Direct Recruitment Of District Judges Requires Immediate Consideration: SC
6 years, 9 months ago

Direct Recruitment Of District Judges Requires Immediate Consideration: SC

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday once again noted that the interpretation of Article 233 of the Constitution in the matter of appointment of District Judges by way of direct recruitment requires “immediate consideration”.The vacation bench of Justices U. U. Lalit and Deepak Gupta was hearing writ petitions filed by judicial officers of lower judiciary seeking to participate in the UP. The vacation bench of Justices U. U. Lalit and Deepak Gupta was hearing writ petitions filed by judicial officers of lower judiciary seeking to participate in the UP Higher Judicial Services Examination of 2018. In view of the deadline for the submission of applications for the UP Higher Judicial Services Examination being June 14, the bench on Monday extended identical benefits as under the following order passed by another division bench on February 15 in respect of the Delhi Higher Judicial Services- “We direct the High Court of Delhi to register the applications of the petitioners and intervenors, if they are otherwise in order, ignoring the objections regarding seven years practice and in case they are otherwise eligible as per the three aspects referred to above. The eligibility for appointment will be decided at the time of final hearing of the matter” Even in that set of petitions, the issue for consideration was whether i) those who are judicial officers in service, but who have completed seven years before rendering service or; ii) who have a combined service of practice as lawyer and judicial service of seven years or; iii) even in judicial service of seven years, are eligible to participate in the selection to the Delhi Higher Judicial Service.

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SCBA Election Reforms | Justice Nageswara Rao Invites Suggestions From Supreme Court Bar
2 weeks, 2 days ago

SCBA Election Reforms | Justice Nageswara Rao Invites Suggestions From Supreme Court Bar

Live Law  

The Committee headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao, former Supreme Court Judge, has invited suggestions from the members of the Supreme Court Bar Association regarding the reforms in the SCBA bye-laws, particularly the provisions dealing with elections.Suggestions are solicited from the members of the Supreme Court bar on the following issues:Eligibility conditions for contesting elections. The Committee headed by Justice …

Karnataka High Court Tells State Govt To Expeditiously Fill Vacancies Of President, Members At Consumer Forums & State Commission
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court Tells State Govt To Expeditiously Fill Vacancies Of President, Members At Consumer Forums & State Commission

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court was on Monday informed by the state government that it has constituted a selection committee and begun the process of making appointments to the post of Presidents and Members of all the consumer Forums. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice M I Arun accordingly disposed of the petition filed by V …

Supreme Court Allows Karnataka HC To Proceed With Direct Recruitment Of 158 Civil Judges Ignoring State Govt's Circular
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Allows Karnataka HC To Proceed With Direct Recruitment Of 158 Civil Judges Ignoring State Govt's Circular

Live Law  

While hearing the issue of pending vacancies in the district judiciary, the Supreme Court today directed the Karnataka High Court to proceed with the selection process of recruiting 158 civil judges irrespective of the state government's circular holding up direct recruitments to the judiciary. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan was informed that …

Supreme Court Relaxes Conditions To Appoint Ad Hoc Judges In High Courts, Says Vacancies Needn't Be More Than 20%
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court Relaxes Conditions To Appoint Ad Hoc Judges In High Courts, Says Vacancies Needn't Be More Than 20%

Live Law  

Relaxing the conditions to appoint ad hoc judges in High Courts, the Supreme Court on Thursday kept in abeyance the condition in its April 2021 judgment that ad hoc judges as per Article 224 of the Constitution can be appointed only if the vacancies are more than 20% of the sanctioned strength.As per Article 224A, retired High Court judges can …

'Unwarranted': Chhattisgarh High Court Allows Candidates Without State Bar Enrolment To Sit For Civil Judge Exam
2 months ago

'Unwarranted': Chhattisgarh High Court Allows Candidates Without State Bar Enrolment To Sit For Civil Judge Exam

Live Law  

As an interim respite, the Chhattisgarh High Court has allowed candidates who are not enrolled with any State Bar Council as an 'Advocate' to appear in the Civil Judge Examination, 2024. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Singh and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal prima facie found the condition of Bar enrolment for appearing in the judicial service examination to …

