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New Appointments Not To Be Made From In-Service Candidates Against Bar Quota Rules Supreme Court(10.05.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered that, no new appointments to the post of District Judges shall be made from in-service candidates against quota reserved for.....
Tags : Appointment, District Judges, Interim relief
Judgments
Madhya Pradesh Rajya Suraksha Adhiniyam, 1990 does not prohibit Additional District Magistrate to pass externment order(29.01.2019)
In facts of present matter, the Additional District Magistrate, has passed an order externing Respondent for a period of one year from the district co.....
Tags : Externment order, Jurisdiction, Additional District Magistrate
District Court has jurisdiction over area in which temple is situated(16.02.2016)
The Kerala High Court dismissed a review petition suggesting that an incident that occurred at a temple in Vadanappalli - when an elephant ran amok - .....
Tags : temple, district court, jurisdiction,
President of District Consumer Forum does not need High Court recommendation(05.10.2015)
Appointment as President to a District Consumer Forum does not require a recommendation from the High Court, and the selection process is governed by .....
Tags : district, consumer forum, president, district judge
Statute
Delhi High Court (Amendment) Act, 2015(11.08.2015)
The Delhi High Court (Amendment) Act, 2015 became Act No. 23 of 2015. It amends the Delhi High Court Act, 1966, raising the value of suits in which th.....
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Notifications & Circulars
Streamlining export data to include District level details in Shipping Bills(05.02.2020)
1. Reference is invited to Notification No. 33/2019-Cus (NT) dated 25.04.2019 vide which the Shipping Bill (Electronic Integrated Declaration and Pape.....
Tags : Export data, Inclusion, District level details
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme being extended to 61 more districts(01.02.2016)
The Ministry of Women & Child Development has extended its Beti Bachao Beti Padhao initiatives to an 61 additional districts, from the 100 it had enco.....
Tags : Beti bachao, extended, districts, initiatives
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs starts capturing district-wise data or origin of export goods(17.02.2020)
Keeping with the Hon'ble PM's objective of turning districts into export hubs, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has now started capturing d.....
Tags : District-wise, data, Export goods
News
Bombay HC Directs RBI to Issue Payment of Salaries of Aided School Teachers(06.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has asked RBI to consider issue of payment of salaries to aided school teachers since it is disbursed through District Cooperative B.....
Tags : Bombay HC, District Cooperative Banks, salaries
Gujarat HC: Spouse of Nationalised Banks Entitled for Inter-District Transfer Benefits(07.12.2016)
Gujarat High Court has held that a government employee, who is spouse of a nationalized bank employee, is entitled to inter-district transfer to place.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, nationalized bank, employee, inter-district transfer
Supreme Court Allows Centre to Withdraw Force from Darjeeling Hills(29.11.2017)
Supreme Court Allows Centre to Withdraw Force from Darjeeling Hills
Tags : A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to the Centre's plea to relocate half of the remaining paramilitary forces from the state's strife-torn districts to the poll-bound state.
President Kovind Says 'Unacceptably Low' Number of Judges from Weaker Sections in Higher Judiciary(29.11.2017)
President Kovind Says 'Unacceptably Low' Number of Judges from Weaker Sections in Higher Judiciary
Tags : Telling the higher judiciary that it was its "sacred duty" to "groom" district and sessions judges and raise their skill so that more and more of them can be elevated to High Courts, President Kovind said "We need to take long-term measures to remedy this situation."
SC Upholds Rejection of Candidature of District Judge Aspirant(14.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed plea of a District Judge aspirant whose candidature was on the ground of pendency of a criminal case under Section 498A of.....
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Kerala HC Grants Certificate for Appeal to SC While Quashing Appointment of District Judge(20.10.2020)
Kerala High Court has upheld a judgment setting aside the appointment of a District Judge on the ground that, at the time of issuing the order of appo.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Appointment of District Judge
Delhi HC Directs Delhi Government to Release Funds for Requirements of District Courts(22.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to release funds for requirements of District Courts starting with funds for purchasing 20% of the .....
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Delhi Court Orders Criminal Proceedings against Unitech(15.06.2016)
A Delhi District Court has ordered that proceedings be initiated against real estate developer Unitech and its promoters along with its top executives.....
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SC to P&H HC: Rethink Hiking Per Acre Payoff From Rs 12L to Rs 2Cr(25.05.2018)
Supreme Court has asked Punjab and Haryana High Court to reconsider its decision to enhance market value of acquired land at Hansi in Hisar District f.....
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SC: District Council Court Can Try Criminal Cases in Where Both Parties Belong to Scheduled Tribe(19.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the District Council Courts in Meghalaya have jurisdiction to entertain criminal cases in which both the victim and the ac.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Jurisdiction of District Council Courts in Meghalaya
Supreme Court: Subordinate Judges Cannot Seek Direct Recruitment to Post of District Judges(19.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that Civil Judges are not eligible to seek direct recruitment to post of District Judges in bar quota. The Court has further he.....
