Search Results for Tag : judicial
International Cases
No jurisdictional error, when mining warden gave proper consideration regarding non-compliance with the applicable expenditure(16.12.2020)
The applicant has applied for judicial review of a recommendation made by the mining warden that, certain mining leases held by it be forfeited. The w.....
Tags : Judicial review, Non-compliance, Forfeiture
Judicial review, even on basis of proportionality, cannot partake of nature of an appeal(01.11.2017)
Ewa Michalak began employment as a doctor with the Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust in April 2002. She remained in that employment until she was dism.....
Tags : Discrimination, Judicial review, Remedy
Whistle-blowing protection in Part IVA of Employment Rights Act, 1996 extends to district judges as well(16.10.2019)
Present case is about the employment status of district judges, but it could apply to the holder of any judicial office. The issue is whether a distri.....
Tags : Judicial officer, whistle-blowing, Protection
Judgments
Judicial review finds errors in Patna ruling on Advocates-on-Record(30.09.2015)
Reiterating in some detail the purpose behind judicial review, and evolution over the years of its scope, the Patna High Court determined that unless .....
Tags : Judicial review, advocate, on record, pleading
Courts should not interfere with a transfer order made in public interest unless the same is in violation of any mandatory statutory rule(23.06.2020)
The Petitioner is aggrieved by her transfer from the Thrissur Regional Centre to Tirur Campus of the first Respondent. The Petitioner challenges Exhib.....
Tags : Transfer orders, Judicial review, Scope
Mere passage of time cannot be a ground for grant of bail under NDPS Act(31.10.2022)
The present bail application has been filed by the Petitioner seeking regular bail in FIR under Sections 21/29/61/85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychot.....
Tags : Judicial custody, Bail, Grant
Unless ex facie arbitrariness is established, the court would refrain from interfering with the decision of an examination body(04.10.2023)
The Petitioner, pursuant to a notice, inviting applications for filling up sixteen vacancies by way of direct recruitment to the Delhi Higher Judicial.....
Tags : Examination, Judicial review, Scope
Commercial wisdom of the CoC is to be given paramount importance for approval/rejection of a Resolution Plan(23.11.2023)
Aggrieved by the Impugned Order, the Suspended Director and Promotor of the Corporate Debtor Company, preferred presentappeal, under Section 61 of the.....
Tags : Commercial wisdom, CoC, Judicial review
Every judicial or quasi-judicial order passed by Court must be supported with reasons in support of its conclusion(08.04.2019)
The Appellant filed an eviction petition against the Respondents. By order, the Civil Judge decreed the suit and passed the decree for eviction agains.....
Tags : Judicial order, Reasoning, Absence
Slight deviation from guidelines forgivable at judicial review(06.06.2016)
Manipur High Court dismissed challenge by a constable of the police force against his dismissal order, which he claimed was passed without an enquiry .....
Tags : judicial review, administrative order, national security, deviation, guidelines
Conduct of judicial officer can be used to conclude charge of misconduct(12.07.2016)
The Supreme Court upheld a 2012 judgment of the Gujarat high court that confirmed charges against the Appellant-Civil Judicial Magistrate at Bhuj in h.....
Tags : judicial officer, misconduct, sentencing, customs
Extent of permissible judicial review in matters of contracts, procurement, etc. would vary with the subject matter of the contract(14.12.2018)
The issues arising in present group of writ petitions, filed as Public Interest Litigations, relate to procurement of 36 Rafale Fighter Jets for the I.....
Tags : Aircrafts, Procurement, Judicial review
A petition based on unconfirmed news reports without verifying their authenticity should not normally be entertained(19.08.2020)
The Petitioner in present Criminal Miscellaneous Petition/application is the Petitioner in writ petition. The said writ petition was filed under Artic.....
Tags : Judicial Commission, Investigation, Scrapping of
Notifications & Circulars
Appointment of Judges(03.03.2016)
Statement showing the working strength of judges and vacancies in the Supreme Court and High Courts has been released. As on 29 February 2016 the Supr.....
