While Filling Up Temporary Posts, A Right Of First Refusal Should Be Extended To Candidates Empanelled In PSC List: Kerala High Court

"Inasmuch as the University is an entity that answers to the description of 'State' within the meaning of that term under Article 12 of the Constitution of India, it would be incumbent upon them to adhere to the principle of fairness..an integral aspect of the Rule of Law."

Amazon-Future Case : Emergency Arbitration Recognized By Current Legal Framework; No Need For Amendment, Says Delhi High Court

'The Emergency Arbitrator is an Arbitrator for all intents and purposes;order of the Emergency Arbitrator is an order under Section 17(1) and enforceable as an order of this Court under Section 17(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act'.

Patna High Court (FB) Halts Construction Of Bihar Sunni Waqf Board's Proposed Office Located Adjacent To New HC Building

till further orders, no construction or related activity whatsoever shall be undertaken or continued by any person or authority in relation to the subject structure: Patna High Court's Full Bench

Delhi High Court Seeks Response From IRDAI On Plea Alleging Failure To Protect Interests Of Policy Holders

The Delhi High Court has sought response from the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI) on a petition alleging inaction on its part for protecting the interest of various policy holders. Under Section 14(b) of the IRDAI Act, 1999, the authority is entrusted to protect the interests of policy holders in matters concerning assigning of policy, settlement of...

Supreme Court Grants Time To Centre To Respond To PIL Filed Regarding Non Functioning Of National Board For Wildlife

Supreme Court has on Thursday granted Centre time to respond to the PIL filed regarding non-functioning of National Board for Wildlife constituted under Wildlife Protection Act, seeking directions to convene first meeting of the Board after its reconstitution in 2014. The Court will take up the matter next on Wednesday, 24th March. During the hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta...

"Holding Hearings In Physical Mode As A Norm And VC As Exception Unsustainable Under Article 21": Plea In Delhi High Court

An intervention application has been filed in the Delhi High Court in the PIL on restoring physical mode as per the order dated 9th March 2021, in order to support hybrid system of hearings in all courts, tribunals and other adjudicating authotities keeping in view health of general public, traffic congestion, difficult parking and air environment of the national capital.The Delhi High Court...

Stay Of Arrest U/S 482 CrPC- High Court Must Give Brief Reasons Describing What Weighed In Granting Interim Relief: Supreme Court

"At the ad interim stage, the High Courts must include one small paragraph on what weighed with them in granting the relief. We are not saying at all that the High Courts are bereft of this power! But because it is a wide power, it is expected that it is exercised responsibly", observed Supreme Court on Thursday.The bench of Justices Chandrachud, M. R. Shah and Sanjiv Khanna was considering...

Impart Gender Sensitization Training To Judges; Include Such Courses In LLB & AIBE Syllabus: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court suggested that gender sensitization training should be imparted to Judges and public prosecutors.The bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and S. Ravindra Bhat also observed that each High Court should formulate a module on judicial sensitivity to sexual offences, to be tested in the Judicial Services Examination. It also directed the Bar Council of India to take steps...

Farooq Abdullah's Plea Challenging ED's Order Attaching Property: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Refers Plea To Division Bench

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Thursday (18th March) referred former CM of J&K, MP and NC president Farooq Abdullah's plea challenging an order of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of attaching his properties in the erstwhile State to a division bench. The Bench of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur referred the case to a division bench after it observed that the genesis of...

Prisoner's Conjugal Rights :Any Policy Framed Based On 2015 Judgment? P&H High Court Asks Haryana Govt

A Division Bench of Punjab & Haryana High Court consisting of Justice Rajan Gupta and Justice Karamjit Singh has issued notice to the State of Haryana seeking response of the State regarding enforcement of rights to have matrimonial relation with her husband during incarceration as claimed by petitioner.The Court also asked the Additional Advocate General of Haryana if any policy has...

Centre Increases Lifetime Monthly Payment Of Retired Supreme Court Judges

The Ministry of Law and Justice has notified an amendment to the Supreme Court Judges Rules 1959 to increase the lifetime monthly payment to the retired judges of the Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice of India.As per Rule 3B of the Supreme Court Judges Rules, a retired CJI is entitled during his lifetime to a payment of rupees twenty five thousand per month for defraying the services...

Supreme Court Collegium To Deliberate Upon Names for Supreme Court Judges

The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bobde met on Wednesday to deliberate upon names of high court judges for elevation to the apex court.The CJI, who would superannuate on April 23, presided over the five-member collegium meeting to decide the names to be recommended to the Centre for appointment of judges in the top court, but deliberation could not come to...