Delhi Court Grants Bail To Former AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain In Delhi Riots Case

A Delhi Court on Saturday granted bail to former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain in a case related to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. [FIR 88 of 2020 registered at Dayalpur police station]Hussain was recently granted bail by the Delhi High Court in five different riots cases. However, Hussain will still remain in judicial custody in other FIRs registered against him, including the...

President Appoints 3 CAT Judicial Members For Srinagar, Jammu Benches

The President of India has made three appointments to the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) for its Srinagar and Jammu benches respectively. Senior Advocates Mir Syed Latif, Rajinder Singh Dogra, and Sanjeev Gupta, District Judge, have been chosen as Judicial Members for these important positions.As per the official order issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and...

Manipur Lawyers Withdraw From Prof Kham Khan Suan Hausing's Case After Mob Attack

The home of a lawyer representing Kuki Professor Kham Khan Suan Hausing before the Manipur High Court was vandalised by a mob. The home of Advocate Soiraisham Chitaranjan was attacked.Following this, Chitarajan and three other lawyers - Victor Chongtham, Th. Zingo, and A Priyokumar Sharma - had to decide to not appear for Professor Huasing in the Manipur High Court. They filed a memo in the...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of AOR Sibo Sankar Mishra & Judicial Officer Ananda Chandra Behera As Orissa HC Judges

The Centre on Saturday notified the appointment of Sibo Sankar Mishra, Advocate-on-Record and Ananda Chandra Behera, Senior Judicial Officer as Judges of Orissa High Court. The Collegium of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice SK Kaul and Justice Sanjiv Khanna had recommended their names for such appointment on August 17, 2023.While recommending the name...

Gyanvapi Mosque Survey | ASI Seeks Further 8 Weeks' Time To Submit Its Report Before Varanasi Court

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has filed an application before the Varanasi Court seeking a further 8 weeks time to file its report pertaining to the Gyanvapi Survey. Earlier, the Court had asked it to submit its survey report by September 2.In the application, the Counsel for the ASI has the survey is expected to take some more time as a lot of trash/debris consisting of garbage,...

Manipur Violence | Following Supreme Court's Direction, Gauhati High Court Designates Courts To Hear CBI Cases

Following the directions issued by the Supreme Court on August 25, the Gauhati High Court on Friday issued a notification designating courts to ensure the hearing of cases related to ethnic violence in Manipur.The following Courts have been designated to deal with the matters in respect of the cases which have been transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for investigation in...

Exploiting Partner, Not Trying To Alleviate Sufferings May Attract S.306 IPC: Court Refuses To Discharge Boyfriend In Pratyusha Banerjee Suicide Case

Exploiting one's partner to an extent that they express the desire to not live and not taking any steps to alleviate their sufferings may attract the offence of abetment of suicide, the Sessions Court held while refusing to discharge event planner Rahul Raj Singh accused of abetting starlet Pratyusha Banerjee’s suicide in 2016.Additional Sessions Judge SJ Ansari prime facie observed...

'Rampant Corruption In Judiciary' Remark: Lawyer Files A Complaint In Bihar Court Against Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

A private complaint has been filed before a court of Chief Judicial Magistrate in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district concerning Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's remark alleging 'Rampant Corruption' in the Judiciary.The Complaint has been filed by a lawyer named Sudhir Kumar Ojha stating that by making the statement in question, Gehlot deliberately played with the reputation of the advocates...

EPFO Employees Must Comply With IBC Timeline For Filing Claims; Default Officers Must Face Action : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that the Commissioner and employees of the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) must ensure that they comply with the timelines under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The Apex Court also stated that in case of failure to comply with the timelines, action must be taken against erring employees. "..we are of the view that the Commissioner...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Making Five Additional Judges Of Madras High Court Permanent

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of five additional judges of the Madras High Court as permanent judges.The judges recommended by the Collegium are: (i) Shri Justice A A Nakkiran,(ii) Ms. Justice Nidumolu Mala,(iii) Shri Justice S Sounthar,(iv) Shri Justice Sunder Mohan, and(v) Shri Justice Kabali Kumaresh Babu.In its resolution dated 31st August, the Collegium said that...

JKSSB Recruitment: High Court Stays Selection Process Till Govt Takes Decision On Recruiting Agency's Allegedly Unfair Conduct

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has dismissed "mere apprehensions" of unfair conduct of the Jammu and Kashmir Service Board (JKSSB) in recruitment but has halted the selection process, till a final decision is taken by the government on the report/recommendations made by the High-Level Committee which was appointed to review the board's functioning.The Committee was constituted to...

'Cruel Joke' : Madras High Court Questions 2012 Order Discharging Former TN Minister Paneerselvam; Says DVAC Was Doing Govt's Dirty Work

The Madras High Court has once again exercised suo motu revision against an order of the trial court discharging a politician in a criminal case.This time, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O.Paneerselvam is facing trouble with the High Court bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh expressing reservations about the order passed by Chief Judicial Magistrate/Special Judge, Sivagangai discharging him...