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Meghalaya HC: No Discretion for Governor in Appointments in District Councils in Tribal Areas(19.02.2020)
Meghalaya High Court has held that the Governor of the State does not have any discretion in the matter of appointments to the Executive Committee of .....
Tags : Meghalaya High Court, Discretion of Governor in Appointments in District Councils
Consumer Forum Compensates 3 Commuters for Delay of Train(09.04.2021)
District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Thrissur has allowed three railway commuters compensation after their train from Wadakkanchery to Payyanur.....
Tags : District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Delay of Train
Barabanki District Court Acquits Former AMU Scholar Gulzar Wani in Sabarmati Express Blast Case(22.05.2017)
Barabanki District Court has acquitted two accused in Sabarmati Express Blast Case of 2000.
Tags : Barabanki District Court, Sabarmati Express Blast Case
Supreme Court Says Fresh Selection to Kerala District Judges Subject to Result of Writ Petition(24.07.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered that selection made to Kerala District Judges during the pendency of petition will be subject to the final result of the pet.....
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District and Sessions Court, Pathankot Convicts Six and Acquits One in Kathua Rape Case(10.06.2019)
District and Sessions Court Pathankot held six of the eight accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua including the .....
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Kathua Rape Case : District and Sessions Court, Pathankot Sentences Three Accused to Life Term(11.06.2019)
District and Sessions Judge Pathankot Tejwinder Singh has pronounced sentence in the ghastly crime relating to gang rape and murder of an eight year o.....
Tags : Kathua Rape Case, District and Sessions Court
Kerala High Court Upholds Ordinances Merging District Cooperative Banks(29.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has upheld Ordinances amending the Kerala Cooperative Society Act, 1969 to merge District Cooperative Banks in the state with the Ke.....
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Allahabad HC Issues Contempt Notice to Man for Making Offensive Statements Against Judges(01.04.2022)
Allahabad High Court has issued a contempt notice to the man who wrote a letter alleging that in the District Court, all the Officers, Judges and empl.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, contempt notice, District Court, Constitution of India
NGT Isues Notices to Civic Agencies over Mahanadi Pollution(06.11.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued showcause notices to Subarnapur District Administration and Sonepur Town Municipality and Odisha Housing and .....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , Subarnapur District Administration , Sonepur Town Municipality , Odisha Housing and Urban Development Department
Allahabad HC Issues Criminal Contempt Notices to 15 Agra Lawyers(26.10.2016)
Allahabad High Court, while taking cognizance of an illegal strike and alleged misbehaviour with several Judges of Agra District Court, has issued cri.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Agra District Court, Criminal Contempt
Consumer Forum Orders 3 Months Jail Term to Chennai Based Builder(02.11.2016)
Northern Chennai District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered three months imprisonment for a city-based realtor, in a case in which Chennai.....
Tags : Chennai District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, builder
Shoppers Stop Summoned by District Consumer Forum(13.08.2019)
District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum, Delhi has summoned Department store, Shoppers Stop over a complaint filed against it for charging a custome.....
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Bombay HC to State: Establish Family Court in Every District in Maharashtra(11.07.2022)
Bombay High Court has urged the Maharashtra government to take steps to establish a family court in every district of the state.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Family Court, District
Kar. Consumer Forum Orders BYJU's to Refund Fees to Student Over Failure to Provide Proper App(11.07.2022)
Karnataka District consumer forum has directed BYJU to refund fees of a student who alleged that the Ed-tech company did not provide him with a proper.....
Tags : Karnataka District Consumer Forum, BYJU, Refund
Orissa HC: Bar Against 'Inter-District Transfer' Not Applicable to Govt Teachers With Disabilities(13.07.2022)
Orissa High Court has held that bar against 'inter-district transfer' cannot be made applicable to teachers who are recognised as persons with disabil.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Inter-District Transfer, Person with Disabilities
NGT to Haridwar District Administration: “If You Can’t Control Things, the Court Will”(09.09.2015)
Expressing displeasure over non-compliance to its plastic ban order at Haridwar, National Green Tribunal (NGT) Chairman Swatanter Kumar directed Harid.....
Tags : NGT,Haridwar District Administration
Kurnool Consumer Court Orders 4.5 lakh Compensation to Patient for Kidney Removal Without Consent(29.06.2017)
Karnool District Consumer Forum has ordered Indian Medical Association based in Hyderabad, to pay Rs 4.5 lakh as compensation and medical expenses to .....
Tags : Karnool District Consumer Forum, Indian Medical Association
Madras High Court Dismisses Law Teacher's Request to Appear in District Judge Examination(18.06.2019)
Madras High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a law teacher seeking directions to amend the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service (Cadre and Recruit.....