Approach Supreme Court to seek reservation of posts for women lawyers in governing council of Advocates’ Association, Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Approach Supreme Court to seek reservation of posts for women lawyers in governing council of Advocates’ Association, Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday dismissed petitions seeking 33% reservation for women lawyers in various posts of the governing council and the executive committee of the Advocates’ Association, Bengaluru. The High Court said that it has no power in law to issue such a direction in the absence of a bylaw in AAB providing reservation for women advocates, …

2024 Supreme Court Decisions Relating To Judges & Judicial Service
2 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 Supreme Court Decisions Relating To Judges & Judicial Service

Live Law  

In 2024, the Supreme Court passed notable orders and made key observations on multiple issues related to the working of the District Judiciary and Judicial Officers. Here is a relook of the important developments : High Court Chief Justice Cannot Individually Reconsider Judges' Appointment, Must Be Collectively Done By Collegium : Supreme Court The Supreme Court allowed a writ petition …

HC directs UP govt to appoint man accused of sedition and acquitted later as judge
3 months, 2 weeks ago

HC directs UP govt to appoint man accused of sedition and acquitted later as judge

Deccan Chronicle  

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to appoint as an additional district judge a man who was denied appointment on the ground that he had faced two trials regarding alleged charges of spying for Pakistan as well as for sedition. Passing the order on a writ petition filed by Kumar, a two-judge bench comprising justices …

Shortage Of Judge's Accommodation: Punjab & Haryana HC Summons Chief Secy's, Says Issue Affects Administration Of Justice
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Shortage Of Judge's Accommodation: Punjab & Haryana HC Summons Chief Secy's, Says Issue Affects Administration Of Justice

Live Law  

Observing that the acute shortage of accommodation for judicial officers is adversely affecting the quality of administration of justice especially, when the new batch of Civil Judges would be joining within two months, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has summoned the Chief Secretaries of both the States to be present virtually.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetarpal also. …

Madras HC forms Panel to monitor hiring of law college teachers
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Madras HC forms Panel to monitor hiring of law college teachers

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Thursday ordered setting up of a three-member expert committee headed by retired judge Justice V Bharathidasan to monitor the recruitment of teaching faculties to government-run law colleges in the state. Senior advocate and Rajya Sabha Member P Wilson and retired IAS officer Mythili K Rajendran are the members of the committee which is entrusted …

Recruitment process in public jobs cannot be altered midway: Supreme Court
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Recruitment process in public jobs cannot be altered midway: Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that for recruitments of public appointments to be transparent and non-arbitrary, the rules of selection cannot be changed midway the recruitment process. The Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, was referring to a 2008 SC decision in K Manjushree v State of Andhra Pradesh which held that tinkering with …

Tell Us Why Candidates Reiterated By Collegium Aren't Appointed As Judges : Supreme Court Asks Attorney General
6 months, 1 week 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 …

Time To Think Of National-Level Judicial Recruitment Instead Of State-Based Selections : CJI DY Chandrachud
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Time To Think Of National-Level Judicial Recruitment Instead Of State-Based Selections : CJI DY Chandrachud

Live Law  

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Sunday endorsed the idea of a national-level recruitment process for the judicial services of all States. He said that the time has now come to think of national integration by having recruitment to judicial service which crosses "narrow domestic walls of regionalism and state-centred selections". Time has really come now to truly think …

219 proposals for High Court judge appointment under process: Union Government
8 months ago

219 proposals for High Court judge appointment under process: Union Government

The Hindu  

The Union government said 219 proposals for the appointment of High Court judges across the country are in various stages of processing. Chief Justices of the High Courts are required to initiate the proposal to fill up a vacancy of a High Court judge six months prior to the occurrence of vacancy. “Appointment of Judges in the High Courts is …

Supreme Court Approves HC Order Quashing Haryana Govt Decision To Grant Extra Marks To Certain Domiciles In Recruitment Tests
9 months ago

Supreme Court Approves HC Order Quashing Haryana Govt Decision To Grant Extra Marks To Certain Domiciles In Recruitment Tests

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by the Haryana Staff Selection Commission against a judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court setting aside a 2022 Notification that granted 5% additional marks to domiciles of Haryana in recruitment to certain posts based on "socio-economic" criteria. The vacation bench of Justices AS Oka and Rajesh Bindal was hearing …

