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Supreme Court Collegium Proposes Elevation Of 3 Advocates As Rajasthan High Court Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held today, recommended the elevation of three advocates as the Judges of the Rajasthan High Court.They are :(i) Shri Bipin Gupta,(ii) Shri Sanjeet Purohit, and(iii) Shri Ravi Chirania....
'There Shouldn't Be Even A Single Day's Delay In Liberty Matters' : Supreme Court Expresses Concern At HC Delaying Bail Hearing
The Supreme Court today (May 29) expressed concerns over the delay by the Delhi High Court in deciding a bail plea despite repeated observations of the Apex Court on the need to expeditiously hear matters relating to civil liberties of citizens. The Court considered the fact that the bench before which the bail plea is pending was to sit during the vacation bench and asked the bench to decide...
Lokpal Dismisses Complaints Against Ex-SEBI Chief Madhabi Puri Buch, Says She Can Pursue Action Against Complainants
The Lokpal dismissed three complaints filed against Madhabi Puri Buch, former Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), after concluding that there was no prima facie case for directing an investigation into allegations of corruption.The common order dated May 28, 2025, was passed by a Bench of Justice AM Khanwilkar (Chairperson), Justice L Narayana Swamy, Justice...
P&H High Court Senior Advocates' Association Honours Justices Sanjeev Prakash Sharma & Anil Kshetarpal On Proposed Transfer
The Punjab & Haryana High Court Senior Advocates Association on Thursday (May 29) felicitated Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Anil Kshetarpal on their recent proposed transfers recommeded by the Supreme Court collegium. Justices Sharma and Kshetarpal were recently recommended for transfer by the Supreme Court Collegium. Justice Sharma has recommended to be transferred to his...
No Observation Made On Merits Of Mumbai Gateway Of India Jetty Project : Supreme Court Clarifies
The Supreme Court today (May 29) clarified that while rejecting the challenge to the Maharashtra Government's decision to construct a passenger jetty and terminal near the Gateway of India, it had not made any observations on the merits of the case. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih clarified that any observations made by it during the proceedings on May 27 regarding the challenge...
Centre Notifies Elevation Of Justices NV Anjaria, Vijay Bishnoi & Atul S Chandurkar As Supreme Court Judges
The Central Government has notified the elevation of three High Court Judges to the Supreme Court.They are :1) Justice N V Anjaria, Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court. Parent HC : Gujarat2) Justice Vijay Bishnoi, Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court. Parent HC : Rajasthan3) Justice Atul S Chandurkar, Bombay High Court.Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said in a post on X,...
Supreme Court Seeks Jharkhand Govt & HC Response On Woman District Judge's Plea For Child Care Leave
The Supreme Court today (May 29) issued notice to the State of Jharkhand and the Jharkhand High Court in a plea by a lady Additional District Judge challenging the rejection of her childcare leave.The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih, while issuing notice in the petition, inquired why the petitioner did not move directly to the High Court first. To which, the Counsel for the...
AgustaWestland Scam | Supreme Court Dismisses Christian Michel's Plea Against Bail Condition To Furnish Local Address
The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea filed by British national Christian Michel challenging a bail condition imposed by the Delhi High Court in a money laundering case related to the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sanjay Kumar rejected Michel's objection to the High Court's direction that requires him to provide the address where he intends...
Supreme Court Allows Interim Bail To Odisha IAS Officer Manish Agarwal On Surrender Before Trial Court In Case Over PA's Death
The Supreme Court directed Manish Agarwal, IAS & former Collector of Malkangiri district (Odisha), in a case accused in a case relating to the suspicious death of his Personal Assistant (PA) in the year 2019, to surrender before the trial court and furnish bail bonds to its satisfaction, upon which he shall be released on interim bail.A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Dipankar...
Sometimes Bureaucrats Have Arrogance, Don't Want To Go Before HCs : Supreme Court On J&K Admn's Plea Against Show-Cause Notice
"Sometimes bureaucrats have arrogance, they don't want to go before High Courts", observed the Supreme Court yesterday while dealing with Jammu and Kashmir administration's grievance against J&K&L High Court's issuance of a show-cause notice against its officer(s) in a contempt case.Briefly put, the plea was filed assailing two orders of the J&K&L High Court (one by a Single...
