'Based On Speculation, Tarnishes Reputation': AP High Court Junks Lawyer's Plea Accusing AG Of Corrupt Practice In Appointment Of Standing Counsel
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'Based On Speculation, Tarnishes Reputation': AP High Court Junks Lawyer's Plea Accusing AG Of Corrupt Practice In Appointment Of Standing Counsel

Live Law  

Andhra Pradesh High Court has expressed strong displeasure over an Advocate's PIL seeking removal of a Standing Counsel and a consequential CBI inquiry into the appointments made on the recommendation of the Advocate General alleging 'corrupt practices for personal gains'. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice R. Raghunandan Rao said the allegations are merely speculative and have the effect of tarnishing the image and reputation of the Advocate General and the Standing Counsel in question. The petitioner, who appeared as a party in person, is an advocate by profession and challenged the extension of Standing Counsel of Municipalities on the ground that it was against the Andhra Pradesh Law Officers Appointment and Conditions of Service Instructions, 2000 and guidelines of the Apex Court in State of Punjab vs. Beijeshwar Singh Chahal. The petitioner alleged a quid pro quo situation between the Advocate General and the petitioner/advocate in the 2019 writ stating that the Advocate General had a personal interest in forwarding the name of the standing counsel in question.

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‘Raining FIRS’: Supreme Court grants arrest shield to YSR Cong’s Sajjala B Reddy
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

‘Raining FIRS’: Supreme Court grants arrest shield to YSR Cong’s Sajjala B Reddy

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday shielded YSR Congress Party’s social media head Sajjala Bhargava Reddy from arrest for two weeks to enable him to approach the high court for bail, observing the interim protection was akin to allowing the petitioner to get first aid while the state government was “raining FIRs” on him. Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister …

Ram Gopal Varma’s plea: Andhra HC directs police to file counter
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Ram Gopal Varma’s plea: Andhra HC directs police to file counter

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: The AP High Court on Thursday directed the Police Department to file a counter with full details on the petition filed by film director Ram Gopal Varma challenging the multiple FIRs registered against him for social media posts. PIL on police cases dismissed The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed by journalist P …

Cash-for-vote case: SC to appoint independent special public prosecutor
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Cash-for-vote case: SC to appoint independent special public prosecutor

Deccan Chronicle  

The court was hearing an appeal by former minister and BRS Suryapet legislator G. Jagadish Reddy seeking the transfer of the case to Bhopal as Revanth Reddy has become the Chief Minister of Telangana and police and prosecution will be in the hands of the state government. Opposing it, senior advocate Aryama Sundara, appearing for Jagadish Reddy, argued that the …

Kerala High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On Advocate For Filing 'Frivolous' Contempt Petition Against Judicial Officer, Opposing Counsel
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On Advocate For Filing 'Frivolous' Contempt Petition Against Judicial Officer, Opposing Counsel

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has imposed an exemplary cost of Rs. The contempt petition was filed alleging that the judicial officer colluded with an advocate and parties in disobeying the directions of the High Court in a case being contested by the contempt applicant. “To hurl allegations of contempt against the lawyer appearing for the plaintiffs, as also, plaintiffs 1 …

'Been in Judiciary for Last 24 Years, Can’t Let Lawyers Dictate Procedure': CJI Chandrachud Warns Lawyer During NEET Hearing
5 months ago

'Been in Judiciary for Last 24 Years, Can’t Let Lawyers Dictate Procedure': CJI Chandrachud Warns Lawyer During NEET Hearing

News 18  

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud was on Tuesday compelled to ask security to get a lawyer removed from the Supreme Court while hearing a batch of petitions against the irregularities in NEET. I can’t let lawyers dictate procedure in this court,” the CJI said to advocate Mathews Nedumpara. Nedumpara refused the request of CJI Chandrachud to speak after Hooda …

BJP moves Telangana HC over lower court adjourning its private complaint against CM Revanth Reddy
7 months ago

BJP moves Telangana HC over lower court adjourning its private complaint against CM Revanth Reddy

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party State unit moved a lunch motion in the Telangana High Court here on Thursday challenging the adjournment to July 6 of its private criminal complaint against Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy accusing the latter of making provoking and defamatory remarks against it during an election campaign meeting at Khammam a few weeks ago. Represented by its …

