Himachal HC Asks State To Take Urgent Steps To Frame Guidelines & Parameters For Appointments To PSC [Read Judgment]

On Wednesday, the Himachal Pradesh High Court asked the State Government to take urgent steps to frame memorandum of procedure, administrative guidelines and parameters for selection and appointment of Chairperson and Members to the Public Service Commission, so as to eliminate the possibility of arbitrary appointments. The bench of Chief Justice L. Narayana Swamy and Justice Jyotsna...

Delhi Court Exempts Former Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh From Personal Appearance In A Corruption Case [Read Order]

Special CBI Judge Pulastya Pramachala at Rouse Avenue Court has exempted former Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh from making personal appearance in a corruption case against him. The court has also exempted 3 other accused persons from personal appearance, which includes Virbhadra Singh's wife, Pratibha Singh. In his exemption application, Singh had submitted that he was unable...

NDTV Promoters Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy Move Bombay HC Against SEBI Notices

Court will pass orders on Monday.

Anti-CAA stir: Allahabad HC Reserves Order On Plea Against Police Action At AMU

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday reserved order on a PIL against police action during an anti-CAA protest at Aligarh Muslim University on December 15. The Bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Vivek Varma reserved judgment will pronounce its judgment on January 7. In the petition filed by Mohd Aman Khan of Allahabad, it was stated that students were...

5 Additional Judges of Karnataka HC Made Permanent [Read Notification]

The Centre has notified the appointment of 5 Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court as permanent judges. They are: Justice Dixit Krishna ShripadJustice Shankar Ganapathi PanditJustice Ramakrishna DevdasJustice Bhotanhosur Mallikarjuna Shyam PrasadJustice Siddappa Sunil Dutt Yadav Their appointment will take effect from the date they assume charge of...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Additional Judge In Bombay HC [Read Notification]

The Centre has notified the appointment of Advocate Madhav Jayajirao Jamdar as Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court, for a period of two years. The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended to elevate him vide resolution dated March 25, 2019. The said resolution also named four other Advocates who were appointed by the Centre on August 22, 2019. Read...

Centre Notifies Appointments Of Three Additional Judges In Karnataka HC [Read Notifications]

The Centre has notified the appointment of three Advocates as Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court. They are: 1. Ravi Venkappa Hosmani 2. Maralur Indrakumar Arun 3. Engalaguppe Seetharamaiah Indiresh They will hold office for a period of two years from the date they assume office. Hosmani's name was recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium vide resolution...

Direction Under Order 41 Rule 5 CPC Can Be Interfered With Only If It Is Arbitrary Or Perverse : Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has observed that an order passed by an appellate court under Order 41 Rule 5 of the Code of Civil Procedure can be interfered with only if it is arbitrary or perverse."I must observe that the appellate Court's power under Order 41, Rule 5 is discretionary. And so long as that exercise is not arbitrary or perverse, the Revisional Court, either under Section 115 of CPC...

CAA protests: UP Court Grants Bail To Activist Parents Of Infant After Two Weeks Of Custody

A court in Uttar Pradesh has granted bail to the activist parents of a 14-month-old baby and 56 others nearly two weeks after they were arrested for protests against the citizenship bill and NRC in Varanasi. Additional Sessions Judge on Wednesday granted bail to Ekta (32) and Ravi Shekhar (36), a environment activist who runs an NGO named Climate Agenda. Fifty-nine people were...

CAA Protests : Delhi Court Grants Bail To Two Accused As Video Evidence Shows No Involvement In Violence [Read Order]

A Delhi Court on Tuesday allowed the bail applications of two persons - Sajid Ali and Daniyal- who were arrested for alleged violence during CAA protests in Seelampur. Additional Sessions Judge Gurdeep Singh of Karkardooma noted that the video evidence produced by the prosecution did not show involvement of the accused in violence.On December 18, Karkardooma Magistrate had remanded them to...

Bombay HC Allows Adoption Of A 22-Year-Old Girl Sought By 66-Year-Old 'Guardian' Who Raised Her [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court in a significant ruling, allowed an adoption petition filed by one Mathew Inacio Abreo, a 66-year-old man who sought adoption of Malaica Abreo, a 22-year-old girl who was raised by Mathew and his wife Dora. Justice GS Kulkarni declared the petitioner as the adoptive parent of Malaica and granted him liberty to apply before Municipal Authorities to issue a Birth...

Bombay High Court : 2019 Highlights

Like every year, the Bombay High Court in 2019 witnessed a flurry of fresh PILs and petitions filed and pronounced orders/judgements in plenty of old cases.Here is a look at the some of the most significant judgements/orders of the Bombay High Court in the past year.MARATHA RESERVATIONNo Constitutional Bar To Reservation Exceeding 50%; Bombay HC upholds Maratha ReservationBombay High Court...