Centre notifies appointment of Acting Chief Justices for J&K and Ladakh High Court and Madras High Court
The appointments were made considering the elevation of Justice N. Kotiswar Singh and Justice R. Mahadevan to the Supreme Court.
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Centre notifies appointment of Justice Muhamed Mustaque Ayumantakath as Acting Chief Justice of Kerala High Court
Justice Muhamed Mustaque Ayumantakath will perform the duties of Acting Chief Justice consequent upon the retirement of Justice Ashish Jitendra Desai, Chief Justice, Kerala High Court on 04-07-2024.
Madras HC takes suo motu cognizance of Kallakurichi hooch tragedy; Directs Registry to place matter before Acting Chief Justice
“The people inhabiting the Kalvarayan hills are from economically and socially backward sections of the Society and their fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution need to exercised to the fullest.”
Know Thy Judge | Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, the 34th Chief Justice of Orissa High Court
Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh was recommended as new Chief Justice of Orissa High Court on 02-11-2023 and took charge of his new office on 07-02-2024.
Know Thy Judge | Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, the 42nd Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
Justice M.M. Shrivastava was appointed by the President as new Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court on 02-02-2024 and took charge of his new office on 06-02-2024.
Centre appoints Chief Justices of 6 High Courts and Acting Chief Justice for Punjab and Haryana High Court
Ministry of Law and Justice notified appointment of Chief Justices for Allahabad, Gauhati, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Orissa and Uttaranchal High Courts.
Illegal Sand mining on Kathajodi | “False affidavit by Collector; permission of mechanized mining”; Orissa HC rebukes State, warns legal action
“Even after knowing the situation, the authorities did not take care of and attempted to control the situation, rather it appears that they have hands in glove with the lessees involved in illegal mining, for the reasons best known to them.”
Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court
Consequent to the retirement of current Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court, Justice Sanjib Banerjee on 01-11-2023, Justice Thangkhiew will take over the responsibilities of Acting Chief Justice.
President appoints Justice Nitin Jamdar as Acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
Shri Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar, Judge of Bombay High Court has been appointed as Acting Chief Justice to perform the duties of
Know Thy Judge | Justice T. Raja, Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court Retires
After serving the legal profession as an advocate for 21 years and as Judge of the Madras High Court for 14 years (including 8 months as Acting Chief Justice), Justice T. Raja retired on 24-05-2023.
Supreme Court| Candidates for post of private secretaries at Delhi HC entitled to notional seniority in accordance with revised marks
Supreme Court said that there was no fault on the part of the appellants. It was because of the wrong marking at the relevant time that they were deprived of the appointments, and they were not placed in the merit list, and such was required to be corrected on the revision of the marks on re-evaluation.
Justice Sabina – Acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court, retires
The Supreme Court Collegium in February had recommended Justice Sabina’s name for appointment as the Chief Justice of High Court of Himachal Pradesh.
Know Thy Judge | Justice Hrishikesh Roy
Justice Hrishikesh Roy is known for his notable contributions to the causes of alternative dispute settlement and legal aid. We have curated some of his important High Court and Supreme Court decisions.
President appoints Justice N Kotiswar Singh as acting Chief Justice of Gauhati HC
The President has appointed Shri Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, senior most puisne Judge of the Gauhati High Court, to perform the duties
Justice Vipin Sanghi appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court
President appoints Justice Vipin Sanghi, senior-most Judge of the Delhi High Court, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief
Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava to be the Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan HC on retirement of Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi
President appoints Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, senior-most Judge of the Rajasthan High Court, to perform the duties of the office of
Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court
Appointment of Acting Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court President appoints Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew as Judge of Meghalaya High Court to
Justice Vineet Kothari, and Justice R.M. Chhaya after him, to perform duties of office of Chief Justice, Guj HC
Appointment of Acting Chief Justice President appoints Justice Vineet Kothari, senior-most Judge of Gujarat High Court, to perform the duties of the
Justice Mamidanna Satya Ratna Sri Ramachandra Rao appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Telangana High Court
Appointment of Acting Chief Justice President appoints Justice Mamidanna Satya Ratna Sri Ramachandra Rao, senior-most Judge of Telangana High Court, to perform
Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court
Appointment of Acting Chief Justice President appoints Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai, senior-most Judge of Sikkim High Court, to perform the duties of