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
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Elevation of 4 Additional Judges as Judges of Karnataka High Court [Read Notification]
Four Additional Judges elevated as Judges in Karnataka High Court President appoints S/Shri Justices (1) Singapuram Raghavachar Krishna Kumar (2) Ashok Subhashchandra
HP HC | Whether a dispute relating to an election of a local body maintainable before High Court under Art. 226 of Constitution of India? HC explains in light of settled position of law
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Jyotsna Rewal Dua J., dismissed the petition being non-maintainable. The petitioner by way of this instant petition has
Megh HC | Will a minor at the time of death of a deceased employee be entitled to claim compassionate appointment upon attaining majority? HC answers
Meghalaya High Court: H. S. Thangkhiew J., dismissed the writ petition being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such
Ker HC | HC hears suo moto case of upsurging drug abuse; directs State to establish Campus Police Units to ensure regular checking in educational institutions
Kerala High Court: Instant writ petition was registered suo motu, taking note of the menace of drug consumption and trade in State.
Del HC | On invocation of arbitration clause, if a party appoints arbitrator on its own and does not receive confirmation from another party, should former approach Court under S. 11 of Arbitration Act? HC discusses
Delhi High Court: Kameswar Rao, J., decided a petition wherein on the invocation of the arbitration clause, one of the parties appointed
Del HC | How the limitation period for filing S. 138 NI Act complaints is to be calculated? What is the effect of not filing S. 142(1)(b) proviso application? Explained
Delhi High Court: Suresh Kumar Kait, J., reversed the order of the lower court issuing summons against the accused in a case
Utt HC | Audi alteram partem is the soul of principle of natural justice; Court issues directions
Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Narayan Singh Dhanik and Ramesh Chandra Khulbe, JJ., disposed of a writ petition while giving
High Court, being First Appellate Court, cannot acquit an accused without re-appreciation of evidence: Supreme Court
“Non-re-appreciation of the evidence on record may affect the case of either the prosecution or even the accused.”
Del HC | Offences like rape & forgery having a bearing on vital societal interest cannot be construed to be merely private or civil disputes
Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., with regard to the settlement of disputes stated that: “In crimes which seriously endangers the well
Ker HC | There can be no prosecution under S. 185 of MV Act in the absence of alcohol detection test through breath analyser
Kerala High Court: V.G. Arun, J., while partly allowing the instant petition held that offence under Section 185 of Motor Vehicle Act,
Telangana HC | [Interference under Art. 226] Writ Jurisdiction of the High Court cannot be invoked for registration of FIR in cases where an effective remedy lies under the Code of Criminal Procedure
Telangana High Court: P. Naveen Rao J., while dismissing the present petition, reiterated that the scope of interference under Article 226 is
Del HC | Continuing embargo on spas, violative of their rights’: Court allows reopening of spas, wellness clinics, etc. albeit subject to conditions
Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J., while considering the re-opening of spas in GNCTD expressed that: “While the spread of Covid-19
Ker HC | International Arrest Warrant by itself will not suffice to extradite an accused to UAE. For extradition, request should be communicated in writing via diplomatic channels, HC states
Kerala High Court: N. Nagaresh, J., addressed the petition seeking to direct the State to implement International Arrest Warrant and to handover
P&H HC | “It is unfortunate that dependents/heirs of an ex-employee, who died in harness, are being made to run from pillar to post.” HC warns state to get into action least the Court may be compelled to take a serious view of the matter
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Anil Kshetarpal, J., expressed concern over lethargic attitude of the State towards granting pensionary benefits to the
Bom HC | Can a transgender contest election from a seat reserved for women candidate? HC espouses transgender people’s “Right to Self-Perceived Gender Identity”
Bombay High Court: A Vacation Bench of Ravindra V. Ghuge, J., allowed the petitioner, a transgender person, to contest the panchayat elections
Madras HC | While protecting an elephant from psychological wound, HC disallows removal of ‘Lalitha’ from caretaker’s custody || Exhaustive analysis of an elephant’s bonding with caretaker
Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J., while retention of custody of an Elephant named ‘Lalitha’ to her caretaker with whom she had stayed
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
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,