Appointment of 4 Additional Judges of Kerala High Court
Appointment of Judges President appoints S/Shri (i) Murali Purushothaman (ii) Ziyad Rahman Alevakkatt Abdul Rahiman (iii) Karunakaran Babu and (iv) Dr. Kauser
Appointment
Shri Jasmeet Singh and Amit Bansal to be Judges of Delhi High Court [Read Notification]
Appointment of Judges President appoints S/Shri (i) Jasmeet Singh and (ii) Amit Bansal, to be Judges of the Delhi High Court. Shri
Justice Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar of P&H HC appointed as Chief Justice of Manipur HC
President appoints Justice Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar, Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, to be the Chief Justice of Manipur
Justice Pushpa Virendra Ganediwala, earlier recommended to be made permanent, gets 1 year extension as Additional Judge of Bombay HC
President appoints Pushpa Virendra Ganediwala, to be an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court for a period of 1 year with
Rewarding retirement: Post-retirement opportunities to ensure pre-retirement independence
by Ankita Gupta† and Dhruv Gupta††
Authority cannot fill up more than advertised number of vacancies; such recruitment violative of Arts. 14 & 16(1): Supreme Court
Supreme Court: The 3-Judge Bench comprising of L. Nageswara Rao, Indu Malhotra* and Vineet Saran, JJ heard the petition challenging the decision
Utt HC | Rule 8 of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules, 1974 does not include age as a factor of appointment; Court explains while allowing petition
Uttaranchal High Court: Lok Pal Singh, J., allowed a writ petition which was filed seeking for a writ of certiorari to quash
Jhar HC | Right to establish linguistic and religious institutions under Art. 29 & 30 includes the Right of appointing teachers; order directing absorption set aside
Jharkhand High Court: Anubha Rawat Choudhary J., while setting aside the impugned order, reiterated, “…once the institute is recognized as a minority
HP HC | Person belonging to SC category, if on merit, performs better than General category candidate, he has to be offered appointment against a post meant for General category
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Ajay Mohan J., dismissing the present petition, reiterated the finding of Supreme Court, in the words, “if a
Applicability of the Law of Limitation to Arbitration Proceedings
by Gunjan Chhabra†
Term of office of (Retd.) Justice Bansi Lal Bhat, Officiating Chairperson, NCLAT, extended
The term of office of Justice (Retd.) Bansi Lal Bhat, Member (Judicial) as officiating Chairperson, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) extended
Cal HC | [S.11(6) Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996] Reiterating independence and impartiality of the Arbitrator, Court appoints former justice of the present court to preside over as the sole arbitrator
Calcutta High Court: Ashis Kumar Chakraborty, J., while allowing the present petition under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
Centre revises tenure of 2 Judicial Members of NCLAT [Read Notification]
Central Government revises the tenure of Justice (Retd.)Bansi Lal Bhat and Justice (Retd.) A.I.S. Cheema as Judicial Member, National Company Law Appellate
Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia appointed as Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court
President of India appointed Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court, as Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court. Justice
Orissa HC | Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq appointed as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh HC
President transfers Justice Mohammad Rafiq, Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court, as Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court and
Uttaranchal HC | Justice Ravi Vijaykumar Malimath appointed as a Judge of Himachal Pradesh HC
President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, transfers Justice Ravi Vijaykumar Malimath, Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court, as a
Madhya Pradesh HC | Justice Sanjay Yadav appointed as Judge of Allahabad HC
President transfers Justice Sanjay Yadav, Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, as a Judge of the Allahabad High Court and to
Justice Rajesh Bindal, Judge Common HC for UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh, appointed as Judge of the Calcutta High Court
President transfers Justice Rajesh Bindal, Judge, Common High Court for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh,
Allahabad HC | Justice Pankaj Mithal to be the Chief Justice of Common HC of UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh
President appoints Justice Pankaj Mithal, Judge of the Allahabad High Court, to be the Chief Justice of Common High Court for the
Madras HC | Justice Vineet Kothari appointed as Gujarat High Court Judge
President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, transfers Justice Vineet Kothari, Judge of the Madras High Court, as a Judge