"Let Them Justify Their Actions":Sr. Ad. Raju Ramachandran Pleads Before SC To Rule On Legality Of Tarigami's Detention
5 years, 5 months ago

"Let Them Justify Their Actions":Sr. Ad. Raju Ramachandran Pleads Before SC To Rule On Legality Of Tarigami's Detention

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to respond to a petition filed by CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury challenging detention of his party colleague Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami in Kashmir. The court ordered so after much insistence by Yechury's counsel senior advocate Raju Ramchandran. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the bench that Yechury's had become infructuous as Tarigami had also filed a petition in the top court, challenging government decision to abrogate Article 370 in J&K. On Tuesday, the bench directed National Conference member Sameer Kaul to approach Jammu and Kashmir High Court over his plea seeking relaxation of Internet service in hospitals.

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Plea in court in support of Kunal Kamra amid joke row: Satirical commentary
2 days, 14 hours ago

Plea in court in support of Kunal Kamra amid joke row: Satirical commentary

India Today  

A Criminal Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Bombay High Court, urging the court to recognise stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra's controversial act as protected under Article 19 of the Indian Constitution, which guarantees freedom of speech and expression. The plea, filed by law student Harshwardhan Khandekar through advocate Amit Katarnaware, argues that Kamra's statements fall within the realm …

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up March 3 - March 9, 2025
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up March 3 - March 9, 2025

Live Law  

Nominal Index: XXXX Vs UT of J&K 2025 Livelaw 66 Abdul Hamid Bhat Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw 67 ARSHID AHMAD GANIE Vs UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR 2025 Livelaw 68 Peer Rattan Nath Mahant Sh. Shiv ji Maharaj Peer kho Vs Wazir Onkar Singh 2025 LiveLaw 69 Meena Kumari vs Sainik Cooperative House Society Ltd 2025 Livelaw …

Scribe Majid Hyderi’s detention quashed: Criticism of govt policies no ground for detention, rules high court
1 month, 1 week ago

Scribe Majid Hyderi’s detention quashed: Criticism of govt policies no ground for detention, rules high court

Hindustan Times  

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has reiterated that criticism of government policies can’t be a ground for placing a person under preventive detention as it quashed the detention of Kashmiri journalist Majid Hyderi under the Public Safety Act after 17 months of incarceration. Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul, while pronouncing the judgement on Wednesday, quashed Hyderi’s detention …

J&K HC quashes Kashmir journalist Majid Hyderi’s detention
1 month, 1 week ago

J&K HC quashes Kashmir journalist Majid Hyderi’s detention

The Hindu  

The J&K High Court on Wednesday quashed the detention of Majid Hyderi, an independent journalist and television debater, after over 17 months of jail under the preventive detention law, Public Safety Act. Chatterjee quashed the order after hearing the plea, said advocate Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, who represented Mr. Hyderi. Before being slapped with the PSA – a law that allows …

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 3 - February 10, 2025
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 3 - February 10, 2025

Live Law  

Nominal Index: Rajinder Singh Vs Abdul Aziz 2025 LiveLaw 16 Abdul Gani Akhnoor vs State of J&K 2025 LiveLaw 17 Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir vs Farman Ali 2025 LiveLaw 18 Rathika Pruthi vs Contonment Board thr. Chief Executive Officer 2025 LiveLaw 19 Tarun Bahl vs UT of J&K 2025 LiveLaw 20 Mohammad Amin Sheikh & Khalida Begum vs. …

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: January 6 - January 12, 2025
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: January 6 - January 12, 2025

Live Law  

Nominal Index : M/S K.P Singh Lau Through its proprietor Kavinder Pal Singh Vs Union of India 2025 LiveLaw 1 M/S SAWALKOTE PROSJEKTU TVIKLING AS Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw 2 Mohammad Yousuf Mir & Ors. v. UT of J&K & Ors 2025 LiveLaw 3 Hilal Ahmad Mir Vs Directorate Of Enforcement 2025 LiveLaw 4 Syed Tajamul Bashir Vs …

'We cannot be court of first instance': SC refuses to hear plea over alleged irregularities in BPSC exam
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'We cannot be court of first instance': SC refuses to hear plea over alleged irregularities in BPSC exam