Tags : judicial system, vacancy, justices
News
CIC to Ministry of Law & Justice: Disclose Status of MoP for Judges, Judicial Accountability Bill(04.05.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has expressed anguish over lack of transparency and accountability in process of appointment of Judges and direct.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Judicial Accountability Bill
Bombay HC Passes Landmark Directions on Judicial Infrastructure(08.05.2017)
Bombay HC has passed directions concerning issues of infrastructure of Civil & Criminal Courts, along with Co-operative Courts, Motor Accidents Claims.....
Tags : Bombay HC, Judicial Infrastructure
Bombay High Court: State Duty Obliged to Provide Adequate Judicial Infrastructure(09.05.2017)
Bombay High Court has said that State Government is obligated to provide citizens adequate number of courts and infrastructure for them, and that it c.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Judicial Infrastructure
Allahabad High Court Says 'No' to Advocates Above 45 years For Higher Judicial Service Exams(10.05.2017)
Allahabad High Court has refused to allow an Advocate who was above 45 years of age on the date specified in recruitment advertisement from appearing .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Higher Judicial Service Exams
Delhi High Court Postpones Interviews for Delhi Judicial Service Examination(12.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has postponed the schedule for viva voce of 255 candidates, who were shortlisted in the Delhi Judicial Service Examination, 2019.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Delhi Judicial Service Examination
SC: HC Collegium Recommendations to be Continuing Process Without Waiting for Results of Earlier List(19.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the High Courts should continuously recommend names for judicial appointments in anticipation of vacancies, regardless.....
Tags : Supreme Court, High Court Recommendations for Judicial Appointments
Supreme Court: Report Based on Public Views on Judicial Corruption is Not Contempt(22.02.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that a report based on public views regarding corruption in judiciary may not invite contempt of court action and that such.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Judicial Corruption
SC: Encroaching Into Rights of Other Organs of Govt Tantamount to Violation of Rule of Law(27.02.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that judicial restraint need to be observed while quashing criminal cases of non-compoundable nature on basis of settlement.....
Tags : Supreme Court, judicial restraint
Judicial Review is Possible Only If There is Unreasonableness, Irrationality or Arbitrariness: SC(29.03.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that unless the court concludes that the decision-making process or the decision taken by authority bristles with mala fi.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Judicial Review
UP Higher Judicial Service Promotees Can’t Be Given Promotion Without Suitability Test: Supreme Court(29.03.2018)
Supreme Court has asserted that promotees recruited to the UP Higher Judicial Services (HJS) in the year 2008/2009 are not entitled to seniority prior.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Judicial Service
CIVIL - SC Asks Centre to Disburse Funds for Infrastructure in Subordinate Judiciary(01.03.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to disburse funds allocated for various state governments to develop infrastructure in subordinate judiciary within .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Judicial Infrastructure
Patna High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Report on Alleged Assault of Judicial Officer(21.12.2020)
Patna High Court has taken suo moto cognizance on the basis of news published in the newspaper report dated 18th December, 2020 related to the alleged.....
Tags : Patna High Court, Alleged Assault of Judicial Officer
Patna High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Report on Alleged Assault of Judicial Officer(21.12.2020)
Patna High Court has taken suo moto cognizance on the basis of news published in the newspaper report dated 18th December, 2020 related to the alleged.....
Tags : Patna High Court, Alleged Assault of Judicial Officer
Punjab & Haryana HC Notices 63 Judicial Officers Over Plea Challenging Their Selection(20.06.2017)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has put 63 Judicial Officers on notice, on a plea demanding setting aside of selection and appointments of Civil Judges (J.....
Tags : Punjab & Haryana High Court, Judicial Officers
Supreme Court Issues Directions to Revamp Judicial Infrastructure(03.08.2018)
Supreme Court has issued a slew of directions to revamp judicial infrastructure and the quality of justice administration in courts across the country.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Judicial Infrastructure
SC: Judicial Review to be Rarely Exercised if Provision for Revaluation of Answer Sheets Absent(11.05.2020)
Supreme Court has stated that in the absence of any provision for revaluation of answer sheets, judicial review should be rarely exercised.
