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Breaking: Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Nine High Court Judges/ Chief Justices To Various High Courts
The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday recommended transfer of nine Judges/ Chief Justices to various High Courts. It has recommended to transfer: Chief Justice of Telangana High Court, Justice RS Chauhan to Uttarakhand High Court;Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court, Justice JK Maheshwari to Sikkim High Court;Chief Justice of Orissa High Court, Justice Mohammad Rafiq to...
Every Incident/Accident In Country Of 1.3 Billion Indians Need Not Be Taken To PMO For Redressal: CIC
"There is complete Government machinery at Central and State levels to address other issues of varying importance so that every single incident or accident in this country of more than 1.3 billion Indians need not be taken to the PMO for redressal", remarked the Central Information Commission in a matter on Friday (11th December). The Chief Information Commissioner Y. K. Sinha...
Money Trail In Gold Smuggling Case: Kerala HC Reserves Order On Maintainability Of Plea Filed By CM's PS CM Raveendran Against ED Summons
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday reserved orders on maintainability of the petition filed by Kerala Chief Minister's additional private secretary, CM Raveendran, seeking to restrain the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) from detaining him beyond a reasonable time in connection with the probe into the money trail in the Gold Smuggling case. A Single Bench of Justice VG Arun said that...
Karnataka High Court Allows Amnesty International To Withdraw Rs 60 Lakhs From Bank Accounts Rejecting ED's Objection
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday partly allowed the petition filed by international human rights body, Amnesty International's India offices (M/s Indians for Amnesty International Trust), challenging the communication issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to banks directing them to freeze the accounts held by trust. A bench of Justice P S Dinesh Kumar said :"Petition is...
NALSA Helps In Disposal Of Over 10 Lakh Cases In National Lok Adalat On Dec 12
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on Saturday, December 12, organized the last National Lok Adalat of the year 2020, through virtual and physical mode across the country. The authority, under the guidance and directions of Justice NV Ramana, Executive Chairman, NALSA, helped in successful disposal of over 10 lakh cases. Disposal As per the data provided by...
Court Fees When Remains Unutilized Shall Be Refunded Without Insisting For Court Orders: Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court has held that the State is bound to refund the Court Fees when remains un-utilized shall be refunded without insisting for court ordersThe Court was of the view that while making the payment of court fees, stamp is the accepted mode of payment and the process gets completed only when the document is filed. Mere purchase of payment does not mean conclusion of the...
Man Conceals Criminal History To 'Hoodwink Court For Ulterior Motives': Allahabad High Court Imposes 5 Lakh Cost
The Allahabad High Court recently imposed a cost of Rs. Five Lakhs on a petitioner who made an incorrect statement in the Writ Petition that merely on the basis of a single case, Gangsters Act had been invoked against him. The Bench of Justice Pankaj Naqvi and Justice Vivek Agarwal was hearing a Writ Petition praying before the Court that impugned orders (directing the...
No Provision To Allow Transgenders Into National Cadet Corps (NCC) & Armed Forces: Central Govt. Tells Kerala High Court
While stating that it is the prerogative of Central Government to constitute a new division for the third gender, the Central Government has submitted before the Kerala High Court that as of now, only male and female genders are allowed entry to National Cadet Corps (NCC) & Armed Forces and there is no provision in law allowing entry of Transgender persons to...
Excluding Married Daughter From Seeking Benefit Of Compassionate Appointment Is Unconstitutional: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court held that excluding a married daughter from consideration for appointment on compassionate ground is unconstitutional.If the marital status of a son does not make any difference in law to his entitlement for seeking appointment on compassionate grounds, the marital status of a daughter should make no difference, as the married daughter does not cease to be a part of...
Delhi High Court Restrains AIIMS Nurses From Continuing Indefinite Strike
The Delhi High Court today restrained the AIIMS Nurses Union from continuing with their indefinite strike, until further orders, noting that their grievances were already under consideration.The order was passed on a plea by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), on which the court has issued notice and sought response from the Union.AIIMS argued before the Single Judge Bench...
Any Resolution Passed To Deny Legal Representation To Person Arrested Over 'Free Kashmir' Poster? Karnataka HC Asks Mysore Bar Association
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the Mysore District Bar Association, to by January 19, 2021, produce on record of the court the resolution, if any, passed by it along with its statement of objections precluding all its members from representing Nalini Balakumar, the student who was indicted on the charges of Sedition for holding a 'Free Kashmir' placard during the...