The Union of India on Tuesday gave its nod to the appointment of three additional judges of the Bombay High Court as permanent judges of the same High Court. The judges, who have been made permanent, include Justice Shailesh Pramod Brahme, Justice Firdosh Phiroze Pooniwalla and Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain. The Central government further extended…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the vacancy of judges in the district judiciary, saying that it was resulting in delay of trials at Special Courts created to hear offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. Hearing the suo motu case initiated to address the systematic flaws…
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday stayed a special court order directing to register a first information report (FIR) against former Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch, along with other officials of SEBI & Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), in connection with a listing fraud case. The single-judge Bench of Justice…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Olympic medalist wrestler Sushil Kumar in the murder case of junior wrestler Sagar Dhankar. The single-judge Bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula granted bail to the Olympic medalist on a bond of Rs 50,000, along with two sureties of the same amount. Appearing for Kumar, Advocates RS…
The Supreme Court on Monday permitted YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia, commonly known as BeerBiceps, to resume hosting his podcast, The Ranveer Show, without breaching the general standards of morality and decency. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice NK Singh passed the order on a petition filed by Allahabadia in connection with multiple FIRs lodged…
Supreme Court rebukes Gujarat Police for lodging FIR against Congress Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi over poem posted on social media The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Gujarat Police for lodging an FIR against Congress Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi over a poem posted by him on social media. The Supreme Court on…
President Droupadi Murmu awarded the Doctor of Laws (LL D) Post-Doctoral Degree in Environment Compensation to Dr Justice KJ Thaker, the Chairperson of the Gujarat State Human Rights Commission (GSHRC), at the National Forensic Sciences University’s 3rd convocation in Gandhinagar on Friday. Dr Thaker, who already holds a PhD in Environmental Law from Gujarat University, retired…
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that persons with disabilities must not face any discrimination in their pursuit of judicial service recruitments. The Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan directed the State to ensure that any indirect discrimination resulting in the exclusion of Person with Disabilitiess, whether through cut-off or procedural barriers,…
Delhi’s Patiala House court on February 27 allowed the plea by Delhi police to close a 2019 sedition case against former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Shehla Rashid. The order was passed by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Anuj Kumar Singh of Patiala House Courts on February 27. The Delhi Police had filed a petition in…
The Delhi High Court has adjourned to April 24, 2025, the bail petition of former JNU scholar Sharjeel Imam, arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act over the larger conspiracy leading to Delhi riots in 2020. The single-judge Bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula adjourned the matter on Friday due to paucity of time. Imam appeared…