Supreme Court Collegium Accepts Transfer Requests Of Delhi High Court's Justice V Kameswar Rao & Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva; Recommends Their Transfer

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Delhi High Court judges, Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva to Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh High Courts respectively.The collegium of the Apex Court headed by Chief Justice of India, Justice DY Chandrachud, has recommended the transfers in the interest of better administration of justice, upon individual requests made...

Transformer Explosion At Patna Civil Court Claims Two Lives, Several Injured

A tragic incident unfolded at the Patna Civil Court today when an unexpected transformer explosion claimed two lives. As per sources, one of them was a lawyer.The sudden outbreak of fire within the transformer, followed by a subsequent explosion, caused chaos within the court premises, prompting immediate action from the fire brigade, which rushed to the scene to douse the flames. The incident...

Fake Arms License Case | UP MP/MLA Court Sentences Ex-MLA Mukhtar Ansari To Life Imprisonment

A Special MP/MLA Court in Varanasi today sentenced politician Mukhtar Ansari to life imprisonment in a 36-year-old fake arms license case. He has been convicted under sections 467 r/w 120B as well as under Sections 420, 468 IPC. He was also convicted under Section 30 of the Arms Act.During the hearing, Ansari participated in court proceedings via video conferencing from Banda jail, where he...

GNLU Alumni Write To The University To Create Robust Institutional Mechanism To Deal With Sexual Harassment Complaints

Amidst the reports on sexual harassment faced by the students of Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), its Alumni have urged the University to create a 'robust institutional mechanism' for dealing with such complaints, including gender and sexuality discrimination and other unwelcome sexual conduct. Further, the Alumni also urged the University to clarify the circumstances...

'AILAJ' Writes To CJI DY Chandrachud Seeking Action Against Bareilly ADJ Over His Order Praising UP CM Yogi Adityanath

The 'All India Lawyers' Association For Justice' (AILAJ) has written to the CJI DY Chandrachud requesting action against ASJ, Bareilly Ravi Kumar Diwakar over a recent judicial order passed by him praising UP CM Yogi Adityanath and stating that "religious person in power gives good results". The letter to the CJI prays that the order by Judge Diwakar containing...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends 5 Additional Judges Of Allahabad High Court To Be Made Permanent

The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday recommended that five Additional Judges of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, be appointed as permanent Judges. They are: Justice Saurabh Srivastava, Justice Om Prakash Shukla, Justice Mohd. Azhar Husain Idrisi, Justice Jyotsna Sharma, and Justice Surendra Singh-I. On 1 May 2023, the Collegium of the High...

SC Collegium Recommends Judicial Officer As Additional Judge of J&K High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of Judicial Officer Mohammad Yousuf Wani as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.A resolution passed by collegium comprising Chief Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud along with Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai reads,“Having regard to the material on record and all relevant factors, the Collegium is...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Six Advocates As Judges Of Kerala High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, has recommended the names of six Advocates for appointment as Judges of the Kerala High Court.In its resolution dated December 5, 2023, the Collegium stated that the Kerala High Court Chief Justice, had recommended the elevation of the six judicial officers, in consultation with his two senior-most colleagues, and that...

UP Govt Notifies Ordinance Declaring 'Nazul' Land Will Not Be Converted To Freehold Land In Favor Of Private Persons/Entities

On 7th March 2024, the State Government of Uttar Pradesh notified the Uttar Pradesh Nazul Properties (Management and Utilization For Public Purposes) Ordinance, 2024 by which any Nazul land shall not be converted into freehold in favor of any private persons or private entities after the commencement of the Ordinance.Nazul means “any land or building which is the property of Government on...

Step Father Can't Be Asked To Maintain Child When Biological Father Is Alive: Delhi Court

A Delhi Court has observed that a stepfather cannot be asked to maintain a minor child when the biological father is alive.“With regard to the maintenance of the child, this court is of the view that in the presence of biological father of the child, the step father cannot be asked to maintain the child.” Metropolitan Magistrate Neha Kheria of Tis Hazari Courts observed.The judge made...

2018 Hapur Lynching Case : UP Trial Court Finds 10 Persons Guilty, Sentences Them To Life

A Sessions Court in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday (March 12) found ten persons guilty in the 2018 Hapur lynching case relating to the murder of 45-year-old Qasim and assault of 62-year-old Samiudeen on a false rumour of cow slaughter.The Court of Additional Sessions Judge Hapur convicted all 10 convicts under Sections 302/149, 307/149, 147, 148 and 153A of the Indian Penal Code. They have...

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10 hours – starting from 16th March 2024, 10.30AM to 12.30PMRs. 4499/- OnlyClick Here To RegisterWe live in an age of big data, where technology has enabled governments and companies to monitor our lives more easily and cheaply. The relationship between the citizen and the State, as well as the citizen and big corporates is increasingly mediated through the use of technology, giving rise to concerns regarding privacy and surveillance, even as India continues to not have a...