Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Advocate Manjusha Ajay Deshpande As Judge Of Bombay High Court

The Collegium of the Supreme Court has recommended the name of Advocate Manjusha Ajay Deshpande, for appointment as a Judge of the Bombay High Court.The Bombay HC Collegium had recommended her appointment on September 26, 2022 which was subsequently concurred by the Chief Ministers and Governors of Maharashtra and Goa.However, on May 2, 2023, the Supreme Court Collegium deferred its decision...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Advocate KV Aravind As Judge Of Karnataka High Court

The Collegium of the Supreme Court recommended the name of Shri Kurubarahalli Venkataramareddy Aravind, Advocate, for appointment as a Judge of the High Court of Karnataka.While making the recommendation, the Collegium noted :"The candidate has a standing of nearly twenty-three years at the Bar. He has appeared before the High Court as Standing Counsel for various departments of the...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Two Advocates As Judges Of Madras High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium consisting of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice SK Kaul and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, on Tuesday recommended the names of two advocates for appointment as Judges of the Madras High Court. The two advocates are:1. N Senthilkumar, and2. G Arul MuruganThe recommendation comes after the Madras High Court Collegium recommended their names in its resolution dated August...

Allahabad HC Judge Seeks Rly Officials’ Explanation Over ‘Displeasure’ & ‘Inconvenience’ Caused To Him During Train Journey

Justice Gautam Chowdhary of Allahabad High Court has called for an explanation from the concerned ‘erring officials, GRP personnel and pantry Car manager’ for the inconvenience caused to him during his train journey on July 8 (New Delhi- Prayagraj). The letter addressed to General Manager, North Central Railway, Prayagraj by Registrar (Protocol) Allahabad High Court, states...

Kerala Court Acquits Auto Drivers Accused Of Threatening, Harassing Woman For Hiring Uber Taxi At Railway Station

A Kerala Court recently acquitted four auto rikshaw drivers who were accused of threatening and harassing a woman for hailing an Uber Taxi at a railway station. The Judicial First Class Magistrate-II Balram M.K. acquitted the accused persons on noting that the prosecution had failed to prove that they committed the offences alleged against them or acted in furtherance of common...

Kerala Police Officer Suspended For Assaulting Lawyer

The City Police Commissioner, Ernakulam, has suspended trainee Sub-Inspector K Saiju of Ernakulam North Police Station for assaulting a lawyer. Saiju was alleged to have assaulted Advocate Srinath C.V. and his friend on July 13, 2023. Saiju allegedly hurled abusive words against the lawyer, as well. Another lawyer, Advocate Sreekanth, was also alleged to have been beaten by the said...

BREAKING - Delhi Court Grants Interim Bail To BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh In Sexual Harassment Case

A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Singh in the sexual harassment case filed by women wrestlers.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Harjeet Singh Jaspal of Rouse Avenue Courts, while granting the interim bail to Singh and his co-accused Vinod Tomar, said the chargesheet has been filed with arrest...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Advocate Biswadeep Bhattacharjee As Meghalaya High Court judge

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Advocate Biswadeep Bhattacharjee as a judge of the Meghalaya High Court. He is at present the Additional Advocate General of the State.In the resolution passed on July 12 but uploaded later, the collegium said that his name was proposed by the High Court Collegium on August 12 last year. However, no constitutional functionary in...

Kerala Court Convicts Man For Permitting Minor Brother To Ride Motorcycle

A Kerala Court recently sentenced a person to pay a fine of R. 34,000/- and simple imprisonment till the rising of court, for permitting his minor brother to ride his motorcycle that too without displaying the registration mark on the front and back side of the vehicle. The Ernakulam Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Naina K.V. passed the order and added that the registration of the...

Jharkhand Judicial Academy Organizes State Level Conference On Crimes Against Women, Human Trafficking

The Judicial Academy, Jharkhand, on Sunday organized a State Level Conference on 'Crime Against Women and Human Trafficking'. Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, who was Chief Guest at the conference, attended the gathering virtually.Other judges of the high court, Principal Secretaries, senior bureaucrats of State, judicial officers, senior police officers, members of...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Chief Justice Inaugurates Court Complex, Legal Literacy Club In North Kashmir's Gurez

While inaugurating the new court complex in North Kashmir's Gurez area on Saturday, the Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Justice N. Kotiswar Singh emphasized the importance of a robust judicial system in ensuring the rule of law and safeguarding the rights of citizens.Addressing a gathering on the occasion, Justice Singh said that the event marks a significant...

Srinagar Admin Imposes Restrictions Under Section 144 CrPC On J&K High Court Bar Association Elections, Gathering Of 4 Or More Prohibited

The District Magistrate in Srinagar has imposed restrictions under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) on the holding of elections to the J&K High Court Bar Association (JKHCBA) Srinagar and warned of punitive action in case of gathering of four or more people at District Court Complex, Mominabad, Batamaloo, or any other location for the purpose of the HCBA elections...