Tags : Supreme Court, Judicial Review of Answer Sheets
Delhi Court Extends Judicial Custody of Former NSE CEO Chitra Ramkrishna(29.03.2022)
Delhi Court has prolonged the judicial custody of former NSE CEO Chitra Ramkrishna in association with the NSE co-location scam case till 11th April, .....
Tags : Delhi Court, NSE Co Location Scam, Judicial Custody
Bombay HC: Threshold of Public Interest Must to Stop Bypassing of Civil Courts(29.03.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that a writ Court should not exercise its powers in contractual matters under Article 226 of the Constitution, unless the s.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Public Interest, Civil Court, Judicial Review, Contractual Obligation
Madras HC: Adjudication is Conclusive to Incidental/Connected Subject Matter of Litigation(31.03.2022)
Madras High Court has held that the principle of res judicata prevents the parties to a judicial determination from litigating the same question again.....
Tags : Madras High Court, principle of res judicata, judicial determination
SC Issues Notice to Delhi’s 15 Judicial Officers who Cleared DJSE 2014(09.11.2015)
Supreme Court has issued notices to 15 judicial officers who cleared 2014 Delhi Judicial Services Examination (DJSE) in a litigation initiated by an N.....
Tags : Supreme Court , 2014 Delhi Judicial Services Examination
Punjab and Haryana HC Constitutes 3-Member SIT Over Haryana Judicial Exam Leak(19.09.2017)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has constituted a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into the alleged leakage of Haryana Judicial Ser.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Haryana Judicial Exam Leak
Delhi HC Tells Judicial Officers To Return Case Records To Trial Courts Concerned(22.09.2017)
Delhi High Court has directed all judicial officers to return record of any case requisitioned by them to the trial court concerned to enable it to pr.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Judicial Pendency
Supreme Court: Nothing More Essential than Filling Up Judicial Vacancies(31.07.2019)
Supreme Court has observed while monitoring the progress made by all 24 High Courts and 36 States and UTs that nothing nothing can be more important t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Judicial Vacancies
Karnataka HC Stays Private Complaint Registered Against Judicial Officer(28.07.2020)
Karnataka High Court has stayed the private complaint registered against a Judicial Magistrate First Class, under Sections 166, 205, 120 (A) 211, 219,.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Private Complaint Against Judicial Officer
Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Removal of Alleged Anomalies in Centre's OROP Policy(11.04.2022)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed seeking directions to the Union Government to implement the recommendation of one man judicial com.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Union Government, recommendation, one man judicial committee, anomalies, One Rank One Pension
Delhi High Court Closes Suo Moto Case After Delhi Govt Withdraws Order for Covid Facility(29.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has been informed that the Delhi Government has withdrawn its order giving 5-star covid facility for Judges and their families at Ash.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Covid Facility for Judicial Officers
Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea of Establishment of Covid Care Facilities for Judicial Officers(30.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea concerning establishment of Covid care centres and facilities for Judicial officers in the national capit.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Covid Care Facilities for Judicial Officers
Gujarat HC Issues Notice on Plea Demanding Pay Parity with Judicial Members(07.05.2021)
Gujarat High Court has issued notice to the Centre, state government and registrar of the Gujarat State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission after tw.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Pay Parity with Judicial Members
Bombay HC: Orders U/S 60 Maharashtra Police Act Are Quasi-Judicial, Must be Supported by Reasons(22.04.2022)
Bombay High Court has observed that the order of Divisional Commissioner on externment under the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 are not administrative .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, administrative orders, quasi-judicial
Bombay HC: Orders U/S 60 Maharashtra Police Act are Quasi-Judicial, Must be Supported by Reasons(22.04.2022)
Bombay High Court has observed that the order of Divisional Commissioner on externment under the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 are not administrative .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, administrative orders, quasi-judicial
Creation of All India Judicial Services can't be Done by Judicial Order: Supreme Court(03.12.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking creation of All India Judicial Services for recruitment of .....
