SSC Recruitment Scam: Calcutta High Court Appointed Committee Seeks Action Against State Govt Officials, Judgment On May 18
2 years, 10 months ago

SSC Recruitment Scam: Calcutta High Court Appointed Committee Seeks Action Against State Govt Officials, Judgment On May 18

Live Law  

A committee constituted by the Calcutta High Court on Friday submitted a report on the alleged irregularities in appointments of Group-C posts in the state government-run schools in West Bengal on the purported recommendation by the West Bengal School Service Commission. A Division Bench had earlier set up an inquiry committee headed by Justice Ranjit Kumar Bagh, former judge of the Calcutta High Court to probe into the recruitment scam. The other members of the committee includes Asutosh Ghosh, Member of West Bengal School Service Commission, Paromita Roy, Deputy Secretary, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and advocate Arunava Banerjee, a practicing lawyer of the High Court. The Court appointed committee apprised a Bench comprising Justice Ananda Kumar Mukherjee and Justice Subrata Talukdar that 381 appointments for Group-C posts in the state government-run schools in West Bengal were made illegally.

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Kolkata Court Summons BJP Leader Arun Hazra in Teacher Recruitment Scam
1 day, 4 hours ago

Kolkata Court Summons BJP Leader Arun Hazra in Teacher Recruitment Scam

Deccan Chronicle  

The case pertains to alleged irregularities in the recruitment of teachers in West Bengal government schools. TMC leaders claimed that the BJP, which has been vocal against corruption in West Bengal, now finds its own leaders under scrutiny. Legal experts suggest that if Hazra fails to appear in court within the given timeframe, authorities could issue a warrant against him. …

HC says it may explore possibility of entrusting probe into AEE selection to CBI
1 day, 17 hours ago

HC says it may explore possibility of entrusting probe into AEE selection to CBI

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka has alerted the State government, the Karnataka Public Service candidates and others that it may explore the possibility of entrusting the investigation into the alleged fraud in the process of selection of candidates to the 24 posts of Assistant Executive Engineer Grade-1 to the Central Bureau of Investigation. At an appropriate stage Stating that the …

Cash-for-job scam: SC stays Madras HC order for CBI probe against ex-AIADMK minister
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3 days, 19 hours ago

Cash-for-job scam: SC stays Madras HC order for CBI probe against ex-AIADMK minister

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Madras High Court order directing a CBI probe into corruption allegations against former AIADMK minister K T Rajenthra Bhalaji in a cash-for-job scam case. Cash-for-job scam: SC stays Madras HC order for CBI probe against ex-AIADMK minister A bench comprising Justices Pankaj Mithal and S V N Bhatti passed the order …

No Civil Judges Appointed In Bengal Since 2021 Batch, Qualified Candidates Left In Endless Limbo Over Non-Appoinment
1 week, 2 days ago

No Civil Judges Appointed In Bengal Since 2021 Batch, Qualified Candidates Left In Endless Limbo Over Non-Appoinment

Live Law  

Qualified candidates of the West Bengal Judicial Services Examination 2022 have been left in an endless limbo over non-appointment to Civil Judge posts since the exams were conducted in 2023. However, even after the final list of selected candidates was published by the Public Service Commission in May 2024, appointments to the various posts of civil judges have still not …

Centre Notifies Permanent Appointments For Four Additional Judges Of Madras High Court
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Centre Notifies Permanent Appointments For Four Additional Judges Of Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Central Government has notified the appointment of four additional judges of the Madras High Court as permanent judges. Justice Sakthivel, who enrolled as an Advocate in 1998 joined the District Judiciary in 2011 through direct recruitment and held positions such as Additional District Judge in Thanjavur and Coimbatore, Administrator General and the Official Trustee of Tamil Nadu, Registrar General …

