SC Collegium recommends appointment of two advocates as HC judges
1 year, 5 months ago

SC Collegium recommends appointment of two advocates as HC judges

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud has recommended the names two advocates, Laxminarayana Alishetty and Anil Kumar Jukanti, and judicial officer Sujana Kalasikam for appointment as judges of the Telangana High Court. This followed the Telangana High Court Chief Justice proposing the names of five advocates and two judicial officers on December 22, 2022, for appointment as judges of the High Court. The SC Collegium considered that his appointment would add to the representation of the OBC category in the High Court. K. Sujana, selected from the judicial officers quota, is Registrar General of the Telangana High Court.

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Kharge, Rahul Gandhi submit dissent note over selection of NHRC chief, members
21 hours, 34 minutes ago

Kharge, Rahul Gandhi submit dissent note over selection of NHRC chief, members

Hindustan Times  

Leaders of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi have submitted a dissent note over the selection of the National Human Rights Commission chairperson and members, saying the process was fundamentally flawed. Similarly.Joseph, a former Supreme Court judge, belonging to minority Christian community, has consistently delivered judgments that emphasise individual freedoms and the protection …

Former top court judge V Ramasubramanian appointed NHRC chief
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1 day, 7 hours ago

Former top court judge V Ramasubramanian appointed NHRC chief

Hindustan Times  

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday appointed former Supreme Court judge justice V Ramasubramanian as the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, an official statement said. Former SC judge justice V Ramasubramanian The President also appointed Priyank Kanoongo and justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi as members of the rights panel, the statement said. “Hon’ble President of India appoints Shri Justice V. …

SC collegium breaks tradition, meets HC judgeship candidates
1 day, 8 hours ago

SC collegium breaks tradition, meets HC judgeship candidates

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: In a significant departure from tradition, the Supreme Court collegium on Sunday conducted interactions with candidates being considered for high court judgeship, according to people aware of the matter -- a move that marks an evolution in the judicial appointment process. The current collegium’s move to revive the practice follows its recent meeting with justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav …

Telangana High Court Quashes FIR Against Junior Civil Judges Accused Under SC/ST Act By Colleague
1 day, 14 hours ago

Telangana High Court Quashes FIR Against Junior Civil Judges Accused Under SC/ST Act By Colleague

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has granted relief to two Junior Civil Judges in a long pending case of 10 years, wherein they were charged under Section 3 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989. “It is pertinent to mention that respondent No.5 has lodged a complaint against the petitioners on 09.10.2015, subsequent to the report submitted by the …

Law Clerks Vacancy At High Court For The State Of Telangana
1 month ago

Law Clerks Vacancy At High Court For The State Of Telangana

Live Law  

The High Court for the State of Telangana invites application for the post of Law Clerks to assist the Hon'ble Judges of the High Court for the State of Telangana and also to work in the Telangana State Judicial Academy, Secunderabad on contract basis. of Post: 33 Age Limit: 30 Years Essential Qualification and Experience • The candidate should have …

SC collegium recommends appointment of 9 lawyers as Bombay HC judges
2 months, 4 weeks ago

SC collegium recommends appointment of 9 lawyers as Bombay HC judges

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday recommended names of nine advocates for appointment as judges of the Bombay high court. The lawyers who have been recommended are Nivedita Prakash Mehta, Prafulla Surendrakumar Khubalkar, Ashwin Damodar Bhobe, Rohit Wasudeo Joshi, Advait Mahendra Sethna, Rajesh Sudhakar Datar, Sachin Shivajirao Deshmukh, Gautam Ashwin Ankhad, and Mahendra Madhavrao Nerlikar. Rajesh Datar has 30 …

Tell Us Why Candidates Reiterated By Collegium Aren't Appointed As Judges : Supreme Court Asks Attorney General
3 months ago

Tell Us Why Candidates Reiterated By Collegium Aren't Appointed As Judges : Supreme Court Asks Attorney General

