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Supreme Court Collegium Recommends 4 Advocates For Elevation As Madras HC Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 1st September, 2021 has approved the proposal for elevation of the following Advocates as Judges in the Madras High Court: 1. Smt. Sundaram Srimathy, 2. Shri D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, 3. Shri R. Vijayakumar, and 4. Shri Mohammed ShaffiqClick here to read/download the Collegium...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends 4 Lawyers, 4 Judicial Officers For Elevation As Kerala HC Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of four lawyers and four judicial officers for appointment as judges of Kerala High Court.The four lawyers recommended are: 1. Shoba Annamma Eapen 2. Sanjeetha Kalloor Arakkal 3. Basant Balaji, and 4. Aravinda Kumar Babu Thavarakkattil.The four judicial officers recommended are: 1. C Jayachandran 2. Sophy Thomas 3. PG Ajithkumar, and 4....
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Names Of 13 Advocates As Allahabad High Court Judges; Reiterates Names Of 3 Judicial Officers
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended names of 13 advocates for elevation as the judges of the Allahabad High Court.The 13 lawyers recommended are: 1. Chandra Kumar Rai 2. Shishir Jain3. Krishan Pahal 4. Sameer Jain 5. Ashutosh Srivastava6. Subhash Vidyarthi 7. Brij Raj Singh 8. Shree Prakash Singh 9. Vikas Budhwar10. Vikram D Chauhan 11. Rishad Murtaza12. Dhruv Mathur, and 13....
Andhra Pradesh High Court Quashes Amaravati Land Scam FIR Against Former Advocate General & Others
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed the FIR registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau against former Advocate General Damallapati Srinivas and others in alleged Amaravati land scam.The FIR was registered alleging that the Srinivas and other accused had purchased large tracts of land in and around Amaravati, before it was announced as the new capital of the State of Andhra Pradesh after...
Jharkhand High Court Directs Registry To Immediately Get All The Order-Sheets Of Each & Every Case Laminated
Emphasizing that the order sheets of Judicial records need to be protected and preserved, the Jharkhand High Court recently directed its registry to get the order sheets of each and every case laminated immediately.The Bench of Justice Ananda Sen issued this order noting that the High Court is a court of record and thus, due to the passage of time and because of handling of each of the...
Jantar Mantar Sloganeering Case: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Bail Plea Filed By Preet Singh
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on the regular bail plea moved by Preet Singh, accused in connection with the alleged inflammatory and anti-Muslim sloganeering at Jantar Mantar.Justice Mukta Gupta issued notice after hearing Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain appearing on behalf of Singh in the matter.The development came after Preet Singh's bail application was rejected by a...
Heartbeat Act: Stringent Abortion Law Comes Into Force In Texas As US Supreme Court Refuses Stay
The Supreme Court of the United States (by 5:4 majority) refused to stay a law enacted by Texas effectively banning abortions as early as six weeks into the pregnancy.The law thus came into force on 1st September 2021.The new law viz. Texas Heartbeat Act, makes it unlawful for physicians to perform abortions if they either detect cardiac activity in an embryo or fail to perform a test to...
Magistrate While Accepting Chargesheet Has To Invariably Issue Summons And Not Arrest Warrant: Supreme Court
"If a person has been enlarged and free for many years and has not even been arrested during investigation, to suddenly direct his arrest and to be incarcerated merely because charge sheet has been filed would be contrary to the governing principles for grant of bail."
Taking Cognizance Of Offences Against Public Servants Without Sanction Under S.197 CrPC Bad In Law: Kerala High Court Reiterates
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday held that it was necessary to obtain sanction under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for prosecution against public servants, and that cognizance of the offences taken against them without such sanction was bad in law. Justice R Narayana Pisharadi while ruling so, dismissed a couple of revision petitions filed by the Central Bureau of...
Ambani Bomb Scare Case : NIA Files Chargesheet Against Sachin Waze, Pradeep Sharma And 8 Others
The National Investigation Agency has filed a nearly 10,000-page charge sheet against dismissed cop Sachin Waze, former encounter specialist and eight others in the Ambani Terror Scare and Mansukh Hiran Murder Case. The case pertains to the recovery of 20 gelatine sticks (explosives) and a threat note in a Mahindra Scorpio Vehicle near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence in Mumbai...