State Bar Council Requests Madras High Court Collegium To Give Adequate Representation To All Sections Of Advocates For Elevation To Bench
11 months, 3 weeks ago

State Bar Council Requests Madras High Court Collegium To Give Adequate Representation To All Sections Of Advocates For Elevation To Bench

Live Law  

The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has written to the Chief Justice of Madras High Court- Justice SV Gangapurwala requesting the CJ and the Collegium judges to consider the names of candidates hailing from different sections of the society including minorities while recommending names for elevation to the bench and to give adequate representation to ensure socio economic …

Should High Court Consult State Govt To Lay Down Criteria For Selection Of District Judges? Supreme Court Asks Haryana Govt
1 year, 1 month ago

Should High Court Consult State Govt To Lay Down Criteria For Selection Of District Judges? Supreme Court Asks Haryana Govt

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday asked if a High Court is required to consult the State Government for laying down the criteria for the selection of District Judges. To which the SG replied, “.nothing remains if the criteria is to be fixed without consultation ….appointment and promotion means anything that forms part of that process because the appointing authority is …

Telangana HC Stays MLC Appointments Under Governor Quota
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Allocation Of Cases Can't Be Lawyer-Driven; Complete Trust Must Be Reposed On Decision Makers : CJI DY Chandrachud
1 year, 2 months ago

Allocation Of Cases Can't Be Lawyer-Driven; Complete Trust Must Be Reposed On Decision Makers : CJI DY Chandrachud

Live Law  

Recently in an interview, while replying to a question about the recent controversy surrounding the listing of some of the politically sensitive cases to a particular Bench, the Chief Justice of India responded that “the Supreme Court follows a well-structured process for the allocation of cases to the Judges of the Supreme Court”. Allocation and assignment of cases cannot be …

Lawyers Practising in Other States Ineligible for District Judge Posts: HC
1 year, 2 months 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 …

Supreme Court has prepared a ‘platform’ to assess ‘top’ 50 judges before appointment in the apex court: CJI
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court has prepared a ‘platform’ to assess ‘top’ 50 judges before appointment in the apex court: CJI

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Friday said the apex court with a young team of distinguished scholars, interns and law researchers had prepared a “broad platform” to assess every one of the “top 50 judges” in the country who would be considered for appointment as judges of the Supreme Court. “One of the criticisms about the collegium system …

Judges' Appointments | Supreme Court To Hear On Sept 26 Contempt Petition Against Centre Over Delay In Notifying Appointments
1 year, 6 months ago

Judges' Appointments | Supreme Court To Hear On Sept 26 Contempt Petition Against Centre Over Delay In Notifying Appointments

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has directed to list a plea against the central government sitting over names reiterated by the court's collegium for appointment to constitutional courts on September 26. This was orally mentioned for an early hearing before a bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia today by Advocate Amit Pai.The plea has been filed by Advocates Association …

Supreme Court To Hear Plea Regarding Gender Imbalance In Judge Advocate General's Recruitment
1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court To Hear Plea Regarding Gender Imbalance In Judge Advocate General's Recruitment

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a writ petition which raised the grievance that lesser number of vacancies are earmarked for women in the posts of Judge Advocate General.The petitioner challenged the notification dated 18.01.2023 for the Judge Advocate General Entry Scheme 31st Course, inviting applications from Law Graduates. The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a …

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: July 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: July 2023

Live Law  

Judgment/Orders Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To Teesta Setalvad For 7 Days ; Stays HC Order After Special Night Sitting Case title- Teesta Atul Setalvad v. State of Gujarat Citation-SLP Diary No. Order 41 Rule 22 CPC - Cross Objections Have All Trappings Of Regular Appeal ; Must Be Considered In Full : Supreme Court Case title: Dheeraj Singh vs …

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two Advocates And One Judicial Officer As Himachal Pradesh High Court Judges
1 year, 8 months ago

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two Advocates And One Judicial Officer As Himachal Pradesh High Court Judges

Live Law  

The Centre today notified three fresh appointments of High Court judges to the Himachal Pradesh High Court, namely Ranjan Sharma, Bipin Chander Negi and Rakesh Kainthla. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court Collegium comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul & Sanjiv Khanna had recommended their names. The Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh in …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: July 10 To 16 July 2023
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: July 10 To 16 July 2023

