Delhi HC Issues Important Directives To Ensure Powers To Detain And Arrest For Security Proceedings [S.107&151 CrPC] Are Not Misused [Read Judgment]

‘Meanwhile, the rights against arbitrary denial of life and liberty of persons continue to be violated with impunity.’The Delhi High Court has issued a series of directions to ensure that the provisions of Sections 107 and 151 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 are not abused or misused by the Special Executive Magistrates and Police.The division bench of Justice S. Muralidhar...

Sohrabuddin Case: Bombay HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Direction To CBI To Challenge BJP President Amit Shah’s Discharge

The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed the PIL filed by Bombay Lawyer’s Association seeking a writ of mandamus to be issued directing the CBI to challenge BJP president Amit Shah’s discharge in the alleged fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin Shaikh.A division bench of Justice Ranjit More and Justice BH Dangre said the petitioners had no locus in the case and since they had taken such a...

Centre Issues Fresh Notification, Appoints Justice Akil Kureshi As Acting Chief Justice Of Gujarat HC

In suppression of the notification issued yesterday appointing Justice AS Dave as the Acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court, the Centre today notified the appointment of senior-most judge of the high court, Justice Akil Kureshi as the Acting Chief Justice.The office of the Chief Justice of the High Court fell vacant consequent to the elevation of Justice Subhash Reddy to the Supreme...

Delhi HC Stays Recruitment To 2,000 Posts Of AIIMS Nursing Officers Over Alleged Discrimination To Acid Attack Victims [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has stayed the recruitment of 2,000 nursing officers at various centres of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on a petition moved by an acid attack victim alleging discrimination in the eligibility criterion for the recruitment process.Justice Suresh Kumar Kait ordered that the respondents (Centre and AIIMS) shall not give effect to the advertisement dated...

Court Staff Seeks Permission From P&H HC To Make Film On Injustice By Judges, Gets Show Cause Notice For Indiscipline

A district court staff in Mansa, Punjab, has been issued a show cause notice for what the Punjab and Haryana High Court called his “Contumacious conduct” in sending an e-mail to the high court seeking permission to make a film on his experiences during service showing how judges break law and the injustice and torture caused to him and the staff.The incharge District and Sessions Judge,...

Delhi HC Stays Notice To JNMF To Evict Premises In Teen Murti Bhavan

The Delhi High Court on Thursday stayed the notice of eviction issued to the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund (JNMF), a charitable trust chaired by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi by which it was asked to vacate its premises at Teen Murti Bhavan, once the residence of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.Justice Anu Malhotra also stayed the eviction proceedings in the matter before...

Supreme Court Now Open For General Public On Saturdays

‘This is a great opportunity to gain inside access to the grand interiors of the Supreme Court building and admire the majestic structure in its full glory.’The Supreme Court held thus… The apex court observed so and so. You can see such news reports about the Supreme Court almost every day.But have you ever seen that powerful place, where important judgments are pronounced, where laws...

SC Collegium Changes Recommendations, Recommends Transfer Of Justice Rajesh Bindal To J&K HC & Vineet Kothari To Madras HC

The Supreme Court collegium has acceded to the requests put forth by Punjab and Haryana High Court judge, Justice Rajesh Bindal and Karnataka High Court judge, Justice Vineet Kothari for their transfers.Justice Bindal has now been recommended to be transferred to Jammu and Kashmir High Court, instead of Madras High Court.He was initially proposed to be transferred to Madras High Court, through...

SC Collegium Reiterates Proposal To Transfer Justice Ravi Ranjan To P&H HC, Rejects His Plea To Transfer To A Closer Court

The Supreme Court collegium has reiterated its proposal to transfer Justice Ravi Ranjan from Patna High Court to Punjab and Haryana High Court.The resolution to transfer him was passed on October 29, after which Justice Ranjan was requested to send his response to the same. He then requested to stay the proposal of his transfer or to accommodate him in nearby High Courts of Jharkhand or...

Karnataka HC Gets Five Additional Judges [Read Notification]

The Centre has notified the appointment of the following as Additional Judges of Karnataka High Court:Ashok Golappa NijagannavarHethur Puttaswamygowda SandeshKrishnan NatarajanPralhadrao Govindrao Mutalik PatilAppasaheb Shantappa BellunkeThe notification clarifies that while the period of appointment of Mr. Nijagannavar, Mr. Sandesh and Mr. Natarajan will be for a period of two years from...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Four Additional Judges In Kerala HC [Read Notification]

The President has notified the appointment of Advocates V G Arun and N Nagaresh and District Judges T V Anil Kumar and N Anilkumar as Additional Judges of the High Court of Kerala.This is in pursuance of the SC Collegium resolution of October 11, whereby names of three advocates and two district judges were recommended.The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended Advocates V.G.Arun, N....

Three Additional Judges Of Madras High Court Made Permanent [Read Notification]

The Centre has notified the appointment of Three Additional Judges of Madras High Court as Permanent Judges.The notification makes permanent the following judges:RMT. Teekaa RamanN. Satish KumarN. SeshasayeeRead the Notification...