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Calcutta HC Directs WB Govt to Submit Status Report on Rampurhat Incident in Birbhum District(24.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to submit a status report on the Rampurhat incident in Birbhum district within 24 hours w.....
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SC: Judges Not Following Judgments on Bail Might be Taken Off from Judicial Work & Sent for Training(22.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that even after 10 months of judgment, district judiciary is not complying with direction in Satender Kumar Antil case, .....
Tags : Supreme Court, District Judiciary, Satender Kumar Antil case
Madras HC Quashes ‘Worst Judgment’, Says 'Let This be Last Ruling Ever Written on Communal Grounds'(28.04.2017)
Madras High Court has set aside a Judgment delivered by District & Sessions Judge No.II, Kancheepuram observing that impugned judgment is a classic ex.....
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Allahabad HC Quashes Order Disengaging District Government Counsels(04.05.2020)
Allahabad High Court has quashed several Government Orders disengaging the District Government Counsels in the State.
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Disengaging District Government Counsels
Karnataka High Court Held That District Magistrate Empowered To Attach Property(08.03.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that the District Magistrate is empowered to attach the property and not the Commissioner of Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike.....
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Andhra Pradesh High Court Refuses to Issue interim Orders Against Creation of New Districts(15.03.2022)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has refused to issue interim Orders against the proposed creation of 13 new districts and directed the government to file a .....
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Kerala HC: Collector Should Oversee Implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules(09.03.2023)
Kerala High Court while hearing suo motu proceedings initiated in light of fire at Brahmapuram Solid Waste Management Plant, has observed that whateve.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Solid Waste Management Rules, District Collector, Brahmapuram Fire
Del. Court: Sisodia was Instrumental in Implementation of Excise Policy; Arrest Justified(13.03.2023)
Rouse Avenue District Court, Delhi has held that Manish Sisodia was instrumental in formulation and implementation of Delhi excise policy for 2021-22 .....
Tags : Rouse Avenue District Court, Manish Sisodia, Excise Policy, Money Laundering
Mad. HC: Appointing DCP as Executive Magistrate is violative of Constitution(14.03.2023)
Madras High Court has declared two Government Orders which gave Deputy Commissioners powers of Executive Magistrate while dealing with bonds for keepi.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Deputy Commissioners, District Police Act
Delhi High Court Junks Plea to Replace Delhi Police with CISF in District Courts(26.12.2019)
Delhi High Court has observed that the existing security system at the district courts provided by police was "sufficient enough" to protect visitors .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, District Courts
SC Stays Kerala HC Judgment Setting Aside Appointment of District Judge(12.01.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed a Kerala High Court judgment which set aside the appointment of a District Judge on the ground that, at the time of issuing t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Appointment of District Judge
Allahabad High Court Orders Enquiry into Lucknow District Court Violence Incident(19.11.2021)
Allahabad High Court has ordered an inquiry into the violent behavior of the lawyers outside the Lucknow District Court campus on October 30, stressin.....
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DCDRC: E-Commerce Portal Liable if Seller Does Not Mention Country of Origin of Product(03.10.2022)
District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC), Hyderabad while holding an e-commerce platform liable for vendor not displaying country of or.....
Tags : District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Country of Origin, E-Commerce Platform
Ker HC: Revisional Power of Collector Can be Exercised against AO under S.13 of Ker Building Tax Act(11.12.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that from the bare perusal of Section 13, it can be gathered that the District Collector may exercise the Revisional power .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Revisional Power, District Collector
Gujarat HC Issues Notice to Anand Municipality, District Collector over Stray Cattle, Dog Menace(14.01.2016)
Gujarat HC has issued notice to Anand Municipality, District Collector and sought reply over measures undertaken to curb cattle menace and to control .....
Tags : Gujarat HC , Anand Municipality, District Collector
Uttarakhand HC Suspends District Judge Who Used Audi Car of Accused for Official Travel(24.12.2020)
Uttarakhand High Court has suspended Prashant Joshi, District Judge, Dehradun who fixed the official board of District Judge, Dehradun on a private Au.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Challenging Exclusion of SC/ST Reservation in Jharkhand DJ Appointment(13.09.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to entertain plea challenging exclusion of reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Reservation, District Judges
Cal. HC: DM Can Delegate Powers to Executive Magistrate to Take Possession of Secured Assets(14.09.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that step taken under Section 14 of SARFAESI Act while taking possession of the secured assets is a ministerial step and .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, SARFAESI, District Magistrate
Mad HC Stays ED Summons to District Collectors in Sand Mining Money Laundering Case(28.11.2023)
Madras High Court has stayed the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to the District Collectors in sand mining money laundering case.
