The farmers’ group, Khedut Samaj Gujarat (KSG), is protesting against a 2009 government notification that brings 68 villages of Mehsana, Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad district under Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA). The farmers are citing a number of practical problems that will put their farming in jeopardy. Due to this, when[Read More…]
Tag: High Court
Supreme Court to go partially paperless from today
After an announcement by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar, the Supreme Court will go only partially paperless from Monday after the summer vacation. It is to be noted that the concept of paperless court involves “technical and functional issues”, “it is proposed to implement the project gradually, as it[Read More…]
Sheena Bora murder case: CBI may challenge Bombay HC’s order
On Monday, the CBI said that it was in thinking of moving the Supreme Court in the Sheena Bora murder case. This move would be challenging the Bombay High Court order which said that the policeman, who questioned accused-turned-approver Shyamvar Rai, was not an independent witness. “We are yet to[Read More…]
CBSE moves SC to lift stay on NEET results, plea to be heard on Monday
On Madras High Court’s decision to restrain the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) from announcing the NEET results, CBSE has now moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court order. However, the SC will hear the matter on Monday. CBSE sought for SC to lift the stay of[Read More…]
Kerala High Court rejects stay on Centre’s cattle ban
On Wednesday, the Kerala High Court rejected to put a hold on the ban imposed by the Centre on the sale of cattle for slaughter. The next hearing in this matter is due on June 28. Notably, the High Court had earlier backed the Centre’s decision. However, the state government[Read More…]
Delhi HC forms committee to work on regularisation of unauthorised colonies
On Wednesday, the Delhi High Court established a committee including officials from the Centre and the city government to come to a conclusion concerning the issue of regularisation of unauthorised colonies, including the posh Sainik Farms at New Delhi. A bench consisting of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Navin Chawla[Read More…]
Justice denied: Nirbhaya & Bilkis Bano
“Rape, is the most heinous form of murder. A murder victim dies just once. A rape victim dies every day till she is alive.” These lines were told to me by a Psychology student who was working first-hand among Rape victims for her Doctoral thesis about 20 years back. I[Read More…]
Justice Karnan, run-ins with the judiciary
Ending all speculations, the Apex Court on Tuesday declared that Justice CS Karnan was guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to 6-month imprisonment. It is to be noted that he is the first sitting judge to be charged with contempt in the history of Indian judiciary. Justice Karnan[Read More…]
SC raises doubts over Calcutta HC judge’s sanity
On Monday, the Supreme Court ordered a medical examination of Justice CS Karnan of the Calcutta High Court. The court has also ordered for a medical board to be formed to investigate Justice Karnan’s mental condition. The medical examination is scheduled on May 5 and the reports are to be[Read More…]
SC collegium clears 51 names for HC judge posts
Law University Ranchi: Over 600 students on hunger strike
Protests and student activism take a storm in Indian universities, it also continues to widen and polarise public opinion on the state of education in our country. In another such incident, over 600 agitated students of the National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL) Ranchi are on an[Read More…]
In the male-dominated world of higher judiciary, here comes a change!
In a significant move, four prominent women in India will now head the historical HCs – among the first few to be shaped in colonial India. The development took place following the appointment of Indira Banerjee as chief justice of the Madras HC on March 31. Apparently, the sex-ratio in[Read More…]
Najeeb Ahmed missing case: 9 JNU students to appear before court
Nine students of JNU to appear before a Delhi court on Thursday. They may record their consent or refusal to go through lie detector tests in link with the Najeeb Ahmed missing case. Earlier Patiala House Court Chief Metropolitan Magistrate had asked the students to appear before the court. The[Read More…]
No rules to return Sahitya Akademi award: HC
The Delhi High Court cleared on that there cannot be guidelines for returning the Sahitya Akademi awards as the akademi’s constitution did not provide for taking back any award. The High Court rejected a PIL which was asking for directions from the Centre to formulate rules in the event of[Read More…]
SC to hear plea filed by Nirbhaya case convicts
HC directs CBI to probe ‘Narada’ sting operation
Chief Justices appointed in four High Courts
A set of new Chief Justices for High Courts were appointed on Friday. The high court in Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand were appointed with fresh Chief Justices. According to Law Ministry sources, acting Chief Justice of Patna High Court Hemant Gupta has been appointed Chief Justice of Madhya[Read More…]
In a first, SC issues warrant against Calcutta HC judge CS Karnan
The Supreme Court on Friday issued bailable warrants against serving Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan to ensure his presence before it on March 31 in a contempt case. Justice Karnan goes down in the Indian judicial history as the first serving High Court judge against whom an arrest[Read More…]
Kejriwal seeks bank accounts details of FM Jaitley
JuD chief Hafiz Saeed challenges house arrest in Lahore High Court
Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed along with four others has challenged their house arrest on Wednesday in the Lahore High Court. Justice Sardar Muhammad Shamim Khan will hear their petition today. Hafiz Saeed, Malik Zafar Iqbal, Abdur Rehman Abid, Qazi Kashif Hussain and Abdullah Ubaid challenged their detention through senior advocate[Read More…]
Delhi EC rejects plea to remove party symbols from EVM
The Delhi state election commission has dismissed a plea which demands the removal of candidates’ party symbols from electronic voting machines (EVM) in upcoming civic polls. The Poll panel told a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, “(Any order on) the petition would directly affect[Read More…]
Bombay HC deffers judgement in Lt Col Purohit’s bail application: Malegaon blast
After Lt Col Prasad Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts, challenged a subordinate court order that denied him bail; the Bombay High Court passed it’s first order regarding the petition on Friday. On Friday, the National Investigating Agency (NIA) closed the discussion by claiming that there are enough evidences to[Read More…]
Ensure safety of Ola, Uber cabs, drivers: High Court to police
Delhi High Court on Friday directed Delhi Police to immediately ensure the safety of app-based cab drivers like Ola and Uber. At the same the time, the court said the two drivers’ unions have to get it out of their head that they can extract something from these companies by[Read More…]
SC to initiate contempt proceedings against a HC judge
The Supreme Court will start contempt proceedings against a sitting Calcutta high court judge who, a few months back, slammed his colleagues with allegations of corruptions. A bench of seven judges headed by the Chief Justice of India JS Khehar was set on Wednesday morning to issue a directive against[Read More…]
Blow to Theresa May as high court says MPs must approve Brexit
Parliament must vote on whether the UK can start the process of leaving the European Union, the High Court has ruled. This means the government cannot trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty – beginning formal discussions with the EU – on their own. Theresa May says the referendum –[Read More…]