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to examine a plea over the alleged irregularities in the BPSC exam held on December 13, 2024, and the consequent police action on protestors. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan asked petitioner to move the Patna High Court with the grievances. The counsel …

"Be Sensitive": J&K High Court Urges Trial Courts To Avoid 'Copy-Paste' Practices In Bail Orders
3 months ago

"Be Sensitive": J&K High Court Urges Trial Courts To Avoid 'Copy-Paste' Practices In Bail Orders

Live Law  

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has stressed the necessity for judicial sensitivity and diligence in dealing with bail applications. Justice Dhar made these observations in a plea involving petitioner Umar Bashir Khan, who sought bail in connection with FIR registered under Sections 451, 376/511, 354, and 506 of the Ranbir Penal Code. After examining the submissions …

HC seeks govt’s response on plea challenging reservation policy
3 months, 2 weeks ago

HC seeks govt’s response on plea challenging reservation policy

Hindustan Times  

Jammu and Kashmir high court, acting on a fresh petition challenging the reservation policy, has issued notice to the respondents asking for reply within a time frame of three weeks. The fresh petition, filed by Dawar Ali and supported by a civil society group, has questioned the reservation policy of J&K government calling it “unreasonable”. On November 27, a political …

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup November 25 - December 1, 2024
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup November 25 - December 1, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index: Dilawar Javid Bhat Vs UT Of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 317 Abdul Majeed Lone Vs Union of India 2024 LiveLaw 318 Kewal Krishan Vs Sham Lal 2024 LiveLaw 319 Ajeet Kumar Vs UT Of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 320 Shenaz Begum th. Abdul Mazeed Vs UT Of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 321 UT Of J&K Vs Seema Koul & Anr 2024 …

Approaching HC For Bail U/S 483 BNSS Without Approaching Trial Court Unnecessarily Burdens HC: J&K High Court
4 months ago

Approaching HC For Bail U/S 483 BNSS Without Approaching Trial Court Unnecessarily Burdens HC: J&K High Court

Live Law  

Criticising the growing trend of directly approaching the High Court for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that bypassing the trial courts in such matters not only burdens the High Court but also disregards the legal protocol, where such petitions should typically be first addressed …

Supreme Court issues notice to Yasin Malik, others on CBI's plea to transfer trial in two cases
4 months ago

Supreme Court issues notice to Yasin Malik, others on CBI's plea to transfer trial in two cases

India TV News  

The Supreme Court today sought a response from Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Yasin Malik and others on a plea by the Central Bureau of Investigation to transfer the trial in two cases from Jammu to New Delhi. During the proceedings, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that Malik need not be physically taken to Jammu court for trial …

CBI urges Supreme Court to transfer Yasin Malik's trial from Jammu to Delhi
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4 months ago

CBI urges Supreme Court to transfer Yasin Malik's trial from Jammu to Delhi

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the ongoing terror-funding trial against Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik could be transferred from Jammu to the Tihar Jail, where a court facility is already functional with video conferencing facilities in place. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench of Justices AS Oka and Augustine George Masih, which …

'Senior WB Police Officers Competent, No Need For CBI' : Supreme Court Constitutes SIT To Probe Custodial Torture Allegations By RG Kar Protestors
4 months ago

'Senior WB Police Officers Competent, No Need For CBI' : Supreme Court Constitutes SIT To Probe Custodial Torture Allegations By RG Kar Protestors

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today constituted a Special Investigation Team to probe the allegations of custodial torture of 2 women arrested amid protests that took place in West Bengal after the RG Kar Medical College rape-murder incident.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan was dealing with State of West Bengal's challenge to a Calcutta High Court order which directed …

Supreme Court on Yasin Malik's case: ‘Even Ajmal Kasab was given fair trial’
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4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court on Yasin Malik's case: ‘Even Ajmal Kasab was given fair trial’

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday indicated it might set up a courtroom inside Delhi's Tihar jail for Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Yasin Malik in a kidnapping case. The top court also remarked that "Even Ajmal Kasab was given a fair trial in our country." In our country, a fair trial was given even to Ajmal Kasab and legal assistance …

Supreme Court junks CBI plea in Yasin Malik case: 'Even Ajmal Kasab got fair trial'
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4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court junks CBI plea in Yasin Malik case: 'Even Ajmal Kasab got fair trial'