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Attorney General for India to give a tabulated chart of the candidates whose names have been reiterated by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointment as judges and give the reasons for not clearing those appointments.As per the judgment in the Second Judges Case, Collegium reiterations are binding on the Union Government. The Supreme …

Supreme Court Collegium changes July 11 resolution on Chief Justice appointments to four High Courts
3 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Collegium changes July 11 resolution on Chief Justice appointments to four High Courts

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday changed its July 11 recommendations for appointments of Chief Justices to four High Courts. Sandhawalia, seniormost puisne judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, had been recommended as Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court by the Collegium in its July 11 resolution. Again, in July, the Collegium had recommended Justice Tashi …

Supreme Court Collegium names five Additional Judges to be made permanent in Madras High Court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Collegium names five Additional Judges to be made permanent in Madras High Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday recommended the appointment of Justice Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri and four other Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of the Madras High Court. The Collegium said a committee of two Supreme Court judges had assessed the judgments of the five Additional Judges, in a bid to check their merit and suitability for appointment as Permanent …

High Court Chief Justice Cannot Individually Reconsider Judges' Appointment, Must Be Collectively Done By Collegium : Supreme Court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

High Court Chief Justice Cannot Individually Reconsider Judges' Appointment, Must Be Collectively Done By Collegium : Supreme Court

Live Law  

While directing the Himachal Pradesh High Court Collegium to reconsider the elevation of two District Judges, the Supreme Court held that the Chief Justice of a High Court cannot individually reconsider a recommendation.The Court reiterated that the decision has to be taken collectively by the Collegium after deliberations. While directing the Himachal Pradesh High Court Collegium to reconsider the elevation …

SC asks Himachal Pradesh HC collegium to reconsider names of two judicial officers for elevation as Judges
3 months, 2 weeks ago

SC asks Himachal Pradesh HC collegium to reconsider names of two judicial officers for elevation as Judges

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court held on Friday that the process of judicial appointments to constitutional courts in the country is not the Chief Justices’ “prerogative” and must be consultative. The case revealed that the Chief Justice of the High Court chose to “individually” address the Supreme Court Collegium on the suitability of the two judicial officers without keeping his High Court …

Two Kerala judges move SC against their exclusion from list for appointment as HC judges
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Two Kerala judges move SC against their exclusion from list for appointment as HC judges

The Hindu  

The selection of High Court judges from Kerala has once again run into controversy with two senior district judges moving the Supreme Court against their exclusion from the list and the inclusion of some others, whom they term as ineligible. Two lists Interestingly, the Kerala collegium had earlier sent two lists of judges to be elevated to the High Court. …

Centre notifies appointment of several permanent judges in Allahabad, Andhra Pradesh High Courts
4 months ago

Centre notifies appointment of several permanent judges in Allahabad, Andhra Pradesh High Courts

India TV News  

The Centre through the Law and Justice Ministry today notified the appointment of several additional judges as permanent judges of Allahabad High Court and Andhra Pradesh High Court. Centre notifies appointment of 9 permanent judges in Allahabad HC According to the notification, the Allahabad High Court's nine Additional Judges have been made permanent. On August 13, the SC Collegium headed …

Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of 3 lawyers as Delhi HC judges: Check names here
4 months ago

Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of 3 lawyers as Delhi HC judges: Check names here

India TV News  

The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday recommended the names of three lawyers for appointment as judges of the Delhi High Court. We have also perused the observations made by the Department of Justice in the file," the resolution passed by the Supreme Court Collegium stated. Lawyers who have been recommended are: Ajay Digpal Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar Shwetasri Majumdar Current strength …

Advocate (Protection) Act in the offing: Telangana HC Chief Justice
4 months, 1 week ago

Advocate (Protection) Act in the offing: Telangana HC Chief Justice

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Justice Alok Aradhe of the Telangana High Court Justice on Thursday assured the advocates community that their desire for an Advocate Act would soon see the light of the day. Speaking after hoisting the National Flag, Justice Aradhe said that the High Court had recommended to the government to bring in the Act, especially considering the recent attacks …

