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4 New Judicial Members Appointed To NGT [Read Order]
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Thursday cleared the proposal to appoint four Judicial Members to the National Green Tribunal. They are: 1. Justice Keloth Puthen Pura Jyotindranath 2. Justice Prakash Chandra Jaiswal 3. Justice Sheo Kumar Singh 4. Justice Vinod Goel With these appointments, the number of judicial members in NGT has...
4 Judicial Officers Appointed As Judges Of Gujarat HC [Read Notification]
The Central government has notified the elevation of four Judicial Officers as Judges of the Gujarat High Court.They are:1. Ilesh Jashvantrai Vora 2. Gita Gopi 3. Dr. Ashokkumar C. Joshi 4. Rajendra M. SareenThey will assume charge of their respective offices in that order of seniority.The SC Collegium had recommended their elevation vide resolution dated February 12.Read...
Delhi HC Issues Notice In BJP Candidate's Plea Challenging Manish Sisodia's Election Win
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea challenging the election of Delhi's Deputy CM Manish Sisodia from Patparganj constituency. The Single Bench of Justice V Kameswar Rao has issued notices to the concerned Returning Officer as well as the Election Commission of India. BJP candidate from Patparganj constituency, Ravinder Singh Negi, moved an election petition in...
SC Dismisses Rajeev Chandrasekhar's Challenge Against Karnataka HC Order Directing Him To Pay Rs 50 Crore To IFCI Ltd [Read Order]
The Supreme Court has dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by Member of Parliament Rajeev Chandrasekhar challenging the order of the Karnataka High Court directing him to pay Rs 50 crore to IFCI Limited. A bench led by the Chief Justice of India, S A Bobde, said "We see no reason to entertain this petition. Accordingly, the special leave petition is dismissed."The...
Plea In Bombay HC Against Designation of Senior Advocates [Read Petition]
The National Litigants Association has moved the Bombay High Court against the practice of Judges designating lawyers as Senior Advocates. The plea has been filed in wake of the recent decision of the Bombay High Court to designate 22 lawyers as senior. A notification in that behalf was issued by the Appellate Side of the high court on February 10, 2020. The Petitioner has pointed...
NCLAT Hauls Unitech Ltd For Defaulting Payment To Deposit Holders [Read Order]
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has directed Unitech Limited, once India's second largest real estate investment company to repay the amount(s) to its deposit holders pendent lite along with future interest @ 12.5% p.a. from the date of maturity of the respective FDRs. It has also imposed cost of Rs.50,000/- to each of the deposit holders, setting aside the order of NCLT,...
Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea For NIA Probe Into Funding Of Anti-CAA Protests
Delhi High Court has issued notices in a plea asking for the National Investigation Agency to investigate the funding and sponsoring of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar has issued notices to Union Government, Delhi Government, and Commissioner of Delhi Police. Moved by Ajay Gautam, the petition has asked...
Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking SIT Probe Against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Manish Sisodia Etc For Allegedly Making Hate Speeches
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to Delhi police, Central Government and Delhi Government in a plea seeking FIR and SIT probe against leaders of opposition parties for allegedly making hate speeches.The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar has issued notices to Union of India, Delhi Government and Commissioner of Delhi Police. The matter will next be...
Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Minority Status For Hindus In 9 States
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Central Government in a plea seeking minority status for Hindus living in 7 States in India.The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar will next take up the matter on May 4. Filed by Ashwini Upadhyay, the plea seeks minority status for Hindus in Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya, J&K, Arunachal...
Mangaluru Firing : Karnataka HC Pulls Up State For Not Acting On Complaints Against Police
The Karnataka High Court has prima facie observed that endorsements made by the police on complaints made by victims and family members of the two deceased persons in the December 19 Mangalore police firing case will have to be withdrawn, as without registration of First Information Report, the police cannot come to the conclusion that complaint is false. The incident of firing had...
BJP Candidate Moves Plea In Delhi HC Challenging Manish Sisodia's Election Win
BJP candidate from Patparganj constituency, Ravinder Singh Negi, has moved an election petition in the Delhi High Court, challenging the election of Delhi's Deputy CM Manish Sisodia from Patparganj constituency.The Petition has been filed under sections 33A, 80, 81, 84, 98, 100 and 101 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The Petitioner wants Sisodia's election to be declared void...
Karnataka HC Directs State To Come Out With Rehabilitation Scheme For Persons Evicted As Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday by way of last chance granted one weeks time to the state government to come out wit a scheme for rehabilitation and grant of monetary compensation to those persons who were evicted in areas of Kariyammana Agrahara, Devarabeesanahalli, Kundalahalli and Bellanduru, on the pretext that they were illegal Bangladeshi immigrants A division bench...