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Governor Has Duty To Decide On Recommendations Of Council Of Ministers For MLC Members Nomination Within Reasonable Time : Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Friday held that it is the Governor's duty to speak and let the Chief Minister know his reservations regarding recommendations made by the Council of Ministers to the Legislative Council within a reasonable time; otherwise, the statutory intent would stand defeated. The court disposed of a PIL against the Governor, Bhagat Singh Koshyari's " inaction "...
Madhya Pradesh Higher Judicial Services Rules 2017 Has No Retrospective Operation: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that Madhya Pradesh Higher Judicial Services (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2017, has no retrospective operation.The roster shall be prepared and maintained only after the commencement of operation of the Rules, the bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose observed. After the introduction of the 2017 Rules, seniority inter-se direct...
'Unless You Have Liberty Of Thought, How Can You Express Yourself?' : Bombay High Court Reserves Interim Order On IT Rules 2021
The Bombay High Court on Friday reserved order on pleas seeking interim relief from operation of the InformationTechnology (Guidelines For Intermediaries And Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules,2021.The Court was hearing the writ petitions filed by AGIJ Promotion Of Nineteenonea Media Pvt. Ltd , the company that owns the legal news portal 'The Leaflet', and a PIL filed by journalist Nikhil Wagle...
Large Watermarks On Tribunal Orders Make Them Unreadable; Impact Access To Justice : Justice Chandrachud
Supreme Court judge Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Friday orally remarked that the E-Committee of the Supreme Court will contact the tribunals to request them to remove large watermarks from the pages of their judgments/orders.The bench of Justices Chandrachud and M. R. Shah was hearing a batch of appeals against a decision of the NGT on a perusal of the orders/judgments of which the...
SCBA Search Committee Identifies 48 Supreme Court Lawyers For Consideration To Be Elevated As High Court Judges
The search committee constituted by the Supreme Court Bar Association for identifying deserving and meritorious Supreme Court practitioners for being considered for elevation as High Court judges has shortlisted 48 names.There were 69 names for the consideration of the Committee. After an initial scrutiny of the eligible candidates, the Committee had detailed discussions ...
'IT Rules Within Legislative Competence Of MeitY': Centre Files Affidavit In Bombay High Court Opposing Stay
The Union Government has filed a reply affidavit before the Bombay High Court opposing any interim relief to the petitioners who have challenged the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021) saying that any relief may have a spiralling effect and "result in spread of fake news and legally prohibited content."The affidavit...
EPF Pension Case : Supreme Court To Hear On August 17 Pleas Against HC Verdicts On Pension Proportionate To Salary
In February, the Top Court had restrained the High Court of Kerala, Delhi and Rajasthan from initiating contempt proceedings against the Center and EPFO from initiating contempt proceedings against them.
'I Came Here In 1979; Those Were Fantastic Days' : Justice Nariman Reminisces Legends Krishna Iyer, Palkhivala, Chinnappa Reddy Etc
Justice Rohinton Nariman, who retires as a Supreme Court judge today, while delivering his speech in the farewell function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association said that he was leaving this fantastic institution with mixed feelings. "It is with mixed feelings that I am leaving this fantastic institution. The first feeling is one of enormous relief. Now I won't see...