Corruption In UP Asst Teacher Recruitment: Govt Says No To CBI Probe, Allahabad HC Orders One [Read Judgment]

HC says from last 20yrs, all selection process of govt marred by corruptionThe Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Thursday ordered CBI probe into the entire process of selection initiated for the recruitment of 68,500 assistant teachers in primary schools in Uttar Pradesh after the Yogi Adityanath government submitted that it was not ready to hand over the probe to the CBI despite...

It Is Not Appropriate To Award ‘Death Sentence’ In Every Case, Madhya Pradesh HC Again Commutes Death Penalty Awarded U/s 376 AB IPC [Read Judgment]

“In our considered opinion in the instant case the alleged offence is not committed in barbaric and brutal manner, hence it does not fall within “rarest of rare” case to award death sentence.”The Madhya Pradesh High Court yet again commuted a death sentence awarded under newly-introduced Section 376AB IPC to a man accused of raping a three-year-old girl.This is the third such...

SC Rejects Bail To Medical College Director Accused Of Cheating Students [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, on Friday, dismissed plea of a medical college director arrested on cheating charges and who was denied bail by the Madhya Pradesh High Court.Dr. Ramesh Badlani was accused by many students of collecting fees of upto Rs 5 lakh from them for admission to medical and nursing courses at the institute, and discontinuing the classes later citing financial difficulties.According...

Collegium Recommends Transfer Justice Rajeev Sharma To P&H High Court On His Request, Justice Ramesh To Move To MP HC

 The Supreme Court collegium on Friday granted the request of Uttarakhand High Court judge Justice Rajeev Sharma for a transfer to the Punjab and Haryana High Court.The collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Madan B Lokur, Kurian Joseph, AK Sikri, and SA Bobde reconsidered the proposal of transfer of Justice Rajeev Sharma, who, in a meeting dated October 29,...

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...