Collegium Resolution | Extension of term of Addl. Judges of Chhattisgarh High Court
Proposal for appointment of following three Additional Judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court, as Permanent Judges of that High Court: 1. Justice
Continue readingUtt HC | Ex-Servicemen Scheme benefits not conferred upon married daughter and her children, amounts to violation of Arts. 14 & 15 and gender inequality
Uttaranchal High Court: Sharad Kumar Sharma, J. allowed a writ petition which was preferred against the action of the respondent of not
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1st NLUO – Ganesh & Co. National Maritime Law Essay Writing Competition, 2019
Reported by Avinash Gautam
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NCLAT | Appeal under S. 61 IBC not maintainable in absence of decision by Adjudicating Authority
National Company Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): The Bench comprising of S.J. Mukhopadhaya, J. (Chairperson) and A.I.S Cheema, J. and Kanthi Narahari, Members, Judicial and
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Andhra Pradesh HC | Appointment Order of Two Judges
President appoints the following as the Judges of Andhra Pradesh High Court: Shri Cheekati Manvendranath Roy Shri Matam Venkata Ramana, in that
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Bom HC | Not open to Probate Court to exceed its jurisdiction by enquiring into issues of title in probate proceedings
Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J. examined the scope of jurisdiction to be exercised by the Probate Court, and allowed an appeal
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Publication of “Judicial Analytics” a criminal offence in France — Article 33 of Justice Reform Act
‘The identity data of magistrates and members of the judiciary cannot be reused with the purpose or effect of evaluating, analysing, comparing or
Continue readingMP HC | Son not entitled to father’s pension account if not made a nominee; rejection of RTI application upheld
Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Yadav and Vivek Agarwal, JJ. entertained a writ appeal which challenged the impugned
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PNB Fraud Case | UK Court rejects Nirav Modi’s bail plea in extradition case
As reported by media, Diamond Merchant Nirav Modi, a fugitive offender, attempted for bail at a UK High Court but was denied
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SAT | “Proportionality” is a basic principle to adhere while interpreting any provisions relating to punishment with serious consequences
Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT): The Coram of Tarun Agarwala, J. (Presiding Officer), Dr C.K.G. Nair (Member), M.T. Joshi, J. (Judicial Member) partly
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European Commission prohibits joint venture between Tata Steel and ThyssenKrupp
European Commission prohibits proposed “Joint Venture” between, Tata Steel and ThyssenKrupp. According to the European Commission’s investigation merger would have led to
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Pak SC | No consequential impact of examining merits of a narcotics case when contraband destroyed, and accused not within the Court’s jurisdiction
Pakistan Supreme Court: A Full Bench comprising of Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed, JJ. dismissed
Continue readingKer HC | College cannot arbitrarily reject issuance of NOC to students desirous of taking admission into another college/ institute
Kerala High Court: P.V Asha, J. allowed a petition directing the respondent college to issue NOC to the students applying for transfer
Continue readingKar HC | Age of deceased must be taken into consideration while calculating ‘loss of dependency’ for purpose of granting compensation in a motor accident
Karnataka High Court: H.T. Narendra Prasad, J. dismissed the appeal filed by an Insurance Company against the order passed by Motor Accident
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NGT | Ganga Pollution: Failure to take prompt action to remedy pollution of the river – restoration cost may be recovered from officers responsible
National Green Tribunal (NGT): A Coram of Justice A.K. Goel (Chairperson), Justice S.P. Wangdi (Judicial Member), Justice K. Ramakrishnan (Judicial Member) and
Continue readingAll HC | Dying Declaration: Administration of oath to the deceased before recording his declaration, does not render its credibility doubtful
Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Pritinker Diwaker and Ali Zamin, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed by the accused and held
Continue readingRaj HC | Grievances of advocate in relation to action taken by administration at different levels to be handled by Grievance Redressal Committee at district level
Rajasthan High Court: Sanjeev Prakash Sharma (V.J.), J. passed an order for the formation of the committee at the district level in
Continue readingTri HC | Mere possession of counterfeit currency not sufficient to prove commission of offence punishable under S. 489-C IPC
Tripura High Court: S. Talapatra, J. allowed an appeal against the decision of the Sessions Judge whereby the appellant was convicted under Section
Continue reading[Notification] All India Services (Death-Cum-Retirement-Benefits) Amendment Rules, 2019 — Notified
G.S.R. 412(E)—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951 (61 of
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