Supreme Court Says Telangana Governor's MLC Nominations Will Be Subject To Outcome Of BRS Leaders' Petition
4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Says Telangana Governor's MLC Nominations Will Be Subject To Outcome Of BRS Leaders' Petition

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on a petition filed by Bharat Rashtra Samithi leaders Dasoju Sravan Kumar and Kurra Satyanarayana seeking to prevent the Telangana Governor from nominating members of the State Legislative Council.While the Court declined to pass an order of status quo on the nomination of Member of Legislative Council, it clarified that. The Supreme Court …

SC Collegium recommends nine names for appointment as permanent judges of Allahabad HC
4 months, 1 week ago

SC Collegium recommends nine names for appointment as permanent judges of Allahabad HC

New Indian Express  

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of nine Additional Judges of the High Court at Allahabad for appointment as permanent Judges of the same High Court. The nine names recommended by the apex court collegium for being appointed as permanent judges of Allahabad HC are Justice Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi, Justice Manish Kumar Nigam, Justice Anish Kumar Gupta, …

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends One-Year Extension For Nine Additional Judges Of Calcutta High Court
5 months ago

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends One-Year Extension For Nine Additional Judges Of Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended an extension of tenure by one year for nine additional judges of the Calcutta High Court.The Collegium comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjiv Khanna and BR Gavai has recommended the names of the following additional judges for extension of tenure:Justices Biswaroop Chowdhury, Partha Sarathi Sen, Prasenjit Biswas,. The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended …

Kotiswar Singh, Mahadevan take oath as Supreme Court judges; top court attains full strength
5 months ago

Kotiswar Singh, Mahadevan take oath as Supreme Court judges; top court attains full strength

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud administered the oath of office to two new Supreme Court judges, Justices N. Kotiswar Singh and R. Mahadevan, on Thursday, July 18, 2024. The Collegium has lately recommended senior Delhi High Court judge, Justice Suresh Kumar Kait, for appointment as the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court. “The Collegium has …

Supreme Court welcomes two new judges, marks historic first for Manipur
5 months ago

Supreme Court welcomes two new judges, marks historic first for Manipur

Hindustan Times  

Justices N Kotiswar Singh and R Mahadevan were on Thursday morning sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court of India. The central government had previously cleared their appointments on July 16, following the recommendations of the Supreme Court collegium. Justice Kotiswar Singh’s elevation is a landmark achievement, providing representation to the North-East region and fulfilling a long-standing gap in …

Supreme Court gets 2 new judges, its first from Manipur
5 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court gets 2 new judges, its first from Manipur

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The central government on Tuesday notified the appointments of justices N Kotiswar Singh and R Mahadevan to the Supreme Court, following the recommendations by the collegium. The Supreme Court collegium, led by CJI Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, recommended their names on July 11, considering factors such as seniority, merit and judicial integrity Justice Singh’s elevation marks a historic moment …

Justices Kotiswar Singh, R. Mahadevan proposed for elevation to Supreme Court
5 months, 1 week ago

Justices Kotiswar Singh, R. Mahadevan proposed for elevation to Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The five-member Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on July 11 recommended Justice N. Kotiswar Singh and Madras High Court Acting Chief Justice R. Mahadevan for appointment as apex court judges. “Mr Justice N. Kotiswar Singh originally hails from Manipur… His appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court will provide representation to the North-East, …

Supreme Court Collegium recommends 2 high court judges for elevation
5 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Collegium recommends 2 high court judges for elevation

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended two senior high court judges for appointment as judges in the apex court. Jammu and Kashmir's chief justice, Justice N Kotiswar Singh, and Madras High Court judge, Justice R Mahadevan, have been recommended by the Collegium for appointment as judges in the Supreme Court. Justice N Kotiswar Singh became the Chief Justice of the …

