SC Collegium Proposes To Make Three Additional Judges Of Calcutta HC Permanent; Extends Term Of Justice Protik Banerjee [Read Resolutions]

Pursuant to its meeting held on January 15, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of three Additional Judges of Calcutta High Court to be appointed as Permanent Judges of that High Court. They are: Justice Shampa SarkarJustice Ravi Krishan KapurJustice Arindam Mukherjee They were appointed as Additional Judges on March 12, 2018. The Collegium has...

Delhi HC Sets Aside AAP Leader Jitender Tomar's Election For Stating False Educational Qualification In Election Declaration [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has set aside AAP leader Jitender Singh Tomar's election to the Tri Nagar Constituency for stating false educational qualifications in his election declaration. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, while noting that Tomar fabricated his LL.B degree, has held that the false declaration by him of his educational qualification and vocation has resulted in inducement and thwarted...

PAN Not To Be Declared Inoperative Due To Non-Linking With Aadhaar Until Aadhaar Act Attains Finality: Gujarat HC [Read Order]

As the validity of the Aadhaar Act is under consideration by the Supreme Court, the Gujarat High Court has held that until a final verdict in that matter, the authorities will not declare a PAN inoperative due to non-linking of Aadhaar. "in the opinion of this court, with a view to balance the equities, the applicant needs to be protected by directing that his PAN shall not...

Delhi HC Asks ECI To Decide Plea For Inspection Of Printed Paper Slips Of VVPAT Devices For 2019 LS Poll [Read Order]

On Monday the Delhi High Court directed the Election Commission to decide representations made to it for inspection of record of the printed paper slips generated from the VVPAT electronic devices during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The Petitioner had approached the high court stating that there were various discrepancies in the counting of votes and thus, a thorough inspection of...

SC Directs Return Of Rs 20 Crores Deposited By Karti Chidambaram As Security For Permission To Travel Abroad

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Congress MP Karti Chidambaram to have the return of Rs 20 crores, which was deposited with the top court's Registry as security for traveling abroad. A bench headed by CJI ordered that the amount should be returned to him. Karti had deposited Rs 10 crore on two separate occasions, in January and May 2019, when the court granted him permission to travel...

Unnao Rape: Delhi HC Issues Notice To CBI, Gives More Time To Sengar To Deposit Compensation [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has granted 60 more days to Unnao rape case convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar to deposit the compensation amount as directed by the trial court. The Division Bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal has directed the expelled BJP MLA to deposit 25 lacs before the court's Registry. Out of this, 10 lacs will be released to the victim without...

'No Legal Right Of State Affected' : Former State BJP Chief Seeks Impleadment In Kerala's Anti-CAA Suit [Read Application]

Questioning the maintainability of State of Kerala's suit filed in Supreme Court against the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, former Kerala BJP State President and ex-Mizoram governor Kummanam Rajasekharan has filed an impleadment application in the Supreme Court.The application is filed contending that the CAA does not affect any "legal right" of the State. Therefore, there is no "legal...

Karnataka HC Imposes Cost On Police Officers For Registering FIR Under Section 66A Of IT Act [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has directed two police officers to pay a cost of RS 10,000 each for registering a First Information Report (FIR) under section 66 (A) of the Information Technology Act, which has been struck down by the Supreme Court. Justice P S Dinesh Kumar, directed Assistant Sub Inspector, M Somanna and Police Inspector, Ravi Patil, to pay the cost with the...

Bombay HC Allows Release Of 'Umeed' Movie [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday held that there can be no monopoly of copyright in the idea or subject of a film based on the subject of clinical trial which is a part of public domain and dismissed a notice of motion filed by writer Shivani Tibrewala in a suit alleging copyright infringement on behalf of makers of the movie Umeed, which is based on unethical clinical trials.The...

Right Of An Indigent Accused To Free Legal Services Will Be "Illusory" Unless The Court Informs Him Of Such Right: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that while prosecuting an indigent person who cannot afford to engage of lawyer, the court must provide him with "real and meaningful" free legal aid. "…the State is under a constitutional obligation to provide free legal services to an indigent accused not only at the stage of trial but also at the stage when he is first produced before...

Nirbhaya Case: Sessions Judge Directs Tihar Authorities To Submit Detailed Report On Steps Taken Post Filing Of Mukesh's Mercy Plea

Sessions Judge Satish Arora at Patiala House Court on Thursday asked Tihar Administration to file a report mentioning the steps taken by them, after the filing of mercy plea by one of the convicts.The court has asked the authorities at Tihar to intimate the court about the procedure followed under Rule 840, read along with Rule 863, of the Delhi Prison Rules, 2019.The direction has come after...

Bombay HC Issues Notice To Ex-CM Devendra Fadnavis In Plea Challenging His Election

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued notice to former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis in a plea challenging his election from Nagpur (South West) constituency.The writ petition was filed by Advocate Satish Uke alleging that Fadnavis "indulged in corrupt practices, thereby vitiating the election, as a result of which declaration in favour of the sole respondent as...