In Perspective Of Indian Judiciary, AILSA Meet Is Reflection Of Mainstreaming Of J&K- Ladakh In Discourse Of Development In India:CJI

Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, the Chief Justice of India on Friday delivered the inaugural address of the 19th All India Legal Services Authorities' Meet at Srinagar.Lieutenant Governor of J&K, Manoj Sinha; Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.); Union MoS for Law and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Judges of Supreme Court also graced the occasion and addressed...

Union Government Re-Appoints ASGs To Four High Courts

The Central Government has reappointed four law officers as Additional Solicitor General of India (ASGI) for four High Courts.The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the re-appointment of following Law Officers as ASGI:Chetan Sharma has been re-appointed as ASGI at Delhi High Court w.e.f from July 1, 2023. Satya Pal Jain has been re-appointed as ASGI at Punjab & Haryana...

Centre Extends Term Of Tushar Mehta As Solicitor General Of India

The Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet on Friday approved the re-appointment of Tushar Mehta as Solicitor General for India for a period of three years with effect from July 1, 2023 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.Vikramjit Banerjee, KM Nataraj, Balbir Singh, SV Raju, N Venkataraman and Aishwarya Bhati have been re-appointed as Additional Solicitors General (ASGs) in...

Delhi Court Orders Inquiry Against ED Assistant Director, Other Officers For ‘Unjustified Incarceration’ Of Accused For 17 Days

A Delhi Court on Friday ordered the Director of Directorate of Enforcement to conduct an inquiry against an investigating officer — an Assistant Director-rank officer, and his superior officers over “unjustified incarceration” of an accused in jail for 17 days.“It appears that the accused has suffered the custody period of 17 days due to the callous approach of the agency against...

'Completely Sidelines Elected Govt' : Delhi Govt Moves Supreme Court Challenging Centre's Ordinance On Services

The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the ordinance brought by the Central Government recently to take away the powers of the GNCTD to control civil servants serving it.The writ petition challenges the Government of National Capital Territory (Amendment) Ordinance 2023, which was promulgated by the President on May 19....

Human Rights Commission Recommends 2.5 Lakh Compensation To Lawyer Assaulted By Nagpur Police; Periodic Sensitization Workshops

The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) has recommended periodic sensitization workshops for police personnel owning to the alarming rise in violent encounters especially involving members of the legal fraternity.Member MA Sayeed recommended the guilty officers to pay Rs. 2.5 lakh to Nagpur based Advocate Anikta Shah Makheja and her husband Nilesh for an incident of assault...

Breaking | Karnataka High Court Dismisses Twitter's Plea Against Centre's Account Blocking Orders With ₹50 Lakh Cost

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the petition filed by Twitter Inc, challenging the blocking orders issued to it by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY) under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit also imposed cost of Rs. 50 lakh on the microblogging platform, citing its conduct. It also refused...

Race-Based Affirmative Action In College Admissions Unconstitutional : US Supreme Court

Holding that race cannot be considered while granting college admissions to students, the Supreme Court of the United States of America declared as unconstitutional the race-conscious admission policies at the Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, which were being followed as an affirmative action to ensure representation for marginalised and under-represented...

[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar- Anticipatory Bail [Part-IV]

Q.16 Is the fact that the accused is holding high position and wielding considerable influence which may place the investigating agency in a disadvantageous position in eliciting more useful information, a relevant fact to refuse anticipatory bail ? Ans. Yes. (Vide State of A.P. v. Bimal Krishna Kundu – (1997) 8 SCC 104 = AIR 1997 SC 3589 – M. K. Mukherjee, K. T. Thomas...

Sensitisation Of Judges To POCSO Matters, Reducing Pendency Need Of The Hour: Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam

On Wednesday, Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam along with Justice Subrata Talukdar of the Calcutta High Court presided over a ceremony for the inauguration of a new Court complex of the Additional District and Sessions Judge, 2nd Court, Baruipur, South 24 Parganas.In addressing the gathering, Chief Justice Sivagnanam noted the statistics regarding pendency of cases, which necessitated...

Supreme Court Collegium's Membership Changes; Justices Gavai & Surya Kant New Members

The 5-judge Supreme Court Collegium has undergone a change following the retirement of Justices KM Joseph and Ajay Rastogi during the summer vacation.Justices BR Gavai and Surya Kant are the new members of the 5-member collegium, which recommends to Centre names for appointment as judges of the Supreme Court. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice...

Is Resolution Professional A 'Public Servant' Under Prevention Of Corruption Act? Supreme Court To Examine

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, issued notice in a plea challenging the ruling of the Jharkhand High Court that a Resolution Professional (RP) will be considered a ‘public servant’ under Section 2(c)(v) and Section 2(c)(viii) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act). A vacation Bench comprising Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra issued notice to the...