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Justice Pankaj Mithal Appointed As CJ Of Jammu & Kashmir High Court; Justice Ravi V. Malimath Made HP High Court Judge
The Central Government on Thursday (31st December) notified the appointment of Justice Pankaj Mithal, presently a judge of the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), as the Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court. The Centre also notified the appointment of Justice Ravi R. Malimath, presently judge of Uttarakhand High Court, as the Judge of Himachal Pradesh...
Justice S Muralidhar Appointed As CJ Of Orissa High Court; Justice Hima Kohli Made Telangana HC CJ
The Central Government on Thursday notified the appointment of Justice Dr S Muralidhar, presently a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court. The present Chief Justice of Orissa High Court, Justice Mohammed Rafiq, has been transferred as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.The Centre also notified the appointment of Justice Hima...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Jindal Steel And Power On RBI Appeal Against Order On Transfer Of $300 mln To Mauritius Subsidiary
A vacation bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Prateek Jalan has issued notice to Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) on an appeal by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) against an earlier order of the Delhi High Court directing it to reconsider JSPL's application to transfer $300 mln to its Mauritius subsidiary.The court has allowed time to JSPL to file its response on the matter and listed...
Delhi High Court Stays Notice To PT Birju Maharaj Cancelling Allotment Of Govt Accommodation Until Jan 22
The Delhi High Court has stayed until Jan 22 the notice served to Kathak exponent Pt. Birju Maharaj cancelling the allotment of government accommodation to him.The artist who is a Padma Vibhushan awardee was seemingly allotted a government accommodation owing to his accomplishments, however, vide notices served on Oct 9 and Dec 23 this year the allotment has been cancelled and he has been...
Interim Bail Of Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra Extended By 45 Days By Delhi High Court
Vacation bench of the Delhi High Court of Justice Vibhu Bakhru has extended the interim bail of Unitech Group's Managing Director Sanjay Chandra by 45 days, on medical grounds. The court noted that it was "not disputed that interim bail granted to various prisoners is now being uniformly extended."Sr. Adv. Mohit Mathur, appearing for Chandra submitted that his application had not been...
'Repeal Farm Laws' : Kerala Assembly Passes Unanimous Resolution In Special Session
The Kerala legislative assembly passed a unanimous resolution on Thursday urging the Central Government to take urgent steps to repeal the three contentious farm laws, against which several groups of farmers are holding protests.Though the lone BJP MLA in the 140-member house, O Rajagopal, orally opposed certain remarks in the resolution brought by the left front government during the...
Serious Decision With Regard To Allowing United Kingdom Nationals Into State Will Be Taken: State Govt. Tells Uttarakhand HC
While inquiring about the arrangements made to restrict gatherings during New Year (particularly of tourists) in Nainital, Mussoorie, and Dehradun, the Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday (23rd December) asked the State Government to take all necessary measures to ensure that no harm is caused to people in Uttarakhand. The State Government assured the Bench of Acting Chief Justice...
Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Raping Friend's Wife Allegedly At His Behest
The Bombay High Court last week granted bail to a man accused of raping a woman at the behest of her husband. While granting him bail, the Bench of Justice Prakash D Naik observed that it was not clear as to when did he establish physical relationship with her as the act was allegedly done on the prompting of the husband. The matter before the Court The Court was hearing...
NGT Orders The Constitution Of Joint Committee To Analyse The Damage To Riverine Ecology Due To Illegal Constructions On Floodplains Of Mahanadi River
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in an order dated 15.12.2020 constituted a Joint Committee to consider the effects of the proposed construction of new campus of SCB Medical College on the river beds and floodplain zones of river Mahanadi, Cuttack. A bench headed by Chairperson, Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel took note of the instances of irreversible damage to the "riverine ecology" caused...
COVID19 : Supreme Court Extends Time To Surrender For Chhattisgarh Prisoners Released On Interim Bail/Parole
In a temporary relief to nearly 5500 prisoners in Chhattisgarh, the Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the time to surrender for prisoners in the state who were released on interim bail or parole as per the directions of the High Powered Committee to decongest prisons during COVID19 pandemic.The Chhattisgarh High Court had refused to extend the deadline for surrender beyond December 31,...
"Does One Become Christian Just By Attending Church Sermon?" AP HC Dismisses Plea Against CM Jagan Mohan Reddy For His Visit To Tirupati Temple 'Being A Non-Hindu'
A Single Judge bench headed by Justice Battu Devanand of Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday dismissed writ petition of quo warranto against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and other Cabinet Ministers on their visit to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Temple despite being non Hindus and followers of a different religion. The petition was filed requiring the respondents...