Behbal Kalan firing accused’s wife appointed assistant AG in Punjab
10 months, 1 week ago

Behbal Kalan firing accused’s wife appointed assistant AG in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

The wife of an accused in 2015 Behbal Kalan firing has been appointed as assistant advocate general in the office of advocate general, Punjab, at Chandigarh. Behbal Kalan firing accused’s wife appointed assistant AG in Punjab The appointment order, accessed by HT, for the engagement of advocates as assistant advocate general in the office of Punjab AG, was issued by …

AP High Court’s Remarks Provide Relief To Clients
10 months, 2 weeks ago

AP High Court’s Remarks Provide Relief To Clients

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Remarks of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on boycott of courts by advocates has led to some of the bar associations in the state giving up their agitation. Kakinada Bar Association president M. Visweswara Rao told Deccan Chronicle that their association met on Thursday and decided to attend courts from February 12. He told Deccan Chronicle that lawyers boycotting …

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 …

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 …

Andhra Pradesh High Court To Take Up Monitoring Of Cases Against MP's & MLA's Upon Supreme Court's Directions
1 year ago

Andhra Pradesh High Court To Take Up Monitoring Of Cases Against MP's & MLA's Upon Supreme Court's Directions

Live Law  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court took up proceedings to monitor and fast-track the cases filed against MLAs & MPs, following the directions passed by the Supreme Court, The division Bench comprising Justice U. Durga Prasad Rao and Justice M. Kiranmayi took up the matter on Thursday and adjourned it to Monday due to the unavailability of the Advocate General. The …

Cannot come to Madras HC in connection with defamation suit filed against journalist Mathew Samuel: Palaniswami
1 year, 1 month ago

Cannot come to Madras HC in connection with defamation suit filed against journalist Mathew Samuel: Palaniswami

The Hindu  

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami has expressed his inability to come to the Madras High Court premises to provide evidence in a 2019 defamation suit filed by him against journalist Mathew Samuel and others, for having linked his name with the 2017 Kodanad heist-cum-murder case. Justice N. Sathish Kumar directed the High Court Registry to list the application, filed …

Supreme Court Takes Note Of 'Positive Development' In Centre Clearing Some Collegium Proposals, Repeats Concerns About Pending Files
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Takes Note Of 'Positive Development' In Centre Clearing Some Collegium Proposals, Repeats Concerns About Pending Files

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday took note of some "positive developments" in judicial appointments, as the Centre has notified a slew of appointments and transfers of High Court judges over the last two weeks.At the same time, the Court reiterated its concerns about the segregation of names and the pendency of certain collegium proposals. The Supreme Court on Friday took …

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Adv Ravindra Agrawal As Chhattisgarh HC Judge, Says Centre Flagged Some Complaints But No Bearing On Integrity
1 year, 2 months ago

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Adv Ravindra Agrawal As Chhattisgarh HC Judge, Says Centre Flagged Some Complaints But No Bearing On Integrity

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Collegium comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice SK Kaul and Justice Sanjiv Khanna has recommended the name of Advocate Ravindra Kumar Agrawal for appointment as a Judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court. Earlier this year, Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High in consultation with two senior-most Judges of the Court had recommended the elevation of Advocate Agrawal as …

"Very Easy To Blame Lawyer": Orissa HC Refuses To Condone Delay In Case First Launched In 2006, Says Litigant Did Not Keep Touch With Advocate
1 year, 2 months ago

"Very Easy To Blame Lawyer": Orissa HC Refuses To Condone Delay In Case First Launched In 2006, Says Litigant Did Not Keep Touch With Advocate

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court has held that an advocate cannot be blamed for sheer negligence of a party resulting in considerable delay in compliance of Court’s order. While denying condonation of delay to the petitioner, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Subhasis Talapatra and Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo observed, “It is very easy to change lawyer and to put blame …

‘Skill development scam’ case: Andhra Pradesh High Court reserves judgment on Chandrababu Naidu’s quash petition
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Skill development scam’ case: Andhra Pradesh High Court reserves judgment on Chandrababu Naidu’s quash petition

