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Delhi HC’s Justice Manmohan appointed Supreme Court judge
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Delhi HC’s Justice Manmohan appointed Supreme Court judge

Hindustan Times  

The Union government on Tuesday announced the appointment of justice Manmohan, chief justice of the Delhi high court, as a judge of the Supreme Court. Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal shared the news on X, stating: “In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased to …

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Fix time for completion of trials, but denying bail no solution, SC tells HCs
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Fix time for completion of trials, but denying bail no solution, SC tells HCs

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has expressed strong displeasure after discovering that High Courts have been denying bail to people incarcerated for long periods. A two-judge bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Augustine George Masih observed, “Every day we notice that in several orders passed by different High Courts while rejecting the bail applications, in a routine manner, the …

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‘Functioning as kangaroo courts’: Kerala HC's stinging remark on ‘media trials’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Functioning as kangaroo courts’: Kerala HC's stinging remark on ‘media trials’

Hindustan Times  

News outlets should not act as ‘kangaroo courts’ by indulging in ‘media trial’ when reporting on ongoing investigations or cases, the Kerala high court said on Friday. A five-judge bench made the stinging remark while issuing a ruling in response to three petitions seeking to restrict the media's powers in covering active probes and trials, India Today reported. The petitions …

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SC sets aside Calcutta HC's order which asked adolescent girls to control sexual urges
4 months ago

SC sets aside Calcutta HC's order which asked adolescent girls to control sexual urges

Op India  

On Tuesday, 20th August, the Supreme Court disapproved the statements made by the Calcutta High Court that asked adolescent girls to ”control sexual urges’ so that they are not deemed ‘losers’ by society. Supreme Court sets aside the judgement of Calcutta High Court which had advised “adolescent girls to control their sexual urges”. On January 4th, 2024, 2-Judge Supreme Court …

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SC bench to hear Punjab HC’s criticism of its order
4 months, 2 weeks ago

SC bench to hear Punjab HC’s criticism of its order

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of an unusual order issued by a Punjab and Haryana high court judge, who criticised a stay order previously passed by the apex court while commenting that the Supreme Court tends to perceive itself as more “supreme” than it actually is and views high courts as being less “high” than they …

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Somnath Bharti won't speak on Delhi HC's observations on his plea, says his ‘difficulty’ is…
5 months ago

Somnath Bharti won't speak on Delhi HC's observations on his plea, says his ‘difficulty’ is…

Hindustan Times  

AAP's Somnath Bharti on Monday pointed to his 'difficulties' and refused to speak on observations made by the Delhi high court on his appeal challenging the election of BJP leader Bansuri Swaraj from the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat. Accusing Swaraj, who contested her maiden election, of indulging in ‘corrupt practices’ that contributed to her win, Bharti, who was the …

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Centre Notifies Transfer Of Jharkhand HC's Acting CJ Justice Shree Chandrashekhar To Rajasthan High Court
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre Notifies Transfer Of Jharkhand HC's Acting CJ Justice Shree Chandrashekhar To Rajasthan High Court

Live Law  

The Central government has notified the transfer of Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, serving as the Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court, to the Rajasthan High Court.This comes after Centre notified appointment of Justice BR Sarangi as the Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court. The Central government has notified the transfer of Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, serving as the Acting Chief Justice …

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Arvind Kejriwal's Challenge To HC's Stay On Bail : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing
6 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal's Challenge To HC's Stay On Bail : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

Live Law  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approached the Supreme Court challenging the order passed by the Delhi High Court on June 21 staying the trial court's order which granted him bail in the liquor policy case.A vacation bench comprising Justices Manoj Misra and SVN Bhatti will hear the matter today.Follow this page for live updates.The petition was filed on Sunday …

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Mob has no religion: Rajasthan HC's Justice Farjand Ali while granting bail to Islamists accused of attacking Hindus
7 months ago

Mob has no religion: Rajasthan HC's Justice Farjand Ali while granting bail to Islamists accused of attacking Hindus

