MLA Pradeep Choudhary conviction stayed by Himachal Pradesh HC
LI Network Kriti Agrawal On Tuesday speaker of the Legislative Assembly Gian Chand Gupta said that he will only be…
HIGH COURT
SC: Vacancy positions exceed 20 percent, HC Chief Justices to initiate appointment of Ad Hoc judge
Kashish Jain The Apex court ruled that a vacancy position of more than 20 percent of the sanctioned…
SC directs High Courts to adopt draft rules of criminal practice within 6 months
Mahima The Supreme court has directed the High Courts to adopt draft rules of criminal practice within six…
Illegal structures must be razed: High Court
Soni Satti A divisional bench comprising Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy after reviewing the…
Centre offers to decide on High Court appointments within 3 months
Kashish Jain The Union Government has offered to decide on the Supreme Court Collegium recommendations for the appointment…
Recommendations for 220 vacancies not received from High Courts: Govt tells SC
Soni Satti The central government after being admonished by the Supreme Court for delaying the appointment of judges,…
Supreme Court directs HC to clarify ‘no coercive steps to be adopted’
Kareena Eugene In criminal cases, when people accused of any crime approach the High Court or the Supreme…
UP Sunni Waqf Board moves HC against Varanasi Court order
Kashish Jain The Uttar Pradesh Central Sunni Waqf Board filed an application in the Allahabad High Court seeking…
Use and Misuse of Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes Act
Inclusive of data and comments by HC and SC Dhruva Vig Ever since the inception of legal systems…
Union Government criticized SC and HCs for flouting norms on judge appointments
Soni Satti The Union government criticized the Supreme Court for delaying the appointment of High Court judges and…
Justice N.V. Ramana’s appointment receives President’s assent, making him the 48th CJI of India
Elisha Soon to be erstwhile CJI, Shri SA Bobde made due recommendations in favour of Justice Ramana’s name…
Seriousness of charge is basic consideration before setting an accused free on bail: Supreme Court
LI NETWORK Supreme Court Bench of Justice Indira Banerjee cautioned courts against mechanically granting bail in heinous offences,…
Estate of deceased worker not entitled to lump sum award: New York HC
Soni Satti New York’s High Court ruled that the estate of a dead injured worker with no dependents…
Court orders payment Of 25% of man’s salary to his mother after he stopped taking care of her
Soni Satti The Madras High Court, ordered the payment of 25 per cent of a government school clerk’s…
SC demands Attorney General’s statement on 55 Collegium recommendations
Kashish Jain The Supreme Court sought a response from the Attorney General KK Venugopal when the Centre decided…
SC reserves order in appeal against Bombay HC ruling which upheld Maratha reservation
Aryan Grover A five judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court of India, comprising of Justices Ashok Bhushan,…
Downie appointed as the new presiding disciplinary judge by Arizona SC
Mahima Arizona SC names Margaret Downie as the new presiding disciplinary judge. A disciplinary judge presides over attorney…
Cape Town Convention: Court rules that AirAsia X restructuring scheme is insolvency-related event
Soni Satti The High Court in a recent case held that a scheme of arrangement under Section 366…
SC to issue guidelines for appointment of Ad hoc Judges to minimize pendency of cases
Mahima The Supreme Court expressed its intention to lay down guidelines for the appointment of Ad hoc Judges…
V.B. Raju Vs State of Gujarat & Anr
CASE BRIEF Appellants- V.B. Raju Respondents- State of Gujarat & Anr Decided On: 04.09.1980 Statues Referred – Constitution…