Will Remove Former HC Judge From Array Of Accused In CSR Scam Case: Kerala Police To High Court
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Will Remove Former HC Judge From Array Of Accused In CSR Scam Case: Kerala Police To High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court today closed the PIL filed by lawyers challenging the registration of FIR against former Kerala High Court judge Justice C N Ramachandran Nair in the CSR funds scam case, on recording the written statement filed by Director General of Prosecutions that he would be removed from the array of the accused. In such view of the …

Members Of Maharashtra SC & ST Commission Appointed, Commission Functional: State Tells Bombay High Court
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Members Of Maharashtra SC & ST Commission Appointed, Commission Functional: State Tells Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has disposed of a PIL that sought the appointment of Chairman and Members to the Maharashtra State Commission of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, noting that the State government has appointed the members. A division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Arif S. Doctor took note of the State's affidavit indicating that the Chairman and …

Telangana HC seeks Waqf Board CEO timeline, quashes MCC case against AICC members
1 month ago

Telangana HC seeks Waqf Board CEO timeline, quashes MCC case against AICC members

New Indian Express  

HC seeks timeline for full-time Waqf Board CEO The Telangana High Court has directed the principal secretary of the Minority Welfare Department and the Telangana State Waqf Board to inform the court within four weeks regarding the timeline for appointing a full-time CEO of the Board on a regular basis. A division bench was hearing an appeal filed by the …

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Additional Judges To Karnataka, Gauhati And Calcutta High Courts
1 month, 1 week ago

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Additional Judges To Karnataka, Gauhati And Calcutta High Courts

Live Law  

Central government has notified the appointment of Judicial officers and advocates as Judges of the Karnataka High Court, Gauhati High Court and Calcutta High Cour. Advocate Taj Ali Moulasab Nadaf has been appointed as Additional Judge of Karnataka High Court. Judicial Officer Yarenjungla Longkumer has been appointed as Additional Judge of the Gauhati High Court. Judicial Officer Chaitali Chatterjee Das …

WB school jobs row: SC reserves order on pleas against HC verdict invalidating appointments
1 month, 1 week ago

WB school jobs row: SC reserves order on pleas against HC verdict invalidating appointments

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its judgement on petitions against the Calcutta High Court's April 22, 2024 decision invalidating the appointment of 25,753 teachers and other staff in state-run and state-aided schools of West Bengal. The high court, citing irregularities such as OMR sheet tampering and rank-jumping, had invalidated the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in state-run …

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

P&H High Court Orders Appointment Of Civil Judge Candidate Disqualified For Falling 2.5 Marks Short In Exam Due To Unchecked Answer
1 month, 1 week ago

P&H High Court Orders Appointment Of Civil Judge Candidate Disqualified For Falling 2.5 Marks Short In Exam Due To Unchecked Answer

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the issuance of an appointment letter to a civil judge candidate who was disqualified after qualifying the interview due to being short of 2.5 marks in the written exam, as an answer was not checked.The candidate Heena Shehrawat, qualified for interview in Haryana Civil Judge Exam 2023. The Punjab & Haryana High …

Calcutta High Court to ‘supervise’ framing of charges in R.G. Kar financial irregularities case
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court to ‘supervise’ framing of charges in R.G. Kar financial irregularities case

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday said it would ‘strictly supervise’ the proceedings before the special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation at Alipore concerning the framing of charges in the case of alleged financial irregularities at the R.G. Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RGKMCH, charged with allegations of corruption and financial malpractice at the institution during his tenure, …

Supreme Court Allows Karnataka HC To Proceed With Direct Recruitment Of 158 Civil Judges Ignoring State Govt's Circular
1 month, 2 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 …

Madras High Court summons Tamil Nadu Home Secretary over pending cases
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Madras High Court summons Tamil Nadu Home Secretary over pending cases

India Today  

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Home Secretary Dheeraj Kumar to appear before it by 4.30 pm today or face the possibility of an arrest warrant. The summons comes amid the court’s strong criticism of the state’s delay in completing pending criminal cases and filing final reports, some of which have been pending for over 10 years. …

Calcutta High Court Constitutes SIT To Probe Sandeshkhali Gang Rape Case, Flags Delay In Investigation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Constitutes SIT To Probe Sandeshkhali Gang Rape Case, Flags Delay In Investigation

