Kerala High Court Confers Senior Designation On Twenty Advocates

The Chief Justice of Kerala High Court, A J Desai and Judges of the Kerala High Court have conferred Senior Designation on twenty advocates. The notification came following a Full Court meeting held on March 06, 2024. The names of these advocates are:1. V Rajendran2. Sasthamangalam S Ajith Kumar3. Mayan Kutty K I4. Harindranath B G5. N Raghuraj6. Benny P Thomas7. R Lakshmi Narayan8....

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Telangana Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Act

Today (March 07), the Supreme Court issued notice in a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Telangana Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act 1987. The petition was preferred on behalf of the Sri Veerabhadra Swamy Temple priests, known as the Machileshwarnath Temple, against the State of Telangana. Apart from challenging the constitutionality of the Act,...

Uddhav v Shinde | Isn't Speaker's Decision Deciding Real Shiv Sena Based On Legislative Majority Contrary To Our Judgment? Supreme Court Asks

While hearing Uddhav Sena's challenge against the Maharashtra assembly speaker's refusal to disqualify the members belonging to the Eknath Shinde-led group, the Supreme Court expressed reservations about Speaker Rahul Narwekar using the test of legislative majority to ascertain which faction was the real party. The Supreme Court pondered whether this approach of the speaker contradicted...

Bhima Koregaon Case Accused Gautam Navlakha Disputes NIA's Claim For Rs. 1.64 Crore Towards House Arrest Surveillance Expenses

In a courtroom exchange that unfolded at the Supreme Court on Thursday (March 7), Bhima Koregaon-accused Gautam Navlakha's counsel, Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan, accused the National Investigation Agency (NIA) of engaging in what she described as 'extortion' by demanding an excessive amount from the human rights activist towards meeting his house arrest expenses. The septuagenarian has...

JKCCE 2023 | CAT Srinagar Grants Interim Relief To Candidates Ousted in Revised Result, Allows Provisional Appearance In Mains Examination

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Srinagar Bench has provisionally allowed candidates who were ousted in the revised result to participate in the Jammu and Kashmir Combined Competitive Examination 2023 Mains.After hearing the arguments of the ousted candidates a bench comprising Mr. M.S.Latif Member (J) and Mr. Prashant Kumar, Member (A) ordered, “Indulgence is made out at this...

Supreme Court Registers Suo Motu Case On Letter Petition Against Exclusion Of Visually Challenged Candidates From MP Judicial Service

The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 7) took suo motu cognizance of a rule in the State of Madhya Pradesh, which completely excludes visually impaired and no-vision candidates from seeking appointment to judicial services.Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that he received a letter taking objection to the exclusion of visually impaired candidates from the MP judiciary. Converting...

Ranchi Court Summons Former Chief Minister Hemant Soren For Disobeying ED Notices In Land Grab Case

A Ranchi court has summoned former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who is currently incarcerated, for allegedly disobeying notices issued to him by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering probe related to an alleged land grab case. Chief Judicial Magistrate Krishna Kant Mishra stated in the order issued on Monday, "From the contents of the complainant (ED) and the material...

Contempt Petition Filed In Supreme Court Over SBI's Non-Disclosure Of Electoral Bonds Details

Advocate Prashant Bhushan on Thursday (March 7) sought an urgent hearing for a contempt petition filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Common Cause against the State Bank of India (SBI) for alleged non-compliance with the Supreme Court's order to disclose details of electoral bonds.This move by the two non-governmental organisations comes amidst the ongoing battle...

Liquor Policy: Delhi Court Issues Summons To CM Arvind Kejriwal On ED's Fresh Plea Against Non-Compliance Of Summons

A Delhi Court on Thursday issued summons for the second time to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on a fresh plea moved by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for not complying with the summons issued to him in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra of Rouse Avenue Courts has now listed the matter for hearing on...

Supreme Court Mulls Guidelines To Strengthen & Streamline Functioning Of Bar Associations Across Country

In a recent development, the Supreme Court has taken up the issue of strengthening and enhancing the overall functioning of Bar Associations across the country. The order dated March 4, passed by Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta, called on senior counsels appearing in the case before it as well as those who were willing to assist to formulate issues that would...

'Ghee' A 'Product Of Livestock' : Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge To 1994 Andhra Pradesh Notification

In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court held “ghee” to be a “product of livestock” for the purposes of regulation of its purchase and sale in all notified market areas of Andhra Pradesh (AP). “The argument that “ghee” is not a product of livestock is baseless, and bereft of any logic…Livestock has been defined under Section 2(v) of the Andhra Pradesh (Agricultural Produce...

Mumbai Court Accepts Maharashtra Govt Plea To Withdraw Prosecution In Alleged TRP Scam Case In Which Arnab Goswami Is An Accused

The chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Mumbai has allowed an application filed by Special Public Prosecutor representing the Maharashtra Police to withdraw or stop all prosecution into the alleged Television Rating Points Scam (TRP), including the allegations against Republic TV's editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami.The application was filed under section 321 of the CrPC by Special...