Malaysia Gets Its First Woman Chief Justice- Tengku Maimun

Datuk Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, who was serving as the Federal Judge has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Malaysia.She is the first woman to become the Chief Justice of Malaysia.The Federal Court of Malaysia is the highest court and the final appellate court in Malaysia. The Chief Justice of the Federal Court, is the office and title of the head of the Malaysian judiciary system.Tengku...

Once Notice Of Voluntary Retirement Is Accepted, Employee Has No Locus To Withdraw Notice: Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has held that once the notice of voluntary retirement is accepted, it cannot be withdrawn as the relationship between an employer and an employee comes to an end. A division bench of Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice AM Dhavale at Aurangabad was hearing a writ petition filed by one Gajanan Maitri, Class II (Group-B) Income Tax Officer, Ward-Osmanabad Camp...

Courts Cannot Be Unmindful Of Purpose Sting Operations Serve In Society While Dealing With Defamation Claims : Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Sting operations occupy a place of their own and are today an important part of the society.

Delhi Prison Rules, 2018 Passed Sans LG Nod, Against Inmates' Interest: Delhi HC Notice To LG, Govt

The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Lieutenant Governor and the Delhi government on a petition seeking quashing of the Delhi Prison Rules, 2018 for being passed in violation of the laid-down procedure and overlooking the welfare of prisoners. A bench of Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice Anup J Bhambhani issued notice on the petition moved by Amit Sahni who challenged the Rules...

CJI Sexual Harassment Allegations : NLSIU Alumni Expresses Disappointment At Procedure Followed By In-House Panel [Read Letter]

The alumni of the National Law School of India University has issued a statement expressing 'disappointment' that the in-house committee is following an informal procedure instead of the best practices set out under the POSH Act and Vishakha guidelines."We express our disappointment that, in establishing an ad-hoc in-house committee that is said to be following an unstated "informal" set...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Ali Zamin As Judge Of Allahabad HC And Transfer Of Two Judges [Read Notifications]

Centre notified appointment of Judicial Officer Ali Zamin as Additional Judge of Allahabad High Court. In February Collegium had recommended Ali Zamin as Judge of Allahabad High Court . In another notification Justice Prashant Kumar has been transferred to Jharkhand High Court and Justice Sushri Ghandikota Sreedevi has been transferred to Telengana High Court.[Read...

Justice Ravindra Bhat To Take Oath As CJ Of Rajasthan HC On May 5

Justice Ravindra Bhat, the senior most Judge of the High Court of Delhi will be sworn in as the 36th Chief Justice of the High Court of Rajasthan at a formal function at Raj Bhavan, Jaipur on May 5 at 11.30AM. Justice Bhat was appointed as an additional Judge of the Court on 16th July,2004. He became a permanent judge on 20.02.2006.He succeeds Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog, also...

Enquiry On Sexual Harassment Allegations Against CJI Should Not Be Proceeded In Complainant's Absence, PUDR, Activists [Read Full Statements]

People's Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) has demanded that the enquiry on sexual harassment allegations against Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi should not be proceeded in the absence of the Complainant. In a press statement PUDR also suggested that the inquiry into the allegations levelled by the Ex-Supreme Courtstaffer should be conducted by a special committee comprising and headed by...

SC Slaps Costs On Litigant For Incorrect English Translation Of Rajasthan HC Judgment In Hindi [Read Order]

The Supreme Court slapped costs on a litigant for filing incorrect translation of a Rajasthan High Court judgment impugned in the Special Leave Petition filed by him. The bench comprising Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari asked the petitioner to pay a cost of Rs. 25,000. However, subject to payment of costs, the bench permitted the petitioner to file a fresh...

SC Sets Aside CBI Investigation Ordered By Jharkhand HC In A Matter Of Sale Of Property Of Deity [Read Judgment]

"The High Court has thus travelled much beyond its jurisdiction in directing investigations by CBI in a matter of sale of property of the Deity."

Ishrat Jahan Case: Spl. CBI Court Discharges D G Vanzara and N K Amin

A special CBI court At Ahmedabad on Thursday discharged former police officers D G Vanzara and N K Amin in the Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case. Vanzara and Amin had filed discharge applications in the court after the Gujarat government refused to grant sanctions to the CBI to prosecute the two former police officers. Special CBI court judge J K Pandya said that since...

Environment Ministry Constitutes Committee To Implement National Clean Air Programme

The Environment Ministry has reportedly constituted a committee to implement the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). The committee will be chaired by the Secretary, Union Environment Ministry and has among its members the Joint Secretary (Thermal), Ministry of Power; Director-General, The Energy Resources Institute (TERI), the Delhi-based think-tank; and Professor Sachidananda...