Month: June 2019

Darvesh Yadav murder case: SC rejects plea seeking CBI inquiry, directs petitioner to Allahabad High Court

Source: moneycontrol.com The Supreme Court rejected a petition that sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the murder of Darvesh Yadav, the first woman president of the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council. Yadav was shot dead by a colleague at the Agra District Court. A vacation bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice BR

Municipal elections must be held within five months, says Telangana High Court

Source: newindianexpress.com HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday directed that the municipal elections be conducted within five months. It gave the State government 119 days to complete the pre-poll exercise of the municipalities and municipal corporations and granted another 27 days to the State Election Commission (SEC) to hold the elections after the government

Sohrabuddin case: Bombay HC issues notice to acquitted persons, admits appeal

Source: barandbench.com The Bombay High Court yesterday issued notice to 22 acquitted persons, including junior-level police officers from Gujarat and Rajasthan, in the alleged fake encounter of Sohrabuddin Sheikh that took place in 2005. A Division Bench of Justices Indrajit Mahanty and AM Badar on Monday admitted the appeal filed by Rubabuddin and Nayabuddin Sheikh,

Supreme Court says law banning registration of ‘scandalous’ trademarks violates First Amendment

Source: edition.cnn.com Washington (CNN)The Supreme Court struck down Monday a provision of federal law that prohibits the registration of “immoral” or “scandalous” trademarks as a violation of the First Amendment. The justices’ ruling clears the way for a clothing designer to apply for a federal trademark for his clothing line called FUCT. The ruling, which

Odisha High Court Bar seeks CJI help in filling up vacancies of judges

Source: newindianexpress.com CUTTACK: The Odisha High Court Bar Association (OHCBA) has urged Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi for expeditious steps to fill up the posts of judges in the high court that have been lying vacant for years. A memorandum was submitted by OHCBA representatives including president Gopal Krushna Mohanty and secretary Sanjay Kumar

Illegal acid sale spikes attacks on city women

Source: indiatoday.in In 2013, the Supreme Court banned over-thecounter sale of acid. Only authorised outlets can sell the volatile liquid provided buyers produce proper identity proof and transaction details are sent to the police within three days, the judges had said in the landmark order aimed at curbing the rising cases of acid attacks on

High Court, centralise, recruitment, employees for, lower, PDJ, principal district judges,

ource: thehindu.com. The Madras High Court has decided to centralise recruitment of employees for lower courts across the State by establishing a Judicial Recruitment Cell. Henceforth, recruitment of staff for all lower courts shall be done by the JRC in the High Court and appointment orders alone shall be issued by principal district judges (PDJ)and