E K Kumaresan Appointed As Additional Advocate General Of Meghalaya

The Governor of Meghalaya has appointed Advocate E.K. Kumaresan as the Additional Advocate General in Supreme Court to represent the State of Meghalaya.He enrolled with the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu in 1993 and started practising at the Madras High Court and later started appearing in the Supreme Court as well. ...

Sense Of Intolerance Among Communities Causing Polarisation Across The World : CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud during his keynote address at the 2023 Jamnalal Bajaj Awards ceremony said that the polarization witnessed both in India and around the world is marked by factors such as the growth of social media, a sense of intolerance among communities, and the short attention spans of the younger generation.“Much of the polarization which we see today across...

Tribunal Vacancies Are Kept Open For A Long Time; There's A Constant Tussle For Control On Judges Appointments: CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud highlighted the problem of vacancies in tribunals, while addressing a public event on Friday.“We ask ourselves whether we should have constituted so many tribunals. Because you don't get judges, when you do, the vacancies are kept open for a long time. There is a constant tussle over who will control the appointment of judges”, the CJI said addressing...

CAT Srinagar Puts J&K PSC Under Scrutiny, Seeks Its Explanation For Revising 2023 J&K Combined Competitive Pre Exam Result

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in Srinagar, has directed the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (PSC) to elucidate the basis under which it issued the revised result for the Combined Competitive Preliminary Examination.A bench presided over by members Prasant Kumar(A) and M. S. Latif Member (J) observed, “PSC will explain as to whether there is any rule which permits them...

Bengaluru Civil Court Directs Police To Compensate Advocate Whose Two-Wheeler Was Illegally Towed Away

A civil court in Bengaluru has directed Assistant Sub-Inspector (Traffic), Upparpet Traffic Police Station, to pay damages to the tune of Rs. 2000, to an advocate for unlawfully towing away his bike which was not parked in a no parking area.Additional City Civil and Session Judge Jyothsna D, passed the order and directed the police to return the towing charges of Rs 1650 received from...

Bombay HC & Maharashtra-Goa Govts Favoured Renaming To 'Mumbai High Court'; Madras HC Opposed 'High Court Of Tamil Nadu' Proposal: Law Ministry

The Union Law Ministry has informed the Rajya Sabha that there is currently no proposal pending to introduce legislation regarding the potential renaming of certain High Courts in the country.The statement was made in the written reply filed by Minister of Law and Justice (Independent Charge) Arjun Ram Meghwal in response to a query raised by Rajya Sabha Member C. V. Shanmugam regarding...

All India Judicial Service Important To Strengthen Justice Delivery System But At Present There Is No Consensus: Law Ministry

Responding to the query raised by Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Shukla on the government's plan to set up All India Judicial Service, the Law Ministry has responded that at present, there is no consensus among the stakeholders on the proposal. However, the reply also stated, "In the Government's view, a properly framed All India Judicial Service is important to strengthen the overall...

Bombay High Court Stays Criminal Proceedings Against Photographer For Allegedly Distributing Client's Photos On Objectionable Websites

The Bombay High Court recently stayed criminal proceedings initiated against a professional photographer for allegedly uploading photos of a classical dancer on the internet, which allegedly led to their distribution on objectionable websites.A division bench of Justice Prakash D Naik and Justice NR Borkar granted interim relief in a writ petition for quashing of the case stating –...

Allahabad HC Refuses To Quash Chargesheet Against Man Booked Over 'Disrespectful' FB Posts Against PM Modi, Indian Army

The Allahabad High Court recently refused to quash a chargesheet filed against a man facing an FIR for allegedly sharing disrespectful posts against Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as the Indian army."Prima facie, given the totality of the context, the statements are divisive of the community and tend to promote insecurity in the minds of one community against another. These also tend...

Kerala High Court Relies On Apex Court Verdict To Allow Surrogacy With Donor Eggs, Despite 2023 Surrogacy Regulations Amendment Disallowing It

The Kerala High Court on Monday passed an interim order allowing petitioners who had approached the Court through three different pleas to undergo surrogacy using donor oocytes since they were unable to produce oocytes naturally due to medical conditions.The Court passed the order while hearing pleas challenging the recent amendment introduced by the Central Government in the...

Prison Statistics India 2022: Above 75% Prisoners Are Under Trials, Actual Occupancy Of 131% In Indian Prisons; 1.9% Incidence Of Recidivism; Reasons Of 63 Unnatural Deaths In Prisons Un Known

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has recently released its Prison Statistics India (2022) Report (PSI). The PSI is based on the data furnished by the Prison Department of all 36 States/UTs for a calendar year i.e. January 01 to December 31, 2022, as per the NCRB prescribed proformae through an Application developed by NCRB.Some of the Major findings of the report are as...

Lok Sabha Passes Bill Proposing To Establish Central Tribal University In Telangana

The Indian parliament's lower house passed the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2023, on December 7, marking a crucial step forward in the establishment of a proposed central tribal university in Telangana.The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2023, introduced in Lok Sabha on December 4, seeks to amend the Central Universities Act, 2009, which governs the establishment of...