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District Judge P V Ganediwala Appointed As Addl. Judge Of Bombay HC
The Centre has notified the appointment of Judicial Officer P.V. Ganediwala as an Additional Judge of Bombay High Court. The recommendation was made by the Supreme Court collegium last month. Judicial Officer S.B. Agrawal's name was, however, remitted to the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. The recommendation for elevation of the two Judicial Officers was made by the Collegium of...
Irretrievable Break Down Is Not A Ground To Grant Divorce In A Contested Action: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]
“In the absence of legislation irretrievable break down of marriage cannot be held to be a valid ground for dissolution of the marital tie. The same will set a very bad precedent and will give rise to a dangerous trend in the society. Unwilling or erring partners without any fault of the other partner will proceed before the Court for obtaining divorce on the said ground.”
Bombay HC Grants Relief To Murder Convict In Jail For 23 Years Seeking Early Release [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court last month granted relief to a man convicted of murder and held that he shall be considered for early release after completing 24 years in prison. Vitthal Pundalik Zendge had filed a criminal writ petition before the high court seeking consideration for an early release. The matter came up before the bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice AS Gadkari. The court referred...
Liberty Granted By Court To Pursue Appropriate Remedy Does Not Bar Application Of Constructive Res Judicata: SC [Read Judgment]
“These observations as contained in the order of this Court cannot be construed to mean that the respondents would be deprived of their right to set up a plea of constructive res judicata if the appellants were to raise such a claim.”
Maratha Reservation Illegal, Against The Constitution: Argue Sr Advocates Shreehari Aney, Arvind Datar Before Bombay HC
On the second day of the final hearing in a batch of petitions challenging the 16 percent reservation for the Maratha community in government jobs and educational institutions, senior advocates Arvind Datar and Shreehari Aney argued on behalf of the petitioners.While Arvind Datar argued on behalf of petitioner Sanjeet Shukla, former Advocate General of Maharashtra Shrihari Aney is appearing...
Deepak Talwar Has Links With Vijay Mallya : ED Tells Court
The Enforcement Directorate Thursday claimed before a Delhi court that corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar has links with fugitive Vijay Mallya in a money laundering case related to negotiations favouring foreign private airlines and causing loss to national carrier Air India.The agency made the submissions before Special Judge Santosh Snehi Mann, who extended the custodial interrogation of...
Circuit Bench Of Calcutta HC At Jalpaiguri Established By President's Order [Read Order]
The President Ram Nath Kovind issued order today establishing a circuit bench of the Calcutta High Court in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. The order titled Calcutta High Court(Establishment of Circuit Bench At Jalpaiguri) Order 2019 was issued by the President in consultation with the Governor of West Bengal and the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court. It will come into existence...
As Biomedical & Other Waste Pollute 'Lifeline Of Kerala', NGT Raps PCB For Lame Excuses [Read Order]
As rampant dumping of bio-medical, industrial and slaughterhouse waste and litter continues to pollute river Periyar, also known as the Lifeline of Kerala; its forests and highways, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a joint committee to prepare an action plan to ensure compliance with Bio-Medical waste and Solid Waste Management Rules and to assess damage already caused to...