By Inderjit Badhwar In the long and often tumultuous history of American elections, moments of fierce debate and ideological divides have not been rare. From the Nixon-McCarthy era during the Vietnam War, when American streets teemed with protestors, to the Watergate scandal that questioned presidential integrity, the system was tested, but ultimately upheld. Even as…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg What appeared to be a small feud between a brother and sister has turned into a full blown, high-profile legal battle between the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and his sister YS Sharmila. This led to Reddy writing to the National Company Law Tribunal, or NCLT…
The Central government on Tuesday gave approval to the appointment of five judicial officers as Additional Judges of the Kerala High Court. The information was shared by Union Law Minister of State (Independent Charge) Arjun Ram Meghwal on social media. The judicial officers who have been appointed include KV Jayakumar; Muralee Krishna S; Jobin Sebastian;…
The Kerala High Court disposed of two petitions concerning the encroachment of forest land in the Valiyakavu Reserve and Alappra Reserve, spanning 432.50 acres, under the Ranni Forest Division and Kottayam Forest Division. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S. Manu were hearing the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in 2010,…
The Allahabad High Court while disposing a PIL directed the concerned department of the State to initiate some training programme for Pradhans within a period of three months, either on basis of Cluster or Commissionarate to make aware Pradhans, specifically women, about their rights and functions and to discourage concept of Pradhanpati. A Single Bench…
The Gujarat High Court, comprising Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi, directed compensation and rehabilitation measures for victims of the Morbi bridge collapse. The court’s order addressed the welfare of affected families, ensuring monthly compensation and education expenses. Key directives: – Compensation of Rs 12,000 per month to 66 individuals from Sahay Seva…
The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging an amendment to Master Plan-2023 of Bikaner City. The petition, filed by Murli Manohar Gochar Sanrakshan Samiti and others, sought to quash the notification dated September 22, 2020, inviting objections to the proposed land use change in the periphery control belt. The notification…
Former Supreme Court judge, Justice Hima Kohli, has advocated for policy changes, apart from creating a conducive working environment, for women to succeed in the Indian judiciary. Speaking during an event organised by the Society for Democratic Rights to commemorate 100 years of women in the legal profession, Justice Kohli on Friday stressed on the…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a petition filed by one Anand Kumar and others seeking a direction to the State of Haryana to consider and decide on the Draft Development Plan 2041 for Charkhi Dadri within three months. The petition, filed under public interest, sought directions for publishing the Draft Development…
Justice KS Puttaswamy who was Former Karnataka High Court judge has passed away at his residence in Bengaluru on Monday. Justice KS Puttaswamy who lived for 98 years was enrolled in 1952 as an advocate whereas he was appointed as a judge of the Karnataka High Court in November 1977. Justice KS Puttaswamy served as…