Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two Advocates As Bombay High Court Judges

The Central Government has notified the appointment of two advocates as the additional judges of the Bombay High Court.They are : Santhosh Govindrao Chapalgaonkar and Milind Manohar Sathaye.The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their names for elevation on September 12.As per the provisions under the Constitution of India, the following Advocates are appointed as Additional Judges of...

Kerala High Court Dismisses State Government's Plea Against Chancellor Appointing Ciza Thomas As VC In-Charge Of KTU

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed the petition filed by the State Government against the order of the Chancellor appointing Ciza Thomas as the Vice Chancellor in charge of the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University. Justice Devan Ramachandran observed that there was no doubt that Thomas was fully qualified going by the UGC Regulations, since it permits experience in both teaching...

Only 36 Foot-Over-Bridges Of Public Works Department Are Disabled Friendly In National Capital: Delhi Govt To High Court

The Delhi government on Tuesday told the High Court that out of the 110 foot-over-bridges under the public works department in the national capital, only 36 have mechanised assistance like lifts or escalators for the persons with disabilities.The submission was made before the division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad in response to a petition...

SC-Lawyer Seeks AG's Consent For Contempt Action Against Info. Commissioner For 'Lowering' Supreme Court's Authority In His Order

A Supreme Court Advocate-On-Record has written a letter to the Attorney General for India, R. Venkataramani, seeking his consent for the initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against the Information Commissioner, CIC-Uday Mahurkar claiming that he lowered the authority of the Supreme Court of India in his Order. Essentially, in an order dated 25-11-2022, the Information...

Allahabad High Court Reserves Order On Gyanvapi Masjid Committee's Challenge To ASI Survey Ordered By Varanasi Court

The hearing in the ongoing matter before the Allahabad High Court in connection with the Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque dispute got completed yesterday and now, the Court has reserved its order in the matter.The bench of Justice Prakash Padia has reserved its verdict in a plea moved by the Anjuman Masjid Committee (which manages the GYANVAPI MOSQUE) challenging an order of the...

Supreme Court's 1993 Order On Salaries To Imams Violated Constitution Of India, Set A Wrong Precedent: CIC

The Central Information Commission has observed that the Supreme Court's Judgment in All India Imam Organisation and v.Union of India and ors. [May 1993] was passed in violation of the constitution and had set a wrong precedent. It may be noted that in the All India Imam Organisation case (supra), the Supreme Court had directed the State Waqf Boards to give remuneration to Imams...

Allahabad HC Orders Personal Presence Of UP Bar Council Chairman To Explain Steps Proposed To Prevent Strikes By Lawyers

The Allahabad High Court has sought the personal presence of the Chairman of the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh to explain the steps which are proposed to be taken by the Council to prevent frequent Lawyers' Strikes in the future and the action to be taken in such cases.The bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot ordered thus while dealing with a bail plea filed by one Suraj Pasi and after noting that...

2019 Jamia Violence: Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Respond To Plea Seeking Transfer of Probe To Independent SIT

In the Jamia Millia Islamia violence case, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to file a reply within a week to the amendment application seeking transfer of investigation in the FIRs registered against the students and on their complaints against police officials, from Delhi Police to an independent agency.The division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant...

Master's In Public Administration & Political Science Inter-Changeable: Punjab & Haryana High Court

While deciding in favour of a candidate holding Master's in Public Administration, who was denied appointment to the post of 'Assistant Professor, Political Science' by a single bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, a division bench of Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Jagmohan Bansal has now held 'Master's in Public Administration' to be inter-changeable with 'Master's...

After Delhi High Court Ruling, Telegram Discloses Names, Phone Numbers & IP Addresses Of Users Accused Of Sharing Infringing Material

Complying with the August 30 ruling that held that courts in India can direct a messaging app to disclose the information of infringers, Telegram has disclosed the admin names, phone numbers and IP Addresses of the channels which are accused of unauthorised sharing of the study material prepared by Campus Private Limited and its teacher Neetu Singh for various competitive examinations....

Offence U/S138 NI Act Not Attracted If The Cheque Is Given As Security for a Loan From Unlicensed Money Lender: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently rejected a criminal revision application in a complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act observing that section 138 cannot be attracted if the cheque is given as security for a loan from a unlicensed money lender. "In cases of money lending business without license, the provisions under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act are not...

Madras HC Expands Scope Of Habeas Corpus Plea, Seeks Police Superintendent's Report After Detenue Claims Her Rape Complaint Was Not Duly Considered

Coming to the aid of a detenue, whose rape complaints were not properly considered by the police officials, the Madras High Court expanded the scope of a Habeas Corpus Petition and went on to seek a status report from the Superintendent of Police regarding the allegations. The habeas corpus petition was filed by the elder sister of the detenue. The petitioner submitted that her sister...