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Supreme Court Collegium Recommends 2 Additional Judges Of Chhattisgarh High Court To Be Made Permanent
The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 23rd November has approved the proposal for appointment of the following Additional Judges as Permanent Judges in the Chhattisgarh High Court:1. Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas;2. Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi.Justice Vyas obtained his degree in Law from Pt. Ravishankar University, Raipur in the year 1995 and practiced in District and...
SC Collegium Recommends Elevation of 6 Judicial Officers and 2 Advocates as Judges Of Rajasthan High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for elevation of 6 Judicial Officers and 2 Advocates as Judges in the Rajasthan High Court.The approval was given in its meeting held on 23rd November, 2022.Judicial Officers:1. Shri Rajendra Prakash Soni, 2. Shri Ashok Kumar Jain, 3. Shri Yogendra Kumar Purohit, 4. Shri Bhuwan Goyal, 5. Shri Praveer Bhatnagar, and 6. Shri Ashutosh...
Bombay High Court Refuses To Grant Divorce To Artist Who Falsely Accused Wife Of Being HIV Positive
Observing that a man couldn't claim irretrievable breakdown of his marriage after falsely accusing his wife being an "HIV patient" and refusing to co-habit with her, the Bombay High Court refused to grant the man divorce. A division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Sharmila Deshmukh dismissed an artist's appeal from 2011 against a Family Court order refusing divorce under Section...
Non-Reporting Of Child Sexual Abuse Is A Bailable Offence Under POCSO Act: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Thursday held that the offence punishable under Section 21 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 is a bailable offence. Section 21 makes the failure to report an offence under POCSO Act punishable with imprisonment upto six months or if the person is in charge of an institution or company, imprisonment can extend upto one year.Justice...
Ironic That State Promotes Alternate Dispute Resolution And Then Eats Into Judicial Time By Filing Frivolous Cases: Karnataka HC Gives "Last Warning"
The Karnataka High Court has issued a stern warning to the state government to desist from filing "all and sundry cases" which eat into valuable judicial time and lead to docket explosion. A division bench of Justices G. Narendar and PN Desai said, "We feel that time has come where this Court is required to send a message to the biggest litigant and that merely because it is the...
Karnataka HC Quashes Cheating Case Against Scania Vehicles, Calls It Travel Agency's Arm Twisting Tactic To Settle Its Dues
The Karnataka High Court earlier this month quashed a criminal case filed against commercial vehicles manufacturer Scania India, its Directors and Managers, alleging criminal breach of trust and cheating in sale of around 70 buses.The complaint was lodged by the proprietor of SRS Travels, a Bengaluru based travel agency. He claimed that the company sold him defective buses and he was...
NCLT Hyderabad Initiates Insolvency Process Against Gayatri Projects Ltd., A Gayatri Group Company
The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), Hyderabad Bench, comprising of Dr. Venkata Ramakrishna Badarinath Nandula, (Judicial Member) and Mr. Satya Ranjan Prasad (Technical Member), while adjudicating in a petition filed in State Bank of India v M/s Gayatri Projects Limited, has initiated Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) against Gayatri Projects Ltd., which is a part of...
For Every Tree Removed, Ensure Two Are Grown: Allahabad High Court To State Govt
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to ensure that two trees are planted in place of every tree removed for the construction work under the Jal Shakti Mission to supply water to people.The bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Saurabh Srivastava issued this order while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by one...
Promise Of Marriage Made To A Married Woman Cannot Become A Basis For Rape Case: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday reiterated that a man's promise to marry an already-married woman is not enforceable in law, and any sexual relation between them on the basis of such a promise would not attract the ingredients of Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. Quashing a rape case registered by the Punaloor Police Station in 2018, Justice Kauser Edappagath observed that the married...
Distinction Between Residential & Commercial Building For Ejectment U/S 13A East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act Watered Down By S.18A: High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a conjunctive reading of Section 13A and Section 18A of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, reveals that a retired landlord's right to recovery (of property) under Section 13A is not limited to residential or scheduled buildings only. The bench comprising Justice Nidhi Gupta further added that Section 18A broadens the scope...
High Court Refuses To Quash Chargesheet Filed Under Karnataka Police Act Merely For Absence Of Independent Witnesses
The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a chargesheet filed against an accused under the Karnataka Police Act merely because the Police did not cite any independent witness. A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan observed, "Merely the Police have not cited any independent witness in the charge sheet, but that itself is not a ground to quash the criminal proceedings."It...
JKL High Court Summons Three Senior Lawyers Over Alleged Misconduct, Indulgence In Anti-National Activities
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Tuesday issued summons to three Senior Advocates on a complaint lodged by State Law Secretary Achal Sethi over alleged professional misconduct and indulgence in anti-national activities. High Court's Disciplinary Committee issued summons to former President of the Srinagar High Court Bar Association- Mian Abdul Qayoom, Senior Advocates...