Supreme Court Stays Trial Against Former Odisha Advocate General Ashok Mohanty In Case Linked With Artha Tatwa Scam

The Supreme Court of India recently stayed trial court proceedings against former Advocate General for the State of Odisha, Ashok Mohanty in connection with a case pertaining to the Artha Tatwa scam.“Since it is pointed out that the proceedings before the trial court had been stayed qua the petitioner herein when the matter was pending before the High Court, we deem it appropriate to stay...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Four Additional Judges Of Bombay High Court As Permanent Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday recommended appointment of four Additional Judges as permanent judges of Bombay High Court.The Additional Judges of Bombay High Court who have been recommended to be made permanent judges are as follows:- Justice Rajesh Narayandas Laddha- Justice Sanjay Ganpatrao Mehare- Justice Govinda Ananda Sanap- Justice Shivkumar Ganpatrao DigeClick Here To...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Five Additional Judges Of Madras High Court As Permanent Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on Wednesday has recommended the names of five Additional Judges of Madras High Court to be made permanent judges.The names are as follows:1. Justice S Srimathy 2. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy 3. Justice R Vijayakumar 4. Justice Mohammed Shaffiq 5. Justice Sathya Narayana Prasad The collegium of the High Court had recommended their...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Justice Amit Sharma As Permanent Judge Of Delhi High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday recommended that Justice Amit Sharma, Additional Judge of Delhi High Court, be made a permanent judge against an existing vacancy. “Having regard to all the relevant factors, the Collegium is of the considered view that Shri Justice Amit Sharma, Additional Judge, is suitable for being appointed as a Permanent Judge of the High Court of Delhi,” reads...

No Enrollment Fee Above Rs 750 Rs : Kerala High Court To Bar Council In Interim Order

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday passed an interim order holding that the Bar Council is not entitled to collect an enrolment fee of more than Rs.750/- prescribed under law, while enrolling prospective advocates.Justice Shaji P Chaly passed the said order in view of the decision of the High Court in Koshy T. v. Bar Council of Kerala, Ernakulam and Another (2017 KHC 553) which had held...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends 10 Additional Judges Of Allahabad High Court To Be Made Permanent

The Supreme Court Collegium today recommended making 10 Additional Judges of the Allahabad High Court as the Permanent judges of the High Court. The names that are recommended are as follows:1. Justice Chandra Kumar Rai, 2. Justice Krishan Pahal, 3. Justice Sameer Jain, 4. Justice Ashutosh Srivastava, 5. Justice Subhash Vidyarthi, 6. Justice Brij Raj Singh, 7. Justice Shree...

Punjab And Haryana High Court Grants Bail To 65 Y/O Man Who Allegedly Called Lord Valmiki A 'Dacoit' & 'Thief'

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently granted bail to a 65-year-old man who allegedly referred to Lord Valmiki as a 'Dacoit' and 'Thief'. The bench of Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi granted bail to Krishan Dev Dubey booked under Section 295A IPC after it noted that he is a first-time offender and has been in custody since 23.01.2022 and that his further incarceration is not required.The...

Allahabad HC Quashes Case Against Salman Khurshid For Alleged 'Rishte Mein Unke Baap' Remark Against Yogi Adityanath

The Allahabad High Court has quashed a criminal case registered against Congress leader Salman Khurshid for allegedly making an indecent remark against the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath.During the electioneering for Lok Sabha Election 2019, while referring to Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Congress leader Khurshid had allegedly said: “Rishte me ham unke...

RTI | Delhi High Court To Hear Pleas Seeking Copies Of Documents Relating To Collegium Recommendations On April 12

The Delhi High Court is set to consider the question as to whether information relating to recommendations made by Supreme Court Collegium can be disclosed under Right to Information Act, 2005.Justice Prathiba M Singh listed for hearing on April 12 a batch of three petitions seeking information in respect of Collegium recommendations. One of the pleas have been filed by one Dr. Vinod Surana...

Kerala Court Remands CM's Former Principal Secretary M. Sivasankar To ED Custody In LIFE Mission Case

The Ernakulam District and Sessions court, has on Tuesday, remanded the former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, M. Sivasankar, to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for a period of 5 days (until 2:30 pm on Monday, February 20) in connection with the LIFE Mission case.LIFE(Livelihood, Inclusion and Financial Empowerment) Mission' is a housing project mooted by...

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Allahabad HC Grants Interim Bail To 8 Accused In View Of SC's Order Granting 8 Weeks Bail To Ashish Mishra

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to 8 accused in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri Violence case till March 20 on the ground of parity with the co-accused Ashish Mishra (who was granted 8 weeks interim bail by the Supreme Court last month). The bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan passed this order on the application moved by 8 accused namely, Nandan Singh Bisht,...

KFC Has No Exclusive Right In Word ‘Chicken’ But Trademark Registry Can Consider Its Application For ‘Chicken Zinger’: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said though American fast food restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has no exclusive right on the word “Chicken”, the trademark registry can consider its application for registration of mark “Chicken Zinger” in Class 29.Justice Sanjeev Narula was hearing an appeal moved by Kentucky Fried Chicken International Holdings challenging an order dated...