Op India  

The Rajasthan High Court on 20th May commented on the challenges of identifying the offenders during communal disturbances and claimed that a mob has no religion. The remarks were passed while the court granted bail to eighteen accused who were part of a crowd that attacked participants in a Hindu religious procession on 19th March in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan which resulted …

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Sippy Sidhu murder: Framing of charges delayed till April 30 amid HC’s order
8 months ago

Sippy Sidhu murder: Framing of charges delayed till April 30 amid HC’s order

Hindustan Times  

The framing of charges in the 2015 Sippy Sidhu murder case has been delayed further, with the Punjab and Haryana high court directing the special CBI court, hearing the case, to adjourn its proceedings beyond April 25, when it will take up prime accused Kalyani Singh’s plea for arguments. On April 9, Kalyani moved a petition before the high court …

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HC's Order 'Smacks of Arbitrariness and Perversity', Supreme Court Sets Aside Allahabad HC's Order Passed Without Hearing Parties
9 months, 1 week ago

HC's Order 'Smacks of Arbitrariness and Perversity', Supreme Court Sets Aside Allahabad HC's Order Passed Without Hearing Parties

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the order of the Allahabad High Court passed in gross violation of the principle of natural justice whereby the order was passed without hearing to the opposite parties.Terming the order of the High Court as arbitrary and perverse, the Bench Comprising Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta found that the order was passed …

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'Message To AoRs To Not File Frivolous Petitions' : Supreme Court Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Cost On Plea Against HC's Posting Order
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'Message To AoRs To Not File Frivolous Petitions' : Supreme Court Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Cost On Plea Against HC's Posting Order

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed displeasure at the trend of Special Leave Petitions being filed against High Courts which merely issue notice or grant adjournments. While dismissing a petition filed against a High Court order posting a matter to April, the Court imposed a token cost of Rs.1 lac to "send a message" to Advocates-on-Record. While dismissing a petition …

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Judicial Officers' Pay : Supreme Court Directs States To Clear SNJPC Arrears By Feb 29; Asks HCs To Set Up Committees To Oversee
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Judicial Officers' Pay : Supreme Court Directs States To Clear SNJPC Arrears By Feb 29; Asks HCs To Set Up Committees To Oversee

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has directed the State Governments to pay the arrears to judges in terms of the payscales enhanced as per the recommendations of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission by February 29, 2024. Background In June 2022, the Supreme Court had directed the implementation of the enhanced pay scale as recommended by the Second National Judicial Pay Commission …

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Can Past Service As Judicial Officer In One State Be Counted For Benefits In Judicial Service In Another State? Supreme Court To Consider
1 year, 1 month ago

Can Past Service As Judicial Officer In One State Be Counted For Benefits In Judicial Service In Another State? Supreme Court To Consider

Live Law  

Can the past service in the judicial services of another State be taken into account for the purpose of benefits in the judicial service of one state? Recently, the Court issued notice to the Delhi High Court in a Special Leave Petition filed against the Delhi High Court order wherein one Ms. Neetu Nagar, a candidate serving in Delhi Judicial …

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Supreme Court Allows Retired Judge Who Acquitted TN Minister Ponmudi To Give Response To Madras HC's Adverse Comments Against Her
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Allows Retired Judge Who Acquitted TN Minister Ponmudi To Give Response To Madras HC's Adverse Comments Against Her

Live Law  

A retired Sessions Judge from Tamil Nadu approached the Supreme Court aggrieved by the adverse comments made by a single judge of the Madras High Court against her in relation to the judgment passed by her acquitting State Minister K Ponmudi and his wife in a disproportionate assets case.The petitioner, who retired as the Principal District and Sessions Judge at …

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Telangana HC's Verdicts: Appointments, Desilting, Compensation, and More
1 year, 6 months ago

Telangana HC's Verdicts: Appointments, Desilting, Compensation, and More

Deccan Chronicle  

Reassess Appointment of PSC Members, TS Told Hyderabad: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court on Friday remanded a matter pertaining to the appointment of members of TS Public Service Commission. HC allows desilting in River Manair Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N. Tukaramji of the Telangana High Court on Friday disposed a batch of writ petitions challenging …

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'Constitution will perish if India’s demography is altered', says Madras HC's justice GR Swaminathan
1 year, 8 months ago

