NGT Seeks For Implementation Of Its Order On Noise Pollution [Read Order]

National Green Tribunal in an execution application in appeal in case of Society for Protection of Culture, Heritage, Environment, Traditions and Promotion of National Awareness v. Union of India & Ors. has directed for implementation of its earlier order on noise pollution. Coram of Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, two judicial members, Justice S.P.Wangdi and Justice...

Photographs Of Couple In A Happy Mood Does Not Mean They Were Leading A Happy Married Life: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

"Though the photographs may reflect that the couple was in a happy mood, that does not reflect as to how they were living together."

2003 Haryana Teacher Recruitment Scam: OP Chautala Approaches Delhi HC Again For Premature Release

Former Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala, now aged 84 years, has once again approached the Delhi High Court for premature release after the Delhi government rejected his plea for release on the grounds of seniority and disability. A bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal heard Chautala's plea against the decision of the government dated April 3 vide which...

Calcutta HC Appoints Justice K J Sengupta To Enquire Police Violence Against Howrah Lawyers

Terming the police action against lawyers in Howrah Court premises "unprecedented, crude and barbaric", the Calcutta High Court has appointed former HC judge Justice K J Sengupta as one-man commission to enquire into incident.The order was passed by a bench of Justices Biswanath Somadder and Arindam Mukherjee in the suo moto proceedings initiated by the High Court in the wake of...

4 Judicial Officers Appointed As Delhi HC Judges [Read Notification]

Four judicial officers have been appointed as Judges of Delhi High Court.The President of India appointed Talwant Singh, Rajnish Bhatnagar, Asha Menon and Brijesh Sethi as Judges of the High Court.The Collegium of the Supreme Court had recommended these names for elevation earlier this month.Read Notification...

Advocates Vishal Dhagat And Vishal Mishra Appointed As Judges of Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Notification]

The President of India has appointed Advocates Vishal Dhagat and Vishal Mishra as Judges of Madhya Pradesh High Court.Notification to that effect has been issued today.Vishal Mishra is a relative of the Supreme Court judge Justice Arun Mishra. The collegium comprising of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice SA Bobde and Justice NV Ramana had recommended these lawyers for elevation to...

Justice A.K. Mittal Appointed as New Chief Justice in Meghalaya High Court

President of India has appointed Justice A.K. Mittal as Chief Justice in Meghalaya High CourtSupreme Court Collegium on April 8 recommended Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge A.K. Mittal as Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice"Office of the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court would be falling vacant shortly, consequent upon retirement of Mr. Justice M. Y. Mir, Chief Justice of that...

Justice D N Patel Appointed as Chief Justice Of Delhi HC

The Centre has cleared the appointment of Justice D N Patel as the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.He will succeed the present Chief Justice Rajendra Menon, who will retire on June 6.It was on May 10 that the Collegium proposed Justice Patel as CJ of Delhi High Court. He hails from Gujarat High Court and is presently at Jharkhand High Court on transfer.Read notification...

PIL Before Bombay HC Claims 20L EVM Machines Went Missing, ECI Says News Report Is "Incorrect"

Public interest litigation filed by one Manoranjan Roy has revealed that as per companies that manufacture EVMs (electronic voting machines), some 20 lakh machines that they delivered to the Election Commission of India (ECI) over a period of time are not in its possession. Roy claimed to have filed several queries under the Right to Information Act before the ECI as well...

Sports Quota Traceable To Art 16(1); Art 16(4) Not Exhaustive Of All Forms Of Reservations : Uttarakhand HC [Read Judgment]

A Full Bench of the Uttarakhand High Court has held that sports category reservation is traceable to Article 16(1) of the Constitution of India. The Court also held that Article 16(4) of the Constitution is not exhaustive of all forms of reservation.The bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan, Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Alok Singh was constituted to answer a reference on the issue...

For Court To Take Cognizance Of Offence U/S 188 IPC, Public Servant Should Lodge Complaint In Writing: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madras High Court has held in Thirumoorthy& others v. State that that for taking cognizance of the offences under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code, the public servant should lodge a complaint in writing and other than that no Court has power to take cognizance. The question for consideration before the single judge bench of Justice G. K. Ilanthiraiyan was whether the registration of...

Allahabad HC Acquits Man Sentenced To Death By Trial Court [Read Judgment]

The Allahabad High Court has acquitted a couple in a murder case, one of whom was sentenced to death by the Trial Court. Rashid @ Zakir and his wife Shakila @ Bitta were accused of murdering three persons who were found killed in a factory where the couple used to live. The Trial Court convicted both of them and sentenced Rashid to death. Shakila was awarded life imprisonment. The...