Tags : Madras High Court, District Collectors, Sand Mining
All. HC: S.388 Allows Appeal Against Order of Inferior Court to District Judge(01.12.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that proviso to Section 388(2) of the Succession Act creates an exception by providing that an appeal from any order of .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Appeal, District Judge, Succession Act
Kerala HC: Additional District Judge Has Jurisdiction to Entertain Plea Under Sec. 34(12.04.2021)
Kerala High Court held that an Additional District Judge has jurisdiction to entertain a petition filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Concil.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Additional District Judge
Patna HC: Judicial Officers Cannot Stake Experience of Advocate for Recruitment as District Judge(12.04.2021)
Patna High Court has held that judicial officers, who opted to be appointed in subordinate judicial services cannot stake claim of "past experience" o.....
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Supreme Court Asks UP Govt to Show Position of Posts in All District Hospitals(18.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that vacancy positions of 62% and 70% of male and female doctors/ attendants particularly in District Hospital, Sambhal was.....
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Calcutta HC Orders Cancellation of Appointment of Assistant Teachers in Murshidabad District(23.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has ordered the cancellation of appointment of six assistant teachers in the Murshidabad district after noting that they had been .....
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Supreme Court: Enable E-Filing & Virtual Appearance Facilities At UP District Courts(16.04.2024)
Supreme Court has asked the Registrar General of the Allahabad High Court that e-filing facility must be enabled at the e-Sewa Kendras of the District.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Allahabad High Court, E-Filing Facility, District Courts
BCI Extends Deadline to Furnish Details of Advocates Registered with District Bar Associations(11.08.2020)
Bar Council of India has extended the deadline for submission of details of all practising Advocates registered with the concerned District and Taluka.....
Tags : Bar Council of India, Details of Advocates Registered with District Bar Associations
AP High Court Asks State to List Reasons for Rise in Covid-19 Cases in 3 Districts(13.07.2021)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has sought State Government's response on the rise in Covid-19 cases in three particular districts of the State, namely- Eas.....
Tags : Andhra Pradesh High Court, Reasons for Rise in Covid-19 Cases in 3 Districts
All. HC: Raise Claims for Arrears of Rent Through DJs, Don't Take Recourse to Judicial Proceedings(17.05.2023)
Allahabad High Court has directed Judicial Officers seeking claims for arrears of rent in cases where Judicial officer was not provided Government acc.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Arrears of Rent, Judicial Proceedings, District Judges
SC: District Judiciary Shall Not Be Referred as Subordinate Judiciary(22.05.2023)
Supreme Court while passing judgment on enhanced pay scale for judicial officers as per Second National Judicial Pay Commission has stated that Suprem.....
Tags : Supreme Court, District Judiciary, Subordinate Judiciary, Second National Judicial Pay Commission
Del. HC: DDA Criticized for Not Taking Measures for Beautification of District Park(22.07.2024)
Delhi High Court while criticizing Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for not taking beneficial measures for beautification of District Park, has obser.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Delhi Development Authority, District Park
Warner Music Group Loses Copyright over ‘Happy Birthday to You’ Song(24.09.2015)
United States District Court in Los Angeles has held that long claimed copyright on “Happy Birth day to You,“ the most popular tune in the English lan.....
Tags : ‘Happy Birthday to You’ Song,United States District Court,Warner Music Group
US District Court Denies Mahindra Motion for Injunction in Infringement Case(08.10.2018)
A US District Court in Michigan has denied the Mahindra’s motion for a preliminary injunction that would have prevented Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA.....
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Supreme Court: Independence of District Judiciary is Cardinal(23.07.2021)
Supreme Court has pointed out that “trial judges work amidst appalling conditions” and called for a change in what it said is “the colonial mindset wh.....
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Delhi Court Grants Interim Bail to MP Brij Bhushan Singh in Sexual Harassment Case(19.07.2023)
Rouse Avenue District Court, Delhi has granted interim bail to MP and former Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Singh in sexual hara.....
Tags : Rouse Avenue District Court, Brij Bhushan Singh, Sexual Harassment, Women Wrestlers
Delhi HC: DDCA Can't Hold Twenty20 World Cup Without Compliances Certificate(21.12.2015)
Delhi High Court has said that Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) will not be allowed to host ICC World Twenty20 matches unless it acquires.....
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Delhi HC Quashes Order to Cancel Hospital’s Registration For Allegedly Conducting Pre-Natal Test(17.10.2017)
Delhi High Court while setting aside an order passed by the District Advisory Committee, which had cancelled the registration of a private hospital on.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, District Advisory Committee
SC Suspends Allahabad HC’s Decision On Compulsory Retirement Of A District Judge(25.10.2017)
Supreme Court has suspended the decision of Allahabad High Court based on the Screening Committee recommendations against an Additional District Judge.....