India TV News  

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Monday emphasised the importance of a fair trial system citing the example of of 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab's case. This happened when the court was hearing the Central Bureau of Investigation appeal regarding a Jammu court’s direction for local Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik to personally appear to face the trial. In …

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Challenging Bail Granted To One Accused In Tailor Kanhaiya Lal Murder Case
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Challenging Bail Granted To One Accused In Tailor Kanhaiya Lal Murder Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a plea challenging bail granted to Mohammed Javed, one of the accused in the 2022 beheading case of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal. The petition challenges the Rajasthan High Court's decision to grant bail to Javed in September 2024, based on the court's assessment that prima facie evidence did not suggest Javed's involvement …

​Judge and prejudice: On conduct in judicial proceedings
6 months ago

​Judge and prejudice: On conduct in judicial proceedings

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court of India has rapped judges over the knuckles, asking them to refrain from making “casual observations” that reveal their communal bias or misogyny. Taking suo motu cognisance of video clips featuring Karnataka High Court Judge V. Srishananda and his sexist comments to a woman lawyer on two separate judicial proceedings, a five-judge Special Bench headed by Chief …

Madras High Court junks plea in cases of YouTubers’ ‘Savukku’ Shankar and Felix Gerald
6 months, 1 week ago

Madras High Court junks plea in cases of YouTubers’ ‘Savukku’ Shankar and Felix Gerald

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court has refused to order the constitution of a special bench to hear cases related to public-spirited individuals, journalists, and YouTubers like ‘Savukku’ Shankar, alias A. Shankar, of Savukku Media, and G. Felix Gerald of Redpix Media. Balaji dismissed a public interest litigation petition filed by S. Muralidharan and held that no person had the right to …

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: September 9 - September 15, 2024
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: September 9 - September 15, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index: Yashpal Sharma & Ors. Vs Rupali Sharma 2024 LiveLaw 253 Raman Kumar Vs UT of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 254 Sheikh Owais Tariq Vs Satvir Singh 2024 LiveLaw 255 Bharat Bhushan Jolly and ors Vs State of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 256 Rahees Hayat alias Ayaz Vs Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir 2024 LiveLaw 257 State through P/S Pulwama …

Bail In Criminal Cases No Justification For Preventive Detention: J&K High Court Quashes Detention Order Against Ex-SMC Corporator
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bail In Criminal Cases No Justification For Preventive Detention: J&K High Court Quashes Detention Order Against Ex-SMC Corporator

Live Law  

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has quashed the preventive detention order issued against former Srinagar Municipal Corporation Corporator Aqib Ahmad Renzu. The court held that the mere fact that Renzu had been granted bail in multiple criminal cases did not justify his detention under preventive law. In the present case, the ordinary law of land was sufficient …

SC verdict on Kejriwal's bail petition today
6 months, 2 weeks ago

SC verdict on Kejriwal's bail petition today

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will deliver on Friday its verdict on CM Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the CBI and seeking interim bail in the excise policy case. While senior lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi represented Kejriwal, senior Additional Solicitor General and senior lawyer S V Raju appeared for CBI. Terming the arrest of Kejriwal “illegal and arbitrary”, …

HC seeks Tihar Jail reply as Sunjay Singh claims denial of meeting with Kejriwal
6 months, 3 weeks ago

HC seeks Tihar Jail reply as Sunjay Singh claims denial of meeting with Kejriwal

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Tihar Jail authorities to respond to a plea by Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh claiming that he was not being allowed to meet Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in prison. Mr. Singh said the jail authorities denied him a physical meeting with the Chief Minister, who is lodged in Tihar …

Banbhoolpura violence: Uttarakhand HC asks 'mastermind' to approach division bench for bail
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Banbhoolpura violence: Uttarakhand HC asks 'mastermind' to approach division bench for bail

The Hindu  

A single-judge bench of Uttarakhand High Court on Monday disposed of the bail petition of Abdul Malik, the alleged mastermind of Banbhoolpura violence, asking him to approach a division Bench of the high court as it is a case under the Unlawful Activities Act. On August 30, after hearing the bail application of Mr. Malik, the single bench of Justice …

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 15 - July 21, 2024
8 months, 1 week ago

