The Central government on Monday notified the appointment of Justice Sanjeev Kumar as the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh following the elevation of Chief Justice Arun Palli to the Supreme Court. The appointment has been made by the President of India in exercise of powers under Article…
A nursing officer has moved the Delhi High Court alleging an inordinate delay in the disposal of her appeal under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act), arising from a complaint concerning allegedly inappropriate remarks made about nursing staff at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences…
In a significant ruling on digital privacy, the Delhi High Court has recognised the Right to Be Forgotten as an essential facet of an individual’s right to privacy and laid down a framework for masking personal information in judicial records available online. The judgment comes amid growing concerns over the long-term impact of easily accessible…
Supreme Court Judge Justice Vikram Nath has once again made it clear that senior advocates will not be permitted to argue matters before his vacation bench, emphasizing the need to create opportunities for younger members of the Bar. During recent vacation proceedings, Justice Nath reiterated that this approach was adopted earlier as well and would…
The Delhi High Court has upheld the approval granted to a group housing project in Vasant Kunj and dismissed petitions filed by the Vasant Kunj Residents Welfare Association and a neighbouring educational institution challenging the legality of the proposed high-rise development. The single-judge Bench of Justice Shail Jain held that the project was in conformity…
The Delhi High Court has held that the Safety Analysis Report (SAR) relating to Units I and II of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu is exempt from disclosure under the Right to Information Act, 2005, holding that the document is protected by statutory exemptions concerning fiduciary relationships, national security interests and India’s…
The Central government on Monday cleared the appointment of four serving High Court Chief Justices and Senior Advocate V Mohana as judges of the Supreme Court, taking the Supreme Court’s effective strength to 37 judges against a sanctioned strength of 38. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal announced…
The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has pulled up news channel Aaj Tak and journalist Sudhir Chaudhary over a broadcast that advanced claims that the Taj Mahal was originally a Hindu temple, holding that the programme failed to meet the standards of neutrality and impartiality prescribed under the NBDSA Code of Conduct. The…
There are legal disputes, there are political battles, and then there are cases that become mirrors reflecting the anxieties, ambitions and contradictions of an entire nation. The Delhi Gymkhana Club case belongs firmly in the last category. At first glance, the dispute appears deceptively simple: the Union government wants back possession of 27.3 acres of…
By Kenneth Tiven Memorial Day in the United States is traditionally observed as a solemn occasion—a day to honour the nation’s war dead while also marking the unofficial start of summer. This year, however, President Donald Trump used the holiday to attack Republicans who disagree with him, dismissing critics as “fools who know nothing about…