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...

Supreme Court Expresses Inclination To Transfer Gold Smuggling Case Trial From Kerala To Karnataka

The Supreme Court on Thursday(March 20) orally expressed a prima facie inclination to transfer the trial of the money laundering case related to the 2020 gold smuggling case from Kerala to Karnataka.The Court orally observed that since the prima facie allegations are "serious", the plea of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to transfer the trial should not be opposed.A bench of Justice...

Supreme Court Asks Odisha Govt To Decide Premature Release Plea Of Convict In Graham Staines Murder Case Within 6 Weeks

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (March 19) asked the State of Odisha to take a decision on the plea for premature release of Dara Singh who is serving life sentence for the murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons in 1999.A bench comprising Justice Manoj Misra and Justice KV Viswanathan was hearing a writ petition filed by Singh seeking remission of his sentence. He...

Delhi Riots: Court Frames Charges Against Eight For Murder Of Auto Driver, Discharges 11

A Delhi Court has discharged 11 men forming part of a mob of Muslim community in the murder case of one Babbu, an auto driver during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots and framed charges against 8 men who formed part of a mob of Hindu community. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala of Karkardooma Courts observed that the mob of the Muslim community had no role to play in deceased's...

Supreme Court Seeks Report From NEERI On Laying Down Of Paver Blocks In Matheran; Assures That It Won't Allow 'Motorization' Of The Hill Town

While dealing with the issue of laying down of paver blocks in Matheran, Maharashtra, the Supreme Court today called for a report from the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) on aspects including the necessity of installing paver blocks, the preferred nature of paver blocks (clay/concrete), etc.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih passed the order, being of the...

Senior Designations | Supreme Court Questions Inclusion Of Attorney General, Advocate Generals & Bar Members In Permanent Committee

The Supreme Court today (March 19) questioned the inclusion of members of the bar such as Attorney General for India and Advocates Generals in the Permanent Committee of the Court that assigns marks to candidates for senior advocate designations.“If something is to be done by the Full Court, can anybody else be part of the Full Court decision-making process? There are two different things....

'Need Clear Answers, To Whom Contracts Were Awarded' : Supreme Court To Arunachal Pradesh Govt & Union On Allegations Against Arunachal CM

While hearing a plea for SIT probe into alleged irregular tender allotments in Arunachal Pradesh, the Supreme Court on March 18 sought detailed responses from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Finance Ministry and the state government on the parties that awarded public work tenders within the state.The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan was hearing a PIL...

SCAORA Highlights AORs' Difficulties In Translating Documents, Requests CJI To Re-Establish Official Pool Of Translators In SC

The Supreme Court Advocates-On-Record Association (“SCAORA”) today addressed a letter to Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna bringing his attention to the significant challenges faced by Advocates-on-Record (AORs) in obtaining accurate and reliable translations of annexures and supporting documents required for submissions before the Supreme Court. On behalf of SCAORA, Mr. Vipin Nair, President...

Uttarakhand Govt Explains 'Misutilization' Of CAMPA Funds; Supreme Court Closes Issue Finding Deviations To Be 'Trivial'

Pursuant to Supreme Court's rap regarding misutilization of CAMPA (Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority) funds, the Uttarakhand government explained today that majority of the subject expenses were directly or indirectly related to purposes permissible under the relevant Rules.In the few instances where irregularities were found, the state government conveyed...