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 15 - July 21, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index: Shameem Ahmad Shah Vs UT of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 185 Mohammad Sultan Najar Vs UT of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 186 Nisar Ahmad Rather Vs Tahir Ahmad Reshi 2024 LiveLaw 187 State through Executive Engineer PHE Division, Doda Vs Sakina Begum 2024 LiveLaw 188 Din Mohd Vs Shokat Ali 2024 LiveLaw 189 Ghulam Mohiudin Lone Vs UT of J&K …

J&K judges should take note of growing arrests of Kashmir lawyers: Mirwaiz
8 months, 1 week ago

J&K judges should take note of growing arrests of Kashmir lawyers: Mirwaiz

The Hindu  

Hurriyat chairman and Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on July 19 sought the intervention of judges of the J&K and Ladakh High Court into a series of arrests of lawyers in the past month, in the wake of erstwhile J&K High Court Bar Association’s plans to hold internal elections. Former Bar chief Mian Qayoom, acting Bar chairman Nazir Ahmad …

Parties Approaching Judges Becoming Regular Practice In NCLAT: Judicial Member Of Chennai Bench Recuses From Hearing Case
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Parties Approaching Judges Becoming Regular Practice In NCLAT: Judicial Member Of Chennai Bench Recuses From Hearing Case

Live Law  

Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma, Judicial Member of the National Company Law Tribunal at Chennai recently recused from hearing a case after the parties to the case approached him for favorable orders. Adding that it had become a regular practice in NCLAT for parties to approach the judges, Justice Sharma said that if the same happened in the High Court, he …

Courts Should Meticulously Scrutinise Procedural Norms In Preventive Detention Cases, Any Deviation From Procedure Should Favour Detenue: J&K High Court
1 year ago

Courts Should Meticulously Scrutinise Procedural Norms In Preventive Detention Cases, Any Deviation From Procedure Should Favour Detenue: J&K High Court

Live Law  

Safeguarding civil liberties by quashing a detention order under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act 1978, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that it is imperative for the Courts to meticulously scrutinize cases involving detention laws, ensuring strict adherence to procedural norms and safeguarding against governmental overreach. Court's Observations: Clarifying the scope of judicial review …

Supreme Court turns down petition seeking CBI probe into Sandeshkhali violence
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court turns down petition seeking CBI probe into Sandeshkhali violence

Op India  

On Monday, the Supreme Court dismissed a public interest litigation seeking an investigation by a Special Investigation Team or the Central Bureau of Investigation into the violence in Sandeshkhali village in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. The petitioner, Alakh Alok Srivastava, pointed out allegations of sexual violence in Sandeshkhali and highlighted the prior concerns of the apex court …

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up February 12 - February 18, 2024
1 year, 1 month ago

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up February 12 - February 18, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index: Kaka Ram Vs Mangat Ram 2024 LiveLaw 16 Executive Engineer Roads and Buildings, Bandipora Vs Nazir Ahmad Teli 2024 LiveLaw 17 Daljit Singh Vs Dhanwant Kour 2024 LiveLaw 18 Muyeeb Shafi Ganie Vs UT of J&K 2023 LiveLaw 19 Babu Ram vs Tata Project Ltd. Residential Manager and Ors 2024 LiveLaw 20 Mohammad Shafi Dar Vs Directorate of …

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: December 8 - December 14, 2024
1 year, 2 months ago

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: December 8 - December 14, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index: Sahil Gupta Vs UT of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 1 Abdul Rahim Ganai V/s State of JK and others 2024 LiveLaw 2 Waqas Riyaz Khan Vs UT of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 3 MOHAMMAD BIN SHORA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER 2024 LiveLaw 4 Pritam Chand alias Pritam Singh Vs Dr. Kamal Saini 2024 LiveLaw 5 Haja @ Hajira …

Jammu And Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 7 - August 13, 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

Jammu And Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 7 - August 13, 2023

Live Law  

Nominal Index: Shahnawaz Ahmad Vs Union Of India 2023 LiveLaw 209 Mudasir Nazir Vs University Of kashmir 2023 LiveLaw 210 State Of J&K vs Narayan Dutt 2023 LiveLaw 211 Abdul Hameed Ganie @ Dr.Hameed Fayaz vs. State of J&K 2023 LiveLaw 212 Sarwa Begum and Ors. Vs State of J&K and Ors 2023 LiveLaw 213 Jammu and Kashmir National Conference …

Madras HC judge calls for coordination between bar and bench to clear pending cases
1 year, 7 months ago

