2019 Jamia Violence: High Court To Hear Delhi Police’s Plea Against Discharge Of Sharjeel Imam, Others On Monday

The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed urgent listing of the plea moved by Delhi Police challenging discharge of Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in 2019 Jamia violence case.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the matter before a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad for urgent listing. The case will be heard...

[JKPSC Recruitment] Qualification In 'Relevant Subject' Has Wider Scope Of Eligibility Than Qualification In 'Subject Concerned': High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently held that in matters of recruitment, the phrase 'qualification in relevant subject' has wider implications than the phrase 'qualification in subject concerned'.Finding so, it permitted a post graduate degree holder in 'Applied Geology' to apply for the vacant position of 'Geology' Assistant Professor, adding that the recruitment...

Consensual Teenage Relationship: Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Accused In POCSO Case As 'Victim' Says She Wants To Marry Him

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a 21-year-old in a case registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act after the prosecutrix, who was 17 years old on the date of commission of alleged offence, submitted that she is desirous of marrying him. The couple already have a child, who is now about 18 months old.The petitioner was in custody for more than one year as...

[Excess Service] No Recovery From Employee In Absence Of Misrepresentation Regarding Date Of Superannuation: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday directed the Assam Power Distribution Company (APDC) to reimburse the excess pay and allowances to the legal heirs of a deceased Ex-Lineman which was paid due to oversight his date of superannuation and already deducted by the APDC. The Single Judge bench of Justice Devashis Baruah observed: “it has been admitted that it was on account...

Breaking: Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justices Rajesh Bindal & Aravind Kumar As SC Judges; Supreme Court To Have Full Working Strength

The Central Government has notified the appointments of Justices Rajesh Bindal and Aravind Kumar, currently the Chief Justices of Allahabad and Gujarat High Courts respectively, as Supreme Court judges. With their appointments, the Supreme Court will have full working strength of 34 judges. The last time the Supreme Court had full its full strength of 34 judges was during the period...

Flat Owners Don't Forfeit Right To Claim Amenities Promised By Builder By Taking Possession Of Apartments : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that that flat-owners, who are often forced by the circumstances to take possession of apartments even if the amenities promised by the builder are not provided, do not forfeit their right to claim such services from the builder.A bench comprising Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta criticised the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission for...

Muslim Law: Important High Court Judgments 2022

LiveLaw brings to you a compilation of important judgments on Muslim Personal Law from the year 2022.Allahabad High CourtDivorced Muslim Woman Can Claim Maintenance From Husband U/S 125 CrPC As Long As She Doesn't Remarry: Allahabad High CourtCase title - Razia v. State of U.P. [CRIMINAL REVISION DEFECTIVE No. - 475 of 2008]Case Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (All) 179Reiterating the law laid down in...

SC Refuses to Review Its Verdict Upholding the Disqualification of SP Leader Azam Khan’s Son for Not Meeting Age Criteria

A division bench of the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday dismissed a petition by disqualified Rampur MLA Mohd. Abdullah Azam Khan seeking a review of its November 7 decision to uphold the disqualification of the former legislator for not having attained the minimum qualifying age on the date of the election. The bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and B.V. Nagarathna, rejecting...

Is Affinity Test Integral To Determine Caste Status? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, reserved its judgment in the reference pertaining to the question - whether the affinity test is integral to the determination of caste status made by the Caste Scrutiny Committee.Yesterday, the petitioners had argued that the affinity test conducted in the caste determination process is only a corroborative exercise and is not the sine qua non for...

Justice Sonia Gokani As Gujarat HC Chief Justice Would Facilitate Representation For Judges Drawn From Services In Office Of CJ: SC Collegium

The Supreme Court Collegium today recommended the elevation of Justice Sonia Gokani, who is the Senior Most Judge of the Gujarat HC as the Chief Justice of the High Court. Since the Supreme Court Collegium, by its resolution dated 31 January 2023, has recommended the elevation of Justice Aravind Kumar, Chief Justice of the High Court of Gujarat, as a Judge of the Supreme Court of...

BREAKING: Supreme Court Collegium Recommends New Chief Justices For HCs Of Allahabad, Calcutta, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat & Manipur

Supreme Court Collegium has recommended names of 5 judges for elevation as Chief Justices of the respective High Courts as follows: 1. Justice Pritinker Diwaker - Allahabad High Court [PHC: High Court of Chhattisgarh]2. Justice T S Sivagnanam - Calcutta High Court [PHC: Madras High Court]3. Justice Ramesh Sinha - Chhattisgarh High Court 4. Justice Sonia G Gokani - Gujarat High Court5....

Delhi High Court Directs Trial Courts To Decide Cases Pending Against MPs, MLAs On Priority

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed trial courts in the national capital to decide pending cases against former and sitting lawmakers (MPs and MLAs) on priority.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad was hearing a suo motu case initiated by it in the year 2020 concerning expedited trial of cases against MPs and MLAs. Keeping in view of...