Centre Appoints Two New Additional Judges To Madras High Court

The Centre has appointed Advocates Nidumolu Mala and S. Sounthar as Additional Judges of the Madras High Court, for a period of two years. The notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice today reads thus: "In exercise of the power conferred by clause (l) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Ms. Nidumolu Mala, and (ii) Shri S....

Centre Appoints Advocates Rajiv Roy & Harish Kumar As Judges Of Patna High Court

The Central Government has appointed Advocates Rajiv Roy and Harish Kumar as Judges of the Patna High Court.The official notification issued today by Ministry of Law and Justice reads thus:"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (l) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint S/Shri (i) Rajiv Roy, and (ii) Harish Kumar, to be Judges of the Patna...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Transfers Investigation Of Cases Against Param Bir Singh To CBI

The Supreme Court on Thursday transferred the investigation of the cases against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh to the Central Bureau of Investigation. A Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh allowed the appeal filed by Param Bir Singh and transferred the investigation in 5 FIRs against Singh from Maharashtra Police to the CBI.While saying that...

Landlord Can't Be Prosecuted Under Immoral Traffic Prevention Act If He's Unaware About Rented Premises Being Used As Brothel: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against a man under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, on the ground that he was not aware that the premise he had given on rent, was being used for running a brothel. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by one Prabhuraj, stating,"In the light of Section 3(2)(b) of...

BREAKING| Kashmiri Pandits Group Moves Supreme Court Seeking Probe Into Killings Of Pandits During 1990s

Kashmiri Pandits organization "Roots in Kashmir" filed a filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court today seeking probe into the killings of Kashmiri Pandits during the height of militancy in the valley during the 1990s.The curative petition is filed against a 2017 verdict of the Supreme Court which had dismissed the organization's petition for probe citing long delay.On July 24, 2017,...

Centre Appoints Judicial Officers Poonam A. Bamba & Swarana Kanta Sharma As Judges Of Delhi High Court

The Central Government has appointed judicial officers Poonam A. Bamba and Swarana Kanta Sharma as judges of the Delhi High Court. The official notification issued on March 24, 2022, reads thus:"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Smt. Poonam A. Bamba and (ii) Ms. Swarana Kanta Sharma, to be...

Man Accused Of Raping Wife & Minor Daughter - Special Court Can Try Offences Under S.376 IPC & POCSO : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that the trial against the husband accused of rape and charged under section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and also of sexually assaulting his daughter and charged under sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act can be held before the Special POCSO Court.While refusing to quash the charges under Section 376 IPC against the husband...

'No Conscious Possession': Delhi High Court Quashes FIR U/S 25 Arms Act For Carrying Live Ammunitions In Flight Check-In Baggage

The Delhi High Court recently quashed a FIR registered under the Arms Act against a NRI, who was travelling from Delhi to Dubai in February this year, when two live ammunitions were detected in his flight check-in baggage.While allowing the plea filed by the petitioner-accused under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of CrPC, Justice Asha Menon...

'Gross Violation Of Principles Of Natural Justice': Rajasthan HC Raps State For Discontinuing Water Facilities For Irrigation

The Rajasthan High Court observed that the decision of state government discontinuing water facilities through siphons is in gross violation of the principles of natural justice as no opportunity of hearing has been afforded to the petitioners, who used the supply for irrigating their fields since last 35 years. The court opined that the impugned orders are having civil and evil...

'Media Reports Don't Bother Us' : Justice SK Kaul While Hearing Param Bir Singh's Case

While hearing Parambir Singh's case in Supreme Court, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said that the media reports do not bother the judges. The judge was referring to certain reports about comments made by political leaders in Maharashtra against the Supreme Court. Justice Kaul said that such reports will be thrown to the "dustbin where they deserve to be thrown". The Supreme Court was hearing...

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Maharashtra Speaker Election Issue Next Week

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear next week plea filed by BJP MLA Girish Mahajan challenging Bombay High Court's order dismissing his PIL against change in Maharashtra Speaker Election Rules.A Bench Comprising CJI NV Ramana and Justice Krishna Murari allowed urgent listing of the matter after it was mentioned by Senior Advocate AM Singhvi on behalf of the State of...

Seeking Relief Under Article 226 In Contractual Matters Where There Is Existing Arbitration Clause Is Not An Appropriate Remedy: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that invoking Article 226 for seeking relief in a contractual matter where there is an existing arbitration clause is not an appropriate remedy and neither can the High Court examine the same.The bench of Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh observed the same while considering a civil appeal assailing Gujarat High Court's order dated September 30, 2021.In the...