SC Collegium recommends names of judges from Manipur, Tamil Nadu for elevation to apex court
5 months, 2 weeks ago

SC Collegium recommends names of judges from Manipur, Tamil Nadu for elevation to apex court

New Indian Express  

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday recommended the names of Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh and Acting Chief Justice of the Madras High Court R Mahadevan for elevation to the apex court. Justice Singh is set to be the first judge from Manipur to be elevated to …

SC collegium suggests Centre to permanently appoint three Delhi HC judges
5 months, 2 weeks ago

SC collegium suggests Centre to permanently appoint three Delhi HC judges

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has recommended to the Centre the names of three additional judges of the Delhi High Court for appointment as permanent judges. The collegium, which also comprised Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai, recommended that seven additional judges of the Bombay High Court be appointed as permanent …

Collegium gears up to appoint 2 new SC judges
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Collegium gears up to appoint 2 new SC judges

Hindustan Times  

As the Supreme Court of India gears up to reconvene on July 8 after the summer break, the collegium is set to finalise the names of two new judges to fill vacancies in the apex court. According to people aware of the matter, the names to be considered by the collegium, presided over by Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y …

Central Govt Notifies Appointment Of Justice Rajesh Sekhri As Additional Judge Of J&K High Court For Fresh Term
6 months, 1 week ago

Central Govt Notifies Appointment Of Justice Rajesh Sekhri As Additional Judge Of J&K High Court For Fresh Term

Live Law  

The Central Govt has notified the appointment of Justice Rajesh Sekhri as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh for a fresh term of one year. A post to this effect was made by Law Minister Arjun Singh Meghwal on X Earlier on 23 April 2024, the Collegium of the High Court of Jammu …

Two Additional Judges Of Telangana High Court Made Permanent
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Two Additional Judges Of Telangana High Court Made Permanent

Live Law  

The Central government on April 25 cleared the appointment of Justice Jaggannagari Sreenivasa Rao and Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao, Additional Judges of the Telangana High Court as permanent judges. “In exercise of the power conferred by clause of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint S/Shri Justices.Jaggannagari Sreenivas Rao @ J. “In exercise of …

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal For Fresh Term As Additional Judge Of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
8 months ago

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal For Fresh Term As Additional Judge Of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India has recommended Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal for a fresh term as Additional Judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. “The Collegium resolves to recommend that Mr Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal, Additional Judge, be appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh for a fresh …

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Two Additional Judges As Permanent Judges Of Telangana High Court
8 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Two Additional Judges As Permanent Judges Of Telangana High Court

Live Law  

Supreme Court collegium recommends the names of two additional judges as the permanent judges of the Telangana High Court. On 13 February 2024, the Collegium of the High Court for the State of Telangana unanimously recommended the names of Justice Jaggannagari Sreenivasa Rao @ J. Srinivas Rao, and Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao for appointment as permanent Judges of that High …

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Advocate Sreeja Vijayalakshmi As Judge Of Kerala High Court
8 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Advocate Sreeja Vijayalakshmi As Judge Of Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, has recommended the name of Advocate Sreeja Vijayalakshmi as the Judge of the Kerala High Court. On December 5, 2023, the Kerala High Court Collegium recommended the name of Advocate Sreeja Vijayalakshmi for appointment as a judge. Accordingly, the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court submitted a report …

Lawyers, judges rise above differences in quest for justice: CJI DY Chandrachud
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lawyers, judges rise above differences in quest for justice: CJI DY Chandrachud

India TV News  

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Wednesday said that he feels social media exacerbates differences between people but lawyers and judges rise above the differences in the common quest for justice. In his address after laying the foundation stone for the new Telangana High Court complex, to come up adjacent to the Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agriculture University at …

Political past can’t be basis to deny judgeship: SC collegium on Kerala HC judge appointment
9 months, 1 week ago

Political past can’t be basis to deny judgeship: SC collegium on Kerala HC judge appointment

