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Bar Council Of Gujarat Suspends Advocate Allegedly Involved In Records Tampering
In a strict response to the tampering of High Court records, the Bar Council of Gujarat has suspended Advocate Dharmesh Jivanial Gurjar upon finding a prima facie case of misconduct against him.This action comes in the wake of the High Court’s order dated 26/10/2023 and 01/11/2023, where the case involving Gurjar was referred to the State Bar Council for immediate disciplinary action due...
Karnataka High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Medical Personnel Shortfall In State
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday took suo-motu cognizance of a news report published in The New Indian Express newspaper, highlighting a shortfall of around 16,500 medical personnel in the State.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit took cognizance of the report dated 16-10-2023, which refers to The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce...
Supreme Court Allows Retired Judge Who Acquitted TN Minister Ponmudi To Give Response To Madras HC's Adverse Comments Against Her
A retired Sessions Judge from Tamil Nadu approached the Supreme Court aggrieved by the adverse comments made by a single judge of the Madras High Court against her in relation to the judgment passed by her acquitting State Minister K Ponmudi and his wife in a disproportionate assets case.The petitioner, who retired as the Principal District and Sessions Judge at Vellore, took objection to...
Professors Entitled To Salary For Work Done Till End Of Academic Year Despite Attaining Retirement Age Mid Term : Supreme Court
Professors who continued to teach students till the end of the academic year despite attaining the age of retirement during the middle of the session are entitled to be paid for work they did beyond their retirement age, held the Supreme Court recently.A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta was hearing an appeal filed by four professors at the Calicut University, who...
MBBS : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Of Student With 80% Locomotor Disability For Medical Admission In PwD Quota
The Supreme Court recently dismissed the plea by a student suffering from 80% locomotor disability seeking reservation under the quota for Persons with Disabilities(PWD) for admission in the MBBS Course(2023-24). At the same time, the court reminded the Central government to comply with its earlier order where it had asked it to find solutions to facilitate the effective participation...
Supreme Court Issues Notice In PIL Seeking Bar Councils To Collect Data On Candidates With Disabilities To Shape Policies For Disabled Lawyers
On November 6, 2023, the Supreme Court issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that urges the Bar Council of India (BCI) and State Bar Councils across the nation to collect comprehensive data on candidates who are Persons with Disabilities (PWD) regarding their specific disabilities. As per the plea listed before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and...
Kerala Court Sentences 62 Yr Old Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Minor Victim To 35 Yrs Imprisonment, Rs. 1.25 Lakhs Fine
A Kerala Court recently sentenced a 62 year old to 35 years rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs. 1.25 Lakhs for committing the offence of rape and penetrative sexual assault on a girl child, with mental disability. The Fast Track Special Court Judge at Thiruvananthapuram Rekha R. passed the Order.The prosecution case is that the 2nd accused person had committed the offences of rape...
Kerala Court Convicts Asafaq Alam For Rape, Murder Of Migrant Worker's 5-Yr-Old In Aluva
A Kerala Court today convicted Asafaq Alam, the accused in the case pertaining to the brutal rape and murder of a 5 year old girl child from a migrant labourer family hailing from Bihar. The POCSO Court Judge, Ernakulam K. Soman passed the Order. The child went missing on July 28, 2023. She was strangulated and dumped into a waste yard in Aluva market. The police arrested accused Asafaq...
RTI Act | Penalty Imposed On Public Information Officers For Delay In Reply Depends On 'Malice': Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the Right to Information Act, 2005, only specifies the maximum limit of penalty to be imposed on Public Information Officers and the said amount may vary depending on malice and degree of inaction on the officials’ part in not providing the information.Justice Subramonium Prasad said that even though Section 20 of the RTI Act stipulates a maximum...
NLU Assam Introduces Menstrual Leave For Female Students
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJA) has taken a significant step towards promoting inclusivity and the well-being of its female students by implementing a 'Menstrual Leave' policy.Under this new policy, female students at the University are now entitled to avail Menstrual Leave. To do so, they are required to submit an application, and these leave days will be...
‘Gyanvapi Mosque Survey Completed By ASI, Records Being Prepared’: Varanasi Court Told; Report Directed To Be Filed By Nov 17
The Varanasi District Judge on November 2 directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to submit its report about the Gyanvapi Mosque Survey in the Court by November 17. District Judge AK Vishvesha passed the order after the ASI submitted before it on Thursday that it has already completed its survey of the Mosque premises and now its technical members are preparing a detailed...
Centre Notifies Appointments Of 7 New Judges Of Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Central Government has notified the appointment of seven new judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.They are :1. Vinay Saraf, Advocate2. Vivek Jain, Advocate3. Rajendra Kumar Vani, Judicial Officer4. Pramod Kumar Agrawal, Judicial Officer Binod Kumar Dwivedi, Judicial Officer6. Devnarayan Mishra, Judicial Officer7. Gajendra Singh, Judicial Officer.In exercise of the power conferred by...