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"State Of West Bengal Usurped Powers Of Chancellor" : Supreme Court Affirms Quashing Of Calcutta University VC's Reappointment
The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the State of West Bengal usurped the powers of the Chancellor (WB Governor) while re-appointing Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee as the Vice-Chancellor of the Calcutta University.Holding so, the Court dismissed the petitions filed by the State of West Bengal and Banerjee assailing the order of the Calcutta High Court, whereby the decision of the State...
Centre Notifies Transfer Of J&K&L HC CJ Pankaj Mithal As Rajasthan HC CJ; Notifies Appointment Of New CJ Of J&K&L HC
The Central Government has notified the transfer of Justice Pankaj Mithal, Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, as the Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court.The Centre has also notified the appointment of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey as the new Chief Justice of the J&K&L High Court.The Supreme Court collegium had made recommendations regarding...
Collegium Procedure Should Make No Difference If There's Consensus About The Names : Former SC Judge Justice MB Lokur
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur has said that if there is no disagreement among the collegium members regarding the proposals for elevation, then the fact that a different procedure of meeting has been adopted should not be a ground for objection.Justice Lokur was referring to the Supreme Court collegium deciding to defer the consideration of ten names, after two judges of...
Masala Bonds Case: Kerala High Court Stays Further Summons Against Dr Thomas Issac & KIIFB Officers For 2 Months
The Kerala High Court has put on hold for two months the further issuance of summons against Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) and Former Finance Minister of Kerala Dr Thomas Issac in connection with ED probe into alleged FEMA violations in the issuance of Masala Bonds in 2019.The development comes in the pleas challenging ED summons in connection with the investigation into...
In A First, Supreme Court Collegium Introduces Procedure To Scrutinise Judgments Of HC Judges & Assess Relative Merit For Elevation
The statement released by the Supreme Court collegium today has revealed an interesting fact - that the collegium has introduced a procedure for scrutinising the judgments authored by High Court judges who are under consideration for elevation to the Supreme Court. The collegium has also introduced a procedure to assess the relative merit of candidates on an objective criteria. However, the...
Two Judges Objected To Procedure, September 30 Meeting Discharged : Supreme Court Collegium Releases Statement
Amidst the speculations about the Supreme Court collegium meeting held on September 30, a joint statement has been released by the collegium members stating that the said meeting has been discharged in view of the Union Law Minister's letter to the Chief Justice of India UU Lalit on October 7 asking him to name his successor. "In the circumstances, no further steps need be taken and...
Kerala High Court Allows Senior Citizen To Seek Sperm Freezing In Plea Challenging Age-Limit Under Assisted Reproductive Technology Act
In a notable order, the Kerala High Court recently allowed a senior citizen aged 61 years to seek cycro-preservation of his sperm, considering the fact that he was suffering from a rare cardiac condition.A single bench of Justice VG Arun granted this interim relief while considering a writ petition filed by the man and his 39 year old wife challenging the age-limit under the Assisted...
Problems Of The Collegium
Some news and events this week are somewhat disconcerting and call for comments purely as a matter of principle, without any reference to or casting aspersions on the people involved. It is reported that a meeting of the Supreme Court collegium is not to be held and recommendations for appointments made when less than one month remains prior to the retirement of a Chief Justice....
Scheduled Caste Status For Converted Dalits : Centre Constitutes Commission To Examine The Issue
Through a notification dated 6th October 2022, the Centre has appointed a Commission headed by former Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan to examine the matter of according Scheduled Caste status to new persons who claim to have historically belonged to the Scheduled Castes, but have converted to a religion other than those mentioned in the Presidential Orders under Article 341 of the...
Chief Examination & Cross-Examination Of Witness Must Be Recorded On The Same Day Or Following Day : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that the chief examination and cross-examination of a witness must be recorded on the same day or the following day. There should be no ground for adjournment in recording the examination-in-chief/cross-examination of the witnesses.A bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and CT Ravikumar made these observations while considering a special leave...
Palakkad Accident : Kerala High Court Cracks Whip On Tourist Buses With Illegal Alterations & YouTube Vloggers Promoting Such Vehicles
In the wake of the tragic Wadakkanchery accident in Palakkad district, the Kerala High Court has called for strong action against tourist buses fitted with illegal modifications and YouTube vloggers who promote such vehicles which pose "potential threat to the safety of passengers and other road users".The Court noted that the tourist bus involved in the accident had several...