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10 Judicial Officers Elevated As Additional Judges Of Madras High Court
The Central Government on Tuesday issued two notifications for appointment of 10 Judicial Officers as Additional Judges to the Madras High Court. In the first notification, it is intimated that the following Judicial Officers, listed in the order of seniority, shall be the...
'Will Open Floodgates': Madras HC Refuses To Interfere With Anna University's Decision To Collect Exam Fees Despite Cancellation Of Exams
The Madras High Court on Monday refused to interfere with the decision of Anna University to collect examination fees from the students, even though the examinations were cancelled by the State Government on account of the ongoing pandemic. "The State Government itself authorized the Universities and academic Institutions to collect the semester fees as well as the examination fees...
Delhi Judicial Service Exam- Answer Key To Be Subjected To Judicial Review Only When It Is Demonstrably Wrong: Delhi High Court
In a case relating to Delhi Higher Judiciary Service Preliminary Examination, Delhi High Court has observed that an answer key cannot be disregarded as being incorrect merely on a doubt.There is always a presumption of correctness regarding the answer key and it may be subject to judicial review only when it is "demonstrably wrong" i.e. it must be such as no reasonable body of men well-versed...
A Letter Petition In Allahabad High Court Seeks Probe In To The Incident Where A Journalist & His Friend Burnt Alive In UP's Balrampur
A letter petition has been filed before the Allahabad High Court seeking suo motu action against a 'terrifying incident' in Balrampur District of UP, where a journalist and his friend were allegedly charred to death by some unknown men, on Friday midnight. It is alleged that the 37-yr-old journalist Rakesh Singh and his 35-yr-old friend Pintu Sahu were burnt alive in a house, leading...
Merely Publishing News Against Cop Won't Create Disaffection Amongst Police Or Incite Them To Act Against Govt.: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court (Bench at Aurangabad) on Monday (23rd November) ruled that allegations levelled against a police officer that he is involved in criminal activities and publishing news report regarding the same would not incite the force to act against the government (within the meaning of Section 3 of the Police (Incitement to Disaffection) Act, 1922). The Bench of Justice T....
Ex-Judge Karnan's Abusive Videos : Madras High Court Directs Personal Presence Of DGP & Commissioner To Ascertain Probe Status
The Madras High Court has summoned the Director General of Police and the Commissioner of Police, Tamil Nadu, in connection to the lackadaisical investigation in the 'uncharitable tirades' of former High Court Judge, CS Karnan. While seeking personal presence of the two on December 7, 2020, a Division Bench of Justices M. Sathyanarayanan and R. Hemalatha said, "It is very pertinent...
'Even After 7-8 Months, You Are Reckless' : Supreme Court Admonishes Advocate Who Appeared Shirtless In VC Hearing
"Even after 7-8 months, you're so reckless", admonished the Supreme Court on Tuesday as a lawyer appeared before it through video conference without wearing a shirt. A Bench headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao was hearing a suo moto matter pertaining to spread of the COVID-19 virus in Children Protection Homes when the lawyer appeared shirtless before the Court. Justice...
Asking Prisoners To Surrender When The COVID Cases Are Still Rising Is A Dangerous Proposition: Delhi's HPC Extends Bails For 45 More Days
Delhi's High Powered Committee has decided to extend the interim bail granted to prisoners to contain the spread of COVID19 pandemic inside the prisons for 45 more days. While noting that the COVID cases in Delhi are still rising, the Committee headed by Delhi High Court's puisne judge Justice Hima Kohli, highlighted that if at this stage the COVID bails are not extended, and...
How Much Time Will You Take To Appoint A Chairperson For SC/ST Commission? Karnataka High Court Asks State Govt.
The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the State Government to make a statement before it on December 8, about the outer limit within which it will make appointment of Chairperson to the Karnataka State Schedule Caste/Scheduled Tribe Commission, which has been lying vacant since 2018. A Division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty said: "State must make...
Petitioner Only Shared His Perception Regarding Maharana Pratap's Class; No Intention To Spread Hatred: Allahabad High Court Quashes FIR
The Allahabad High Court recently quashed an FIR filed against a person named Manurojan Yadav (Petitioner) for generating a Facebook Post wherein he shared his perception as to in which class would Maharana Pratap fall, i.e. as a Kshatriya or a Marwadi.The Bench of Justice Pankaj Naqvi and Justice Vivek Agarwal was hearing a writ petition filed by the Petitioner (Manurojan Yadav) with a prayer...
Telangana High Court Extends Operation Of All Interim Orders One Final Time
The Telangana High Court on Wednesday (25th November) extended the operation of interim orders passed by this Court, as well as by the District and other Subordinate Courts till Wednesday (11th December 2020). Taking suo-moto cognizance of the prevailing extraordinary circumstances, the Full bench of the Telangana High Court issued the said order dated 25th November to extend...