SC Collegium Recommends Appointment of Justice AK Mittal As Meghalaya CJ

Supreme Court Collegium has recommended Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge A.K. Mittal as Chief Justice in Meghalaya High Court"Office of the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court would be falling vacant shortly, consequent upon retirement of Mr. Justice M. Y. Mir, Chief Justice of that High Court. Therefore, appointment to that office is required to be made.""Mr. Justice A.K. Mittal is...

No Excise Duty Can Be Charged On 'Dharmada' Receipts By Assessees: SC [Read Judgment]

"When an amount is paid as Dharmada along with the sale price of goods, such payment is not made in consideration of the transfer of goods. "

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment of Justice AS Oka As Karnataka CJ

Supreme Court Collegium has recommended Bombay High Court Judge A.S Oka as Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court" Office of the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court has fallen vacant, consequent upon elevation of Mr. Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, Chief Justice of that High Court to the Supreme Court. Therefore, appointment to that office is required to be made."" Mr. Justice A.S.Oka is...

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Justice P.R. Ramachandra Menon As Chhattisgarh CJ [Read Resolution]

Supreme Collegium has recommended Kerala High Court Judge Justice P.R. Ramachandra Menon as Chief Justice Of Chhattisgarh High Court."Office of the Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court has fallen vacant recently, consequent upon resignation of Mr. Justice A.K. Tripathi, Chief Justice of that High Court. Therefore, appointment to that office is required to be made. Mr. Justice...

Centre Doesn't Have "In Compile Format" Data On Mercy Petitions Moved By Rapists or Terrorists, Reveals RTI

The President has received 135 mercy petitions since 1981 from death row convicts but the Centre, it seems, has no data on the mercy petitions received prior to 1981. It also does not have "in compile format" data on how many mercy petitions were moved by rapists or terrorists.This is the situation when the government in April 2018 had brought an ordinance making rape of children under 12...

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Justice Ravindra Bhat As Rajasthan CJ [Read Resolution]

Supreme Collegium has recommended Delhi High Court Judge Justice Ravindra Bhat as Chief Justice Of Rajasthan High Court. "Office of the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court has recently fallen vacant, consequent upon transfer of Mr. Justice Pradeep Nandrajog, Chief Justice of that High Court to Bombay High Court. Therefore, appointment to that office is required to be made. Mr. Justice...

Chargesheet Filed Against Bishop Franco Mulakkal In Kerala Nun Rape Case

The Kerala police today filed chargehseet against Franco Mulakkal, Bishop of Jalandhar Diocese of Catholic Church, alleging that he had raped a nun on several occasions over a period of two years.This is for the first time in the history of Catholic Church in India that a clergyman of the rank of a Bishop is named accused in a police final report. If charges are proved, Franco can be get...

'Prior Environmental Clearance Necessary For NH Land Acquisition', Madras HC Quashes Acquisition For Chennai-Salem 8 Lane Highway [Read Judgment]

To state that Environmental Impact Assessment is required to be done only when the road is to be formed is virtually amounting to "putting the cart before the horse".

SC Collegium Recommends To Make 7 Additional Judges of Gauhati, Chhattisgarh & Jharkhand High Courts Permanent [Read Resolution]

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended to make 7 Additional Judges of Gauhati, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand High Court permanent.Justices Hitesh Kumar Sarma and Mir Alfaz Ali of the Gauhati High Court, Justices Sharad Kumar Gupta, Ram Prasanna Sharma and Arvind Singh Chandel of the Chhattisgarh High Court, Justices Bimlendu Bhushan Mangalmurti and Anil Kumar Choudhary of the Jharkhand...

Qualification & Registration As Advocate Does Not Ipso Facto Imply That The Person Practices As An Advocate: Delhi High Court [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court recently observed that the mere fact that a person is qualified and registered as an advocate does not ipso facto imply that the person is practicing as an advocate and is earning.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva noted, "The mere fact that the respondent is qualified and registered as an advocate does not ipso facto imply that she is practicing as an advocate and earning."The...

We Should Hang Our Face In Shame: Madras HC Frowns At Discrimination Against Widows [Read Order]

“Even after so many decades of social advancements and in spite of works of many leaders, like, Rajaram Mohan Roy, Mahatma Gandhi, still women are not equally treated and that too, a widowed lady has to face discrimination in social functions as well as auspicious occasions.”

Allahabad HC Dismisses Challenge Against Justice PC Ghose's Appointment As India's First Lokpal [Read Judgment]

"We are of the considered opinion that the Chairperson and Members of Lokpal are not an employment under the Government"