judges appointment
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This segment aims to track and chart the monthly course of judicial appointments in the Supreme Court and High Courts along with recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium.

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Chief Justices Acting Chief Justice 6 high courts
Appointments & TransfersNews

Ministry of Law and Justice notified appointment of Chief Justices for Allahabad, Gauhati, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Orissa and Uttaranchal High Courts.

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end the requirement of mentioning a litigant's caste-religion in any suit
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The directions were issued by the High Court in pursuance to the directive issued by the Supreme Court in Shama Sharma v. Kishan Kumar.

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Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh
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Hailing from a family of Judges, Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh served as a Judge and Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court prior to being appointed as Chief Justice of Tripura High Court.

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Karnataka High Court Chief Justice
Appointments & TransfersNews

Justice PS Dinesh Kumar who is due to demit office on 24-02-2024, succeeded Justice Prasanna B. Varale who was appointed as a Supreme Court Judge in January

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karnataka high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The High Court also held that the claimant is entitled to only 80% of the total compensation amount determined and is also not entitled for compensation towards loss of future earnings due to disability.

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ministry of law and justice
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The Law Ministry notified appointment of Judges for 4 High Courts. Furthermore, 5 out of 7 Permanent Judges appointed on 30-01-2024 are women.

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cipher case Pakistan Imran Khan Shah Mehmood Qureshi
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The ‘cipher case’ revolves around violation of Official Secrets Act by disclosing a secret diplomatic cable (cipher) sent by Pakistan’s embassy in Washington in March 2022.

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Israel Genocide Convention Palestinians in Gaza
Case BriefsInternational Courts

ICJ was of the view that the facts and circumstances are sufficient to conclude that at least some of the rights claimed by South Africa, for which it is seeking protection, are plausible.

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Vision of a Republic Indian Constitution
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The Constitution of independent India was the result of a fervent desire for Swaraj. The Constitution as we know it, was born from a massive struggle to assert India’s right to exist without foreign trespass and govern her own destiny.

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Justice Prasanna Bhalchandra Varale
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Presently, Justice Prasanna B. Varale is the third Supreme Court Judge belonging to a Scheduled Caste after Justice B.R. Gavai.

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Air India re-routing flight
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

The complainant had booked a flight from Chennai to Jodhpur via Mumbai; however, his flight from Chennai to Mumbai was re-routed via Hyderabad without any prior information from the airlines.

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Justice PS Dinesh Kumar
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Justice Pratinidhi Srinivasacharya Dinesh Kumar, who was appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Karnataka on 02-1-2015, is due to demit office on 24-02-2024 and will have a tenure as a Chief Justice for little over a month.

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Justice Prasanna Bhalchandra Varale
Appointments & TransfersNews

Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale is currently the 32nd Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court and the only Chief Justice belonging to a Scheduled Caste among the Chief Justices of High Courts across the country.

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karnataka high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In this case the complainant had challenged the “flea bite sentence” passed by the Trial Court against the accused who had pleaded guilty of causing death of 8 stray puppies.

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appointment of Judges for Calcutta
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In a series of Resolutions passed on 18-01-2024, the Collegium recommended appointment of Judges for Calcutta, Jharkhand and Kerala High Courts.

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Justice Ravi Vijaykumar Malimath
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Belonging to an illustrious family of freedom fighters and eminent jurists, Justice Ravi Vijaykumar Malimath has carved his niche in the legal echelons with his expansive practice and an exceptional track record of disposing cases.

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supreme court collegium elevation judges high courts
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A total number of 4 candidates were recommended by the Collegium to be appointed as Judges of the High Courts of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.

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District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

The Commission stated that restaurants and cafes have a moral and legal obligation to provide free drinking water to their patrons, and failure to do so constitutes deficiency in services.

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Supreme Court Collegium recommendations appointment
Appointments & TransfersNews

2024’s first Supreme Court Collegium Resolutions recommended the appointment of Additional and Permanent Judges for the High Courts of Bombay, Calcutta, Chhattisgarh, Gauhati, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh and Punjab and Haryana.

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