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District Forum Directs SBI to Pay Rs. 1 Lakh to Customer for Wrongly Debiting his Account(09.10.2019)
District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Hyderabad has directed the State Bank of India (SBI) to pay compensation and litigation costs worth Rs 1 l.....
Tags : District Forum, SBI
Del. HC to District Courts: Adopt Standardized Online Filing System(23.08.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed District Courts in the State to adopt a standardized online filing system for pleadings, documents, and miscellaneous ap.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Online Filing System, District Courts
Kerala High Court Grants Relief to Kanan Devan Hills Plantation Company(08.12.2015)
Kerala High Court has quashed order of Idukki District Collector restraining Kanan Devan Hills Plantation Company from using as many as 21 bungalows i.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Idukki District Collector
Madras HC: Litigants Cannot Choose Forum as Per Their Likes(09.11.2016)
Madras High Court has held that litigants cannot approach High Court directly, without moving an application before Jurisdictional District Court, for.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Jurisdictional District Court, Intra-District Transfer
J&K&L HC: High Court has Absolute & Exclusive Disciplinary Control Over District Judiciary(01.07.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that control over District Judiciary vested in the High Court in Article 235 of the Constitution is c.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, District Judiciary, Control
SC: Fixing Cut Off on Basis of Viva Voce for DJ Selection by Kerala HC was Manifestly Arbitrary(13.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that process followed by the Kerala High Court in fixing a cut-off mark on the basis of viva-voce for the selection of District.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Viva Voce, Cut Off, District Judges
Kerala HC: Criminal Courts of District Judiciary Cannot Recall their Earlier Orders(25.10.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that it is explicit that the criminal courts of the District Judiciary cannot recall their earlier orders. An illegal order.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, District Judiciary, Criminal Courts
Supreme Court Issues Guidelines Regarding Recruitment of PwBD in District Judiciary(11.11.2024)
Supreme Court has issued guidelines regarding recruitment of persons with benchmark disabilities in District Judiciary and the guidelines will have to.....
Tags : Supreme Court, District Judiciary, Judicial Officers
Serving Judicial Officers can’t Participate in District Judge Selection Meant for Lawyers: Orissa HC(18.12.2018)
Orissa High Court has observed that serving judicial officers cannot participate in the selection process of the direct recruitment meant for lawyers .....
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SC: Can't Entertain Plea to Declare Minorities at District Level(08.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that it cannot entertain a prayer to identify religious and linguistic minorities at district level, as it is contrary to the p.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Minorities, District Level
Delhi HC Activates District Road Safety Committees(18.01.2016)
Delhi HC has activated Delhi's District-Level Road Safety Committees formed two years ago to deal with traffic problems.
Tags : Delhi HC , Delhi's District-Level Road Safety Committees
Rajasthan HC Directs State to Connect all Central, District Jails with Video-Conferencing Facility(21.12.2016)
Rajasthan High Court has directed State Government to connect all Central and District Jails in State with video-conferencing facility by February 28 .....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Central, District Jails, Video-Conferencing
Kerala HC: District Collectors Will be Answerable for Accidents Caused by Road Potholes(22.08.2022)
Kerala High Court has ordered that every future road accident caused by potholes would have to be explained by District Collectors, and directed that .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Potholes, Road Accidents, District Collectors
Bombay HC: Jurisdiction of DM Under SARFAESI Act Purely Ministerial in Nature(25.08.2022)
Bombay High Court while observing that jurisdiction of District Magistrate (DM) is limited only to assisting secured creditors in taking possession of.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, SARFAESI, District Magistrate
Punjab & Haryana HC Notices Haryana Govt For ‘Uprooting’ 80 Families in Mewat(12.01.2017)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has put Haryana Government on notice over a petition highlighting that Government has uprooted over 80 families in Tundl.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Mewat district, CRPF camp
Bombay High Court Declines Relief to Former District Judge(29.11.2019)
Bombay High Court has rejected a former District Judge’s petition and ruled that if the concerned authority is of the opinion that the compulsory reti.....
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Calcutta HC Orders District Magistrate to Act as Impartial Authority and Steer from Political Motivat(16.12.2020)
Calcutta High Court has ordered the District Magistrate of Cooch Behar District in West Bengal, to act as an impartial authority and to steer away fro.....
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US Supreme Court Upholds District Lines in Texas(26.06.2018)
US Supreme Court has upheld Texas' challenged maps for political districts, but said one congressional district near Fort Worth was drawn in a way tha.....
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US Supreme Court Partly Rejects Redrawn North Carolina Election Districts(29.06.2018)
U.S. Supreme Court threw out part of a lower court ruling that had invalidated a series of state legislative districts drawn by Republicans in North C.....