Tags : Supreme Court, All India Judicial Services
Supreme Court: Chief Judicial Magistrates Competent to Deal With Applications U/s 14 SARFAESI Act(24.09.2019)
In an important ruling, SC has held that a Chief Judicial Magistrate is equally competent to deal with the application moved by the secured creditor u.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, Chief Judicial Magistrate
Delhi High Court Allows Revaluation of Judicial Services Exam(03.10.2019)
Delhi High Court has ruled that options given in the answer keys to nine questions in the Delhi Judicial Services preliminary exam are “erroneous” and.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Judicial Services Exam
SC Dismisses Plea Against Extra-Judicial Killings and Handcuffing of Persons(15.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea raising the concerns regarding extra-judicial killings and handcuffing of prisoners.
Tags : Supreme Court, Extra-Judicial Killings and Handcuffing of Persons
Bombay HC: 10 Years of Experience in Law for Appointment as Judicial Member in Tribunal(15.09.2021)
Bombay High Court has said 10 years of experience in law and in other specialized fields is sufficient for appointment as a judicial member in the Tri.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Appointment as Judicial Member in Tribunal
Delhi HC: If Tender Conditions are in Public Interest, Court Can't Interfere With Procedural Errors(15.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that if the decision relating to terms or award of contract is bona fide and in public interest, Courts shall not exercise i.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Public Interest, Judicial Review
Bombay HC Issues Contempt Notice to Lawyer Who Allegedly Slapped Judicial Officer(29.12.2018)
Bombay High Court has registered a suo motu criminal contempt case against an Assistant Public Prosecutor who allegedly slapped a judicial officer and.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Lawyer Who Allegedly Slapped Judicial Officer
Delhi HC Pulls Up AAP Over Funds for Hiring Judicial Support Staff(28.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has pulled up the Aam Aadmi Party Government for making the subordinate judiciary “run from pillar to post” to get funds sanctioned f.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Funds for Hiring Judicial Support Staff
SC: WB Govt to Show Restraint and Wait Before Proceeding Into Judicial Enquiry(25.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that it expected the West Bengal Government to 'show restraint' and wait before proceeding with the judicial enquiry ordere.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Judicial Enquiry Into Pegasus Issue
Kerala HC Extends Term of Judicial Members of State Administrative Tribunal by Three Weeks(01.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has extended the term of the present Judicial Members of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT) by another three weeks, during whi.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Term of Judicial Members of State Administrative Tribunal
Allahabad HC: Dilution of Constitutional Autonomy of HC Threatens Judicial Federalism(06.09.2021)
Allahabad High Court has observed that dilution of constitutional autonomy of the High Courts would threaten the concept of judicial federalism envisa.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Judicial Federalism
SC: Conviction Solely on The Basis of Extra Judicial Confession Cannot be Sustained(10.08.2022)
Supreme Court while upholding a high court judgment which acquitted murder accused has held that extra judicial confession was a weak piece of eviden.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Extra Judicial Confession, Corroboration
Supreme Court Says No to ‘Delegation of Judicial Functions’(03.03.2017)
Supreme Court, while holding that Section 33(2) of Stamp Act does not empower Judge of High Court to direct officer of High Court to enquire and to fi.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Judicial Functions
Supreme Court Rejects Petitions Against Delhi Judicial Service Examination 2015(19.02.2018)
Supreme Court has rejected a petition against the manner in which the Delhi Judicial Service Examination were conducted in 2015.
Tags : Supreme Court, Delhi Judicial Service
Delhi HC Orders Review After Discrepancies in Judicial Exam(01.02.2019)
Delhi High Court has ordered a drawing up of fresh results of preliminary examination for Delhi Judicial Service (DJS) after it found discrepancies in.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Review After Discrepancies in Judicial Exam
Delhi HC Orders Review After Discrepancies in Judicial Exam(01.02.2019)
Delhi High Court has ordered a drawing up of fresh results of preliminary examination for Delhi Judicial Service (DJS) after it found discrepancies in.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Review After Discrepancies in Judicial Exam
Madras HC Recommends Constitution of Quasi-Judicial Appellate Tribunal(02.11.2021)
Madras High Court has observed that fraudulent registration of sale deeds in the State have only reduced and not stopped completely and has recommend.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Constitution of Quasi-Judicial Appellate Tribunal
Kerala Human Sacrifice Case: Ernakulam Court Remands 3 Accused to Judicial Custody(13.10.2022)
Kerala’s Ernakulam Court has emanded the three accused persons, Muhammad Shafi alias Rasheed, Bhagaval Singh and Laila to judicial custody for 14 days.....