Live Law  

Gurugram Prime Plot 'Sold' Through Fake GPA: Supreme Court Forms SIT To Probe Land Scam; Questions Role Of Sub-Registrar's Office Case title: Pratibha Manchanda And Anr. Supreme Court Issues Notice To CBI, ED On Manish Sisodia's Bail Pleas In Delhi Liquor Policy Scam Case Case title: Manish Sisodia v. Central Bureau of Investigation Citation: Special Leave Petition No. Supreme Court …

Supreme Court Collegium Proposes Two Advocates And One Judicial Officer For Appointment As Himachal Pradesh High Court Judges
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court Collegium Proposes Two Advocates And One Judicial Officer For Appointment As Himachal Pradesh High Court Judges

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Collegium comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul & Sanjiv Khanna has recommended the names of two advocates and a judicial officer for appointment as judges of the Himachal Pradesh High Court. Those recommended for elevation were advocates Ranjan Sharma and Bipin Chander Negi and judicial officer Rakesh Kainthla. The Chief Justice of the High …

PCS recruitment (judicial branch): Punjab and Haryana HC turns down demand for fresh expert panel
1 year, 9 months ago

PCS recruitment (judicial branch): Punjab and Haryana HC turns down demand for fresh expert panel

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed nearly two dozen petitions, mainly seeking constitution of fresh expert panel to examine questions and answers key put out of preliminary exam of judicial officers’ recruitment in Punjab. Recruitment committee consisting of five judges of high court constituted an expert panel comprising of three members of the rank of additional district and …

Supreme Court Judge Justice Sanjay Karol Recuses From Hearing Bihar Govt's Challenge Against HC Staying Caste Survey
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Judge Justice Sanjay Karol Recuses From Hearing Bihar Govt's Challenge Against HC Staying Caste Survey

Live Law  

Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Karol on Wednesday recused from hearing the petition filed by State of Bihar challenging the interim order of the Patna High Court staying Bihar Government’s decision to conduct a caste-based survey in the State. Justice Karol, who was the Chief Justice of Patna High Court before his elevation to the Supreme Court on February 6, …

Supreme Court Grants Notional Seniority To Private Secretaries At Delhi High Court Whose Marks Increased Post Re-evaluation Of Answer Sheets
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Grants Notional Seniority To Private Secretaries At Delhi High Court Whose Marks Increased Post Re-evaluation Of Answer Sheets

Live Law  

Recently, the Supreme Court granted notional seniority to Private Secretaries at the Delhi High Court, who had applied against 27 vacant posts in 2016, on the basis of a revised merit list upon increase of marks on re-evaluation of their answer sheets. A Bench comprising Justice MR Shah and Justice Sanjay Karol set aside the order of the Delhi High …

After Attending Interview, Candidates Can't Challenge It Merely Because They Feel More Marks Should've Been Given : Supreme Court
1 year, 11 months ago

After Attending Interview, Candidates Can't Challenge It Merely Because They Feel More Marks Should've Been Given : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on March 28 upheld the 2009 selection process and appointment of drug inspectors by Jammu and Kashmir Subordinate Services Selection and Recruitment Board. However, having submitted to the interview process with no demur or protest, the same cannot be challenged subsequently simply because the candidate’s personal evaluation of his performance was higher than the marks awarded by …

Only 10% Seats Can Be Filled Through Limited Competitive Exam for District Judge Appointment: SC
2 years ago

Only 10% Seats Can Be Filled Through Limited Competitive Exam for District Judge Appointment: SC

News 18  

The Supreme Court has reiterated that only 10% seats for appointment of district judges are to be filled up by limited departmental competitive examination, beyond which, it will have to be considered “excess in quota”. A bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar made these observations while directing the Madhya Pradesh High Court to act as per the directions …

District Judges Appointment - Only 10% Posts Can Be Filled Through Limited Competitive Examination : Supreme Court
2 years ago

District Judges Appointment - Only 10% Posts Can Be Filled Through Limited Competitive Examination : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Monday, directed the Madhya Pradesh High Court to comply with the directions of the Apex Court in All India Judges’ Association And Ors. 15 SCC 170, particularly, the one asking the High Courts to reserve only 10% seats in the higher judiciary to be filled up by limited departmental competitive examination. v. UoI And Ors, the …