The Hindu  

Justice K. Sreenivasa Reddy of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on September 19 reserved judgment on the petition filed by former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu seeking that the FIR filed by the A.P. Crime Investigation Department in the ‘skill development scam’ case be quashed and the judicial remand granted by the ACB Court in Vijayawada be cancelled. An intense …

Andhra Pradesh HC Seeks More Details on TTD Members
1 year, 3 months ago

Andhra Pradesh HC Seeks More Details on TTD Members

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh High Court directed the endowments commissioner and Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams executive officer to submit more details on members of the newly constituted TTD trust board. A division bench comprising Justices Akula Venkata Sesha Sai and R. Raghunandan Rao held a hearing on a petition here on Wednesday filed by a former railway employee, Chintha Venkateswaralu, with …

Judges' Appointments | Supreme Court To Hear On Sept 26 Contempt Petition Against Centre Over Delay In Notifying Appointments
1 year, 3 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 …

'Will See Next Time This Happens': Supreme Court Disposes Plea Against Practice Of Appointing Interim Director For CBI
1 year, 4 months ago

'Will See Next Time This Happens': Supreme Court Disposes Plea Against Practice Of Appointing Interim Director For CBI

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of as infructuous a plea by non-governmental organisation ‘Common Cause’ against the appointment of Praveen Sinha as an interim director of the Central Bureau of Investigation in February 2021 after the expiry of the previous incumbent, Rishi Kumar Shukla. Justice Khanna said that CBI directors were normally appointed without invoking the emergency provision to …

Election Violence: Calcutta High Court Finds Similarities In Voter's PIL And Petition Filed By Prospective Candidates, Says It's Prima Facie A 'Set Up'
1 year, 5 months ago

Election Violence: Calcutta High Court Finds Similarities In Voter's PIL And Petition Filed By Prospective Candidates, Says It's Prima Facie A 'Set Up'

Live Law  

A Calcutta High Court division bench of Chief Justice Sivagnaman and Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta, on Monday, took exception to the fact that a Public Interest Litigation filed by “independent voters” may have been politically motivated. The voters had complained that the unopposed elections of ruling-party candidates from their block, while stopping the nomination of rival “prospective candidates” took away …

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Three Advocates As Additional Judges Of Bombay High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Three Advocates As Additional Judges Of Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Central Government has notified the appointment of Advocate Shailesh Pramod Brahme, Advocate Firdosh Phiroze Pooniwalla, and Advocate Jitendra Shantilal Jain as additional judges of the Bombay High Court for a period of two years. “In exercise of the power conferred by clause of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint S/Shri Shailesh Pramod …

Shiv Sena Case | What Is The Ultimate Relief Court Can Grant? Supreme Court Asks Thackeray Faction
1 year, 10 months ago

Shiv Sena Case | What Is The Ultimate Relief Court Can Grant? Supreme Court Asks Thackeray Faction

Live Law  

A constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday heard the pleas concerning the constitutional issues arising out of the rift within Shiv Sena party between Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray groups on merits today. In yesterday's proceedings, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Uddhav Thackeray faction opened the arguments and submitted that if the court upholds the Eknath …

Kaali Poster Row : Supreme Court Extends Interim Protection To Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai
1 year, 10 months ago

Kaali Poster Row : Supreme Court Extends Interim Protection To Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India directed the state governments to file counter affidavits in the matter concerning multiple FIRs registered against filmmaker Leena Manimekalai in various states over the poster of her documentary titled "Kaali". Through the interim order, the court had directed that no coercive steps shall be taken against the filmmaker either on the basis of the FIRs …

Senior Designation: Supreme Court To Commence Hearing Of Plea Seeking Reforms On 22nd February, 2023
1 year, 10 months 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 …

'We Can't Go Into Suitability' : Supreme Court Gives Reasons For Dismissing Petitions Challenging Justice Victoria Gowri's Appointment
1 year, 10 months ago

'We Can't Go Into Suitability' : Supreme Court Gives Reasons For Dismissing Petitions Challenging Justice Victoria Gowri's Appointment

