SC Collegium Recommends Two Lawyers For Elevation To Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Resolution]

The Supreme Court collegium has recommend two lawyers for appointment as Judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.Advocates Vishal Dhagat and Vishal Mishra have been recommended by the collegium comprising of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice SA Bobde and Justice NV Ramana.The other names proposed by the High Court collegium (Advocates Divesh Jain, Sanjay Sarwate, and Archana Kher)...

SC Collegium Recommends Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan As Chief Justice Of Telangana HC [Read Resolution]

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan as the Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court. Justice Chauhan is presently the Acting Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court after Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, who was its Chief Justice, got transferred as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court. The Collegium comprising of...

SC Collegium Recommends Justice V. Ramasubramanian as New Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh HC

The Supreme Collegium has recommended Justice V. Ramasubramanian as the new Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court.Office of the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court would be falling vacant, very shortly, consequent upon elevation of Mr. Justice Surya Kant, Chief Justice of that High Court to the Supreme Court, in terms of a recommendation made by the Collegium on 8th May,...

SC Collegium Recommends Justice AA Kureshi As New Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Resolution]

Supreme Court collegium has recommended the name of Justice AA Kureshi as the new Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High CourtOffice of the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court would be falling vacant, very shortly, consequent upon retirement of Mr. Justice S.K. Seth, Chief Justice of that High Court. Therefore, appointment to that office is required to be made. Mr. Justice A.A....

SC Collegium Recommends Justice DN Patel As Delhi HC Chief Justice [Read Resolution]

Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of Jharkhand (present)High Court Judge DN Patel as the new Chief Justice of Delhi High Court.Office of the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court would be falling vacant very shortly, consequent upon retirement of Mr. Justice Rajendra Menon, Chief Justice of that High Court. Therefore, appointment to that office is required to be made."Mr....

Payment Of Part Sale Consideration Or Stamp Duty Cannot Be Sole Criteria To Hold Transaction As Benami: SC [Read Judgment]

"While considering a particular transaction as benami, the intention of the person who contributed the purchase money is determinative of the nature of transaction."

Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover; Delhi HC Says Look At Its Functional Characteristics To Ascertain GST Liability

The Delhi High Court has clarified that a book has to be judged by its functional characteristics to see if it is a 'work book' that test child's knowledge, in which case it will be fully exempt from GST, or is it merely an 'exercise book' containing lines to facilitate writing or manual copying of a text, in which case it will be subject to GST. A Bench of Justice S Muralidhar...

High Courts Weekly Round Up

Bombay High Court heard a petition filed by a 56-year-old lawyer accused under Sections 376(2)(i)(n), 323 and 496 of Indian Penal Code 1860 and Sections 6 and 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012, and Sections 9, 10 and 11 of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 for quashing of FIR u/Section 482 of IPC. A division bench of Justice Ranjit More and...

Report On Zero Pendency Project of Delhi High Court Released

The Delhi High Court has released the report on its pilot project titled "Zero Pendency Courts", finding, among other things, that the Capital needs 43 more judges above the current strength of 143 to clear all the pending cases in one year.Here is the ideal judge strength data provided by the report:CategoryIdeal judge strength to clear all the pending cases in one yearNumber of...

Once There is Damage To The 'Air Quality' Adversely Affecting The Health Of The Inhabitants, No Polluter Can Escape Liability : NGT [Read Order]

GreenPeace noted in its report Airpocalypse: Assessment of Air Pollution in Indian Cities that deadly air pollution is not a problem restricted to Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region) or even to India's metros. It is a national problem that is killing 1.2 million Indians every year and costing the economy an estimated 3% of GDP. If the country's development is important, fighting...

Larger Bench of NCDRC To Examine Whether Student Of An Institution Is A 'Consumer' Or Not

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has referred the question whether a "student" of an educational institution is a "consumer" (as defined in the Consumer Protection Act of 1986) or not to its larger bench of three members for examination. Bench of R.K.Agrawal and M.Shreesha in a hearing of the matter (Manu Solanki & Others v. Vinayaka Mission University) before them...

It's Dust Everywhere, Says Law Student In His Letter To DPCC As Road In DU Remains Dug Up For Months

Last year, the Delhi govt had decided to impose a fine on the road digging agency if it digs up the road for public work but fails to repair it within 15 days and register a case in case of default.