'Constitution will perish if India’s demography is altered', says Madras HC's justice GR Swaminathan

Op India  

Madras High Court judge GR Swaminathan has stated that the Constitution of India will no longer be in effect if the ‘demographic profile’ of the country as it was at the time the constitution was created, changes. As per a report in Indian Express, he stated that the Constitution will endure as long as individuals ‘who are under the Indian …

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No Finality For Kerala HC's Observation That Church Assets Are Public Trusts & Not Governed By Canon Law : Supreme Court
1 year, 9 months ago

No Finality For Kerala HC's Observation That Church Assets Are Public Trusts & Not Governed By Canon Law : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday clarified that the observations made by the Kerala High Court in Cardinal George Alencherry's case regarding canon law and the power of the Bishops to alienate church assets are prima facie in nature and no finality can be attached to them.While dismissing the petition filed by Alencherry, the Major Archbishop of Syro-Malabar Church, to quash …

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Sec 438 CrPC | Can HCs Refuse To Entertain Anticipatory Bail Pleas For Not Exhausting Sessions Court Remedy? Supreme Court To Consider
1 year, 9 months ago

Sec 438 CrPC | Can HCs Refuse To Entertain Anticipatory Bail Pleas For Not Exhausting Sessions Court Remedy? Supreme Court To Consider

Live Law  

Last week, the Supreme Court agreed to consider the question of whether a high court could refuse to entertain an application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 on the ground that the applicant did not approach a sessions court first. In March 2020, a five-judge bench of the Allahabad High Court clarified that …

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WBSSC Scam: Bengal Government Challenges Calcutta HC's Summon to State Education Secretary
2 years, 1 month ago

WBSSC Scam: Bengal Government Challenges Calcutta HC's Summon to State Education Secretary

News 18  

West Bengal government has challenged the decision of the Calcutta High Court’s single-judge bench to summon the state education secretary, Manish Jain to be present at the court on Thursday in connection with the multi-crore teachers’ recruitment scam. The state government sent an email application to the office of the Calcutta High Court’s Chief Justice on Wednesday night, requesting the …

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Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Allahabad HC's Order Dismissing PIL To Ascertain Nature Of Structure Found In Gyanvapi Mosque
2 years, 4 months ago

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Allahabad HC's Order Dismissing PIL To Ascertain Nature Of Structure Found In Gyanvapi Mosque

Live Law  

A Plea has been moved before the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Allahabad High Court dismissing a Public Interest Litigation that sought the appointment of a committee/commission headed by a judge of the high court or supreme court to study the nature of the structure found in the Gyanvapi campus.It may be noted that the PIL plea in …

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TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee Moves Supreme Court Against Delhi HC's Refusal To Quash ED Summons
2 years, 8 months ago

TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee Moves Supreme Court Against Delhi HC's Refusal To Quash ED Summons

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear next week the plea filed by All India Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife challenging Delhi High Court's order refusing to quash summons issued to them by Enforcement Directorate in connection with West Bengal coal scam case.The impugned order also dismissed the plea by Banerjee's wife Rujira Banerjee assailing the …

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Tying hands of single judge: Calcutta HC's Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay seeks CJI's intervention
2 years, 8 months ago

Tying hands of single judge: Calcutta HC's Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay seeks CJI's intervention

India Today  

In an unprecedented order, a Calcutta High Court judge has sought the Chief Justice of India’s intervention after all single-judge bench orders in teaching and non-teaching staff recruitment scam were stayed by the division bench. The single-judge bench of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay had directed the CBI to probe alleged irregularities in recruitment of teachers and non-teaching staff in government schools …

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Hijab row: Student moves Supreme Court challenging Karnataka HC’s interim order
2 years, 10 months ago

Hijab row: Student moves Supreme Court challenging Karnataka HC’s interim order

Firstpost  

The high court, on Thursday, had asked students not to insist on wearing any particular cloth on campuses of education institutions which can instigate people, till the matter is resolved New Delhi: An appeal has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the direction of the Karnataka High Court that has asked students not to insist on wearing any cloth …

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