'Service As Adhoc Judges Can't Be Considered For Elevation As HC Judges' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea Of Judicial Officers From AP
2 years, 1 month ago

'Service As Adhoc Judges Can't Be Considered For Elevation As HC Judges' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea Of Judicial Officers From AP

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition filed by nine judicial officers from Andhra Pradesh seeking to direct the Andhra Pradesh High Court to consider them for elevation as HC judges.The seniority list drawn by the High Court of judicial officers eligible for consideration did not include the petitioners' name on the ground that they had not completed …

Senior Designation: Supreme Court To Commence Hearing Of Plea Seeking Reforms On 22nd February, 2023
2 years, 1 month ago

Senior Designation: Supreme Court To Commence Hearing Of Plea Seeking Reforms On 22nd February, 2023

Live Law  

On Thursday, the Supreme Court indicated that it is to commence with the hearing of the petition filed by Senior Advocate Indira Jaising seeking reforms in the process of designation of Senior Advocate on Wednesday. Senior Advocate, Mr. Vikas Singh appearing for the Supreme Court Bar Association and Senior Advocate, Mr. Aman Lekhi appearing for the Supreme Court Advocate-on-Record Association …

Centre not planning a bill on appointment of judges, Kiren Rijiju tells Rajya Sabha
2 years, 1 month ago

Centre not planning a bill on appointment of judges, Kiren Rijiju tells Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

The appointment of judges to the higher judiciary is a collaborative process, and if differences crop up between the executive and the judiciary, they are mutually reconciled to ensure that only an appropriate person is appointed, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. When asked if the government was planning to bring in a Bill with regard …

No Timeline Can Be Set For Filling Up Judicial Vacancies In Constitutional Courts: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
2 years, 1 month ago

No Timeline Can Be Set For Filling Up Judicial Vacancies In Constitutional Courts: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Live Law  

The Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday while replying to the question put forth by Telugu Desam Party MP Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar regarding the vacancies of judges in the Andhra Pradesh High Court, said that "filling up of vacancies in the High Courts is a continuous, integrated and collaborative process between the Executive and the Judiciary. "As per the …

[Judges Appointment] Govt Sent Back 18 SC Collegium Recommendations, 6 Have Been Reiterated: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
2 years, 1 month ago

[Judges Appointment] Govt Sent Back 18 SC Collegium Recommendations, 6 Have Been Reiterated: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Live Law  

The Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday informed Rajya Sabha that a total of 18 proposals recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointment of judges has been sent back by the government to the collegium for reconsideration. While answering to the question on total number of collegium proposals returned by Government on its own to Supreme Court Collegium …

Supreme Court Yearly Digest 2022- Judiciary
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Yearly Digest 2022- Judiciary

Live Law  

Judges Appointment Judges Appointment - Collegium reiterations are binding - Supreme Court asks Centre to explain by reiterated names are sent back to the collegium- 10 names reiterated by the Supreme Court collegium sent back by the Central Government- SC asks Attorney General as to how under the Scheme of law prevalent, are reiterated names sent back - Refers to …

Many successful lawyers reluctant to join bench due tedious appointment process: SC
2 years, 3 months ago

Many successful lawyers reluctant to join bench due tedious appointment process: SC

India Today  

While hearing the case pertaining to unfilled vacancies and delays in appointments to the higher judiciary, the Supreme Court on Thursday observed that many successful lawyers have been reluctant to become a judge due to the uncertainty involved in the appointment process. READ | Collegium system for appointment of judges most transparent, says Supreme Court While stating that the requisite …

Article 224A : Supreme Court To Consider Centre's Status Report On Appointing Ad-Hoc HC Judges Tomorrow
2 years, 3 months ago

Article 224A : Supreme Court To Consider Centre's Status Report On Appointing Ad-Hoc HC Judges Tomorrow

Live Law  

At the request of the Union Government, the Supreme Court has deferred the hearing of the PIL preferred by the NGO, Lok Prahari seeking invocation of Article 224A of the Constitution of India for making ad-hoc appointments of judges to tackle the problem of mounting case arrears in High Courts till tomorrow. Article 224A enables a Chief Justice of a …

