Centre Notifies Appointment Of Sachin Singh Rajput As Additional Judge Of Chhattisgarh High Court

The Central Government today notified the appointment of Advocate Sachin Singh Rajput as an Additional Judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court, for a period of two years with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informed this via his twitter handle today afternoon."In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution...

'Overreached The Court': Calcutta HC Sets Aside Termination Order Of School Teacher, Orders WBBSE To Withdraw School's Affiliation

The Calcutta High Court recently came down heavily on Convent of Our Lady Providence Girls' High School in Kolkata for unlawfully terminating the service of an Assistant Teacher in violation of the order of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE). Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay was adjudicating upon a plea moved by the petitioner seeking the setting aside of an order terminating...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Three Additional Judges To Calcutta High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of three Additional Judges to the Calcutta High Court for a period of two years with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices. They are as follows, 1. Ananva Bandyopadhyay, Judicial Officer2. Rai Chattopadhyay, Judicial Officer3. Subhendu Samanta, Judicial OfficerUnion Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informed this via...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Shoba Annamma Eapen As Additional Judge Of Kerala High Court

The Central Government today notified the appointment of Ms.Shoba Annamma Eapen, Advocate, as an additional judge of the Kerala High Court.Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informed this in twitter today afternoon."In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Smt. Shoba Annamma Eapen, to be an Additional Judge...

Maharashtra Govt Agrees To Consider Appointment Of Woman To Police Department Three Yrs After Medical Test Declared Her 'Male'

The Bombay High Court has directed the State Government to sympathetically and expeditiously consider the case of a young woman for appointment to a non-constabulary post in the police department, three years after a medical test declared her a "male." The woman had qualified with flying colours in 2018 from the Nashik Rural Police Recruitment drive from the Scheduled Caste...

22% Posts In District Judiciary Still Lying Vacant, Immediate Steps Needed To Fill The Gap: CJI NV Ramana

Addressing an event at the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Saturday spoke about the pending vacancies in the district judiciary and emphasised the need to take immediate steps to fill the gap."22% of the posts in the district judiciary are still lying vacant. Steps have to be initiated immediately to fill this gap." the CJI saidThe CJI was speaking at...

Allahabad High Court Puts A Stay On Issuance Of Eligibility Certificates In Favour Of Successful UPTET-2021 Candidates

The Allahabad High Court has put a stay on the issuance of eligibility certificates to B.Ed degree holders who have qualified for the UPTET (Primary level) Examination, 2021. The Bench of Justice Siddharth has issued this order in a writ plea moved by Prateek Mishra and 4 others praying not to declare the result of B.Ed. qualified candidates, who appeared in the Uttar Pradesh Teacher...

'How Can He Be Trusted?': Supreme Court Rejects Candidature For Police Constable Post For Suppressing Criminal Case

The Supreme Court recently approved the rejection of the candidture of a person for the post of police constable for suppressing the pendency of a criminal case against him.A division bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna was considering an appeal filed by the State of Rajasthan against the judgments of a single bench and a division bench of the Rajasthan High Court which...

Allahabad HC Orders Compulsory Training Of Inquiry Officers, Disciplinary Authorities Involved In Holding Departmental Enquiries

Last week, the Allahabad High Court directed the Director, JTRI to prepare an appropriate program for the training of inquiry officers and disciplinary authorities to ensure compliance with UP Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999 in conducting departmental inquiries.The Bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary was dealing with the plea of one Prakash Chandra Agrawal challenging...

SSC Recruitment Scam: Calcutta High Court Appointed Committee Seeks Action Against State Govt Officials, Judgment On May 18

A committee constituted by the Calcutta High Court on Friday submitted a report on the alleged irregularities in appointments of Group-C posts in the state government-run schools in West Bengal on the purported recommendation by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC). A Division Bench had earlier set up an inquiry committee headed by Justice Ranjit Kumar Bagh, former judge of...

DCPCR Moves Supreme Court Challenging Juvenile Justice Act 2021 Amendments Making Certain Offences Non-Cognizable

The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the amendments made to the Juvenile Justice(Care and Protection) Act 2015 in 2021 by which certain categories of offences against children have been made non-cognizable.The Commission is challenging the 2021 Amendment to the extent it made the following categories of...

Bus Body Building On Chassis Owned By GST Registered Customer Attracts 18% GST: Gujarat AAR

The Gujarat Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) consisting of members Arun Richard and Atul Mehta ruled that 18% GST is payable on bus body building on chassis owned by GST registered customers and unregistered customers. The applicant, M/s. Vasant Fabricators Pvt. Ltd. (VFPL), is in the business of building the bodies of various vehicles falling under Chapter 87 of the First Schedule...