The Allahabad High Court has ordered the appointment of a woman as Civil Judge who was denied the post in UPPSC (J) Examination 2018, due to calculation error in her marks. The Division Bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Donadi Ramesh passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Janhvi. The petition…
A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed before the Kerala High Court, raising concerns about the frequent strikes by the employees of the Kerala Emergency Medical Services Project (108 Ambulance) – KANIV. The petitioner argued that these strikes were affecting the emergency ambulance services in the state. The court, comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and…
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Union of India and the State of Punjab to provide proper medical aid to farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose health was reportedly deteriorating due to his fast unto death. Expressing concerns over the health of Dallewal, the Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan directed…
A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking review of the Domestic Violence Act and the existing laws related to dowry, so as to ensure that a husband and his family members were not harassed in such cases. The PIL has been filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari, following the death…
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee in a money laundering case filed by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) related to the teacher recruitment scam in the state. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan recorded in its order that the MLA could be…
Days after his speech at a public event evoked strong reaction from different quarters, the judicial roster of Justice Shekhar Yadav was changed by the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court. According to the new roster, which would come into effect on December 16, Justice Yadav would now hear only ‘First Appeals’ arising from…
The Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday recommended the elevation of seven Additional Judges as Permanent Judges to the High Courts of Delhi, Punjab & Haryana, and Karnataka. The decision was taken in a meeting of the Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, and comprising Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai, Justice Surya Kant, Justice…
The National Green Tribunal Principal Bench in New Delhi has disposed of an original application regarding garbage overflow posing health risks to visually impaired students in West Delhi. The Tribunal took suo motu cognizance of a news item published in a newspaper on April 30, 2024. The news item disclosed that the Akhil Bhartiya Netrahin…
Expressing its strong displeasure over the absence of lawyers representing the Central government in several important matters, the Supreme Court has pulled up the Centre for adopting a ‘casual’ approach. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan on Wednesday observed that despite a notice being duly served on November 25, the counsel…
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed trial courts across the country not to pass any order on petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. Noting that the Act expressly prohibited the institution of any suit that disputed the religious character of an existing religious structure, as it stood…