Tags : Kerala Court, Human Sacrifice, Judicial Custody
Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Applicability of New Pension Scheme to Judicial Officers(03.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued a notice in a plea challenging the 'New Pension Scheme' of the Delhi Government, insofar as it applies to Judicial Officer.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, New Pension Scheme, Judicial Officers
Calcutta HC: Exercise of Power of Privilege by State Legislature is Open to Judicial Review(05.02.2020)
Calcutta High Court has quashed an order passed by the Speaker of West Bengal Legislative Assembly imposing a punishment on a person for allegedly vio.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Judicial Review of Power of Privilege by State Legislature
Delhi HC Asks Centre to Consider Option of Deputing Judicial Member from Subordinate Judiciary(06.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to consider the option of deputing a judicial member from subordinate judiciary as a stop gap arrangement till t.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Deputing Judicial Member from Subordinate Judiciary
Allahabad HC: Judicial Officer Cannot Apply or Compete for Appointment of District Judge(08.12.2021)
Allahabad High Court has held that under Article 233 of the Constitution of India, 1949, a Judicial Officer, regardless of his or her previous experie.....
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Del. HC: Lack of Speed Not Sufficient to Initiate Contempt Action for Disobedience of Judicial Order(01.11.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the lack of speed in implementing a judicial order would not be sufficient for a court to take contempt action against .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Contempt, Judicial Order
Uttarakhand High Court Launches Software App to Monitor Performance of Judicial Officers(05.03.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has inaugurated an Application Software (District Court Performance Monitoring Tool- DCPMT) for monitoring the performance of j.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Registry to Take Immediate Steps to Appoint Judicial Officer(05.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has suggested to its registry to take immediate steps to appoint a Judicial Officer to the designated court to whom all pending 5.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Appointment of Judicial Officer
Delhi HC Directs Special Arrangements for Cancer Survivor in Delhi Higher Judicial Services Exam(15.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed for special arrangements to be made for a cancer survivor who moved the Court seeking deferral of the Delhi Higher Judic.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Delhi Higher Judicial Services (Mains) Examination, 2019
Allahabad High Court: Custodial Death Matters To Be Viewed With Great Sensitivity(10.01.2022)
Allahabad HC has observed that custodial death matters has to be viewed with the greatest sensitivity and concern and judicial inquiry u/s 176 (1)A of.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Judicial Enquiry, Custodial Death
Cal. HC Summarizes Law Related to Exercise of Discretion for Grant of Interlocutory Injunction(05.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court has summarized the tests and principles that govern the exercise of judicial discretion in respect of grant of interlocutory injun.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, CPC, Interlocutory Injunction, Judicial Discretion
J&K&L HC: No Blanket Bar on Judicial Review of Election Authority’s Decisions(09.12.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that anything done towards completion of election process can’t be challenged before High Court and o.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Election Process, Judicial Review
Calcutta HC Condemns Outsourcing 'Recording of Judicial Orders' to Police Personnel(02.08.2017)
Calcutta High Court has frowned upon Magisterial practice of outsourcing recording of judicial orders to police personnel, and framed guidelines for “.....
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SC Allows Those Aspirants Whose Applications Reached Late, to Participate in Judicial Services Exam(21.09.2018)
Supreme Court has permitted aspirants for judicial officer posts to appear for the main examination for appointment to the post of Additional District.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Against Extension of Kashmir Based Photojournalist's Judicial Remand(25.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging a trial court order extending judicial remand of Mohd. Manan Dar, a 24 year old Kashmir based.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Kashmir Based Photojournalist's Judicial Remand
Bombay HC Seeks Response on PIL Seeking to Assign At Least 1 Judicial Member for NGT(04.03.2022)
Bombay High Court has sought for the response of the government on a Public Interest Litigation seeking to assign at least one judicial member who can.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Judicial Member for NGT
Delhi High Court Defers Delhi Higher Judicial Services Exam 2022 in Interim Relief on Minimum Age(07.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has deferred the Delhi Higher Judicial Services Exam (DHJS), which was scheduled for 20th March by four weeks, granting interim relie.....