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday pronounced the reasons for the dismissal of the two petitions filed by advocates from the Madras High Court challenging the appointment of Justice Victoria Gowri as an additional judge of the Madras High Court.Justice Sanjiv Khanna, while pronouncing the order on Friday, said, "We have passed a short order. The Supreme Court on Friday pronounced …

Bench and bigotry: The Hindu Editorial on advocate Victoria Gowri’s appointment as Madras High Court judge
1 year, 10 months ago

Bench and bigotry: The Hindu Editorial on advocate Victoria Gowri’s appointment as Madras High Court judge

The Hindu  

The questionable elevation of advocate L. Victoria Gowri as a judge of the Madras High Court epitomises the problematic nature of the system of judicial appointment. That the government repeatedly has its way indicates that the conflict over the appointment process has reached a stage in which the collegium is constantly under pressure to yield to the executive’s position on …

Advocate Victoria Gowri assumes office as judge of Madras High Court
1 year, 10 months ago

Advocate Victoria Gowri assumes office as judge of Madras High Court

The Hindu  

Madras High Court Acting Chief Justice T. Raja on Tuesday administered oath of office to L. Victoria Gowri, P.B. Ramakrishnan, R. Kalaimathi and K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi as additional judges of the High Court for a period of two years in the same order of seniority in accordance with their presidential warrant of appointment. Even as the oath taking ceremony was …

Advocate Victoria Gowri row | SC to hear petitions challenging appointment today
1 year, 10 months ago

Advocate Victoria Gowri row | SC to hear petitions challenging appointment today

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court will hear petitions challenging the appointment of advocate Victoria Gowri as Madras High Court judge today. The hearing is now scheduled for 10.30 a.m. Ms. Gowri was scheduled to take oath at 10.35 a.m. on February 7 at the Madras HC. Chandrachud on Monday said in open court that the Supreme Court Collegium was not in the …

Drama over appointment of LC Victoria Gowri in Madras HC: A fifth judges case in making?
1 year, 10 months ago

Drama over appointment of LC Victoria Gowri in Madras HC: A fifth judges case in making?

India Today  

It is popularly known that the current system of appointing judges is not laid down in the Constitution, rather something that has developed through a series of judgments over the course of the years. The past few months have seen rising tension between the Centre and the Supreme Court over the issue of appointments, but this story has now taken …

Advocates urge ACJ not to administer oath of office to Victoria Gowri until SC hears case against her elevation as judge of Madras HC
1 year, 10 months ago

Advocates urge ACJ not to administer oath of office to Victoria Gowri until SC hears case against her elevation as judge of Madras HC

The Hindu  

A group of advocates led by N.G.R. Prasad made a written representation to Madras High Court Acting Chief Justice T. Raja on Monday requesting him not to administer oath of office to advocate L. Victoria Gowri as a judge of the High Court until the Supreme Court hears a case against her elevation on Tuesday. After a series of quick …

Centre clears appointment of advocate Victoria Gowri as judge of Madras High Court
1 year, 10 months ago

Centre clears appointment of advocate Victoria Gowri as judge of Madras High Court

The Hindu  

The Centre has notified the appointment of Deputy Solicitor General, L. Victoria Gowri, as a judge of the Madras High Court. Union Law Minister Kiren Rijju tweeted a list of 13 names cleared for the Allahabad, Karnataka and Madras High Courts, on Monday. Ms. Gowri has made it top of the list of five individuals appointed as judges of Madras …

Woman judge gets appointed to Madras HC but lawyers move Supreme Court. Why?
1 year, 10 months ago

Woman judge gets appointed to Madras HC but lawyers move Supreme Court. Why?

