The Union government has notified the appointment of two Additional Judges of the Madras High Court as permanent judges of the same High Court. On February 5, 2025, the Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and comprising Justice BR Gavai, Justice Surya Kant, Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Abhay S…
A Special Court on Wednesday convicted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the murder of a father and son during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The order was passed by Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Courts. The judge listed the case for February 18, to hear the arguments on the quantum…
The High Court of Meghalaya has recently directed state authorities to take immediate action to stop irregular and illegal felling of trees in the East Khasi Hills District, particularly in the Lower New Colony area, Laitumkhrah. The Division Bench of Chief Justice I P Mukerji and Justice W Diengdoh issued the directive when hearing a…
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to remove the word Kshatriya from the name of Srawasti Naresh Sushail Dev Bhar engraved on the foundation stone installed at Village and Pargana Maseehabad, Tehsil- Bahraich, Chittorajheel Paryatak Sthal statue/idol and add Bhar in place of…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the NGO Rohingya Human Rights Initiative to give residential details about the Rohingya refugees who were finding it difficult to get admission of their children in Delhi schools. Noting that there should not be any discrimination over education of children, the Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected a PIL seeking a probe by the Election Commission of India (ECI) against three major political parties of the country for collecting data of voters under the garb of monetary schemes, during the recently-concluded Delhi Assembly elections, without their explicit consent, apart from offering cash-oriented schemes to the…
The High Court of Meghalaya has taken a significant step in addressing the stray dog menace in public places. Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) by Kaustav Paul, the Division Bench of Chief Justice I P Mukerji and Justice W Diengdoh expressed satisfaction with the steps taken by the government for shifting the zoo in…
The Allahabad High Court has ordered the deduction of Rs 100 per day from the salary of the District Magistrate, Prayagraj for not disposing an arms license application within the prescribed period, and the same be paid as compensation to the petitioner. A Single Bench of Justice Vikram D Chauhan passed this order while hearing…
The Allahabad High Court has recently quashed the orders of deduction of excess salary paid to a police constable from his retirement benefits due to a departmental mistake in pay fixation and directed the police department to refund the deducted amount of Rs 3,23,172 within three months. A Single Bench of Justice Neeraj Tiwari passed…
The Rajasthan High Court has recently emphasized on the importance of expeditious conclusion of departmental inquiries. The ruling by Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand came in response to a petition filed by the petitioner, who was served with a charge-sheet in 2011. Despite the passage of time, the proceedings arising out of the charge-sheet were not…