Unnao Rape Survivor Moves Supreme Court Seeking Transfer Of Case Against Her To Delhi

The Unnao rape survivor has moved a Transfer Petition in the Supreme Court of India seeking transfer of a counter case filed against her by the father of Shubham Singh, one of the accused men, facing trial in New Delhi for the gang rape of the minor petitioner. As an interim relief, the petitioner has sought a stay on a non-bailable warrant issued by the Additional Chief Judicial...

Kerala High Court Denies Bail To LTTE Sympathizer Who Overstayed 5 Years In India Without Visa

The accused had also conspired to procure illegal arms and contraband while frequently travelling abroad.

Article 226 | Laws Of Pleadings Don't Go Missing In Writ Petitions; Locus Standi Essential To Maintain Writs: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that 'Law of Pleadings' does not go missing when it comes to the matter of maintaining a writ petition before the High Court and it does not recognize any exception for an individual or an institution coming as a petitioner. The bench comprising Justices Sindhu Sharma and Rahul Bharti made these observations in a plea wherein...

Model Builder-Buyer Agreement: Supreme Court Asks Amicus & Centre To Provide A Roadmap

In a plea seeking direction to the Centre to frame model builder-buyer and agent-buyer agreements to ensure uniformity, the Supreme Court, on Friday, asked the Amicus Curiae and Additional Solicitor General, Ms. Aishwarya Bhati appearing on behalf of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Govt. of India (Ministry), to provide a roadmap to the future, so that it can...

Malwani Building Collapse: Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Owner Who Lost 9 Family Members

The Bombay High Court has granted bail to the owner of a building in Mumbai's Malwani area which collapsed last year, killing 9 of his own family members. Justice Bharati Dangre, while granting bail to Mohammed Rafique Siddiqui earlier this month, observed, "The applicant, in any case, cannot be attributed a rash and negligent act, resulting into the collapse of the building where...

Centre Appoints 6 Judges To Telangana HC

The Centre has notified the appointment of the following advocates as judges/additional judges to the Telangana High Court:Judges- 1) Enugula Venkata Venugopal @ E.V. Venugopal, Advocate2) Nagesh Bheemapaka, Advocate 3) Pulla Karthik @ P. Elamadar, Advocate4) Kaja Sarath @ K. Sharath, AdvocateAdditional Judges-1) Jaggannagari Sreenivas Rao @ J. Sreenivas Rao, Advocate2) Namavarapu...

Centre Appoints Two Judges To Gauhati HC

The Centre has notified appointment of two judicial officers as additional judges of Gauhati High Court: 1) Susmita Phukan Khaund2) Mitali...

"Important & Burning Issue" : BCI Supports Dushyant Dave's Statements On Lawyers' Grievances About Listing Of Cases

"Regarding the difficulties and delays in listing of cases, the Bar Council fully supports the views of Mr.Dave"

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 4 Judges To Karnataka High Court

The Centre has notified appointment of four judicial officers as additional judges of Karnataka High Court: 1) Gurusiddaiah Basavaraja2) Chandrashekhar Mrutyunjaya Joshi3) Umesh Manjunathbhat Adiga4) Talkad Girigowda Shivashankare...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 2 Judges To Orissa High Court

The Centre has notified appointment of two judicial officers as judges of the Orissa High Court: 1) Gourishankar Satapathy2) Chittaranjan DashThe Supreme Court collegium had recommended their names for elevation on July...

Centre Notifies Appintment Of 2 Judges To Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Centre has notified the appointment of two judicial officers as judges of Himachal Pradesh High Court:1) Sushil Kukreja, Judicial Officer (JO)2) Virender SinghThe Supreme Court collegium had recommended their names for elevation on July...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 9 Judges To Allahabad High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of nine additional judges to the Allahabad High Court.They are:- Renu Agarwal;- Mohd. Azhar Husain Idrisi;- Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra;- Jyotsna Sharma;- Mayank Kumar Jain;- Shiv Shanker Prasad;- Gajendra Kumar;- Surendra Singh-I; and- Nalin Kumar Srivastava.Their names were recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium on July 19,...