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Consumer Forum, Hyderabad: Supermarket Charging Cost for Carry Bags an 'Unfair Trade Practice'(22.02.2021)
District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Hyderabad has directed 'More Megastore' to discontinue its unfair trade practice of arbitrarily impos.....
Tags : District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Carry Bags
SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking to Set Up Anti-Corruption Courts in All Districts(01.11.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking the setting up of anti-corruption courts with a mandate to dispose of each case within a year in.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Anti-Corruption Court, District
SC Passed Directions Regarding Recruitment in District Judiciary in MP, Punjab and Haryana(08.11.2023)
Supreme Court has directions regarding time schedule for the recruitment of District Judges in the High Courts of Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana, .....
Tags : Supreme Court, District Judiciary, Recruitment, Directions
Consumer Forum, Kolkata Directs VLCC to Compensate Client who Sustained Burn Injuries(20.01.2020)
District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kolkata has directed beauty clinic Vandana Luthra Curls and Curves to compensate a client who sustain.....
Tags : Kolkata District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Vandana Luthra Curls and Curves
District Consumer Redressal Forum, Bengaluru Directs Coaching Institute to Refund Fees(16.02.2021)
District Consumer Redressal Forum, Bengaluru has directed a coaching institute to refund the fee collected from a father whose daughter failed in the .....
Tags : District Consumer Redressal Forum, Coaching Institute
Orissa HC to State: Withhold Final Orders on Establishment of New Districts Sans Court Approval(26.12.2023)
Orissa High Court has directed the State Government that the process of reorganization of the district, which the State Government wants to undertake,.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, New Districts, Approval
Delhi HC Rejects Azad’s Plea for SIT Probe(09.02.2016)
Delhi High Court has rejected plea of Ex-Indian cricketers Kirti Azad and Bishan Singh Bedi seeking court monitored SIT probe into alleged financial i.....
Tags : Delhi High Court , Kirti Azad, Bishan Singh Bedi , Delhi and District Cricket Association
Jodhpur Based Court Acquits Salman Khan of All Charges Under Arms Act in Black Buck Poaching Case(18.01.2017)
A Jodhpur based Court has acquitted Bollywood Actor Salman Khan of all charges in Arms Act case against him in alleged poaching of two black bucks, af.....
Tags : Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jodhpur district, Salman Khan, Arms Act, Black Buck Poaching
Karnataka High Court Refuses Further Time to Govt for Appointing Prosecutors in District Courts(06.01.2020)
Karnataka High Court has refused grant of extensions to the State Government for filling up vacant positions of Public Prosecutors, Senior Assistant P.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, District Courts
Allahabad High Court Asks DCP to Complete Probe in Lucknow District Court Violence Incident(30.11.2021)
Allahabad High Court has asked the Deputy Commissioner of Police, West Zone, Lucknow to file a report on the violent behaviour of the lawyers outside .....
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All HC: Visa and Citizenship Claim to be Decided on Merits & not on Negative Report of DM(22.01.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that claim for visa and citizenship cannot be decided by a negative report of the District Magistrate (DM). It has to be.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Competent Authority, Negative Report, District Magistrate
Bombay High Court Sets Aside Liquor Ban For Civic Polls(20.02.2017)
Bombay High Court has set aside ban on sale of liquor in Thane district on February 19 evening for civic elections.
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Karnataka HC Directs to Ensure Disbursal of Funds for Construction of New District Court Building(07.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Principal Secretary (Law Department) to apprise the concerned government authorities to release funds for the co.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses DDCA’s Objections Against Proposed Articles of Association(26.03.2018)
Delhi High Court has dismissed the objections raised by the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) against amendments to its Articles of Associatio.....
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District Court Refuses Second Bail Plea of Co-Accused Sadaqat Khan in Munawar Faruqui Case(11.02.2021)
District and Sessions Court, Indore has rejected the second bail plea of Sadaqat Khan, the person who was arrested along with Comedian Munawar Faruqui.....
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UP Court Convicts Mukhtar Ansari in a Gangster Act Case for 10 Years in Jail(16.12.2022)
Ghazipur District Court has convicted and sentenced ex-MLA Mukhtar Ansari and his aide to 10 years imprisonment in a 26 year old Gangster Case.
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MP HC: Courts Other Than HCs’ to be Addressed as District Judiciary and Not Sub-Ordinate Judiciary(19.12.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has passed a notification whereby all the courts in the State other than the High Court (HC) shall now be referred to as Dis.....
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SC: P&H HC's 50% Minimum Mark Criteria in Interviews For Promotion As District Judges Upheld(14.02.2024)
Supreme Court has upheld the criteria set by Punjab and Haryana High Court (P&H HC) which requires the judicial officers to secure a minimum of 50% ma.....
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Karnataka HC Quashes Denotification 260 Acres of Forest Area in Shivamogga District(05.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has quashed the notification issued in 2017 denotifying 260 acres of forest area in Shivamogga district purportedly for rehabilit.....
