2008 Malegaon Blast Victim's Father Writes To Bombay HC CJ Seeking Extension Of Tenure Of Presiding Judge [Read Letter]

A 60-year-old resident of Malegaon, Nisar Ahmed Sayyed Bilal has written to the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court seeking extension of tenure of Judge VS Padalkar, presiding over the trial in 2008 Malegaon blast case, who is set to retire on February 28. Nisar lost his son Sayyed Azhar Nisar Ahmed in the explosion that took place on Bhikku Chowk, Malegaon on September 29, 2008 in the...

Explosion In Lucknow Court Premises Leaves Several Injured

Three persons were injured in a crude-bomb blast in the premises of a court in Lucknow, reported the PTI.The explosion happened in at the Wazirganj civil court premises around 12.30 PM on Thursday. One person has sustained major injuries, while the injuries on two others are minor in nature.As per a report of India Today, the blast was a result of a dispute between two groups of lawyers on...

SC Collegium Proposes To Make 9 Addl. Judges Of Madras HC, 1 Addl. Judge Of Allahabad HC Permanent [Read Resolution]

Pursuant to a meeting held on February 12, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of nine Additional Judges of Madras High Court to be appointed as Permanent Judges of that High Court. They are: Justice P.T. Asha Justice M. Nirmal KumarJustice Subramonium PrasadJustice N. Anand VenkateshJustice G.K. IlanthiraiyanJustice Krishnan RamasamyJustice...

CIRP Against Real Estate Company Limited To Project Concerned And Will Not Affect Other Projects : NCLAT [Read Judgment]

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that an insolvency process against a real estate company will impact only the project concerned and not the other projects of the builder-developer."In CIRP against a real estate, if allottees or financial institutions, banks or operational creditors of one project initiated CIRP against the corporate debtor, it is confined to the...

SC Collegium Recommends To Elevate 4 Judicial Officers To Gujarat HC [Read Resolution]

Pursuant to a meeting held on February 12, the Supreme Court Collegium has proposed to elevate four Judicial Officers as Judges of the Gujarat High Court. They are: Ilesh Jashvantrai VoraGita GopiDr. Ashokkumar C. JoshiRajendra M. Sareen Read...

Centre Issues Draft Rules For New Delhi International Arbitration Centre

The central government on Wednesday issued draft rules for establishment of the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (NDIAC). The draft rules have been prepared by the Department of Legal Affairs (DoLA) for public consultation and the stakeholders may submit their comments to the DoLA by 14th March, 2020. On March 2, 2019, the NDIAC Act, 2019 was enacted to make New Delhi a...

HC Can't Direct State To Enforce Ordinance For EWS Reservation In PSC Examination: Chhattisgarh HC [Read Judgment]

The Chhattisgarh High Court on Friday refused to grant relief to the Petitioners, seeking reservation for persons belonging to the Economically Weaker Section in the Public Service Commission examination. The decision was rendered by Justice Goutam Bhaduri who refused to direct the State to enforce an ordinance in that behalf. He said, "If the State Government has not...

Subodh Gupta Case : 'Herdsceneand' Agrees To Remove 'MeToo' Posts; Delhi HC Decrees Suit On Settlement

The defamation suit filed by famous artist Subodh Gupta in Delhi High Court against Instagram page 'Herdsceneand' over posts alleging sexual harassment by him has been settled between the parties. The Instagram account holder has undertaken to remove the posts referring to Gupta.Recording the settlement and the undertaking, the Delhi High Court decreed the suit.Subodh Gupta had filed a...

Vigilance Officers Are To Be Treated As Police Officers, They Can Register And Investigate Cases Under PC Act:Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court has held that the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) is a specialized police force constituted in the exercise of the State Government's legislative power and the officers who worked in the erstwhile Vigilance Department derived power and authority from the Kerala Police Act, 1960.The bench of Justice A. Hariprasad and Justice N. Anil Kumar also observed...

Nirbhaya Case: Delhi Court Adjourns Plea For Fresh Death Warrant To Ensure Legal Aid To Convict Pawan Gupta

Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana of Patiala House Courts, New Delhi on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of Tihar Jail's plea seeking fresh death warrant against the four convicts in the Nirbhaya case.The adjournment was granted in order to ensure legal aid for Pawan Gupta, one of the convicts.The Court noted that a death row convict has a right to audi alteram partem till his last...

Delhi HC Postpones Interviews For Delhi Judicial Service Exams[Read Notice]

The Delhi High Court has postponed the schedule for viva voce of 255 candidates, who were shortlisted in the Delhi Judicial Service Examination, 2019.hThe circular issued in this behalf cites "administrative exigencies" as the reason.It is pertinent to note that a challenge to the results of the DJS Examination, pending before the Delhi High Court. The case, alleging that...

Abettor In Rape Case Will Face Same Punishment As Rape Accused; Bombay HC Dismisses Convict's Appeal in POCSO Case [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court last month dismissed an appeal filed by one Sunil Ramteke, a 28-year-old labourer from Nagpur, who was convicted under 376(2)(i)(j) read with Section 109 of the Indian Penal Code and under provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 for abetting the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Fegad village.Justice VM Deshpande of the Nagpur bench heard...