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has constituted a special investigation team to probe allegations of gang rape in West Bengal's Sandeskhali allegedly involving politically influential persons.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh formed an SIT comprising Rahul Mishra, IPS and SDPO, Baduria, Basirhat Police District, along with Bireswar Chatterjee, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Homicide Section,. The Calcutta High Court has constituted a special investigation team …

Why 2-Judge Benches Hear Bail Applications? Supreme Court Questions Calcutta High Court Practice, Seeks Report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why 2-Judge Benches Hear Bail Applications? Supreme Court Questions Calcutta High Court Practice, Seeks Report

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently questioned the practice of the Calcutta High Court hearing regular and anticipatory bail applications before Division Benches instead of Single Judges, as is the norm in other High Courts. “When there is a huge filing and pendency of the bail applications, we wonder why regular bail applications and anticipatory bail applications are being heard by the …

Bengal school jobs row: SC to hear pleas against invalidation of 25,753 jobs today
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bengal school jobs row: SC to hear pleas against invalidation of 25,753 jobs today

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a batch of pleas challenging a Calcutta High Court verdict that has invalidated the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in government and aided schools in West Bengal. SC to hear pleas against invalidation of 25,753 West Bengal school jobs today According to the cause list for the day uploaded …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: January 13, 2025 To January 19, 2025
2 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: January 13, 2025 To January 19, 2025

Live Law  

Nominal Index Citations National Insurance Company Ltd. v. Maya Devi and Others, Civil Appeal Nos. Case Details: Abdul Nassar v. State of Kerala Citation: 2025 LiveLaw 61 The Supreme Court enunciated the principles that courts must adhere to while appreciating and evaluating evidence in cases based on circumstantial evidence. Case Details: State of Punjab v. Hari Kesh Citation: 2025 LiveLaw …

Disappointment takes over protesters after Supreme Court defers hearing on West Bengal ‘job scam’
2 months, 1 week ago

Disappointment takes over protesters after Supreme Court defers hearing on West Bengal ‘job scam’

The Hindu  

After the Supreme Court of India deferred the hearing on alleged irregularities in teachers’ recruitment by the West Bengal School Service Commission on Tuesday to January 15, a wave of disappointment has taken over protesting job aspirants and job holders who had hoped for justice. There aren’t words to describe the disappointment we feel as the case keeps getting dragged …

West Bengal school jobs row: SC to hear pleas against invalidation of 25,753 jobs on January 15
2 months, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal school jobs row: SC to hear pleas against invalidation of 25,753 jobs on January 15

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court will hear pleas challenging a Calcutta High Court order invalidating the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in government and aided schools in West Bengal on January 15. On May 7 last year, the apex court granted major relief to teachers and non-teaching staff of West Bengal whose services were invalidated by the High Court on …

Supreme Court Seeks Data From Union On Tribunal Vacancies, Suggests Circuit Benches For AFT
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Seeks Data From Union On Tribunal Vacancies, Suggests Circuit Benches For AFT

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today asked the Union of India to collate and furnish data on the status of appointments and selection process of judicial/technical/accounting/administrative members of Tribunals across the country. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order in a public interest litigation initiated by the Madras Bar Association, which was listed alongwith a petition …

2024 Supreme Court Decisions Relating To Judges & Judicial Service
2 months, 2 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 …

Karnataka High Court stays investigation into FIR registered against IIM-B director and seven faculty members
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court stays investigation into FIR registered against IIM-B director and seven faculty members

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday stayed the investigation based on the FIR registered against the director of the Indian Institute of Management-Bengaluru and seven faculty members for alleged caste-based discrimination and humiliation of an associate professor by disclosing the information in the public domain that he belongs to the Scheduled Caste community. Justice Hemant Chandangoudar passed the interim …

CBI files charge sheet against former Bengal Minister in recruitment scam
2 months, 3 weeks ago

