SC Collegium Proposes To Appoint Additional Judge Of Himachal Pradesh HC, Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, As Permanent [Read Resolution]

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for appointment of Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Additional Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, as a Permanent Judge. She was appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court on May 30, 2019. Justice Dua enrolled as an Advocate in Bar Council of Himachal Pradesh in December, 1991 after obtaining her degree in law from...

Karnataka HC Sets Aside Condition Requiring Organ Donor To Obtain Consent From Her Estranged Father For Transplant [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has set aside a condition imposed on an organ donor by the State Level Authorisation Committee for Organ Transplant, requiring her to furnish the consent of her "estranged father" for the intended kidney transplant. While directing the authority to decide the application for sanction expeditiously, the single bench of Justice Nataraj Rangasway said, "Action...

SC Collegium Proposes To Appoint Additional Judge Of Calcutta HC, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, As Permanent [Read Resolution]

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for appointment of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, Additional Judge of the Calcutta High Court, as a Permanent Judge.He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court on May 2, 2018.Click Here To Download Resolution Read...

Juvenile Justice Act : Grant Of Bail The Norm, Says P&H HC While Reprimanding JJB Head For 'Uncaring, Inept' Denial of Bail [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday rapped the Presiding Officer of a Juvenile Justice Board, stating that an "uncaring and inept discharge of functions" by judicial officers entrusted with the duty of giving effect to a "welfare legislation" would defeat the very purpose of constituting such Boards. Displeased at a "mechanical" refusal of regular bail to a minor boy in a matter...

SC Collegium Proposes To Appoint Seven Additional Judges Of Punjab & Haryana HC As Permanent [Read Resolution]

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for appointment of seven Additional Judges of the Punjab & Haryana High Court as Permanent Judges. They are: Justice Manjari Nehru KaulJustice Harsimran Singh SethiJustice Arun MongaJustice Manoj BajajJustice Lalit BatraJustice Arun Kumar TyagiJustice Harnaresh Singh Gill Justices Manjari...

'Magistrate Perceived Her Disoriented State Of Mind As A Personal Affront': Lawyers From Across The Country Appeal To Patna HC CJ To Intervene In Remand Of Rape Survivor [Read Letter]

A group of lawyers from across the country have written a letter to the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, pressing on the need for urgent and systemic changes in the treatment of survivors of violent sexual crimes in the Araria District Court, Bihar. The letter has been written in the backdrop of a 'disturbing incident' whereby a Judicial Magistrate remanded a gang rape...

Karnataka HC To Fix Schedule For Hearing Of Franklin Templeton Cases Cases On August 7

The Karnataka High Court will fix the schedule for final hearing of the cases challenging the winding up of debt schemes of Franklin Templeton on August 7. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok S Kinagi began hearing on the petitions after the Supreme Court on June 19, issued an order directing transfer of all the petitions filed in different high courts to...

Taking Note Of Pendency Of Case In SC, Bombay HC Refuses To Pass Orders For Transport Of Migrants To West Bengal

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to pass directions facilitating movement of allegedly stranded migrant workers in the State of Maharashtra to West Bengal, noting the pendency of the suo moto case on migrants issue before the SC.The bench also took into consideration the submissions of Advocate General that the last time a train left for West Bengal it did not have too many...

COVID-19 Test Not Mandatory For All Pregnant Women Before Delivery: Delhi Govt Tells Delhi HC

The Delhi Government has informed the Delhi High Court that it is not mandatory for all pregnant women to undergo testing for COVID19 prior to their delivery. The information was given before the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan in a plea seeking priority testing, expeditious processing and declaration of results of pregnant women for...

Delhi HC Grants Time To Prosecution To Reply To Shashi Tharoor's Plea Seeking Copies Of Sunanda Pushkar's Tweets

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted more time to the prosecution to file its reply on merits in a plea moved by Dr.Shashi Tharoor seeking copies of tweets posted by Sunanda Pushkar moments before her death. The Single Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri has also asked both the parties to submit brief notes on authorities and legal arguments that they're relying upon....

Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Attract 18% GST; No Exemption For 'Essential Commodities' : AAR Goa [Read Order]

On an application for advance ruling by the Springfields (India) Distilleries, the Goa Bench of the Goods and Service Tax Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that the alcohol based hand sanitizers will attract 18% of GST.The applicant Springfields (India) Distilleries, a registered partnership firm under the business of manufacturing Hand Sanitizers, approached the authority for...

First 'Virtual Lok Adalat' Held In Karnataka

The High Court Legal Services Committee, Bengaluru on Tuesday conducted the first virtual Lok Adalat through Video Conferencing. The Lok Adalat Bench comprising of Justice Alok Aradhe, who is also the Chairman, High Court Legal Services Committee and Vijay Kumar Patil, Conciliator, settled 31 cases pertaining to two Insurance Companies. The bench awarded a compensation of a sum of...