Centre appoints Justice N.V Anjaria as 34th Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
Justice Anjaria will succeed Justice P.S. Dinesh Kumar who will demit office on 24-02-2024.
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Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Permanent Judges for 3 High Courts
The Collegium recommended the names of 13 Additional Judges to be appointed as Permanent Judges for the High Courts of Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab and Haryana.
Know Thy Judge | Justice Arun Bhansali, the 51st Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court
From having extensive experience representing corporate clients in myriad legal forums to being the Judge of Rajasthan High Court, Justice Arun Bhansali had all the legal acumen to become Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court.
ICJ | Justice Nawaf Salam and Justice Julia Sebutinde elected as President and Vice-President respectively
The International Court of Justice has been under global limelight due to ongoing case brought by South Africa concerning alleged genocide in Gaza Strip.
Justice PS Dinesh Kumar appointed as 33rd Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
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
Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale takes oath as Judge of Supreme Court of India
Presently, Justice Prasanna B. Varale is the third Supreme Court Judge belonging to a Scheduled Caste after Justice B.R. Gavai.
‘Equal pay for equal work’; Himachal Pradesh HC grants similar pay scale to an employee who was given different pay scale for discharging similar work in same cadre
“No tangible explanation has been offered by the respondents to justify the date of appointment becoming relevant for fixing different pay scales for discharging similar work in the same cadre.”
Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Justice PS Dinesh Kumar as Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
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.
Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Justice Prasanna B. Varale as Judge of Supreme Court of India
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.
Calcutta High Court sets aside nomination of Waqf Board member under Section 14(1)(d) of Waqf Act, 1995; calls for fresh appointment
Calcutta High Court allowed the writ petition, emphasising the importance of following legal provisions in appointments to public offices and maintaining the integrity of the Waqf Board.
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.
Parties cannot invoke Order 26 Rule 9 of CPC and call upon Court to generate evidence for them: Himachal Pradesh High Court
“When it is a matter of record that the petitioner had sought amendment in the suit on the ground that during the pendency of the suit, certain part of the suit land stood encroached by the respondent, this pre-supposes that the petitioner was aware of his boundaries.”
Calcutta High Court dismisses petitions seeking appointment as primary teachers due to document verification failure
Calcutta High Court held that the petitioners, having failed to satisfy the appointing authority, could not claim a right to appointment.
Reservation is not required to be provided while appointing Law Officers by Government: Madras High Court
The relationship between the government and the Law Officer is purely a professional relationship and not that of a master and servant
Supreme Court upholds Union Government’s power to appoint GNCTD Chief Secretary; Allows Centre to extend the term of Naresh Kumar
Supreme Court clarified that the analysis in the present case is confined to a prima facie evaluation, without entering into issues pending adjudication before the Constitution Bench
President appoints Advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan as an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court
10 Months after Supreme Court Collegium re-recommendation, Advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan is appointed as Additional Judge of the High Court of Bombay
Know Thy Newly Appointed Supreme Court Judge | Justice Satish Chandra Sharma
Following a meticulous assessment of the qualifications, integrity, capabilities and giving due consideration to a range of factors, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended and Centre Government approved the appointment of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma as Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
Three new Judges of the Supreme Court of India take oath
Following the Collegium’s recommendation for appointment of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Justice Augustine George Masih, and Justice Sandeep Mehta as Judges of the Supreme Court of India, the Centre cleared the recommendation within 48 hrs.
Delhi High Court dismisses plea challenging appointment of Dr. Ishwarappa as Director of Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga
“Petitioner has not provided evidence of such a nature that will compel the Court to override the presumption of regularity or question the legitimacy of Dr. Ishwarappa’s tenure as a Director of Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga.”
SC Collegium recommends appointment of 3 Chief Justices of High Courts as Judges of the Supreme Court of India
Following a meticulous assessment of the qualifications, the Collegium on 06-11-2023, recommended the names of the Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Justice Augustine George Masih, and Justice Sandeep Mehta, Chief Justices of High Courts of Delhi, Rajasthan and Gauhati respectively, to be elevated as Judges of the Supreme Court.