Hindustan Times  

A candidate cannot be denied judgeship because of her or his political past alone, the Supreme Court collegium has emphasised, rejecting the Centre’s objection to the appointment of a Communist Party of India “sympathiser” as a judge in the Kerala high court. The collegium, also comprising justices Sanjiv Khanna and BR Gavai, was considering the candidature of Manoj Pulamby Madhavan, …

Supreme Court Confers Senior Designation On Five More Advocates
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Confers Senior Designation On Five More Advocates

Live Law  

In a significant development, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Supreme Court judges have conferred Senior Designation on five more Advocates on Record/ Advocates. Mr S Nandakumar, Advocate The concerned notification reads as: On January 19, the Supreme Court conferred senior designations on 56 advocates. Senior designations took place in the Supreme Court after a gap of five years. …

Ex-SC judge Justice A M Khanwilkar appointed Lokpal chairperson
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-SC judge Justice A M Khanwilkar appointed Lokpal chairperson

Hindustan Times  

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar was on Tuesday appointed as the chairperson of Lokpal. “President Droupadi Murmu is pleased to appoint Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar as the chairperson of the Lokpal,” a communique sent by the Rashtrapati Bhavan stated. Justice Khanwilkar served as the judge of Supreme Court from May 13, 2016 to July 29, 2022. Prior …

SC Collegium recommends two judges for Telangana HC
10 months, 1 week ago

SC Collegium recommends two judges for Telangana HC

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Supreme Court collegium has recommended to the Union government to transfer Justices Sujoy Paul, of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, and Moushumi Bhattacharya, of the Calcutta High Court, to the Telangana High Court. Justice Sujoy Paul was born in 1964 and enrolled as an advocate in 1990 with the Madhya Pradesh High Court, practising multiple specialisations. She was …

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of 10 Punjab & Haryana High Court Additional Judges As Permanent Judges
10 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of 10 Punjab & Haryana High Court Additional Judges As Permanent Judges

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of the ten additional judges of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, as permanent judges.Following are the judges whose names are recommended: Justice Kuldeep Tiwari, Justice Gurbir Singh, Justice Deepak Gupta, Justice Amarjot Bhatti, Justice Ritu Tagore, Justice Manisha Batra. The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of the ten additional …

HC Joint Action Committee Requests Telangana AG To Exclude Non-Telangana Candidates From Posts Of Govt Pleaders, Standing Counsels & Public Prosecutors
10 months, 2 weeks ago

HC Joint Action Committee Requests Telangana AG To Exclude Non-Telangana Candidates From Posts Of Govt Pleaders, Standing Counsels & Public Prosecutors

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court Joint Action Committee has submitted a representation before the Advocate General for the State requesting him not to consider non-Telangana Advocates for the posts of government pleaders, standing counsels, and public prosecutor. The representation was submitted on 3rd February, shortly after the passing of GO 66 of 2024, by way of which, 5 advocates were selected …

Telangana HC Stays MLC Appointments Under Governor Quota
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana HC Stays MLC Appointments Under Governor Quota

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday directed ‘status quo’ on the notification issued in the name of the Governor and the Chief Electoral Officer nominating Prof M. Kodandaram and Amer Ali Khan as members of the Legislative Council under the Governor’s quota. The order will be in force till February 8, when the High Court would probably finalise the …

Chief of HC Advocates’ Panel Ridicules Discrimination in Elevation of Judges
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Chief of HC Advocates’ Panel Ridicules Discrimination in Elevation of Judges

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The president of Telangana High Court Advocates Association Palle Nageshwar Rao on Friday alleged discrimination against advocates belonging to the marginalised and minority communities in the elevation of judges of the High Court. Rao was delivering the presidential speech during the Republic Day celebrations on the premises of the Telangana High Court, in which HC collegium members, including the …

Governor Quota MLC seats: HC asks Guv office to submit reasons for rejection
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Governor Quota MLC seats: HC asks Guv office to submit reasons for rejection

