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Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Two Advocates As Judges Of Madras High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium consisting of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice SK Kaul and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, on Tuesday recommended the names of two advocates for appointment as Judges of the Madras High Court. The two advocates are:1. N Senthilkumar, and2. G Arul MuruganThe recommendation comes after the Madras High Court Collegium recommended their names in its resolution dated August...
Allahabad HC Judge Seeks Rly Officials’ Explanation Over ‘Displeasure’ & ‘Inconvenience’ Caused To Him During Train Journey
Justice Gautam Chowdhary of Allahabad High Court has called for an explanation from the concerned ‘erring officials, GRP personnel and pantry Car manager’ for the inconvenience caused to him during his train journey on July 8 (New Delhi- Prayagraj). The letter addressed to General Manager, North Central Railway, Prayagraj by Registrar (Protocol) Allahabad High Court, states...
Kerala Court Acquits Auto Drivers Accused Of Threatening, Harassing Woman For Hiring Uber Taxi At Railway Station
A Kerala Court recently acquitted four auto rikshaw drivers who were accused of threatening and harassing a woman for hailing an Uber Taxi at a railway station. The Judicial First Class Magistrate-II Balram M.K. acquitted the accused persons on noting that the prosecution had failed to prove that they committed the offences alleged against them or acted in furtherance of common...
Kerala Police Officer Suspended For Assaulting Lawyer
The City Police Commissioner, Ernakulam, has suspended trainee Sub-Inspector K Saiju of Ernakulam North Police Station for assaulting a lawyer. Saiju was alleged to have assaulted Advocate Srinath C.V. and his friend on July 13, 2023. Saiju allegedly hurled abusive words against the lawyer, as well. Another lawyer, Advocate Sreekanth, was also alleged to have been beaten by the said...
BREAKING - Delhi Court Grants Interim Bail To BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh In Sexual Harassment Case
A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Singh in the sexual harassment case filed by women wrestlers.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Harjeet Singh Jaspal of Rouse Avenue Courts, while granting the interim bail to Singh and his co-accused Vinod Tomar, said the chargesheet has been filed with arrest...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Advocate Biswadeep Bhattacharjee As Meghalaya High Court judge
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Advocate Biswadeep Bhattacharjee as a judge of the Meghalaya High Court. He is at present the Additional Advocate General of the State.In the resolution passed on July 12 but uploaded later, the collegium said that his name was proposed by the High Court Collegium on August 12 last year. However, no constitutional functionary in...
Kerala Court Convicts Man For Permitting Minor Brother To Ride Motorcycle
A Kerala Court recently sentenced a person to pay a fine of R. 34,000/- and simple imprisonment till the rising of court, for permitting his minor brother to ride his motorcycle that too without displaying the registration mark on the front and back side of the vehicle. The Ernakulam Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Naina K.V. passed the order and added that the registration of the...
Jharkhand Judicial Academy Organizes State Level Conference On Crimes Against Women, Human Trafficking
The Judicial Academy, Jharkhand, on Sunday organized a State Level Conference on 'Crime Against Women and Human Trafficking'. Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, who was Chief Guest at the conference, attended the gathering virtually.Other judges of the high court, Principal Secretaries, senior bureaucrats of State, judicial officers, senior police officers, members of...
Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Chief Justice Inaugurates Court Complex, Legal Literacy Club In North Kashmir's Gurez
While inaugurating the new court complex in North Kashmir's Gurez area on Saturday, the Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Justice N. Kotiswar Singh emphasized the importance of a robust judicial system in ensuring the rule of law and safeguarding the rights of citizens.Addressing a gathering on the occasion, Justice Singh said that the event marks a significant...
Srinagar Admin Imposes Restrictions Under Section 144 CrPC On J&K High Court Bar Association Elections, Gathering Of 4 Or More Prohibited
The District Magistrate in Srinagar has imposed restrictions under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) on the holding of elections to the J&K High Court Bar Association (JKHCBA) Srinagar and warned of punitive action in case of gathering of four or more people at District Court Complex, Mominabad, Batamaloo, or any other location for the purpose of the HCBA elections...
Justice Ravindra Bhat Inaugurates National Conference On Judicial History & Archiving Organised By Orissa High Court
A National Conference on “Judicial History and Archiving” organized by the Orissa High Court was inaugurated by Justice S. Ravindra Bhat, Judge, Supreme Court on Friday. The conference, which is set to be held over two days, i.e. 15 and 16 July, is going on at the Odisha Judicial Academy, Cuttack. The Conference is centred around the Judicial History of Odisha and the importance of...
Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: Supreme Court Extends Interim Protection From Arrest To Mother & Wife Of Rape Convict Brajesh Thakur In Money Laundering Case
The Supreme Court has extended interim protection against arrest until completion of process to the mother and wife of rape convict Brajesh Thakur in the Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Money laundering case. The Court extended the relief having regard to the fact that the petitioners were ladies and that the mother was of an advanced age.Thakur and his family members, namely his mother and wife,...