Madras HC judge calls for coordination between bar and bench to clear pending cases

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Madras High Court judge Justice Battu Devanand has called for coordination between the bar and the bench to help clear the backlog of pending cases in the country. Speaking at the state-level All India Lawyers Union two-day meeting held in Guntur on Saturday, Justice Devanand said that there were nearly 5 crore cases pending in the Supreme Court, High …

India’s top court hearing petitions challenging government’s removal of Kashmir’s special status
1 year, 7 months ago

India’s top court hearing petitions challenging government’s removal of Kashmir’s special status

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s top court Wednesday began hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the legislation passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 that stripped disputed Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, scrapped its separate constitution and removed inherited protections on land and jobs. The five-judge constitutional bench that includes the Supreme Court’s chief justice is simultaneously …

Those Responsible For National Security Sole Judges Of What Preventive Actions Are Necessary: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Upholds Detention Order
1 year, 8 months ago

Those Responsible For National Security Sole Judges Of What Preventive Actions Are Necessary: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Upholds Detention Order

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court recently emphasised on its limited scope to look into the manner in which the subjective satisfaction is arrived at by the detaining authority to order preventive detention of a person. The Petitioner in the instant case was taken into preventive custody in terms of the order of detention issued under Section 8 of the …

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 24
1 year, 8 months ago

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 24

Live Law  

Nominal index Sanjay Sharma Vs UT ofJ&K 2023 LiveLaw 191 Subash Chander Vs State of J&K 2023 LiveLaw 192 Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax Vs M/S The J&K Bank Ltd. 2023 LiveLaw 193 Khalid Amin Kohli Vs UT of J&K 2023 LiveLaw 194 Raj Kumar Gupta Vs Bank of India & Ors 2023 LiveLaw 195 Mohhamd Rafiq Khan Vs PNB …

Supreme Court Dismisses YouTuber Manish Kashyap's Plea To Club FIRs Over Fake Videos
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Dismisses YouTuber Manish Kashyap's Plea To Club FIRs Over Fake Videos

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain the petition filed by YouTuber Manish Kashyap seeking to club the FIRs registered against him in Bihar and Tamil Nadu over spreading fake news about the attacks on Biharis in Tamil Nadu through fake videos uploaded in his YouTube channel. The counsel for the State of Bihar explained that the FIRs in …

Centre wanted vetting process in picking judges
2 years, 1 month ago

Centre wanted vetting process in picking judges

The Hindu  

The government, just a little over a month before the Supreme Court Collegium recommended advocate Victoria Gowri for Madras High Court judgeship on January 17, 2023, had in the apex court flagged the “compelling need” for a debate to include an “appropriate mechanism” in the Memorandum of Procedure for “assessment of the personality” of candidates under consideration for judicial appointments …

Centre clears 5 judges after prod from Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Centre clears 5 judges after prod from Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Union government cleared five new judges for the Supreme Court, hours after it assured a top court bench that the appointments will happen “very soon”, according to people aware of the matter who said a formal notification was likely to be issued late on Friday night or over the weekend. While hearing a contempt plea complaining against inordinate delay …

High Court Dismisses Plea Requiring BCCI To Hold Fresh Elections To J&K Cricket Association, Amend Its Constitution
2 years, 3 months ago

High Court Dismisses Plea Requiring BCCI To Hold Fresh Elections To J&K Cricket Association, Amend Its Constitution

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea requiring BCCI to initiate the process of amendment of constitution of J&K Cricket Association and to hold fresh elections of the body.It was alleged that the present office bearers of JKCA are guilty of disobedience of a judicial order directing removal of 3 office bearers over conflict …

J&K&L High Court Seeks Status Of Pending Cases Against MPs/ MLAs From Trial Courts
2 years, 5 months ago

J&K&L High Court Seeks Status Of Pending Cases Against MPs/ MLAs From Trial Courts

Live Law  

The Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court on Thursday sought status of 13 cases which are pending in various courts against 16 former and sitting Member of Parliaments and ex-MLAs in the Union Territory. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Sanjay Dhar directed the Registrar Judicial of the High Court to seek status of the …

[Judges' Appointment] No Reason To Assume That Collegium Isn't Mindful Of Its Duty: Uttarakhand High Court
2 years, 5 months ago

