Source – barandbench.com The Central Government today notified the appointment of new Chief Justices to the High Courts of Madras, Madhya Pradesh and Patna. All three Chief Justices are expected to take charge of their respective offices by November 13, as per three notifications issued by the Government today. Patna High Court’s Chief Justice Amreshwar Pratap
Source: thehansindia.com New Delhi : While the Supreme Court is working with its full sanctioned strength, vacancy of judges is on the rise in the 25 high courts of the country, according to latest Law Ministry data. The figures released by the ministry on October 1 show that the high courts faced a shortage of
Source: outlookindia.com New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) The government is yet to take a decision on the elevation of Gujarat High Court judge Akil Kureshi as chief justice of the Tripura High Court while it has appointed chief justices to seven other high courts. Sources in the government said the recommendation of the Supreme Court
Source: theprint.in New Delhi: Vacancies in high courts hit a new high this month, with no incumbents for 38 per cent of the sanctioned posts for permanent and additional judges, according to data from the Law Ministry. India’s 25 high courts have a sanctioned strength of 1,079 judges, of which 414 are currently vacant, higher than at
Source: thenewsminute.com With the YSRCP government in Andhra Pradesh dropping clear hints that it had no grand plans for the capital of Amaravati and was even open to the decentralisation of institutions, the demand for a High Court to be established at Kurnool has resurfaced. Speaking to reporters in Kurnool on Tuesday, Jayaraju Yeggoni from
Source: indianexpress.com The Rajasthan High Court order in the notification on 15th July said: “To honour the mandate of equality enshrined in the Constitution of India, the Full Court in its meeting dated 14.07.2019 has unanimously resolved to request the counsels and those who appear before the Court to desist from addressing the Hon’ble Judges
Source: hindustantimes.com The Delhi High Court has upheld the acquittal of a man by a trial court in a rape case, saying the woman’s testimony was “untrustworthy”, full on contradictions and she had called him 529 times between the date of alleged rape and the filing of the complaint. A bench of Justices Manmohan and
Source:- hindustantimes.com The collegium, which comprises the five senior-most judges of the Supreme Court led by the Chief Justice of India, reiterated its April recommendation that Jharkhand high court chief justice Aniruddha Bose and Gauhati chief justice AS Bopanna be appointed to the apex court. For the second time in 12 months, the Supreme Court collegium
Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: In a significant direction, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the heads of all high courts to set up anti-sexual harassment committees in all courts across the country within two months in accordance with a 2013 law. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra also asked the registrars general of the high courts to file a
Source:- newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee has pitched for the use of Hindi and other regional languages in high courts, saying the Constitution gives the Centre enough powers in this regard without a need to consult the judiciary. At present proceedings are held and orders are delivered in English in the Supreme Court and