Hindustan Times  

A group of lawyers in Chennai have approached the Supreme Court against the Collegium's recommendation for the elevation of advocate Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri as a judge of the Madras high court. The lawyers moved the apex court even as the Centre cleared the appointment of Gowri as an additional judge of the Madras high court. “As per relevant provisions …

Supreme Court to hear on Feb 7 plea against appointment of advocate Victoria Gowri
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court to hear on Feb 7 plea against appointment of advocate Victoria Gowri

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Monday said in open court that the Supreme Court Collegium was not in the know about certain “developments” concerning advocate Victoria Gowri when it recommended her for appointment as Madras High Court judge on January 17, while listing a petition filed by a group of lawyers accusing her of indulging in “hate speech” …

Lawyers oppose elevation of woman advocate as Madras HC judge, SC hearing tomorrow
1 year, 10 months ago

Lawyers oppose elevation of woman advocate as Madras HC judge, SC hearing tomorrow

India Today  

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea filed by senior lawyers challenging the elevation of advocate LC Victoria Gowri as a judge of the Madras High Court. A section of the Madras High Court Bar association is opposing the Supreme Court collegium’s recommendation to elevate advocate LC Victoria Gowri for judgeship at the Madras High Court. Earlier, a …

Over 50 advocates come out in support of Victoria Gowri
1 year, 10 months ago

Over 50 advocates come out in support of Victoria Gowri

The Hindu  

After a group of advocates wrote to President Droupadi Murmu urging her to return the Supreme Court Collegium’s recommendation to elevate advocate L. Victoria Gowri as a judge of the Madras High Court, over 50 advocates of the Madras High Court Bench in Madurai on Friday made a representation to the Supreme Court Collegium in support of Ms. Gowri. In …

Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Appointment of Complainant's Erstwhile Lawyer As Special Public Prosecutor In Murder Case
1 year, 11 months ago

Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Appointment of Complainant's Erstwhile Lawyer As Special Public Prosecutor In Murder Case

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has upheld the appointment of Ujwala Pawar as Special Public Prosecutor in the trial case related to the murder of Advocate Sambhaji Rajaram in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar. The bench passed the order on a petition by one Shivaji Take and his son Sharad Take against the Notification dated 30th September 2021 issued by the State appointing Pawar …

Andhra Pradesh HC’s critical comments on appointment of advisers
1 year, 11 months ago

Andhra Pradesh HC’s critical comments on appointment of advisers

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday made critical comments against the practice of appointing advisers for the state government. Defending the state government, Advocate-General S. Sriram told the High Court that only experienced persons were appointed as advisers to the government. Hemendranath Reddy appearing on behalf of another adviser Chandrasekhar Reddy informed the court that his client “does …

Telangana poachgate case: State, SIT oppose transfer to CBI
1 year, 11 months ago

Telangana poachgate case: State, SIT oppose transfer to CBI

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government and poachgate Special Investigation Team on Thursday argued before a division bench of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N. Tukaramji, that the orders of the single judge, who had entrusted the probe to the CBI and quashed the police investigation, was a bundle of contradictions. Gandra Mohan Rao, senior counsel, …

Madras HC Advocates' Association Assures High Court That Its Elections Will Be Free And Fair
2 years ago

Madras HC Advocates' Association Assures High Court That Its Elections Will Be Free And Fair

Live Law  

Madras High Court Advocates' Association has informed the Madras High Court that its elections, which are scheduled to be conducted on 9th January, 2023, would be conducted in a free and fair manner. The Association also informed the court that all the applications were being scrutinized diligently to ensure that the elections would be conducted without any bias. The Association …

Madras HC Senior Designations : Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Hearing For Plea Highlighting Low Women Representation
2 years ago

Madras HC Senior Designations : Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Hearing For Plea Highlighting Low Women Representation

Live Law  

A plea seeking intervention of the Supreme Court of India in Senior Advocate designations in the Madras High Court owing to low representation of women in the posts was mentioned before the bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha on Wednesday. At the outset, the counsel, while mentioning the issue, submitted that only three women were being …

AP advocates meet Governor, seek help to rescind transfer of two HC judges
2 years ago

AP advocates meet Governor, seek help to rescind transfer of two HC judges

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Advocates of Andhra Pradesh met Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan on Friday seeking his intervention in stopping transfer from AP of two High Court judges – Battu Devanand and D. Ramesh. Representatives of AP Advocates Joint Action Committee submitted to Governor a representation saying the SC Collegium may have recommended transfer of the two judges taking into consideration contention of the …

Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Advocate ML Sharma & AoR For Scandalising High Court In Petition
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Advocate ML Sharma & AoR For Scandalising High Court In Petition