CBI files charge sheet against former Bengal Minister in recruitment scam

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday filed a charge sheet against Trinamool Congress leader and former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee in the school recruitment scam case. The process of framing charges against a total of 54 persons, including Mr. Chatterjee in the ED case related to irregularities in the primary teacher requirement is also going on at …

Calcutta High Court Denies Bail To Former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, Four Others In Recruitment Scam Case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Denies Bail To Former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, Four Others In Recruitment Scam Case

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has denied bail to former education minister Partha Chatterjee and four others, namely Subiresh Bhattacharjee, Kalyanmoy Gangopadhyay, Ashok Saha and Shanti Prasad Sinha in the infamous cash-for-jobs recruitment scam.Earlier a division bench had delivered a split verdict on the bail applications of the petitioners.On this occasion Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty denied. The Calcutta High Court has denied …

Kolkata HC rejects bail pleas of Partha Chatterjee in school jobs case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kolkata HC rejects bail pleas of Partha Chatterjee in school jobs case

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail petitions of former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee and four other ex-public servants in a CBI case over an alleged school jobs recruitment scam. Ex-West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee Besides Chatterjee, Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty also rejected the bail prayers of former West Bengal School Service Commission chairman Subires Bhattacharya, …

West Bengal SSC Recruitment Scam | Supreme Court Questions Reliability Of Scanned OMR Sheets; State Claims Tainted Candidates Can Be Segregated
3 months ago

West Bengal SSC Recruitment Scam | Supreme Court Questions Reliability Of Scanned OMR Sheets; State Claims Tainted Candidates Can Be Segregated

Live Law  

During the hearing of the West Bengal SSC Teachers' Recruitment Case, the Supreme Court highlighted the need to examine the authenticity of the electronic data stored in database of the School Service Commission in order to understand whether there can be a distinction made between 'tainted' and 'untainted' candidates. Previously, the CBI informed the bench led by then CJI DY …

Bengal ex-min Partha Chatterjee granted future bail by SC in cash-for-job scam case, to be released on…
3 months, 1 week ago

Bengal ex-min Partha Chatterjee granted future bail by SC in cash-for-job scam case, to be released on…

Live Mint  

Supreme Court of India granted conditional future bail to former West Bengal Education minister and Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee in connection with a money laundering case linked to a cash-for-jobs scam. The court stipulated that upon his release, Partha Chatterjee would not be allowed to hold any public office but could continue serving as an MLA for Behala West. …

WB Teacher Recruitment Scam | Will See If Entire Selection Be Cancelled Or Identify Wrong Appointments, Says Supreme Court
3 months, 1 week ago

WB Teacher Recruitment Scam | Will See If Entire Selection Be Cancelled Or Identify Wrong Appointments, Says Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today adjourned to next Thursday the batch of petitions challenging the Calcutta High Court's order which set aside the appointments in over 24,000 teaching and non-teaching posts in government schools. The State has argued that the High Court, instead of segregating the valid appointments from the invalid ones, has erroneously set aside the 2016 selection process entirely. …

WB Universities' VC Appointments | '11 Appointments Approved By Governor', AG Says; Supreme Court Gives 3 Weeks' Time For The Remaining
3 months, 1 week ago

WB Universities' VC Appointments | '11 Appointments Approved By Governor', AG Says; Supreme Court Gives 3 Weeks' Time For The Remaining

Live Law  

In the matter pertaining to appointment of Vice Chancellors for certain West Bengal Universities, the Supreme Court was informed today that the Chancellor has cleared the names of 6 VCs and 5 more names shall be cleared by today or tomorrow.A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Manmohan adjourned the matter to January 8, in light of Attorney General. In …

WBSSC recruitment scam: Two arrested by ED in West Bengal school recruitment case, details here
3 months, 2 weeks ago

WBSSC recruitment scam: Two arrested by ED in West Bengal school recruitment case, details here

