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Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Additional and Permanent Judges for 3 High Courts

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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Know Thy Judge | Justice Ravi Vijaykumar Malimath, 27th Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court

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 recommends elevation of Advocates and Judicial Officers as Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh High Court Judges

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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Not providing free drinking water facility thereby compelling patrons to buy packaged mineral water; DCDRC finds Foresta Café liable for unfair trade practices

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 recommends appointment of Additional Judges and Permanent Judges for 6 High Courts

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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Supreme Court of Western Australia permits a 62-year-old woman to remove and store sperm and associated tissue from her deceased husband’s body

The Court clarified that the order is limited to permitting the removal of the spermatozoa and does not constitute authorisation for the spermatozoa to be used by the applicant.

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“S. 22, POCSO Act prohibits prosecution and punishment of a minor for perjury”: J&K and Ladakh HC, reiterates

“In order to prosecute and punish a witness for offence of perjury, it must be established that the statement was made by him deliberately and consciously, which subsequently, was found to be false as a result of comparing it with other unimpeachable evidence on record”.

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Justice B.R. Gavai nominated for the post of Chairman of Supreme Court Legal Services Committee

At present, the Chairman of the SCLSC is Justice Sanjiv Khanna.

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Supreme Court Collegium recommends transfer of Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, Judge, Jharkhand High Court

The Collegium recommended the transfer of Justice Chandrashekhar from Jharkhand High Court to Rajasthan High Court.

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Karnataka High Court directs BBMP officials to implement systems like Digi-locker to credentialize documents issued by them

While considering a case of ascertaining veracity of a Katha certificate the High Court had to visit the BBMP portal to verify the details the details of the parties.

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Know why Karnataka HC recommended a Trial Court Judge to undergo training in Karnataka Judicial Academy vis-à-vis POCSO cases

The High Court was shocked to find that the Trial Judge have not understood properly what is meaning of the theory beyond reasonable doubt in appreciating the evidence in POCSO cases.

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Karnataka HC quashes charges of criminal trespass and criminal intimidation against a father who tried to meet his daughter by entering in a garbage van

The High Court found that a father’s anxiety to meet his daughter was dubbed as criminal trespass and intimidation, however, these offences were loosely laid against the father.

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High Courts 2023: A Recap of High Court Judges’ Elevation, Retirements, Judicial Strength and Collegium Recommendations

The year end is near, and it is time to reflect on the past! Read this report to know all that was relevant for the High Court Judges in 2023.

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Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Chief Justices for 5 High Courts

The Collegium on 27-12-2023 recommended names for future Chief Justices for the High Courts of Allahabad, Gauhati, Jharkhand, Punjab and Haryana and Rajasthan, whose former Chief Justices had either retired or were elevated to the Supreme Court.

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GAC directs Facebook (Meta) to immediately remove Karan Thapar’s purported interview promoting get-rich-quick schemes and bitcoin platforms

GAC directed Meta to deal with the complaints/appeals received after applying due diligence and act promptly on the Committee’s directives and confirm the action taken to the Committee.

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Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, 14th Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court, retires

Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra was elevated as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court in February 2023 and had made it emphatically clear that his priority will be to impart justice to the poor and downtrodden while expediting old cases.

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Supreme Court 2023: A Look Back at Judicial Strength, Appointments, Retirements, and Collegium Resolutions

Year 2023 was as hectic for the Supreme Court as any other year, especially when it concerns the appointment and retirements of its Judges. Read this report to know the important year round ongoings affecting the Judges and judicial strength of the Supreme Court of India.

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

“Inventor within the meaning of Patents Act, 1977 must be a natural person”; UK SC upholds Comptroller’s refusal to regard DABUS the AI Machine as ‘inventor’

The Court unanimously stated that the Comptroller was right in determining that the appellant was not entitled to apply for the patents simply by his ownership of DABUS.

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J&K and Ladakh HC modifies a 5-year-old Trial Court order restraining a man from opening the windows of his house

The High Court opined that the petitioner has a right of opening of windows on his property even if they are facing towards the house of the respondent.

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DCDRC holds hotel liable for deficiency in service for carelessness and negligence which resulted in a car being stolen from its valet parking

“Despite having CCTVs installed and full proof of inward and outward register, the car was stolen from the premises of hotel itself is a proven incident of carelessness and negligence on part of the hotel staff”.