Kerala, Madras HCs To Get New Judges Soon

President Pranab Kumar Mukherjee has reportedly accorded sanction to initiate the process towards appointing five more judges to the Kerala High Court.It is also reported that a list of 15 more judges to the Madras High Court has been forwarded to the President for his approval.Senior Advocate Devan Ramachandran, Advocate Sathish Ninan, Kerala Judicial Academy Director A.M....

Coal Scam Accused Dies- Will It Impact The Trial?

The coal scam that is on trial before a Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in New Delhi is expected to see a new twist as Radhakrishna Saraf, former director of Gagan Sponge & Iron, one of the companies involved in the scam passed away of a heart disease in Ahmedabad.Saraf is named as accused in the allocation of the Amarkonda murgadangal coal block in Jharkhand. It...

Pak Chief Justice Slams Political Parties For Endorsing Terrorism

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Anwar Zaheer Jamali has condemned local political and religious parties for endorsing terrorism. He admitted that foreign elements receive internal backing and are harboured for personal gains.Speaking on the commencement of the new judicial year, Justice Jamali enunciated his concerns regarding the dismal state of judiciary in the country and the price...

Madras HC Directs Bar Council To Issue Certificate Of Practice To Lawyer Who Cleared AIBE In 2012 [Read Judgment]

In response to a writ petition preferred by a practising advocate, who in spite of clearing the All-India Bar Examination (AIBE) in 2012, has not yet received the Certificate of Practice, the Bar Council of India (BCI) told the Madras High Court that the delay is due to the fact that as per AIBE Rules, the Certificate of Practice is to be issued under the signature of the BCI Chairman, hence...

Creating Nuisance At Wife’s Workplace, Under Influence Of Liquor, Amounts To Cruelty: Chhattisgarh HC [Read Judgment]

Assaulting wife and her parents and creating nuisance at her workplace, under the influence of liquor, amounts to cruelty, the Chhattisgarh High Court has held.In the instant case, a trial court had granted divorce to a woman who had approached it seeking divorce on the ground of cruelty on account of assault by her husband in a state of intoxication. The husband preferred an appeal before...

Delhi HC Rejects Pakistani Nationals’ Petition for Liver Tissue Transplant [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Delhi on Friday dismissed a petition filed by two Pakistani nationals seeking to engage in a liver tissue transplant. The petition, filed by the donor and the recipient, was rejected on the ground that the parties had failed to rule out the possibility of a commercial transaction between them.“The petitioner has not been able to establish any link or connection or...

Delhi HC Dismisses Election Petition Against AAP MLA Raghuvinder Shokeen [Read Judgment]

BJP MLA Manoj Kumar Shokeen had filed the petition for setting aside the Raghuvinder’s election as an MLA from the Nangloi Jat constituency, against whom he lost by 37,024 votes in the Assembly poll.  The Delhi High Court in Manoj Kumar Shokeen vs. Raghuvinder Shokeen, dismissed an election petition filed by BJP MLA Manoj Kumar Shokeen.Justice Valmiki J. Mehta dismissed the petition...

Bombay HC Declines To Stay BMC Resolution To Introduce Surya Namaskar, Yoga In Civic Schools [Read Petition]

The Bombay High Court has declined to give a relief of interim stay in a PIL filed by petitioner  Masood Ansari, wherein petitioner raised objections to the resolution of the Shiv Sena-BJP controlled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)/MMC (Mumbai Municipal Corporation) whereby in its proposal No. 826, it plans to implement ‘surya namaskar’ (sun salutation) and yoga as mandatory in...

Bar Council Of Karnataka Dismisses 5 Lawyers, Suspends Eight

The five dismissed lawyers are A.K. Ramasamy, Dharmaraj, Arumugam, Nedunchezhyan and Sankaranarayanan. The first two are the office-bearers of the Madurai Bar Association.The 13 lawyers were castigated for organising agitations and participating in rallies and processions against a Madras High Court order mandating wearing of helmets while riding two-wheeled vehicles. They were also accused...

Bombay HC rejects Plea To Form Police Association [Read Judgment]

Bombay High Court has recently dismissed a petition filed by five Police Officers challenging the order of Maharashtra Police Chief, rejecting their application for grant of permission to form an association of police personnel for the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police and below.The Petitioners have challenged the order mainly on the ground that it violates the freedom guaranteed...

Criminal Case Pendency Can’t Be Sole Basis to Suspend Disciplinary Proceedings: SC [Read Judgment]

For, the disciplinary proceedings instituted against the respondent cannot brook any further delay which is already pending for more than 10 years, the Bench observed.The Supreme Court in State Bank of India & Ors. Vs. Neelam Nag, has held that pendency of a criminal case against an employee cannot be the sole basis to suspend the disciplinary proceedings initiated against him/her for...

Plea Seeking Qualification & Age Limit For Candidates In Election: Delhi HC Isssues Notice [Read Petition]

The petition challenges the vires of sections 8 and 9 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, as these restrict the disqualification period to six years only and allow a convicted person to contest parliamentary and state Assembly elections and are, thus, inconsistent with Article 14 of the Constitution. The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre on a plea...