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Union Govt Notifies Appointment Of Calcutta HC Judge Justice Harish Tandon As Chief Justice Of Orissa HC
The Union Law Ministry has notified the appointment of Calcutta High Court judge Justice Harish Tandon as Orissa High Court Chief Justice, with immediate effect.Earlier, the Supreme Court collegium had recommended Justice Tandon's transfer from his parent High Court to the Orissa High Court.In a post on social media platform 'X', Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal stated: "In exercise of the...
Delhi HC Judge Under SC Collegium Scrutiny After Reports Of Cash Recovery From His Home
In an extraordinary development that shocked the judiciary and the legal fraternity, reports have emerged that a large pile of unaccounted cash was found in the official residence of a Judge of the Delhi High Court, Justice Yashwant Varma.As per a report in the Times of India, the cash was found when a fire brigade reached the judge's residence to douse a fire. Justice Varma was not in...
Magistrate Can't Direct FIR Registration Under S.156(3) CrPC If Complainant Didn't Approach Police Before u/s 154(1) & 154(3) : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that before a complainant can seek a Magistrate's direction under Section 156(3) of the CrPC to register an FIR and investigate a cognizable offence, they must first exhaust the remedies under Sections 154(1) and 154(3) of the CrPC.Under Section 154(1), a person must report the offence to the officer in charge of a police station, who is required to record it...
Acid Attack Victims Can Approach State Legal Services Authorities If Compensation Is Delayed Or Defaulted: Supreme Court
While hearing a PIL seeking efficient compensation for victims of acid attack, the Supreme Court today (March 20) granted liberty to the affected survivors to approach the State Legal Services Authorities(SLSA) in case of any default or delay in receiving the compensatory amount. The Court also granted additional time to the Union and several states to file their responses. SLSAs were...
SC Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Orissa HC Acting Chief Justice Arindam Sinha To Allahabad HC
The Collegium of the Supreme Court has recommended to transfer the Acting Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Justice Arindam Sinha as a Judge of the Allahabad High Court. He has been at the helm of Odisha Judiciary since the superannuation of the former Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh on January 19, 2025.Justice Sinha originally belongs to the Calcutta High Court, where he was appointed...
Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Reconsidering Senior Designation Criteria, Indira Jaising Suggests Reducing Interview Marks
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on the issue of reconsideration of the Indira Jaising judgments of 2017 and 2023, which lay down guidelines for the conferment of senior advocate designations.A three-judge bench comprising Justices Abhay Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan, and SVN Bhatti today heard submissions from Senior Advocate Indira Jaising, the petitioner in the petitions in which...
SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of 8 Judicial Officers As Gujarat High Court Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the appointment of eight judicial officers as judges of the Gujarat High Court.They are:1. Liyakathussain Shamsuddin Pirzada,2. Ramchandra Thakurdas Vachhani,3. Jayesh Lakhanshibhai Odedra,4. Pranav Maheshbhai Raval,5. Mool Chand Tyagi,6. Dipak Mansukhlal Vyas,7. Utkarsh Thakorbhai Desai, and8. Rohenkumar Kundanlal ChudawalaThe Gujarat High Court...
'Police Being Biased' : Supreme Court Rebukes UP Police For Wrong Application Of Conversion Law
The Supreme Court today (March 20) rebuked the Uttar Pradesh Police for arbitrarily handling an alleged case of rape where the offences under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 have been invoked. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a bail plea filed by the petitioner who is accused in a case of alleged rape and...
West Bengal Govt Seeks To Amend State Excise Act, Remove 'Discriminatory' Provision Which Disallowed Women From Working In Bars
The West Bengal government has tabled a proposal before the state legislative assembly to amend the Bengal Excise Act, 1909, to allow women to work in Liqour 'ON' shops in the state, which is presently forbidden under the excise rules.An 'ON' shop is one where liquor is sold for consumption on the premises while an 'OFF' shop is one where liquor is sold over the counter.The proposal to...
Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection From Eviction To Over 19000 Maharashtra Street Vendors
The Supreme Court recently granted interim protection from eviction to 19000 odd street vendors in Pimpri-Chinchwad near Pune in Maharashtra.The Court said that until the exercise of identifying/notifying the hawking and non-hawking zones is contemplated in accordance with the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, status quo be maintained and...