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District Judge Appointments : Supreme Court Issues Directions For Reinstatement & Seniority Following 'Rejanish v. Deepa' Judgment
The Supreme Court on Wednesday passed a slew of directions regarding the appointment and seniority of District Judges, in furtherance of last year's Constitution Bench judgment in Rejanish KV v. K Deepa, which held that civil judges with seven years of experience at the bar are eligible to seek direct recruitment as District Judges.A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya...
Public Servant Convicted For Bribery Cannot Seek Acquittal Merely Because Co-Accused Was Acquitted For Not Proving Conspiracy: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the public servant who personally demands and accepts a bribe can be convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, even if the charge of criminal conspiracy fails and the co-accused is acquitted. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K. Vinod Chandran set aside the acquittal of an Income Tax Inspector, who was acquitted by the Rajasthan High Court...
Liquor Policy Case: Arvind Kejriwal Writes To Delhi High Court CJ Seeking Transfer Of CBI's Plea Against Discharge To Another Judge
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has written to Delhi High Court Chief Justice seeking transfer of the CBI's excise policy case from Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma to another bench. The AAP Supremo has sought transfer of the CBI's criminal petition challenging his discharge in the case. Kejriwal is one of the respondents in the matter.The matter was listed before Justice Sharma on March 9, who had...
Supreme Court Orders CBI To Conduct Preliminary Inquiry Into Death Of Dalit Woman Allegedly Molested By Ex-MP Home Minister's Aide
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 20-year-old Dalit woman who was allegedly molested by a close aide of former Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bhupendra Singh.A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice N Kotiswar Singh said that if a prima facie case is made out, the CBI...
Supreme Court Stays Death Sentence Of Man Convicted For Rape-Murder Of 5-Year Old Girl In Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court yesterday stayed the death sentence of Atul Nihale, a man accused of raping and murdering a 5 year old girl in Madhya Pradesh.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria passed the order while dealing with the challenge of the convict, Atul Nihale, to a Madhya Pradesh High Court judgment which confirmed the death sentence awarded to him by the Special...
'Property Acquisition With Token Compensation Arbitrary' : Supreme Court Quashes Bihar Act To Take Over Historic Library At 1 Rs
Observing that the deprivation of property must be based on law which is “just, fair and reasonable”, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 10) struck down the Bihar law that allowed the State to take over a historic library for a token compensation of just one rupee, holding that such a provision is “confiscatory” and fails constitutional scrutiny. “While Article 300A of...
