No Need To Seek Sanction For Prosecution For A Retired Public Servant: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

The Allahabad High Court on Monday held that no sanction for prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, is necessary after the retirement of Public Servant. Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh-I refused the arguments raised by the Petitioner, Shyam Bihari Tiwari, a retired Principal of a government inter college, that he was covered by the definition of public servant and...

Justice Ravi Ranjan Appointed As CJ Of Jharkhand HC [Read Notification]

The Central Government has notified the elevation of Dr. Justice Ravi Ranjan, Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court. His appointment will take effect from the date he assumes charge of his office. Jharkhand High Court has been functioning without a Chief Justice ever since the elevation of former CJ Justice Aniruddha Bose as...

Delhi HC Issues Directions In a Suo-Moto Matter On Delhi's Air Pollution

Delhi High Court has issued a series of directions pertaining to forest covers, illegal encroachments and other measures in a suo moto matter concerning the rising problem of air pollution in Delhi. While taking into consideration the various facts presented by Senior Advocate Kailash Vasdev, the Division Bench of Justice Sistani and Justice Bhambhani issued the...

Delhi HC Restrains Media From Publishing 'Unsubstantiated' Information Against NCP MP Praful Patel In Money Laundering Case [Read Order]

A Delhi court has restrained media houses from publishing 'unsubstantiated and uncorroborated' information against former Civil Aviation Minister and NCP MP from Maharashtra, Praful Patel, regarding his alleged involvement in a money laundering case, pending investigation. "As discussed above, investigation is pending in a case which is being conducted by the Enforcement Directorate...

Wear Decent Clothes To Work : Bangalore City Civil Court To Employees

City Civil Court To Employees Wear Decent Clothes To Work, Women Should Wear Sari/Chudidar, Men Should Wear Kurta/Payjama Or Shirt/Trouser City Civil Court Bengaluru has issued a circular asking employees to follow a decent dress code, while on duty. It is suggested that male officers and employees wear clothing like payjama/kurta or shirt/trousers.While women employees should...

LIVE UPDATES From SC [Can Persons Holding Public Office Comment On Crimes ?]

Watch this space for live updates from Supreme Court.Supreme Court to pronounce the Judgments in Sabarimala and Rafale review petitions at...

Delhi HC Refuses To Summon Bihar's CM Nitish Kumar As A Plaintiff's Witness In a Copyright Infringement Suit Against Him

Delhi High Court has dismissed an application moved by person seeking Bihar's Chief Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, to be summoned as a plaintiff's witness despite him being a defendant in a suit for copyright infringement. Commenting upon the application of rule regarding summoning of witnesses in the present case, Justice Kameswar Rao noted that the plaintiff will have a...

INX Media: Special Judge Remands P Chidambaram To Judicial Custody Till November 27

Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar has sent P Chidambaram to judicial custody till November 27 in ED matter against him in INX Media case. Due to the strikes at district courts in Delhi, Chidambaram could not be produced before the court in person. Therefore, an arrangement of video-conferencing had to be made to from Tihar jail, to conduct the proceedings. Earlier,...

Centre Notifies Elevation Of Judicial Officer To Meghalaya HC

The Central Government has notified the elevation of Wanlura Diengdoh, Judicial Officer, as a Judge of the Meghalaya High Court. His appointment will take effect from the date he assumes office. His name was recommended as such by the Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on October 15. Diengdoh joined judicial service in the year 2000 as an Additional District and...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Advocate CS Dias as Additional Judge Of Kerala HC [Read Notification]

The central government has notified the elevation of Advocate Conrad Stansilaus Dias as an Additional Judge of the Kerala High Court. His appointment will take effect from the date he assumes office and will last for a period of two years. His name was recommended as such by the Supreme Court Collegium vide resolution dated March 25, 2019. Through the same resolution, the Collegium...

Rajasthan HC Sets Period Of Limitation For Preferring An Appeal From A Decision Of The Family Court As 90 Days [Read Judgment]

A division bench of the Rajasthan High Court while harmonizing the provisions contained under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 and Section 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, held that the period of limitation for preferring an appeal from a decision of the Family Court is 90 days. The order addresses the confusion created by the two provisions since whereas the appeal...

Allahabad HC Directs Inquiry Against University For Allegedly Granting Admissions To Unauthorized Course

Taking note of the Petitioner's concerns, who was allegedly granted admission to an unauthorized course by the Noida International University, the Allahabad High Court directed the Bar Council of India to depute an inspection team and submit a report on the matter. "Sri Shivam Shukla, learned counsel representing the Bar Council of India, New Delhi is hereby directed to send the...