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SC Upholds Termination of Judicial Officer Who Suppressed Criminal Case in Application Form(27.02.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding termination of services of a judicial officer for suppressing the pendency of a criminal case at the time of making appl.....
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SC Orders CBI Investigation in 62 Cases Manipur Extra Judicial Killings(14.07.2017)
Supreme Court has directed CBI to constitute a Special Investigation Team and to investigate the alleged extra judicial killings in Manipur.
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Kerala HC Issues Conditional Stay of Memo Issued to Kerala Judicial Officers' Cooperative Society(10.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued a conditional stay of the stop memo issued by the Kochi Corporation to the Kerala Judicial Officers' Cooperative Society .....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Ex Gratia Payment to Families of Judicial Officers(10.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to GNCTD, Department of Finance, GNCTD, Department of Home Affairs, Delhi Secretariat, Department of Law and Justic.....
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Delhi High Court Imposes Cost on Litigant Alleging Judicial Bias Without Any Material(21.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has imposed cost of Rs. 25,000 on a litigant who had accused a Trial Court judge of being biased against him. The High Court has opin.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Judicial Bias
SC to Ministry of Law: Conduct Judicial Impact Assessment of All Tribunals at the Earliest(23.03.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Ministry of Law & Justice to conduct "Judicial Impact Assessment" of tribunals as per its directions in Rojer Mathew v. Sou.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Ministry of Law, Judicial Impact Assessment, Tribunals
SC: HCs Can Entertain Challenges to Orders Passed by Armed Forces Tribunal(23.03.2023)
Supreme Court while overruling its own judgment in Union of India And Ors. v. Major General Shri Kant Sharma (MANU/SC/0242/2015) and observing that th.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Armed Forces Tribunal, Judicial Review
SC: Selection of Successful DJS Candidates Would Remain Unviolated(10.12.2015)
Supreme Court has said that selection of 15 successful candidates of the Delhi Judicial Services examinations held last year would remain and sought r.....
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SC Upholds Guidelines Issued by HC for Allocation of Subordinate Judicial Officers in Telangana(04.10.2018)
Supreme Court, while upholding the modified guidelines issued by the High Court for an allocation of Subordinate Judicial Officers in Telangana, has o.....
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Conviction can be Based on Voluntary Extra-Judicial Confession: Supreme Court(08.10.2018)
Supreme Court has said extra-judicial confession is a “weak piece of evidence”, but can be acted upon to convict a person if a court is satisfied that.....
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Chattisgarh HC Upholds Dismissal of Judicial Officer Who Lodged Criminal Case Against HC Judges(20.08.2020)
Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld the dismissal of a judicial officer who had filed criminal cases against the former Chief Justice and Judge of the .....
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P&H HC Directs to Issue Appropriate Directions to Judicial Officers on Manner of Reflecting Facts(12.07.2021)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the Director, Chandigarh Judicial Academy to issue appropriate directions to the judicial officers on the man.....
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Cal HC: Officers Entitled to Take Action Against Non-Conforming Acts of An Advocate(13.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that it is not expected that a judge should be a mute spectator, has held that judicial restraint does not disenti.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Judicial Restraint, Advocate, Non-Conforming Acts
Gujarat High Court Suspends JMFC over Corruption Charges(23.12.2015)
Gujarat High Court has suspended a Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) who was facing corruption charges.
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Judicial Magistrate First Class, corruption charges
Delhi High Court Issues Transfer Policy Of Judicial Officers(24.10.2018)
Delhi High Court has issued transfer policy of Judicial Officers which also provides that Judicial Officers related to one another shall not be posted.....
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SC Extends Term of Judicial Member of Delhi State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission(05.08.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the term of Mr. O.P. Gupta, a judicial member of the Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, pursuant to the ap.....
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SC Seeks Centre's Stand Regarding Judicial Vista Construction(26.04.2022)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to explain its stand on a petition seeking direction to arrange the layout and execute the construction work of Jud.....
