Centre Notifies Appointment Of 5 Additional Judges To Calcutta High Court

The Central government on Thursday notified the appointment of five persons as additional judges of Calcutta High Court. The five persons are Kesang Doma Bhutia, Rabindranath Samanta, Sugato Majumdar, Bivas Pattanayak and Ananda Kumar Mukherjee.The notification issued by the Additional Secretary to Government of India, Rajinder Kashyap stated, "In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1)...

Driving Licenses: High Court Seeks Centre, Delhi Govt's Reply Over Non-Acceptance Of Fitness Certificates Issued By Ayurveda Practitioners

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Central Government as well as the Delhi Government to file their replies on a plea challenging non-acceptance of medical fitness certificates issued by Ayurvedic and Unani practitioners for online registration or renewal of driving licenses, even though such certificates are accepted offline.Justice Rekha Palli, while hearing a plea moved by...

Section 482 CrPC: High Court Not Required To Appreciate Evidence To Find Out Whether Accused Is Likely To Be Convicted Or Not: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court reiterated that, at Section 482 CrPC stage, a High Court is not required to appreciate the evidence to find out whether the accused is likely to be convicted or not.In this case, the High Court had quashed a murder case against one of the accused. The wife of the deceased thus approached the Apex Court contending that there is ample material against the accused.According to...

President Appoints Pranay Verma As Judge Of Madhya Pradesh High Court

President of India has appointed Advocate Pranay Verma as a Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.A notification in this regard was issued today by the Ministry of Law and Justice, Department of Justice (Appointment Division).The notification thus reads,In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri...

Espionage Case: Delhi High Court Seeks ED's Response On Freelance Journalist Rajeev Sharma's Bail Plea

The Delhi High Court has sought response of the Enforcement Directorate on the regular bail plea filed by freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma in connection with a case alleging that he supplied confidential information to Chinese Officials, in exchange of remuneration.Justice Mukta Gupta issued notice on the bail application and granted two weeks time to the ED for submitting status report in...

"People Have Stopped Hiring Goons, File FIR, Invoke PASA & Get Land's Possession": Gujarat HC On Misuse Of Anti Land Grabbing Act

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday deplored the misuse of recently enacted Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 2020 followed by the invocation of Gujarat Prevention of Antisocial Activities Act (PASA) in private property disputes. "People have stopped hiring goons, file FIR, invoke PASA and get the possession of the land, I have dealt with many such cases. Even in cases where...

Appellate Court Must Appoint An Amicus To Assist It In The Disposal Of Appeal In Case Of Non-Appearance Of Appellant : Jharkhand High Court Reiterates

The Jharkhand High Court has held that an appellate court is required to consider all the materials on record and arrive at findings and in case of non-appearance of the appellant, the appellate court ought to have at least appointed an amicus to assist the court from the side of the appellant in the disposal of the appeal.Justice Anubha Rawat Chowdhary relied on the Supreme Court's...

Rather Than Caste System Being Wiped Away, Reservation System Perpetuates It Endlessly: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court opined on Wednesday that the Constituent Assembly had envisioned the reservation system to be in force only during the infancy period of Independent India, however it is now being endlessly extended through repeated amendments thereby perpetuating the caste system in the process. The Court made the observation as a footnote while dismissing the contempt of court plea...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Facilities For Senior Citizens & Persons With Disabilities At Konkan Railway Stations

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Union Government and the Managing Director M/s Konkan Railway Corporation, on a plea seeking directions for providing facilities to physically challenged, persons with disabilities as well as senior citizens at all the railway stations on the Konkan railway line. A division bench of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes 1K Cost On Lawyer For Abstaining From Work, Allows Cost Recovery From Bar Association

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, on Monday, imposed 1,000/- cost on a lawyer who had abstained from work on the very day his application seeking early hearing of a case was listed before the court.The Bench of Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan noted that the Courts are working through virtual mode with great difficulties, and even then the lawyers had abstained from work on August 11, 2021.The...

MeitY Can't Be Saddled With Duty To Regulate Online Gambling Websites, Lotteries; Issue Falls Under State List: Centre Tells Delhi High Court

The Centre has told the Delhi High Court that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology cannot be saddled with the duty to regulate online gambling websites or lotteries as the issue falls within the domain of State- 'Betting and Gambling' being State subjects.The development comes in a petition seeking to ban gambling/gaming websites and lotteries from operating in the country....

Dismal Physical State Apart, He Is Also A Psychological Wreck: Delhi HC Awards 20 Lacs Compensation To Man Who Became Bed-Ridden After Falling From An Electric Pole

The Delhi High Court has awarded a compensation of ₹20 lakh to a man who became bed-ridden after he fell from an electric pole in 2014 while performing his job as an electrician at M/s BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL). Apart from the monetary relief, Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani went on to direct the State of Uttar Pradesh to continue treating the 28-year old as a person with...