Reservation in promotions: Applicability of Article 16(4A) To Jammu And Kashmir: Supreme Court To Consider After Constitution Bench Decision On Validity of Article 370 Abrogation

The Supreme Court on Wednesday posted the issue of the right of Reserved Category Government servants in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir to accelerated promotion for after the decision of the Constitution Bench on the validity of the abrogation of Article 370.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath was hearing SLPs against the 2015 decision of the Jammu...

Centre Notifies Justice M. Duraiswamy's Appointment As Acting Chief Justice Of Madras HC Until Justice MN Bhandari Joins HC

The Central government today notified the Appointment of Madras High Court judge Justice M. Duraiswamy as the acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court. He would remain on the post till the time, Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari take over from him.Significantly, Justice MN Bhandari would become the Senior Most judge of the Madras High Court once he joins the Court pursuant to his recent...

TMC MP Mahua Moitra Moves Supreme Court Challenging Ordinances Permitting Tenure Extension Of CBI & ED Directors

All India Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha Member of Parliament, Mahua Moitra has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Ordinances which permit extension of the tenures of the Directors of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) for upto 5 years.Claiming that the ordinances are against the Judgments of the Supreme Court, Mitra has moved this plea and has tweeted...

Disputed Signature Cannot Be Compared With Photostat Copy To Ascertain Veracity: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that there is no sanction of law to compare a disputed signature in the photostat copy with the original signature as there is the scope of mechanical error or defective photocopying. Justice M. Satyanarayana Murthy noted,"Therefore, such comparison is impermissible under law, as there is every possibility of change of signatures due to passage of time...

'Not Maintainable': Calcutta HC Refuses To Interfere With Single Bench Order That Stayed Criminal Proceedings Against BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with an order of a Single Bench of the High Court dated September 6, 2021 wherein criminal proceedings initiated against BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari had been stayed. Justice Rajasekhar Mantha had issued a stay order on proceedings initiated against Adhikari in respect of cases registered...

Challenge To Minimum Age Criteria For NCLT Appointments: Gujarat High Court Issues Notice

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday issued a notice in a plea challenging the vires of Section 413(2) of Companies Act, 2013 that imposes a minimum age limitation of 'not less than 50 years for appointment as judicial members in National Company Law Tribunals.The Bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Hemant M. Prachchhak issued the notice in the PIL filed by Advocate Nipun...

'Show Some Will, Have It Done': High Court Directs Delhi Police To Remove Unauthorised Hawkers, Vendors From Munirka Village Area

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Police to ensure, on a daily basis, that the unauthorised hawkers and vendors are removed and do not return to city's Munirka Village area.The Division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh was hearing a plea filed by Munirka Village Residents Welfare Association aggrieved by the inaction of the municipal authorities as...

Recruitments To Posts Of Over 2300 Elementary Trained Teachers In Punjab Set Aside By Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court last week set aside the entire selection process for recruitment to the posts of 2,364 Elementary Trained Teachers (ETT) 18 months after advertisement to that effect was issued by the State Government.The Bench of Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu was hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the selection criteria along with the ongoing process for the appointment...

Kasganj Custodial Death: PUCL Moves Allahabad HC Seeking CBI Probe & Establishment Of Fast-Track Special Police Courts

People's Union For Civil Liberties (PUCL) has moved the Allahabad High Court seeking a CBI probe into the Kasganj Custodial Death Case wherein one Altaf allegedly died by suicide by tying himself to a two to three feet pipe.While the police have claimed that Altaf died by suicide while in custody, his family has suggested a foul play on the part of the police, and therefore, PUCL has moved...

[Lakhimpur Kheri] 'Concerned About Guaranteeing Impartial, Just & Fair Investigation' : Supreme Court Appoints Monitoring Judge, Reconstitutes SIT

While appointing a retired High Court judge to monitor the Lakhmipur Kheri case probe and also reconstituting the Special Investigation Team of the Uttar Pradesh Police with IPS officers, the Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that it is "concerned about guaranteeing an impartial, fair, just and thorough investigation into the incident which has resulted in such a tragic loss of lives...

Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response On Plea For Compensating Families Of Those Who Died Of Covid-19 Abroad

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday sought the State's response to a plea seeking a declaration that the family members of a non-resident of the State, who died abroad due to COVID-19, are entitled to ex-gratia relief of Rs. 50,000. Justice N Nagaresh directed the Government Pleader to take instructions in the matter and it for hearing on November 24.The petition was filed by an NGO through...

"Would Curtail Author's Right Of Speech & Expression": Delhi Court Refuses Interim Injunction Against Salman Khurshid's Book 'Sunrise Over Ayodhya'

Plaintiff can always propagate against the book and can even publish rebuttal to alleged paragraphs which have hurt his sentiments, the Court said.