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Calcutta High Court Seeks Report on Existing VC Facilities at District Courts & Tribunals in State(04.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the State government to apprise the Court about the steps which are taken to set up video conferencing facilities in .....
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Allahabad HC Issues Guidelines for Functioning of District Courts, Tribunals from Jan 10(10.01.2022)
Allahabad High Court has decided to issue certain guidelines that shall be applicable to all the Courts (including Tribunals) subordinate to the High .....
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Supreme Court: District-Level Committee’s Scope Expanded(19.02.2024)
Supreme Court has expanded the scope of district-level committees that are to be constituted by the States or Union Territories to reduce the issue re.....
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Central Government Modifies Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022(23.02.2024)
Centre has amended the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022 and notified that when District Medical Board certifies that either husband or wife suffers .....
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Kerala HC Sets Aside Decision To Increase District Judges’ Cadre Strength(05.06.2017)
Kerala High Court has set aside decision of its administrative committee to increase cadre strength of District and Sessions Judges in State.
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All. HC: Use Terms District Judiciary & Trial Courts Instead Of 'Subordinate Judiciary/Courts(19.01.2023)
Allahabad High Court has issued a notification stating that the terms 'district judiciary' and 'trial Courts' shall be used instead of 'subordinate ju.....
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Orissa HC Quashes Land Acquisition Notifications of Balangir District Collector(19.05.2016)
Orissa HC has quashed the land acquisition notifications of Balangir district Collector for acquisition of 272 acres of land in Bijkati village for th.....
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TRUSTS & SOCIETIES - Gujarat HC Stays Anandiben Patel's Appointment as Trustee of Education Trust(28.03.2019)
Gujarat High Court has stayed an order of the Ahmedabad charity commissioner by which former Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, who is presently the Gove.....
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Meghalaya HC Refuses to Interfere with Summon to District Council for No-Confidence Motion(31.01.2022)
Meghalaya High Court has refused to interfere with a notice issued by the Governor of Meghalaya under Rule 36(5) of the Assam and Meghalaya Autonomous.....
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#Union Budget 2022-2023: Finance Minister Informs on Plans Under Aspirational Districts Programme(01.02.2022)
Finance Minister has stated that in 2022-23 Aspirational districts programme will focus on lagging blocks. Vibrant villages programme for border villa.....
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Supreme Court Allows Serving Judicial Officers to Appear for District Judges Examination(25.05.2017)
Supreme Court dealing with eligibility of serving judicial officers to apply for direct recruitment as District Judges, has issued notice, and permitt.....
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Rajasthan HC Dismisses Plea Challenging District Judge Recruitment Process(25.02.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions challenging the District Judge Recruitment process. In this matter, all the petitioners h.....
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SC: Continue Practice of Having 1/3rd High Court Judges from District Courts(01.03.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that he present ratio of 1:3 between the judges who are elevated from District Judiciary to the High Courts from the servic.....
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Del. HC: Record Rooms of District Courts in Grim Situation, Record to be Weeded Out Efficiently(24.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has observed that the situation in record rooms of the District Courts is grim and the process of weeding out of the record needs to .....
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Ori. HC: ‘Online RTI Portal’ Launched by Orissa High Court(02.05.2024)
Orissa High Court has launched a Right to Information portal on which the citizens may register themselves to obtain information under the Right to In.....
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Supreme Court: Constitutionality of Minimum Mark Criteria for Interview Upheld(07.05.2024)
SC has upheld the constitutionality of rules that require a candidate to fulfill minimum mark criteria in the viva voce test for appointment to Distri.....
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Financial Assistance Scheme for District Judiciary Employees Introduced by CJ of Madras HC(23.05.2024)
Chief Justice (CJ) of Madras High Court has launched the Chief Justice Relief Fund Scheme for district judiciary employees and is a subscription based.....
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Delhi Court: Manish Sisodia 'Architect of Criminal Conspiracy' in Liquor Policy Scam(03.04.2023)
Rouse Avenue District Court, Delhi while denying bail to former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia in liquor policy scam case, observed tha.....
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Mad. HC: Celebrities Sneak Through Surrogacy Laws While Those Eligible Denied Treatment Procedures(05.04.2023)
Madras High Court while directing State to form District Medical Boards under Surrogacy Act 2021, observed that while Celebrity couples sneak through .....
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SC Asks Madhya Pradesh HC to Consider Reinstatement of Ex-District Judge(15.07.2020)
Supreme Court has recommended to the Madhya Pradesh High Court to consider the reinstatement of the former Additional District and Sessions Judge from.....
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Kerala HC Sets Aside Recruitment of District Judge on Not Being Advocate on Date of Appointment(20.07.2020)
Kerala High Court has set aside the appointment of a District and Sessions Judge, who was selected via direct recruitment, on the ground that he was n.....
