President Appoints 7 New Judges To Andhra Pradesh High Court

In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President of India has appointed seven new judges in Andhra Pradesh High Court with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices.(1) Konakanti Sreenivasa Reddy alias Srinivasa Reddy, (2) Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad, (3) Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda, (4)...

President Appoints 3 New Judges To Orissa High Court

The President has appointed 3 new judges to the Orissa High Court. A notification in this regard was issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice today.All of them are Advocates. They are :1. Shri V. Narasingh,2. Shri Biraja Prasanna Satapathy, and3.. Shri Murahari Sri Raman.As per the notification, the appointment is in this order of seniority.The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on...

President Appoints 6 New Judges To Madhya Pradesh High Court

The President of India has appointed 6 new judge to the Madhya Pradesh High Court. A notification in this regard was issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice today.They are 3 advocates and 3 judicial officers. They are : ADVOCATES:1. Shri Maninder Singh Bhatti,2. Shri Dwarka Dhish Bansal @ DD Bansal, and3. Shri Milind Ramesh Phadke.JUDICIAL OFFICERS:1. Shri Amar Nath Kesharwani,2. Shri...

Bombay High Court To Resume Physical Functioning From Next Week

Owing to the improving Covid-19 situation in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court has decided to suspend hearing matters virtually and resume full physical functioning from February 14 till March 4. The decision to switch to physical hearings was taken by the Bombay High Court's administrative committee during a meeting with all High Court Bar Associations. Representatives from the BMC...

Supreme Court Gives Last Chance To Vijay Mallya To Appear In Sentence Hearing In Contempt Case

While giving last opportunity to fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya to appear, the Supreme Court of India on Thursday expressed a clear intention to go ahead with the sentence hearing in the contempt case against him, and posted the matter for hearing on February 24th, 2022.Vijay Mallya was found guilty of contempt in 2017 for disobeying court's orders in not disclosing full particulars of...

Delhi High Court Seeks Further Status Report On FIR Against Alt News Co-Founder Mohammed Zubair, Interim Protection To Continue

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought further status report from the Delhi Police with respect to investigation carried out in the FIR registered against Co-Founder of Alt News, Mohammed Zubair over a tweet made by him in response to a twitter user in August 2020. Justice Mukta Gupta, who was hearing Zubair's plea seeking quashing of the said FIR, added that the interim protection from...

Whether 2012 Guidelines To Prevent Detention Of Juveniles In Adult Jails Complied? Delhi High Court Seeks Report

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Secretary of Delhi State Legal Services Authority ('DSLSA') to submit a report within two weeks on implementation and compliance of the 2012 guidelines and directions regarding the juveniles and children in conflict with law who are lodged in adult jails. A coordinate bench of the High Court in the case titled Court On Its Own Motion v. Dept. Of...

Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari Appointed As Chief Justice Of Madras High Court

Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Madras High Court. In exercise of the powers conferred under Clause (1) of Article 217 of the Indian Constitution, the President of India in consultation with the Chief Justice of India has made the appointment, states the notification issued by Additional Secretary (Ministry of Law & Justice) dated 10th...

Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple: Supreme Court Extends Time For Special Audit Till 30th June

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday granted time upto 30th June 2022 for completion of the special audit of 25 years ordered by the Court in 2020 for the iconic Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram.A Bench comprising Justice UU Lalit and Justice Ravindra Bhat granted the extension in pursuance of applications filed for extension of time by the Administrative Committee and...

Court Awards Life Imprisonment To Stalker Who Set Lecturer Ablaze In Full Public View Two Yrs Ago

A Sessions Court in Maharashtra's Wardha district has sentenced Vikesh Nagrale to life imprisonment, convicted of stalking and killing 24-year old Ankita Pisudde by setting her on fire in full public view two years back. Additional Sessions Judge Rahul Bhagwat of the Hinganghat Sessions Court had pronounced Nagrale guilty on Wednesday. The court, however, had deferred the sentencing by...

Jharkhand High Court Upholds ₹60K Fine Imposed On State Govt For Providing Late Info Under RTI Act

While elucidating the distinction between Public Information Officer and Public Authority, Jharkhand High Court has upheld the fine of INR 60,000 imposed by the State Information Commissioner on the concerned department of the State government for not providing the information in time. Stating that the Public Information Officer has to obtain the required information from the custody of...

Desist From Sending WhatsApp Messages To Judges : Supreme Court To Hira Gold Scam Victims

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court asked the duped investors in the Heera Gold Scam case to refrain from attempting to establish communication with Apex Court Judges through WhatsApp messages. While hearing an appeal filed by Investigating Agencies against Heera Gold Exim Pvt. Ltd. and its Managing Director, Nowhera Shaikh for defrauding investors, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul expressed...