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court asked Governor’s Secretary to submit their objections in connection with the petition filed by Dasoju Sravan Kumar and Kurra Satyanarayana, who challenged the Governor’s decision in rejecting Cabinet’s recommendation on nominating them as the MLCs in Governor’s quota. The names of Sravan Kumar and Satyanarayana were recommended by the erstwhile BRS government for the post …

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of A Judicial Officer As Chhattisgarh HC Judge
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of A Judicial Officer As Chhattisgarh HC Judge

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of Shri Arvind Kumar Verma, Judicial Officer, for appointment as Judge of the High Court of Chhattisgarh.On 6 August 2023, the Chief Justice of the High Court of Chhattisgarh in consultation with his two senior-most colleagues made the above recommendation. The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of Shri Arvind Kumar …

Lawyers Practising in Other States Ineligible for District Judge Posts: HC
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Lawyers Practising in Other States Ineligible for District Judge Posts: HC

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court ruled that advocates as well as public prosecutors practising in states other than Telangana are ineligible for the recruitment to the post of district judge in the state of Telangana. The bench, comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice T. Vinod Kumar, was dealing with a batch of writ pleas challenging …

The Hindu Morning Digest: December 29, 2023
11 months, 3 weeks ago

The Hindu Morning Digest: December 29, 2023

The Hindu  

AAP, BJP spar over rejection of Republic Day tableaux of Delhi, Punjab The Delhi and Punjab tableaux have been left out of the upcoming Republic Day parade due to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s “dirty politics”, the Aam Aadmi Party alleged on Thursday. “If the Delhi government had the chance, they would have showcased their education and health models in the …

Stop pick and choose approach: Supreme Court to Centre on judicial appointments
1 year, 1 month ago

Stop pick and choose approach: Supreme Court to Centre on judicial appointments

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday raised concerns over the central government's "pick and choose" approach while accepting names from the Collegium's proposals for appointment of judges. The bench also implied that when the Supreme Court Collegium proposes names of judges for appointments to high courts, the government, instead of selectively choosing from the proposed names, must clear the judges in …

SC collegium suggests chief justices for three high courts
1 year, 1 month ago

SC collegium suggests chief justices for three high courts

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court collegium on Thursday recommended chief justices for three high courts, on a day the Centre notified the names of nine judges and four additional judges in four high courts. The collegium, comprising Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sanjiv Khanna based its decision on a raft of factors, including the judges’ …

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of New Chief Justices In 3 High Courts
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of New Chief Justices In 3 High Courts

Live Law  

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended names to the Union Government for the appointment as Chief Justices of three High Courts. Similarly, while recommending Justice Singh for chief justiceship, the collegium notes, “At present the High Court of Judicature at Patna has no representation among the chief justices of high courts.” Lastly, if the proposal to recommend Justice Bahri is …

Centre Notifies Appointment Of One Judge, One Additional Judge To Tripura High Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Centre Notifies Appointment Of One Judge, One Additional Judge To Tripura High Court

Live Law  

The Central Government today notified the appointment of Judicial Officer Sabyasachi Datta Purkayastha as a Judge of the Tripura High Court. Also, Judicial Officer Biswajit Palit has been appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court.The Supreme Court Collegium comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul & Sanjiv Khanna had recommended the abovementioned names. The Supreme Court …

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two Judicial Officers As Additional Judges Of Delhi High Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two Judicial Officers As Additional Judges Of Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Central Government has notified the appointment of two judicial officers as additional judges of the Delhi High Court. The two judicial officers are Shalinder Kaur and Ravinder Dudeja.The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their appointment as Delhi High Court judges on October 10. In its resolution, the Collegium had said that the Delhi High Court’s Chief Justice, in consultation …

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Two Advocates for Appointment As Judges Of Gauhati High Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Two Advocates for Appointment As Judges Of Gauhati High Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Collegium consisting of Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, have recommended Adv. The Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court in consultation with his two senior-most colleagues had recommended the elevation of. The Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court in consultation with his two senior-most colleagues had …

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