Tags : Supreme Court , Judicial Vista, construction work
SC Junks Plea of Inquiry in Ram Navami Clashes(27.04.2022)
Supreme Court has junked a plea seeking the setting up of a judicial inquiry commission, headed by a former Chief Justice of India, to probe into the .....
Tags : Supreme Court, judicial inquiry commission, Chief Justice of India, Ram Navami, Ramzan
Rajasthan HC Dismisses Widow's Plea Seeking Horizontal Reservation in ST Category(28.04.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a widow's challenge to the legality of the category-wise merit list prepared after preliminary examinations for rec.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, widow's, preliminary examinations, category-wise merit list, Civil Judge, Judicial Magistrate, Rajasthan Judicial Services
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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NCDRC Orders Post Offices To Pay Rs 25K To 2 Law Graduates Who Missed Chance At DJSE(26.10.2017)
NCDRC has held the Post Master General in Chandigarh & Lodhi Road in New Delhi guilty of deficiency in service for failing to deliver the application .....
Tags : National Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Delhi Judicial Service Examination
Allahabad HC Asks all Judicial Officer to Refrain from Displaying Designation on Personal Vehicles(04.09.2019)
Allahabad High Court has directed all Judicial Officers of the State to refrain from displaying their designations on their personal vehicles or on th.....
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Calcutta HC Publishes Action Plan for Judicial Officers to Reduce Pendency of Cases(11.08.2021)
Calcutta High Court has published an 'Action Plan' for judicial officers in order to reduce the pendency of cases in subordinate judiciary. The Action.....
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Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt. to Comply With Its Directions on Judicial Infrastructure(16.08.2021)
Allahabad High Court has expressed its dissatisfaction with the actions taken by the State Government in compliance of the directions issued by it in .....
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J&K&L HC: Employment Conditions Can't Take Away Employees' Right to Seek Judicial Review(12.07.2022)
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that an employer cannot impose such conditions of employment which have the effect of taking away the r.....
Tags : Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Employment Conditions, Judicial Review
Kar. HC: Second Stint of Police Custody Not Allowed(01.08.2023)
Karnataka High Court while relying on CBI v. Anupam J. Kulkarni (MANU/SC/0335/1992), has held illegal, a second stint of Police custody for interrogat.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Police Custody, Judicial Custody
Gujarat High Court Says No to ‘Experience Norm’ For Judicial Services(17.03.2017)
Gujarat High Court has set aside a provision of State Judicial Service Rules which requires five years experience for candidates working with legal de.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Challenge Against Compulsory Retirement of Judicial Officer(26.02.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a Writ Petition challenging an order of compulsory retirement of a judicial officer, observing that there is no scope .....
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Supreme Court: Judicial Officer's Integrity Must be of Higher Order(28.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a judicial officer's integrity must be of a higher order and even a single aberration is not permitted on the subject of c.....
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SC: Terms of Invitation to Tender Not Open to Judicial Scrutiny Unless They Are Arbitrary(03.10.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside Delhi High Court's order which had quashed Airport Authority of India's tender conditions for selecting Ground Handl.....
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SC Extends Tenure of Judicial Members of Karnataka Administrative Tribunal(11.10.2022)
Supreme Court in exercise of power under Article 142 of the Constitution directed the incumbent judicial members of the Karnataka State Administrative.....
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Kar. HC: Article 261 Provides Legitimacy and Conclusiveness to Judicial Records(24.11.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that the ‘full faith and credit clause’ was introduced under Article 261(1) of the Constitution to provide legitimacy an.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Recruitment to Punjab Superior Judicial Service(16.05.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed the appeals challenging advertisement and process of recruitment to the Punjab Superior Judicial Service conducted way bac.....
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SC: Relief Oriented Judicial Approaches Cannot be Grounds to Cast Aspersions on Judge’s Honesty(09.03.2020)
Supreme Court has observed while setting aside dismissal of a Judicial Officer that relief oriented judicial approaches cannot by themselves be ground.....
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Rajasthan HC: Power of Judicial Review Vested in High Courts is Basic Feature of Constitution(18.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has reiterated that power of judicial review vested in High Courts under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is one of the b.....