[Judges' Appointment] No Reason To Assume That Collegium Isn't Mindful Of Its Duty: Uttarakhand High Court

Live Law  

Dealing with a Public Interest Litigation plea pertaining to the appointment of judges in the HC as per the sanctioned strength, the Uttarakhand High Court recently observed that it is the Job of the HC Collegium to make the recommendations and that there is no reason to assume that the collegium is not mindful of its duty, or that it …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: October 10 To October 16, 2022
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: October 10 To October 16, 2022

Live Law  

JUDGMENT THIS WEEK Writ Of Quo Warranto Can Be Issued Where An Appointment Has Not Been Made In Accordance With Law : Supreme Court The Supreme Court observed that a writ of quo warranto can be issued where an appointment has not been made in accordance with the law. Supreme Court Seeks Information From High Courts In a PIL seeking …

Supreme Court declines to hear another plea on genocide of Kashmiri Hindus, Sikhs
2 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court declines to hear another plea on genocide of Kashmiri Hindus, Sikhs

India Today  

Noting that an earlier PIL for investigation into the genocide of Kashmiri Hindus and Sikhs, and the return of their properties, had been rejected by the top court, a Supreme Court bench on Monday declined to hear another plea on the issue. Senior advocate Gaurav Bhatia, appearing for the petitioner, submitted that his client had been "running pillar to post …

SC refuses to entertain plea seeking probe into killing of a prominent Kashmiri pandit
2 years, 6 months ago

SC refuses to entertain plea seeking probe into killing of a prominent Kashmiri pandit

Firstpost  

The bench of Justices BR Gavai and CT Ravikumar refused to hear the matter saying it had not entertained a similar matter that came before it recently New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking a probe into the murder of advocate Tika Lal Taploo in Kashmir valley in 1989 by terrorists. The bench of …

J&K: Supreme Court agrees to hear plea alleging 'backdoor appointment' in judicial institutions
2 years, 6 months ago

J&K: Supreme Court agrees to hear plea alleging 'backdoor appointment' in judicial institutions

Firstpost  

A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli issued notice and sought a response from the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on its administrative side, saying it should be vetted by the Chief Justice of the High Court New Delhi: The Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea that alleged that relatives of former judges and staff were favoured …

Delhi HC Defers Hearing Till Aug 30 on Doctors' Plea Against 'Coronil', Ramdev
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC Defers Hearing Till Aug 30 on Doctors' Plea Against 'Coronil', Ramdev

News 18  

The Delhi High Court Friday deferred hearing till August 30 on a lawsuit by several doctors’ associations over the use of Coronil and said that judicial propriety and discipline demanded that proceedings be restrained until there is some clarity concerning the pendency of allegedly similar issues before the Supreme Court. Several doctors’ associations moved the high court last year, alleging …

'Left Remediless': Lawyer Complains To Calcutta High Court CJ As Yet Another Bench Recuses From Group D Recruitment Scam Case
2 years, 11 months ago

'Left Remediless': Lawyer Complains To Calcutta High Court CJ As Yet Another Bench Recuses From Group D Recruitment Scam Case

Live Law  

A heated exchange ensued on Tuesday between the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court and one of the counsel representing an appellant in the 'Group-D' recruitment scam case regarding the repeated recusals by several Benches from hearing the appeals. However, on Monday a Division Bench comprising Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Rabindranath Samanta recused from hearing all the cases pertaining …

Supreme Court Asks Father Seeking Fair Probe Into Gang-Rape & Murder Of His Daughter To Approach HC
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Asks Father Seeking Fair Probe Into Gang-Rape & Murder Of His Daughter To Approach HC

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a writ petition filed by a father seeking court-monitored probe into the kidnap, gang-rape and murder of his minor daughter.A Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana granted liberty to the petitioner father to approach the High Court.The Bench, also comprising Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Hima Kohli, made …

High Drama In Calcutta HC As Single Judge Objects To Division Bench Direction To Accept Document In "Sealed Cover"
3 years ago

High Drama In Calcutta HC As Single Judge Objects To Division Bench Direction To Accept Document In "Sealed Cover"

Live Law  

Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday passed a scathing order against the observations made by a Division Bench in a case pertaining to the alleged irregularities in the appointment of 'Group-D' in Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday passed a scathing order against the observations made by a Division Bench in a …

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