Justice Rajiv Shakdher Likely To Be Transferred Back To Delhi HC

Justice Rajiv Shakdher, who is currently a Judge at the Madras High Court, is likely to be transferred back to Delhi HC. It has been learned that the collegium has recommended his retransfer to the Delhi High Court.Justice Shakdher’s transfer to Madras High Court had invited strong reactions from the members of the legal community. Many senior lawyers and former Judges had felt that...

Justice Patel Being Victimized For Going Against Political Establishment: CJAR

In an official release, the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) has condemned the decision to transfer Justice Jayant Patel to the Allahabad High Court.Justice Patel, resigned on Monday, allegedly to protest his non-elevation as the Chief Justice of any High Court, despite his seniority. While the issue of Justice Patel’s elevation has been brought up several times in...

Senior Advocate And HRLN Founder Colin Gonsalves Awarded The ‘Alternate Nobel Prize’

Senior Advocate and HRLN founder, Mr. Colin Gonsalves, has been awarded the 2017 Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’.As per an official press release, Mr. Gonsalves has been endowed with the honor “for his tireless and innovative use of public interest litigation over three decades to secure fundamental human rights for India’s most marginalized...

My “Uprightness” Perceived Negatively By Decision Makers In Judiciary And Executive: Justice Jayant Patel

Justice Jayant M. Patel, whose resignation has reignited the debate on the functioning of the collegium system in India, has reportedly confirmed that his resignation was, in fact, due to his transfer to Allahabad High Court.Speaking to The Indian Express, Justice Patel was quoted as saying, “When I became aware about my contemplated transfer to the Allahabad High Court, I decided to resign....

Justice Patel’s Resignation: Gujarat HC Advocates’ Association To Boycott Work, Petition SC Against Transfer [Read Resolution]

The Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association has decided to abstain from work on Wednesday as a mark of protest against Justice Jayant Patel’s transfer to Allahabad High Court. It has also made an appeal to all Bar Associations of the sub-ordinate Courts and Tribunals to boycott work tomorrow.Justice Patel resigned on Monday, allegedly to protest his non-elevation as the Chief Justice of...

“A Lethal Blow To The Rule Of Law”: Legal fraternity On Justice Jayant Patel’s Resignation

Karnataka High Court Judge, Justice Jayant Patel’s resignation has come as a shock to many, especially in view of the chain of events that led up to his resignation.It has been speculated that Justice Patel has been paying the price for directing a CBI investigation into the controversial Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case.Reacting to the resignation, Senior Advocate  Dushyant Dave...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Conviction In Serious & Heinous Crime Per Se Can’t Be Reason To Deny ParoleWhile dealing with the parole application of a prisoner serving sentence upon conviction under the TADA Act, the Supreme Court clarified that seriousness or heinous nature of the crime ought not to have any bearing on the consideration of application for parole. The prisoner was found guilty for having...

Karnataka HC Judge Justice Jayant Patel Resigns

Karnataka High Court Judge, Justice Jayant Patel has resigned from service, reportedly protesting his non-elevation as the Chief Justice of any High Court, despite his seniority.Justice Patel joined the Bar in August, 1979 and initially started practice at District Court, Rajkot. He shifted his practice to Gujarat High Court in 1985 and was then elevated as an Additional Judge of the High...

Justice M B Lokur Reappointed As In-Charge Of SC's E-Panel

Justice M B Lokur would continue to head the Supreme Court's e-committee for digitisation of the courts across country, with Chief Justice Dipak Misra reposing faith in the decision of his predecessor Justice J S Khehar, News Agency Press Trust of India (PTI) has reported.Justice Lokur's continuance in the job assumes significance as, after taking over as the e-committee head for the first...

SC Dismisses Centre’s Appeal Against Treating Children Born Out Of Void Marriages As Legitimate [Read Order]

On September 18, a Supreme Court bench of Justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and Uday Umesh Lalit, dismissed the Centre’s appeal against a Division Bench judgment of the Madras High Court, which had validly held that children born out of void marriages are legitimate.The Centre had first appealed against the judgment of the Central Administrative Tribunal before the Division Bench, and having lost...

Congress MP Moves Bill For Audio & Video Recording Of SC Proceedings

Congress MP Rajiv Satav has reportedly moved a private member’s bill proposing audio and video recording of Supreme Court proceedings and making the same available online to the public.The Right to Access of Judicial Proceedings and Information Bill, 2016 proposes establishment of a ‘Supreme Court Secretariat’ by the Centre after consultation with the Chief Justice of India. The...

Delhi HC Acquits Peepli Live Director Mahmood Farooqui In Rape Case [Read Judgment & Written Submissions For The Victim]

The Delhi High Court through Justice Ashutosh Kumar today acquitted popular Hindi film Peepli Live's co-director Mahmood Farooqui from the charges of raping a US research scholar.In a nutshell, the allegation against Farooqui (accused) was that he committed rape u/s 375(d) read with Explanation 2 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 on the prosecutrix which is punishable with minimum seven years...