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Seven additional judges in four high courts elevated as permanent judgesIndiaTimes - Published | |
SC orders all courts to shun practice of mentioning caste or religion of litigants in casesThe Supreme Court has ordered its Registry, all High Courts and subordinate courts to stop the practice of mentioning the caste or religion of litigants in case papers.DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes | |
SC collegium recommends five names for judgeship in four HCsThe Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, has recommended five names for appointment as additional judges in four high courts. The collegium also recommended the names of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Can't summon bureaucrats at drop of a hat: Supreme Court to High CourtsThe Supreme Court on Wednesday framed a procedure to restrain courts from summoning bureaucrats at the drop of a hat and set aside illogical orders of Allahabad high court such as taking into custody..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Supreme Court formulates SOP to guide high courts in case of personal appearance of govt officialsIndiaTimes - Published | |
`Uncle Judge Syndrome`: Collegium System And Controversy Surrounding ItThe Collegium System is a method of appointment and transfer of judges to higher courts, particularly the Supreme Court and High Courts.Zee News - Published | |
Supreme Court collegium proposes names for chief justices of 5 high courtsThe Supreme Court collegium finalised names of judges for recommendation to appoint them as Chief Justices of the high courts of Allahabad, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, Gauhati and Jharkhand. It..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Lok Sabha passes bill to raise age limit of president, members of GSTATPiloting the bill, Sitharaman said taxpayers who are litigating against GST demands in various high courts or the Supreme Court will have the liberty to withdraw their cases and approach GSTAT once the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Bill brings setting up of GST Tribunals a step closerThe Central Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill, 2023 aims to raise the age limits for the president and members of the GST appellate tribunals. An advocate with ten years of experience in..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Over 5 crore court cases pending, government tells Lok SabhaOver 10,000 cases were added to the Supreme Court's pendency list in the last five months, which has increased from 69,766 cases as on July 1 to 80,040 on December 1. It had taken three years..IndiaTimes - Published | |
HC collegiums yet to recommend names for 198 vacancies of judgesLaw minister Arjun Ram Meghwal informed Lok Sabha that there are currently 42 pending recommendations for the appointment of High Court judges with the Supreme Court collegium. There are also 60..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Filling up 112 HC judges' posts, Centre tells RSUnion law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday told the Rajya Sabha that the government is in the process of filling up 112 vacant posts of HC judges. Appointment of judges in higher judiciary is a..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Schedule for Pakistan general election to be announced 56 days before polling dateThe Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is set to disclose the timetable for the general election 56 days prior to the polling day, around December 14. The chief justices of Sindh, Lahore, and..IndiaTimes - Published | India: Proposed Increase In City Civil Court's Pecuniary Jurisdiction - Khaitan & Co LLPBeing one of the three chartered High Courts in the country, the Bombay High Court has original jurisdiction to try suits of a civil nature arising within Greater Bombay i.e., Mumbai district.Mondaq - Published |
2 years on, government names SC collegium pick as Bombay HC additional judgeThe law ministry on Thursday notified appointment of advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan as additional judge of the Bombay HC, almost two years after his name was cleared by the Supreme Court collegium...IndiaTimes - Published | Biggest transfer since Emergency shows power shift to judiciary: HC judgeAn outgoing judge from the Calcutta High Court has compared the recent transfer of judges between high courts by the Supreme Court collegium to the transfers that took place during the Emergency in..IndiaTimes - Published |
Courts can give pre-arrest bail outside jurisdiction: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has ruled that high courts and session courts are not prohibited from considering anticipatory bail pleas. The court introduced the concept of transit anticipatory bail in which the..IndiaTimes - Published | Constitutional court must avoid fixing timeline for hearing cases: SCThe Supreme Court of India has stated that the Constitutional Court should avoid setting fixed time limits for case disposal, unless the situation is exceptional. The court made this statement while..IndiaTimes - Published |
Collegium picks Chief Justices of Delhi, Raj, Gauhati High Courts as Supreme Court judgesThe Supreme Court collegium, led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, has recommended the appointment of three chief justices of high courts as judges of the apex court. Justices Satish Chandra..IndiaTimes - Published | SC collegium recommends chief justices for Uttarakhand, Orissa and Meghalaya high courtsThe Supreme Court collegium, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, has recommended the appointment of judges as chief justices of the High Courts in Uttarakhand, Odisha, and Meghalaya. Justice Ritu..IndiaTimes - Published |