Supreme Court Collegium lists seven High Court judges for transfer
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Collegium lists seven High Court judges for transfer

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court Collegium led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Madras High Court Acting Chief Justice T. Raja and Telangana High Court judge, Justice A. Abhishek Reddy, however figure in the list. Chief Justice Chandrachud and two other Collegium judges had met delegations of lawyers from the Gujarat and Telangana High Courts Advocates Association in the Supreme Court on …

Withholding names for appointment in higher judiciary not acceptable: Supreme Court to Centre
2 years, 4 months ago

Withholding names for appointment in higher judiciary not acceptable: Supreme Court to Centre

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed displeasure over the Centre keeping pending the names recommended for appointment as judges in the higher judiciary, including those reiterated by the apex court Collegium, saying it was "not acceptable". The bench issued notice to the incumbent Secretary of the Union Law Ministry seeking response on a plea alleging "wilful disobedience" of time frame …

High Court examines JNTU procedure
2 years, 5 months ago

High Court examines JNTU procedure

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A two judge bench of the Telangana High Court took up the matter relating to JNTU affiliation procedure and regulations in effect from 2020-21. The bench of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy was dealing with a writ petition filed by Aurora Group of Institutions. The petitioner contended that the government had not allowed the petitioner …

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay CBI Probe In WB Teacher Recruitment Scam, But Stays Removal Of Board President & Cancellation Of 269 Appointments
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay CBI Probe In WB Teacher Recruitment Scam, But Stays Removal Of Board President & Cancellation Of 269 Appointments

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the order passed by the Calcutta High Court for CBI investigation into the scam relating to the appointment of primary school teachers in the State of West Bengal.A bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Vikram Nath observed that the High Court direction for CBI probe at an early stage "may fall short …

Supreme Court Lists 25 Constitution Bench Matters From August 29, After Justice Lalit Takes Over As CJI
2 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Lists 25 Constitution Bench Matters From August 29, After Justice Lalit Takes Over As CJI

Live Law  

From August 29 onwards, 25 five-judge matters will be listed before concerned benches.The matters are not listed for substantive hearing but for directions related to the completion of filings, indication of tentative time to be taken by lawyers for arguments etc.The cases include the challenge to the Constitution, 25 five-judge matters will be listed before concerned benches. The matters are …

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up :June 6- June 11,2022
2 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up :June 6- June 11,2022

Live Law  

Supreme Court Judgements Case Title: Jai Bholenath Construction vs Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad Nanded | CA 4140 OF 2022 Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 542 The Supreme Court set aside a Bombay High Court judgment which dismissed a writ petition by referring to observations made in M/s N. G. Projects Ltd. Conviction Cannot Be Based Solely On The Testimony Of A …

Breaking | NEET PG 2021: Supreme Court Dismisses Plea For Special Stray Round Of Counselling
2 years, 9 months ago

Breaking | NEET PG 2021: Supreme Court Dismisses Plea For Special Stray Round Of Counselling

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has dismissed the plea seeking a Special Stray Round of counselling for NEET-PG 2021, to allow the candidates to participate for vacant seats available after the conduct of a stray vacant round of AIQ. In the affidavit submitted before the Top Court, MCC had informed that the software which was being used for conducting NEET-PG 2021 online …

SC agrees to consider plea seeking special stray round of counselling in NEET
2 years, 9 months ago

SC agrees to consider plea seeking special stray round of counselling in NEET

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider a plea by medical students seeking a special stray round of counselling to fill vacant postgraduate medical seats under the All-India Quota in the NEET 2021. SC agrees to consider plea seeking special stray round of counselling in NEET A vacation bench of Justices M R Shah and Aniruddha Bose asked the …

Equal Opportunity In Public Employment A Constitutional Mandate But Appointment Can't Be Claimed As A Matter Of Absolute Right: Madras High Court
2 years, 9 months ago

Equal Opportunity In Public Employment A Constitutional Mandate But Appointment Can't Be Claimed As A Matter Of Absolute Right: Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently observed that in matters of public employments, equal opportunities should be granted. The petitioners argued that the respondent- Tamil Nadu Electricity Generation & Distribution Corporation utilized persons appointed as Gangmen to perform the duties of the Field Assistant and that this has resulted in a lot of accidents as the Gangmen are not qualified to …

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