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Centre Notifies Appointment Of 5 Judges To High Courts Of Rajasthan, Allahabad And Bombay
The Central Government has notified the appointment of 5 judges to Rajasthan High Court, Allahabad High Court and Bombay High Court. Three judicial officers, Chandra Shekhar Sharma, Pramil Kumar Mathur and Chandra Prakash Shrimali have been appointed as judges of Rajasthan High Court.Advocate Praveen Kumar Giri has been elevated as the judge of Allahabad High Court and Advocate Pravin...
Delhi Court Refuses FIR Over Exhibition Of 'Offensive' MF Husain Paintings On Hindu Deities
A Delhi Court has dismissed a plea seeking registration of FIR over exhibition of two allegedly offensive paintings of Indian painter MF Husain on Hindu deities at the Delhi Art Gallery.The dispute arose after a complaint was lodged by a lawyer Amita Sachdeva. JMFC Sahil Monga of Patiala House Courts noted that all the facts and circumstances of the case were within the knowledge of...
Can Arbitral Awards Be Modified Under S. 34 & S.37 Of Arbitration Act? Supreme Court Refers To 5 Judge Bench
The Supreme Court today (January 23) referred to a 5 judge constitution bench the issue of whether Courts have the power to modify an arbitral award under S. 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan directed that while considering the scope of powers of the Court to modify arbitral awards, an...
Contempt Petition Filed In Supreme Court Against Demolition Of Property At Sambhal, UP
A contempt petition has been filed before the Supreme Court against Uttar Pradesh authorities for alleged violation of order dated November 13, 2024 restraining demolition actions across the country without prior notice and opportunity of hearing.The petitioner claims that a part of his property, situated at Sambhal, was demolished by authorities between January 10 and 11, 2025 without any...
Mumbai Court Convicts Film Maker Ram Gopal Varma In Cheque Bounce Case, Sentences Him To Three Months Jail
A Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Mumbai recently convicted renowned film-maker Ram Gopal Varma in a cheque bounce case and sentenced him to three months simple imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 3.72 lakhs.The instant case pertains to a payment made by Varma's firm to a company called Shree, which is represented by one Maheshchandra Mishra, at least seven years ago. The filmmaker's firm...
Indefinite Suspension Not Permitted; Consider Reinstatement Of Tihar Jail Officials Suspended In Unitech Case: Supreme Court
Dealing with an application filed in the Unitech case, the Supreme Court today directed the competent authority to decide within 4 weeks the issue of reinstatement of 32 Tihar jail officials, who were suspended pursuant to its 2021 order for extending undue help and assistance to ex-Unitech promoters Sanjay Chandra & Ajay Chandra while they were in jail.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and...
Maharashtra IT Dept Directs Axis Bank To Pay Rs. 1.76 Crore Due To Online Banking Security Lapses, Rs 50 Lakh As Compensation To Victim
In a significant order (dated January 21), Maharashtra's Department of Information Technology directed Axis Bank to reimburse Rs. 1.76 crore (with 18% interest) to Dhule Vikas Sahakari Bank Ltd for failing to ensure reasonable security practices. These lapses resulted in the violation of Section 43A, Information Technology Act, of 2000. This provision holds entities handling sensitive...
Supreme Court Imposes Rs 2 Lakh Cost On Petitioner Over Repeated Bail Applications, Asks Police To Arrest Him
The Supreme Court recently imposed costs of Rupees Two Lakhs on a petitioner who intended "to take undue advantage of procedural law" after he withdrew his anticipatory bail application twice before the High Court before moving the Apex Court. The bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Arvind Kumar was hearing a plea for anticipatory bail. The bench noted that before the High Court...
Supreme Court To Pass Orders On SCBA & SCAORA Application To Clarify Direction On Recording Lawyers' Appearances
The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 23) said that it will pass orders clarifying the directions on the recording of appearances of advocates in cases.A bench comprising Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma was hearing a Miscellaneous Application jointly filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA)...
NDPS Act | Prosecution Must Establish Contraband Was Seized From 'Conscious Possession' Of Accused : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that to prove offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act), the prosecution must establish that the contraband was seized from the 'conscious possession' of the accused."Conscious possession refers to a scenario where an individual not only physically possesses a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance but is also aware of its...
Village Police Patil Not Police Officer; Confession To Him Admissible As Extra Judicial Confession : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently reiterated that an extra-judicial confession is a “weak type” of evidence and thus requires a great deal of care and caution. Where extra-judicial confession is surrounded by suspicious circumstances, its credibility becomes doubtful and would lose its importance., the Court said while placing its reliance upon Balwinder Singh vs. State of Punjab (1995) 4...