanted it to be restricted with conditions in certain areas.The Court was hearing a petition filed by the State challenging the order passed by a division bench of the Madras High Court on February...

Are You Telling Us The City Must Get Rid Of Its Poor? Bombay High Court Refuses To Club Issue Of Homelessness With Illegal Hawking

The Bombay High Court on Friday observed that the issue of homelessness is a global problem and those living on the streets had as much standing before the court as did members of the Bar.A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale however did not pass a substantive order on the Bombay Bar Association’s Intervention Application and asked them to file a separate PIL instead....

Disciplinary Authority Can Impose Penalty On Erring Govt Official Lesser Than That Recommended By Lokayukta: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that recommendation made by Lokayukta for imposition of a particular penalty on a government official after due inquiry made does not take away the power of the disciplinary authority to impose a lesser penalty on the official.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna rejected the petition filed by the Karnataka Lokayuktha questioning an order...

Four Additional Judges Of Bombay High Court Made Permanent

The Central government has notified the appointment of four additional judges of the Bombay High Court as permanent judges. The four judges that are now permanent are:1. Justice Rajesh Narayandas Laddha 2. Justice Sanjay Ganpatrao Mehare 3. Justice Govinda Anand Sanap 4. Justice Shivkumar Dige The Supreme Court collegium had recommended their names for appointment as permanent judges at...

‘Main Conspirators Not Arrested, Unexplained Delay In Filing Supplementary Chargesheets’: Delhi High Court Grants Bail To UAPA Accused

The Delhi High Court has granted regular bail to two men charged under UAPA in a fake currency notes case, considering that the main conspirators have not been arrested or charged under UAPA and that there has been unexplained delays in filing supplementary chargesheets.A division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Poonam A Bamba also took note of the fact that the accused have been...

Five Additional Judges Of Madras High Court Made Permanent

The Central Government has issued a notification appointing Justices S Srimathy, Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy, Justice R Vijayakumar, Justice Mohammed Shaffiq and Justice Sathya Narayana Prasad as Permanent judges of the Madras High Court.The Law Minister Kiren Rijiju made the announcement in a post on Twitter.The Collegium had recommended the names of the judges in a meeting held on February...

Ten Additional Judges Of Allahabad High Court Made Permanent

The Centre has notified the appointment of 10 additional judges of the Allahabad High Court as permanent Judges. They are:1. Justice Chandra Kumar Rai,2. Justice Krishan Pahal,3. Justice Sameer Jain,4. Justice Ashutosh Srivastava,5. Justice Subhash Vidyarthi,6. Justice Brij Raj Singh,7. Justice Shree Prakash Singh,8. Justice Vikas Budhwar,9. Justice Om Prakash Tripathi, and10. Justice Vikram...

Justice Amit Sharma Appointed As Permanent Judge Of Delhi High Court

The Centre has issued a notification for appointment of Justice Amit Sharma as a permanent judge of Delhi High Court. The Law Minister Kiren Rijiju made the announcement in a post on Twitter. On May 31, 2022, Central Government had notified the appointment of Justice Amit Sharma, who was practicing as a lawyer earlier, as Additional Judge of Delhi High Court. He took oath on June 01, 2022....

Revolutionizing Justice- Exploring Kerala High Court's Innovative, Paperless E-Court System For More Accessible Justice [PART-1]

“I will tell you the problem lies when you have Chief Justices who think technology is friendly and other Chief Justices think other-way. I am going to ensure that everybody is online. There is no question of 'I like technology, I don't'. Can anyone now say I won't use cellphone? This technological infrastructure has been created using public funds. All Chief Justices of the High Courts need...

Supreme Court Paves Way For Lawyers With 10 Yrs Experience To Be Considered For Consumer Commission Appointments; Upholds Striking Down Of Centre's Rules

The Supreme Court, on Friday, held that persons having a Bachelors degree and having a professional experience of at least 10 years in consumer affairs, law, public affairs, administration etc. should be treated as qualified for appointment as President and members of State Consumer Commissions and District Consumer Forums.This means that lawyers with at least 10 years standing are eligible...

Kerala High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To President, Secretary & Staff Member Of BSNL Engineers Co-op Society Accused Of Misappropriating Crores

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday denied pre-arrest bail to the President, Secretary and staff member of BSNL Engineers Co-operative Society who have been accused of misappropriating crores from the fixed deposits of the society.The accused persons have been booked for misappropriating over 44 crores from the Society between 1st June 2019 and 16th June 2020. A single bench of Justice...

Supreme Court To Hear TMC Spokesperson Saket Gokhale's Plea For Bail In Gujarat Police FIR After Holi Vacations

The Supreme Court on Friday decided to hear after Holi vacations the petition filed by Trinamool Congress spokesperson Saket Gokhale challenging the order of the Gujarat High Court which denied him bail in case related to alleged misappropriation of funds collected through crowdfunding.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath said that the case got listed in the supplementary...