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Calcutta High Court Seeks Personal Appearance Of School Headmistress For Non-Compliance Of Court's Directions Regarding Issuance Of No-Objection Certificate
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday sought the personal appearance of a school headmaster for not complying with an earlier order of the Court wherein the concerned school had been instructed to file an affidavit enumerating as to why a no-objection certificate (NOC) could not be granted to the petitioner.Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay noted that the earlier order of the Court dated January 21,...
Applicant Seeking Relief U/S 5 Limitation Act Must 'Explain Delay For Every Day' That Elapses Beyond Prescribed Period: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that it is the duty of the applicant seeking relief under Section 5 of the Limitation Act to explain the delay for every day that elapses beyond the period allowed by the Act. In the absence of sufficient cause, the Court of the Authority has no power to extend the time. Justice Jyoti Mulimani said, "I can say only this much that the law of limitation...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Twitter's Explanation For Failing To Remove 'Derogatory' Content Against Judiciary, Judges
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday sought an explanation from Twitter for its failure to remove several 'derogatory' comments posted against the judiciary and some High Court judges as per High Court's order. Twitter has been called upon to file a reply by February 7, 2022.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice M. Satyanarayana Murthy is currently...
Bihar MLA Murder Case: Supreme Court Grants 15 Days Parole To Rupam Pathak Serving Life Sentence To Attend Her Daughter's Wedding
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday granted parole for 15 days to Rupam Pathak who is serving life sentence in the case of murder of the then Purnia BJP MLA, Raj Kishore Kesri.She was awarded life sentence after she was convicted of stabbing the MLA to death at an open assembly at his residence in 2011.The parole has been granted to Pathak to enable her to attend her daughter's wedding....
Supreme Court Collegium Reiterates Names Of 2 Judicial Officers As Judges Of Bombay High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on February 1, 2022 has recommended the elevation of 2 Judicial Officers as Judges of the Bombay High Court. They are:1. Smt. U.S. Joshi-Phalke2. Shri B.P. DeshpandeThe Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated the aforementioned recommendations. The Collegium vide its meeting held last year on September 29, 2021 had also proposed the names of...
Supreme Court Collegium Reiterates Proposal To Elevate Judicial Officer PK Srivastava As Jharkhand High Court Judge
The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on February 1, 2022 has recommended the elevation of Shri Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, Judicial Officer as Judge of the Jharkhand High Court.The Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated the aforementioned recommendation. The Collegium vide its meeting held last year on September 1, 2021 had also proposed the names of the aforementioned judicial...
Supreme Court Collegium Proposes Elevation Of 7 Advocates & 5 Judicial Officers As Telangana High Court Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium has, in it's meeting dated 1st February, 2022, approved the proposal for elevating 7 Advocates and 5 Judicial Officers as Judges in the Telengana High Court.The seven Advocates are as follows:- Shri Kasoju Surendhar @ K. Surender- Shri Chada Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy- Smt. Surepalli Nanda- Shri Mummineni Sudheer Kumar- Smt. Juvvadi Sridevi @ Kuchadi Sridevi- Shri...
Supreme Court Collegium Reiterates Recommendation To Elevate Adv CM Poonacha As Karnataka High Court Judge
The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on February 1, 2022 has reiterated its recommendation to elevate of Advocate Cheppudira Monnappa Poonacha as a Judge of the Karnataka High Court.Earlier, vide its meeting held last year on October 6, 2021, the Collegium had also proposed the name of the aforementioned Advocate as judge of the Karnataka High Court.Click Here To...
'Dispute In Realm Of Trade Union Recognition/Labour Matter': Calcutta High Court's Prima Facie View In Plea Alleging Outsiders' Entry Inside Alipore Zoo
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday observed that it is of the prima facie view that the case pertaining to the alleged entry of outsiders into the Kolkata Alipore Zoo premises is a dispute pertaining to Trade Union recognition and is thus a labour matter. The Court was adjudicating upon a plea moved by BJP leader Rakesh Kumar Singh alleging that on January 24 about 600-700 persons...
Supreme Court Collegium Reiterates Names Of 2 Advocates For Elevation As Judges of Patna High Court; Proposes One More Name
The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on February 1, 2022 has recommended the elevation of 3 Advocates as Judges of the Patna High Court. They are:1. Shri Khatim Reza2. Dr. Anshuman Pandey3. Shri Rajiv RoyThe Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated the aforementioned recommendations of Shri Khatim Reza and Dr. Anshuman Pandey. The Collegium vide its meeting held last year on...
By What Practice Legal Provisions Were Mentioned In Order's Operative Portion?: Allahabad High Court Seeks ADJ's Explanation
Noticing that in the operative portion of an order passed in Appeal, the Lower/appellate Court had mentioned provisions of law, under which the order was made, the Allahabad High Court has sought the reply of Additional District Judge/ Fast Track Court-II, Ballia explaining his action."Mentioning of the provisions of the law in the operative portion of the order is not something expected...
