The Central Bureau of Investigation has informed the Delhi High Court that the Directorate of Prosecution has got full autonomy and there is no interference in the functioning of a law officer and it has no decision-making power in the appointment of the Director of Prosecution. The above-mentioned averments were made in an affidavit filed …
The Allahabad High Court has recently recalled its order in which it had directed the listing of a matter before another bench citing the “mischievous behaviour of the advocate”. Hearing a first appeal filed by Raja Ram, the Division Bench of Justice Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Justice Subhash Chand said on September 6, while hearing these …
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The National Green Tribunal-Principal Bench has directed the Department of Water Resources not to execute work of sand filling, earth embankment and construction of RCC retaining wall in the river bed of river Baitarani for which tenders have been invited and no work order shall be issued in this regard till environmental clearance is obtained from the SEIAA, Odisha. SEIAA counsel Gora Chand Roy Choudhury …
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant any relief to a student of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), who wasn’t promoted to her final year in a B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) (5-year) course due to a backlog of uncleared exams. The two-judge bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh said, “How …
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By Prof Upendra Baxi Relations between the Bench and the Bar, at least in the common law adversarial system, are always strained by the dynamics of operation of the “winner-takes-it-all” principle. Each side has a will to win, but in the final result, only one can succeed and other must lose. This has many consequences …
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The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of the following High Court judges, sources said. Justice Sabina from Rajasthan to Himachal Pradesh. Justice A.M. Badar from Kerala to Patna. Justice Vivek Agarwal from Allahabad to Madhya Pradesh. Justice Sudip Ahluwalia from Punjab and Haryana to Calcutta. Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari from Allahabad to Andhra …
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With the Supreme Court Collegium recommending the elevation of 8 judges as Chief Justices of various High Courts, here are short profiles of the 8 senior Judges. Justice Ranjit Vasantrao More The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of Justice Ranjit Vasantrao More for elevation as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court. …
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The Supreme Court Collegium has transferred five Chief Justices of High Courts. Here are short profiles of the 5 senior Judges. Justice Arup Kumar Goswami The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of the Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Arup Kumar Goswami for transfer to the High Court of Chhattisgarh as the Chief …
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The Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted short term bail to Upendra Rai, a resident of Deoria Kotwali area, to join the 13th day ceremony for his father. A single-judge bench of Justice Naheed Ara Moonis passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Short term Bail Application filed by Upendra Rai. The short term bail …
The Delhi High Court on Thursday transferred a plea assailing the absolute discretion of Muslim husband to give divorce (talaq-ul-sunnat), without giving any reason or advance notice to wife, amongst other reliefs, to Division Bench-I, of Chief Justice D. N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh, subject to orders of the Chief Justice. A single-judge bench of Justice Rekha Palli transferred …