While experts pitch for death penalty abolition, panel leaves call to governmentExperts who appeared before a parliamentary committee examining the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill have advocated for the abolition of the death penalty. They cited a global trend of countries abolishing..IndiaTimes - Published | Supreme Court pushes judge appointments, government keen on fixing memorandum of procedureThe Indian government has stressed the need for the Supreme Court to finalize the long-pending memorandum of procedure (MoP) before appointing judges. The government and the Supreme Court collegium..IndiaTimes - Published |
The way Centre approves collegium picks 'troublesome': Supreme courtThe Supreme Court on Friday disapproved the practice of Centre to "pick and choose" out of names recommended by its collegium for judgeship in high courts and apex court, terming it "troublesome" which..IndiaTimes - Published | Pendency erodes people's faith in judicial system, says Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has expressed concern over the inordinate delays in legal proceedings and the impact it has on people's faith in the judicial system. Many cases have been pending for several decades,..IndiaTimes - Published |
Litigants will lose confidence in judicial system due to delayed disposal of cases: SCObserving that litigants may become disillusioned if the legal process moves at a snail's pace, the Supreme Court on Friday issued directions, including a few to the high courts, for ensuring speedy..IndiaTimes - Published | India: Narrowing Down The Rigors Of N.N. Global: Approach Of Indian High Courts And Recent Developments - Link LegalThe Indian Supreme Court, in N.N. Global Mercantile Private Limited v. Indo Unique Flame Ltd. & Ors., ("N.N. Global"), deliberated on the validity of an arbitration clause contained in an unstamped..Mondaq - Published |
India: Delhi And Bombay High Courts' Practical Approach To The Conservative N.N.Gopal Ruling Of The Supreme Court - ZBAThe Supreme Court in N.N. Global Mercantile (P) Ltd. v. Indo Unique Flame Ltd ("N.N.Global") ruled that an arbitration agreement..Mondaq - Published | Supreme Court reiterates concern over delay in judges' appointments in High CourtsThe Supreme Court on Tuesday reiterated its concern over the delay in the appointment of judges in various High Courts. The apex court was hearing the petition against the Centre for keeping pending..IndiaTimes - Published |
Supreme Court entrusts monitoring of MLA/MP cases to high court chief justicesThe Supreme Court will focus on determining the adequacy of a six-year disqualification from elections for politicians convicted of heinous offenses for which it has delegated the responsibility of..IndiaTimes - Published | Small GST taxpayers need to keep tabs on demand noticesSunil Gabhawalla, founding partner of a CA firm, said that a response (appeal) to a demand notice must be made within three months. In case of a delay, the jurisdictional appellate commissioner can be..IndiaTimes - Published |
SC Collegium recommends transfer of 9 HC judgesJustices Arvind Singh Sangwan, Avneesh Jhingan, Raj Mohan Singh, and Arun Monga of the Punjab and Haryana High Court were proposed to be transferred to the Allahabad, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and..DNA - Published | Make assets declaration by SC, HC judges must: House panelThe parliamentary standing committee on law and justice, in a report tabled in Parliament, has recommended that the judges of the Supreme Court and high courts should mandatorily declare their assets..IndiaTimes - Published |
Parliamentary panel recommends adequate representation of various sections in judicial appointments at High Courts, Supreme CourtnewKerala.com - Published | Parliamentary Panel Recommends Increasing Retirement Age Of JudgesThe Committee accordingly, as per Para 47 of the report, recommends that "relevant Articles of the Constitution of India need to be amended and the age of retirement of judges of the Supreme Court and..Zee News - Published |
India: "Non-Existence" Of Unstamped Arbitration Agreements: Cascading Effects? - Khaitan & Co LLPThe effect of an arbitration agreement not being duly stamped has been subject to a long saga of litigation and various High Courts have taken differing stances.Mondaq - Published | Two high courts get new chief justicesTwo judges were on Monday elevated as chief justices of the Bombay and the Andhra Pradesh high courts.In a tweet, law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay of the Allahabad..IndiaTimes - Published |
More than 5 crore cases pending in courts in IndiaThe Union government has informed the Parliament that more than 5 crore cases are pending in all the courts across the countryResponding to the question of DMK MP Tiruchy N Siva, Union Minister of law..IndiaTimes - Published | Adipurush gets relief from Supreme Court, proceedings in High Courts stayed, petition to cancel certification dismissedThe Supreme Court has stayed all pending proceedings against Om Raut's Adipurush.DNA - Published |
Supreme Court overrules Centre, names 4 lawyers for high court judgesThe Supreme Court collegium has overruled the objections of the Union department of justice to recommend the appointment of four advocates as judges of Bombay, Madras and Karnataka high courts, saying..IndiaTimes - Published | Court can't act as recovery agent in cheating case: Supreme CourtExpressing disapproval of proceedings adopted by trial courts and high courts in cheating cases by which the accused are directed to deposit the alleged cheated amount in court for getting bail, the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Law panel cites reference of HC, seeks Centre’s view on revising age of consentThe law commission has sought the views of the ministry of women and child development on the much-debated issue of reviewing the “age of consent” citing references received from the high courts of..IndiaTimes - Published | Centre notifies appointments of Chief Justices of 5 High CourtsnewKerala.com - Published |
Nothing Is Going To Happen If 'The Kerala Story' Is Screened In State: Kerala HCThe Kerala High Court`s observation comes a day after the Supreme Court refused to entertain a string of petitions, including the one filed by the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, against the film`s releaseZee News - Published | |