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday took serious objection to the averments in a petition which attributed motives to a division bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in deciding a case and issued contempt notice to the lawyers connected with the Special Leave Petition- Advocate ML Sharma, Advocate-on-Record Deepak Goel.The Court also issued contempt notice to Vijay Singh, Assistant Accountant. …

After Gujarat & Telangana, Madras Bar Protests Against Supreme Court Collegium Proposal To Transfer Judge
2 years, 1 month ago

After Gujarat & Telangana, Madras Bar Protests Against Supreme Court Collegium Proposal To Transfer Judge

Live Law  

After Gujarat and Telangana, the Madras High Court Advocates Association has come forward opposing the proposal to transfer a sitting judge. The Association has taken objection to the transfer of Acting Chief Justice T Raja to Rajasthan High Court.The Association wrote a letter to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud opposing the transfer. Thus, the association raised strong objection to the proposed …

Supreme Court judge recuses himself from hearing plea challenging one-year extension to ED director Sanjay Kumar Mishra
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court judge recuses himself from hearing plea challenging one-year extension to ED director Sanjay Kumar Mishra

The Hindu  

Supreme Court judge, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, on Friday recused himself from hearing a series of petitions challenging the “piecemeal” one-year extension in service the government is granting Directorate of Enforcement Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra. The case had come up before a Bench of Justices Kaul and A.S. Oka, a day after the Centre had given the 1984-batch Indian Revenue …

Remarks Against Judiciary : Madras High Court Issues Second Contempt Notice Against Savukku Shankar
2 years, 4 months ago

Remarks Against Judiciary : Madras High Court Issues Second Contempt Notice Against Savukku Shankar

Live Law  

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has again issued notice to Youtuber/Commentator for his remarks against the Indian Judiciary in a recent Youtube interview where he made the below remark:"The entire higher judiciary is riddled with corruption"When the matter came up before the bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice B Pugalendhi today, the court issued notice to …

Remarks Against Judiciary : Madras High Court Issues Second Contempt Notice Against Savukku Shankar
2 years, 4 months ago

Remarks Against Judiciary : Madras High Court Issues Second Contempt Notice Against Savukku Shankar

Live Law  

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has again issued notice to Youtuber/Commentator for his remarks against the Indian Judiciary in a recent Youtube interview where he made the below remark:"The entire higher judiciary is riddled with corruption"When the matter came up before the bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice B Pugalendhi today, the court issued notice to …

AG Refuses Sanction For Contempt Action Against Retired HC Judge & 2 Senior Advocates For Comments On SC In Nupur Sharma Case
2 years, 5 months ago

AG Refuses Sanction For Contempt Action Against Retired HC Judge & 2 Senior Advocates For Comments On SC In Nupur Sharma Case

Live Law  

The Attorney General for India KK Venugopal refused to grant sanction to initiate criminal contempt action against former High Court judge Justice SN Dhingra and Senior Advocates Aman Lekhi and K Ramakumar for their comments criticising the Supreme Court's remarks in Nupur Sharma case.The AG declined the sanction sought by Advocate CR Jaya Skin, who alleged that the comments were …

Interview: Abhinav Chandrachud, author, Soli Sorabjee; Life and Times
2 years, 6 months ago

Interview: Abhinav Chandrachud, author, Soli Sorabjee; Life and Times

Hindustan Times  

What took you by surprise as you learnt more about Soli Sorabjee in the course of doing your research for this book? In his legal career of nearly 68 years, Sorabjee had 1,124 reported judgments to his credit in cases that he had appeared in before the Supreme Court, High Courts and tribunals. However, as I have said in the …

Why So Many AAGs & Chief Standing Counsels Appointed To Defend State?: Allahabad HC Directs Placing Of Matter Before UP Cabinet
2 years, 6 months ago

Why So Many AAGs & Chief Standing Counsels Appointed To Defend State?: Allahabad HC Directs Placing Of Matter Before UP Cabinet

Live Law  

In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court has asked the UP Govt as to what is the requirement to appoint so many Additional Advocate Generals and Chief Standing Counsels at Allahabad High Court to defend the State when already more than 400 State lawyers are impaneled by it.The Bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal also took expectation to the …

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