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MP HC Bar President Expresses Regret Over Letter To CJI Seeking Probe Into Alleged Demolition Of A Temple At Chief Justice's Residence
The President of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association, Advocate Dhanya Kumar Jain, has written a letter to Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait expressing his regret over complaining to the CJI last month and seeking an inquiry into the alleged removal of a Hanuman temple from the official residence of the High Court Chief Justice. For context, in his letter to the CJI, Justice...
NLU Odisha Withdraws Statement One Day After Calling Students Protest On Academic Policies & Infrastructure “Illegal”
A day after issuing a press statement addressing the continuing protest of students over arbitrary academic policies and lack of basic infrastructure, the administration of the National Law University Odisha, Cuttack (NLUO) has today published a new press release withdrawing the previous one.The students had started an indefinite protest against the university authorities opposing...
Constitutional Law: All India Digest 2024
SUPREME COURTArticle 8 - The Court clarified that when a person acquires a foreign citizenship, the cessation of Indian citizenship happens by operation of law by virtue of Section 9 of the Citizenship Act. Hence, such cessation of citizenship cannot be regarded as voluntary. Therefore, children of such persons cannot seek to resume Indian citizenship under Section 8(2) of the Citizenship Act....
Ex-CJI JS Khehar Awarded Padma Vibhushan; Senior Adv CS Vaidyanathan Awarded Padma Shri
The President has approved the conferment of Padma Vibhushan award to former Chief Justice of India JS Khehar. Justice Khehar served as the 44th Chief Justice of India from 4 January 2017 to 27 August 2017. Justice Khehar was a Judge of the Supreme Court from September 2011 to August 2017. He was part of several landmark verdicts such as NJAC, right to privacy, triple talaq(dissenting),...
Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha Inaugurates Digitization Center At Chhattisgarh High Court
In a significant step towards realizing the concept of a Paperless Court, transparent and speedy justice in the State of Chhattisgarh, Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha inaugurated a Digitization Center in the High Court of Chhattisgarh on Saturday. In this center, the documents of pending cases will be digitized, allowing the HC to realize the concept of Paperless Courts. During...
NLU Odisha Students Stage Indefinite Protest Over 'Arbitrary Academic Policies' & Lack Of Infrastructure; Uni Calls It 'Illegal Demand' To Exert Pressure
Update: The University has subsequently withdrawn the press statement a day after it was issued.The students of National Law University Odisha, Cuttack (NLUO) have started an indefinite protest against the university authorities opposing alleged introduction of arbitrary academic policies for evaluation of tutorial classes, lack of basic infrastructure and collective apathy of...
Family Law: All India Annual Digest 2024
SUPREME COURT CustodyCustody of minor children – Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) – It is challenged that the Minor Children have been influenced against the Respondent and the preference indicated by the Minor Children ought not to be considered representative of their true emotions. Held, courts ought not to prematurely and without identification of individual instances of...
Life Convict Swami Shraddhanand Moves Supreme Court For Early Decision On His Mercy Petition
Swami Shraddhanand alias Murali Manohar Mishra, the 85-yr-old self-styled godman who has been in jail since about 30 years following conviction for the murder of his wife Shakereh Khaleeli (granddaughter of Dewan of Mysore, Sir Mirza Ismail), has moved the Supreme Court seeking expeditious decision on his mercy petition.The matter was listed yesterday before a bench of Justices BR Gavai and...
Chandigarh Mayor Seeks Mayoral Elections By 'Show Of Hands', Cites Last Year Fiasco; Supreme Court Considers Appointing Independent Observer
Chandigarh Mayor Kuldeep Kumar (Aam Aadmi Party) has approached the Supreme Court praying that the Chandigarh Mayoral Elections scheduled for January 30 be held by 'show of hands' instead of 'secret ballot' to ensure fairness in the process.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh heard the matter today and called for the response of the UT administration on the appointment of...
Supreme Court Disposes Of 2009 PIL Against Mayawati Statues, Asks All Parties To Follow ECI Directions On Use Of Public Funds
The Supreme Court on January 15 disposed of a 2009 Public Interest Litigation which was filed against the construction of statues of Former UP Chief Minister Mayawati, her mentor Kanshi Ram and elephants - her party Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)'s symbol - at parks in Lucknow and Noida with taxpayers' money when she was chief minister between 2007 and 2012.A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna...
Saif Ali Khan Attack: Mumbai Court Extends Accused's Police Custody Till January 29
A Court in Mumbai's Bandra area, on Friday (January 24) extended till January 29, the custody of Shariful Islam Shehzad, an alleged Bangladeshi citizen, who is stated to have attacked and injured actor Saif Ali Khan on January 16 after he was caught trespassing the actor's Bandra residence.The Mumbai Police's team, which is investigating the case, furnished a detailed report spelling out...