Hindustan Times  

The Directorate of Enforcement, Kolkata, has arrested two accused in connection with a case linked to the West Bengal school recruitment scam, officials said. WBSSC recruitment scam: Two persons have been arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement, Kolkata in connection to the West Bengal school recruitment case. As per an official release, Prasanna Kumar Roy, the middleman and Chandan Mondal, …

Bengal school job scam: SC grants bail to ex-TMC youth leader Kuntal Ghosh in CBI case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengal school job scam: SC grants bail to ex-TMC youth leader Kuntal Ghosh in CBI case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday granted regular bail to former Trinamool Congress youth leader Kuntal Ghosh in a CBI case linked to the West Bengal primary school recruitment scam. The bench granted bail to Ghosh and asked him to not leave West Bengal without prior permission of the court or the investigating agency. On November 20, the Calcutta …

Can Govt Counsel Appear For Accused In Criminal Cases Registered By State? Calcutta High Court Calls For Report
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Can Govt Counsel Appear For Accused In Criminal Cases Registered By State? Calcutta High Court Calls For Report

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has called for a report from the legal remembrance of the government of West Bengal on whether government retainer counsel can be allowed to appear for accused in criminal cases registered by the State.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh was hearing a case on behalf of BJP leader Arjun Singh, and recalled that even earlier when the present Advocate …

Can Govt Counsel Appear For Accused In Criminal Cases Registered By State? Calcutta High Court Calls For Report
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Can Govt Counsel Appear For Accused In Criminal Cases Registered By State? Calcutta High Court Calls For Report

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has called for a report from the legal remembrance of the government of West Bengal on whether government retainer counsel can be allowed to appear for accused in criminal cases registered by the State.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh was hearing a case on behalf of BJP leader Arjun Singh, and recalled that even earlier when the present Advocate …

Ex-Bengal minister's bail on hold after High Court's split verdict in school jobs scam
4 months ago

Ex-Bengal minister's bail on hold after High Court's split verdict in school jobs scam

India Today  

Former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee and four others did not get bail in the state School Service Commission recruitment scam case as the Calcutta High Court delivered a split verdict in the case. Chatterjee and the co-accused had filed bail pleas before the High Court and the matter was pending before a division bench of Justice Arijit Bandyopadhyay …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 11, 2024 To November 17, 2024
4 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 11, 2024 To November 17, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index Citations M/S Crystal Transport Private Limited & Anr. Case Details: XYZ v. State of Gujarat Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 887 The Supreme Court advised High Courts to exercise caution before quashing non-compoundable cases based on settlement between the victim and the accused. Case Details: Som Nath Bharti v. State of Uttar Pradesh The Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed …

"Children, Grandchildren All Have To Move Out Of State": Calcutta High Court On Plea Alleging Irregularities In B. Ed. Colleges
4 months, 1 week ago

"Children, Grandchildren All Have To Move Out Of State": Calcutta High Court On Plea Alleging Irregularities In B. Ed. Colleges

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court expressed exasperation over the numerous allegations of irregularities in public appointments and college admissions in West Bengal. The court was dealing with a public interest litigation alleging irregularities in the admission process to B.Ed. A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya observed: "Wonderful.school teacher recruitment was rigged, police constable recruitment was …

Impossible To Impart Quality Education Without Filling Sanctioned Posts: Madras HC Forms Expert Committee To Monitor Recruitment In Govt Law Colleges
4 months, 1 week ago

Impossible To Impart Quality Education Without Filling Sanctioned Posts: Madras HC Forms Expert Committee To Monitor Recruitment In Govt Law Colleges

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has constituted an expert committee headed by retired High Court Judge V Bharathidasan to monitor the selection of Assistant Professors, Assistant Professors and Associate Professors in Government Law Colleges in Tamil Nadu. “This Court is of the considered opinion that it is impossible to impart qualitative legal education to the students without filling the sanctioned posts …

Madras HC forms Panel to monitor hiring of law college teachers
4 months, 1 week 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 …

West Bengal school jobs row: SC to hear pleas challenging Calcutta HC verdict on September 24
6 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal school jobs row: SC to hear pleas challenging Calcutta HC verdict on September 24