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Orissa HC Dismisses Challenge to Retirement of Former Additional District & Sessions Judge(15.04.2022)
Orissa High Court has dismissed challenge to a notification which notified the decision to compulsorily retire a former Additional District & Sessions.....
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NGT to DM Prayagraj & Kaushambi: Take Action Against Alleged Illegal Sand Mining in Yamuna(10.04.2023)
National Green Tribunal, Principal bench has directed District Magistrates of Prayagraj and Kaushambi districts in Uttar Pradesh to take action agains.....
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Delhi High Court Orders “Swacchta Abhiyan“in Delhi Court Complexes(17.09.2015)
Delhi High Court while taking note of lack of cleanliness in Delhi court complexes, has ordered all bar associations and district judges heading each .....
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SC: Promotions Must be Made on Principle of Merit-Cum-Seniority and on Passing a Suitability Test(15.05.2023)
Supreme Court while staying promotion of judicial officers as district judges in Gujarat as the notification for the same was made while the matter wa.....
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HP HC: No Requirement of Practicing for 7 Years for Appointment as District Judge(15.07.2024)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that Article 233(2) of the Constitution of India does not require continuous practice for seven years as an advoc.....
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NGT Directs to Take Remedial Action Over Alleged Illegal Sand Mining in Hamirpur District(02.06.2021)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has disposed of a plea with direction to the Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh, and District Magistrate, Hamirpur to take r.....
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SC to HCs: Ensure Digitization of District Court Records for Smooth Functioning of Judicial Process(26.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that the technology in the present time become increasingly enmeshed with systems of dispute resolution and adjudication.....
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Delhi HC Seeks District Judge Response over Plea to Quash Ads for English Stenos(06.10.2016)
Delhi HC has sought a reply from District and Sessions Judge on a plea seeking quashing of an advertisement for appointment of 326 English stenographe.....
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Patna HC Directs Authority to Dispose Plea Seeking Relief Camps in Flood Affected Districts(02.07.2021)
Patna High Court has directed the authority concerned to dispose of expeditiously a plea seeking setting up of relief camps in flood affected district.....
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All. HC: District Inspector of Schools Can’t Interfere With Seniority List Issued by Institution(31.07.2024)
All. High Court has held that the District Inspector of Schools has no authority under provisions of regulations framed under the U.P. Intermediate Ed.....
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All. HC: District Inspector of Schools Can’t Interfere With Seniority List Issued by Institution(31.07.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that the District Inspector of Schools has no authority under provisions of the regulations framed under the U.P. Interm.....
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Cal. HC: Engagement on ‘Sensitive Posts’ on Contractual Basis Creates Difficulty(01.08.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that the posts of ‘Stenographer’, ‘Bench Clerk’ are very sensitive post for functioning of District Judiciary. Engagement.....
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Madras HC: Private Intercity Buses Can Enter City During Night Hours(23.12.2015)
Madras High Court has stayed operation of a notification published in Madurai district gazette on December 9 last prohibiting entry of private interc.....
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NGT Directs MP to Stop Sand Mining in Harda District(24.12.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) over a complaint that mining was being carried out mechanically in a river in Harda district, has directed Madhya Prades.....
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Mathura District Court Calls for Records in Shrikrishna Janam Bhoomi Case on Oct 16(13.10.2020)
Mathura District Court has summoned all Court records with respect to the Shrikrishna Janam Bhoomi Case for the hearing on 16th October, 2020.
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Jharkhand HC Directs CBI to Take Over Probe into Death of District Judge Uttam Anand(04.08.2021)
Jharkhand High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the probe into the death case of Dhanbad district judge Uttam.....
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Delhi HC Upholds Circular Restricting Foreign Travel of District Court Employees(03.06.2022)
Delhi High Court has upheld a circular stipulating that the city's district court employees can be allowed to visit a foreign country only during vaca.....
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Supreme Court Issues Guidelines Regarding Recruitment of PwBD in District Judiciary(11.11.2024)
Supreme Court has issued guidelines regarding recruitment of persons with benchmark disabilities in District Judiciary and the guidelines will have to.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Digitisation of District Courts(30.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has sought response from the Finance Secretary of the Delhi Government on the proposals to digitise the District Courts which have be.....
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Delhi HC to District Courts: Allow Lawyers/Parties to Appear Virtually Without Prior Request(06.06.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed District Courts to allow any of the parties or their lawyers to appear through hybrid or video-conferencing mode during .....
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SC: Can’t Pass Uniform Directions in Matters of Evening Courts & Virtual Hearings at District Level(09.09.2024)
Supreme Court while dismissing a petition seeking provisions of virtual hearing and evening courts at District level, has stated that these are matter.....
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