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Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Additional Judges Of Karnataka & Bombay High Courts As Permanent
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for making permanent Four Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court and One Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court. The following Additional Judges have been recommended to be made permanent at the Karnataka High Court: Justice Singapuram Raghavachar Krishna KumarJustice Ashok Subhashchandra Kinagi, Justice...
Telangana High Court Disposes Plea Demanding COVID Vaccine For Advocates/Court Staff On Priority
While noting that no further orders are required to be passed, the Telangana High Court on Monday (18th January) disposed of a plea demanding that Advocates and the court staff ought to be administered COVID-Anti Virus Vaccine on an urgent and priority basis. The Bench of Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice A. Abhishek Reddy took into account the submission made by the Advocate...
No Person Or Political Bigshot Has Right To Encroach Public Land, Govt. Needs To Ensure A Sense Of Discipline: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) on Monday (18th January) observed that unauthorized construction are mushrooming on revenue land all over the place. Noting thus, the Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice M. M. Sundresh directed the Governemnt to ensure a sense of discipline and uniformly demolish any kind of unauthorized construction on revenue land, be it...
"Undue Fervor Shown By Cops As This Was Inter-Religious Marriage": Gujarat High Court Sets Couple Free, Orders IG-level Inquiry
While underlining that the facts (of the case) are quite glaring and also shocking and ordering the release of an interfaith couple from the Custody of cops, the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (19th January) quashed and set aside the order of Remand (dated 18th January 2021) passed by the Magistrate qua the corpus Nisar khan (Husband). The Court was hearing a habeas corpus plea filed...
Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Relief on Case Against Moratorium on Setting Up of New Pharmacy Colleges
The Delhi High Court has refused to grant interim relief on a batch of petitions against the Pharmacy Council of India's decision to impose a 5-yr moratorium on the setting up of new institutions imparting pharmacy education.The petitioners sought interim relief in the form of permission to set up new pharmacy colleges to take in admissions for the academic year 2020-21.A single judge bench...
Adani Defamation Case Against Paranjoy Guha Thakurta: Gujarat Court Issues Arrest Warrant Against Journalist
A Court in Kutch (Gujarat) on Tuesday (19th January) issued a warrant of arrest against senior journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta in connection with a 2017 defamation suit filed by the Adani Group against Thakurta. The Defamation Suit filed against Thakurta by one of India's leading corporate houses, Adani, pertains primarily to an article about the business conglomerate co-authored...
Tablighi Jamaat-Acute Absence Of Material To Proceed Further, No Reason Given to Invoke Foreigners Act Charges: Jharkhand Court Discharges 10 Indonesian Nationals
A local Court in Dhanbad (Jharkhand) last week discharged 10 Indonesian nationals, part of the Tablighi Jamaat from charges under the Foreigners Act. It may be noted that as reported by Hindi News Portal, Jagran, after they pleaded guilty to the charges under Indian Penal Code, the Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad Ritwika Singh imposed Rs 3,000 each on the petitioners. The case has...
Deemed Custody Of Minor Below 5 Yrs Would Be With Mother Even Though He/She Isn't Residing With Mother: Punjab & Haryana High Court
In a significant ruling, the Punjab and Haryana High Court last week made it clear that even if a minor, who is under five years of age may not be residing with mother, but his/her custody would be deemed to be at the place where the mother is residing and the matter could be heard there. The Bench of Justice Arun Monga was hearing the case of parents litigating over the custody of...
Ensure Uninterrupted Ration Supply To Tribal People, Explore Possibility Of Making Road Up To Tribal Colonies: Kerala High Court Directs Govt.
The Kerala High Court on Monday (18th January) directed the State government to ensure uninterrupted supply of ration articles and any other benefits available under law to the members of Tribal Community living at Edamalakudy in Idukki. The Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chali further directed the State government to explore the possibility of making a road...
Bombay High Court Seeks Details Of Inquiry Into Nashik Prison Custodial Death Case
The Bombay High Court, on Wednesday, sought all inquiry documents related to the death of an inmate in the Nashik Central prison after the court learned that the family was not informed if a mandatory independent inquiry was even initiated into the 32-year-old's death. A note allegedly blaming prison officials of severe torture was found neatly wrapped in plastic inside the life...
"Whether A Lawyer Has Any Privilege Against Coercive Action By Police When He is In Prescribed Robes? Allahabad HC To Examine In Etah Case
"Whether the Advocates Act, 1961 extends any privilege to an advocate for being not taken any coercive action by the police against him, if he is in prescribed robes?" High Court frames question.