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would hear on September 24 the pleas of the West Bengal government and others challenging a Calcutta High Court order that invalidated the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in state government and aided schools. The top court on May 7 granted a major relief to teachers and non-teaching staff of West …

Mayawati on teachers recruitment case: U.P. govt should ensure justice for reserved category
6 months, 1 week ago

Mayawati on teachers recruitment case: U.P. govt should ensure justice for reserved category

The Hindu  

The Uttar Pradesh government should adopt an honest stand in the teachers recruitment case and ensure no injustice is done to reserved category candidates, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Her statement comes a day after the Supreme Court stayed an Allahabad High Court order which had asked the State government to prepare a fresh …

SC stays High Court order to prepare fresh selection list for appointment of assistant teachers in U.P.
6 months, 1 week ago

SC stays High Court order to prepare fresh selection list for appointment of assistant teachers in U.P.

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed an Allahabad High Court order directing the Uttar Pradesh government to prepare a fresh selection list for the appointment of 69,000 assistant teachers in the State. Chandrachud also stayed the High Court verdict setting aside the selection lists of assistant teachers issued by the State authorities in June 2020 and January 2022. The High …

Calcutta HC orders appointment of over 14,000 applicants as assistant teachers
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Calcutta HC orders appointment of over 14,000 applicants as assistant teachers

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The Calcutta high court directed the West Bengal School Service Commission on Wednesday to appoint all 14,052 applicants who appeared for the 2016 state-level selection test as assistant teachers in upper primary schools The high court passed the verdict after hearing 36 appeals that cited orders passed earlier by the single bench of former judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who questioned …

Karnataka High Court Stays Financial Impropriety Probe Against IIM-Bangalore Professor Who Levelled Allegations Of Caste Bias
8 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka High Court Stays Financial Impropriety Probe Against IIM-Bangalore Professor Who Levelled Allegations Of Caste Bias

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has by interim order stayed the operation of an Enquiry Committee constituted by the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore, to probe allegations of financial impropriety in raising travel claim bills against one of its Associate Professors. It was claimed that the constitution of the Committee to look into Das' alleged financial impropriety is made only as a …

West Bengal Education Ministry welcomes SC order to form panel to appoint V-Cs
8 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal Education Ministry welcomes SC order to form panel to appoint V-Cs

The Hindu  

West Bengal State Education Minister Bratya Basu welcomed the Supreme Court order to form a committee to appoint West Bengal University Vice-Chancellors. West Bengal State government challenged the Calcutta High Court decision at the Supreme Court. The Educationists’ Forum member, Professor Omprakash Mishra said, “Cutting through the illegalities imposed by the Chancellor on the higher education sector of West Bengal, …

SC orders formation of committee for appointment of V-Cs in WB universities
8 months, 1 week ago

SC orders formation of committee for appointment of V-Cs in WB universities

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the constitution of a search and selection committee to resolve the impasse between the West Bengal government and Governor CV Ananda Bose over the appointment of vice-chancellors of universities in the state. A bench of justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan ordered the committee’s formation within two weeks, noting that both the state and …

Supreme Court Approves HC Order Quashing Haryana Govt Decision To Grant Extra Marks To Certain Domiciles In Recruitment Tests
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: 17th June To 23rd June
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: 17th June To 23rd June

Live Law  

NOMINAL INDEXMrinal Barik -Versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw 145PEOPLE UNITED FOR BETTER LIVING IN CALCUTTA VERSUS STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS 2024 LiveLaw 146Dabur India Limited vs Dhruv Rathee And Ors. 2024 LiveLaw 145 PEOPLE UNITED FOR BETTER LIVING IN CALCUTTA VERSUS STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS 2024 LiveLaw 146 Dabur India Limited …

Parties Approaching Judges Becoming Regular Practice In NCLAT: Judicial Member Of Chennai Bench Recuses From Hearing Case
9 months, 1 week 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 …

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