SC Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar To P&H HC [Read Proposal]

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended transfer of Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar of the Telangana High Court to the Punjab & Haryana High Court. The proposal for transfer stated that the transfer was in the interest of better administration of justice. Justice Sanjay Kumar enrolled as an advocate in the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh in the year 1988 after obtaining his LLB degree from...

SC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Establishment Of Gram Nyayalayas [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre and the States in a public interest litigation seeking proper implementation of the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 (the Act). The matter was listed before the bench of Justices NV Ramana and Ajay Rastogi. The need for this legislation was pressed by the 114th Report of the Law Commission of India in 1986 in order to ensure access to justice for...

Look Out Notice Cannot Be Issued Without Reasons For Apprehension That Accused Is Deliberately Evading Arrest: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court last Thursday granted relief to one Afzal Jaffer Khan and suspended a look out notice issued against him by Central Bureau of Investigation ACB Office allowing him to travel to Saudi Arabia and UAE for pilgrimage.A division bench of Justice Ranjit More and Justice NJ Jamadar were hearing a petition filed by Khan seeking details of the look-out notice issued against him...

Meghalaya : Mawkyrwat District Gets Sessions Court After Separation Of Judiciary From Executive

Justice Ajaya Kumar Mittal, Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court, inaugurated the Court of Sessions and District Judge at Mawkyrwat District in Meghalaya on August 31. This marks the separation of judiciary from the executive in the South West Khasi Hills region. In Meghalaya, cases used to be tried by the Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrates before separation of...

High Courts Weekly Round Up

Allahabad High Court Refusing to grant relief to the Petitioner, the High Court said that when the Rules pertaining to the Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Services did not provide, it could not direct the authorities to re-evaluate the answer sheets. Bombay High Court Refused to interfere in proceedings filed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act by Advocate...

Patna HC: Judicial Work Reassigned to Justice Rakesh Kumar Who Ordered CBI Probe Into Corruption Allegations In Judiciary

The Chief Justice of Patna High Court has reassigned work to Justice Rakesh Kumar, all of whose judicial work was withdrawn on August 29 after he had ordered CBI inquiry into corruption allegations in lower judiciaryA notice in this behalf was issued yesterday, stating that Justice Rakesh Kumar will sit in Court no. 13 to hear service matters from 10.30 am until lunchtime on September 2....

Child Friendly Deposition Centers Inaugurated In Two District Courts of Gujarat

Following the establishment of Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centers (VWDCs) in Vadodra earlier this year, Justice Anant S. Dave, Acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court inaugurated VWDCs at Bhrauch and Surat District Courts of Gujarat on Saturday , August 31.These centers have been conceptualized in compliance with the directions issued by the Apex Court in State of Maharashtra v. Bandu...

Rent Control Revision- HC Can't Re-appreciate Oral Or Documentary Evidence On Record: SC [Read Order]

"The consideration while exercising revisional jurisdiction is confined to find out whether the findings of fact rendered by the Court or Authority below were according to law and did not suffer from any error of law."

SAT Sets Aside Penalty Imposed By SEBI On Directors Of P G Electroplast As "Grossly Disproportionate"

The SAT was of the view that the AO had exceeded its power in imposing the maximum penalty under section 15J of the SEBI Act. Finding the penalty as “grossly disproportionate to the violation”, the impugned order imposing the penalty of 1 cr. each on the directors was set aside.

For The Presumption That Wife Who Is Not Seen For Seven Years Is Dead, Husband Has To First Approach Civil Court For Declaration : Karnataka HC

"There is no scope for presumption that wife would be dead, in case if she is not seen for about seven years. For the purpose of the said presumption law provides that the husband has to approach the civil court seeking declaration that his wife is dead. Instead of approaching the civil court and obtaining decree, respondent has presumed that she must have died and had contracted second marriage, which on the face of it is misconduct. "

SC Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Gauhati HC Judge Ujjal Bhuyan To Bombay HC [Read Resolution]

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended transfer of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Gauhati High Court to the Bombay High Court. The proposal for transfer stated that the transfer was in the interest of better administration of justice. Justice Bhuyan enrolled as an advocate in the Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh in the year 1991...

Rajasthan HC Issues Summons To CM Gehlot In A Plea Challenging His Election From Sardarpura

The Rajasthan High Court has issued summons to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot along with State Election Commission and returning officer on a petition challenging his election from Sardarpura constituency. Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur directed Gehlot to appear in court for the next hearing on September 27. Petitioner Arti Gautam has prayed for declaring Gehlot's election from Sardarpura...