President Murmu suggests all-India judicial service to select, nurture young talents in judiciary

Symbol Supply : X/PRESIDENT OF INDIA President Draupadi Murmu Charter Year tournament: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday (November 26) unveiled a statue of Dr BR Ambedkar within the Ideally suited Courtroom premises at the hour of Charter Year and instructed the settingup of an all-Republic of India judicial carrier to choose kids and nurture their … Read more

Delhi HC rejection WB minister’s plea against ED summons

New Delhi: A person summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for sharing information or evidence is not entitled to protection under Article 20(3) of the Constitution, the Delhi high court said on Friday as it refused to quash the agency’s summons issued to West Bengal law minister Moloy Ghatak in connection with a coal pilferage … Read more

Haryana’s 75 per cent reservation for state residents in private jobs declared ‘unconstitutional’ by Court

Image Source : PTI Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Haryana: In a setback for the Manohar Lal Khattar government, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday struck down the 75 per cent provision for the residents of the state in private sector jobs. On Punjab and Haryana High Court quashing Haryana govt’s 75% reservation … Read more

Pakistan court extends stay against jail trial of Imran Khan in cipher case until Nov 20

A Pakistan high court Thursday extended until November 20 the stay against the jail trial of former prime minister Imran Khan in the cipher case. Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan (Reuters) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) bench comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz extended the stay during the hearing of … Read more

Selective appointment of judges troublesome, SC tells govt

The Union government must stop picking and choosing from a set of recommendations made by the collegium while appointing judges, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday, adding that the “business of selective appointments has become troublesome” when an “element of workable trust” was required between the executive and judiciary. The Supreme Court tells Union government … Read more

Kerala HC retains firecracker ban at religious places, puts stay on raid orders

Kochi: A division bench of the Kerala high court on Tuesday partially quashed an interim order of a single judge bench in connection with a ban on the display of fireworks at religious places in the state at odd hours. The division bench of Chief Justice AJ Desai and Justice VG Arun stayed the single … Read more

HC seeks Air India’s response to plea of man accused of urinating on woman

The Delhi high court has sought Air India’s response to a plea for certain documents for proving the innocence of the man accused of urinating on an elderly woman co-passenger in an inebriated state on a New York- Delhi flight. The court posted the matter for hearing on January 19. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Shankar Mishra, who … Read more

In Tamil Nadu, EPS moves HC to change OPS’s seat in assembly

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(AIADMK) general secretary and Tamil Nadu leader of opposition Edapaddi Palaniswami has moved a writ petition in the Madras High Court asking for the seat of former deputy leader of opposition O Panneerselvam to be changed, arguing that the presence of an expelled leader of the party next to him … Read more

Man Gets Postal Job After 28-Year Wait Following Supreme Court Order

Man Gets Postal Job After 28-Year Wait Following Supreme Court Order

The Supreme Court invoked extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution. New Delhi: Twenty-eight years after a man applied for a job in the postal department, the Supreme Court has ordered his appointment noting that there was an error in holding him ineligible for the post. Ankur Gupta had applied for the post of … Read more

Inner Ring Road ‘scam’: Andhra HC adjourns anticipatory bail prayer of Chandrababu Naidu to Nov 7

Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 18 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday adjourned the anticipatory bail application of former state Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu to November 7 in connection with the Inner Ring Road scam case. HT Image In May 2022, the CID registered an FIR against Chandrababu Naidu, former municipal administration minister … Read more

Kerala HC allows 80-yr-old woman to be reunited with 92-year-old husband suffering from dementia

Kochi: The Kerala high court recently allowed an 80-year-old woman to be reunited with her nonagenarian husband who was suffering from dementia, observing that the right of the wife of a senior citizen for his custody and consortium is “inviolable and absolute”. A single bench of the Kerala high court, in a ruling on October … Read more

Govt notifies 16 transfers, 17 new appointments of judges across HCs

Two days before a scheduled hearing in the Supreme Court on delay by the Union government in processing collegium’s recommendations, the Centre on Wednesday notified transfer of 16 high court judges and appointment of 17 new judges in various high courts. Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the development on platform X (formerly Twitter). … Read more