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Guj. HC Issues Show Cause Notice to Judicial Officers for Not Disposing of Suit Pending Since 1977(20.12.2022)
Gujarat High Court has issued show cause notices to ten judicial officers in State asking for an explanation as to why contempt of court proceedings s.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice to Lawyer for Disrupting Judicial Proceedings(22.12.2022)
Delhi High Court has issued show cause notice to a lawyer for disrupting judicial proceedings, verbally attacking a sitting judge and creating unruly .....
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Bom. HC: Candidates Converting to EWS After Striking Down of SEBC Act Ineligible For Age Relaxation(21.02.2024)
Bom. HC held that Maratha Judicial Services candidates initially applying under Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act, 2018 (SEBC) & convert.....
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SC: Need Minimum Qualification for Being a Judge(26.07.2016)
SC has said that for selecting a judge, there has to be a minimum qualification, while refusing to entertain a petition that sought a lower qualificat.....
Tags : SC , Haryana Judicial Service Exam, Scheduled Caste
SC Issues Guidelines for Selection Process of Judicial Officers(27.07.2016)
SC has issued guidelines to make selection process more transparent for appointment of Judicial Officers for trial courts in the national capital.
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J&K High Court Orders Transfer of 148 Judicial Officers Across UT of J&K, Ladakh(31.03.2021)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered a massive reshuffle in subordinate judiciary with 148 judicial officers transferred and posted at new places .....
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Rajasthan HC Issues Notice in Plea Against Answer Key of Rajasthan Judicial Services(14.02.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has issued notice in another plea challenging the answer key of Civil Judge Cadre of Rajasthan Judicial Services (Preliminary Exa.....
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Patna HC Seeks Compliance Report Over Judicial Infrastructure Development in State(14.02.2022)
Patna High Court has sought a compliance report from the State Government over Judicial Infrastructure development in the state in a plea highlighting.....
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Mad. HC: Registering Authorities Not Empowered to Cancel Sale Deed Through Summary Proceedings(29.03.2024)
Madras High Court has held that the Registering Authority or the District Registrar are quasi-judicial authorities and they do not have the power to c.....
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Portal for public access of National Judicial Data Grid launched(19.09.2015)
As a next step to the ‘eCourts’ initiative, the Supreme Court released the public access portal of the NJDG for District Courts. The same will provide.....
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Gujarat High Court: Legal Consultant of Corporation Not Eligible to Apply for JSE(31.07.2017)
Gujarat High Court has held that a legal consultant of a corporation is not eligible to apply for a Judicial Service Examination.
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Chhattisgarh High Court to Hear Cases Only Through Video Conferencing(07.04.2021)
Chhattisgarh High Court has issued an official order directing that Judicial Proceedings of the High Court shall be conducted only through video confe.....
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Meg HC: Consistency & Finality of Judgments Paramount Over Correctness to Ensure Judicial Discipline(13.02.2023)
Meghalaya High Court has held that judicial discipline commands that a level of consistency is maintained and the concept of finality that is of param.....
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Raj. HC: Coercive Action Stayed Against Magistrate Who Allegedly Asked Rape Victim to Strip(10.04.2024)
Rajasthan High Court has stayed coercive action against a Judicial Magistrate who has been accused of asking a rape victim to strip and show her injur.....
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Del. HC: Man Held Guilty of Contempt for Obtaining Permission to Cut Tree on Basis of Forged Docs.(11.04.2024)
Delhi HC has held a man guilty of contempt of court in a matter where the man obtained permission for felling of a tree on the basis of forged and fab.....
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Bombay HC Expresses Displeasure over Non Payment of Pension to Retd Judicial Staff(19.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has expressed unhappiness over non-payment of pension and arrears to retired judicial officers and warned that if they are not paid .....
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Karnataka HC Initiates Suo Moto Case to Quash Private Complaint Against Judicial Magistrate(24.07.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Registrar General of the High Court to register a suo-motu criminal Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Cr.....
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Rajasthan HC: Bar Expected to Advise Parties Against Pursuing Lumber Litigation, Save Judicial Time(09.05.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that if any litigation, with passage of time or due to prolonged life of the litigation has lost its merits; the par.....
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SC: Can’t Exercise Judicial Review to Re-Appreciate Evidence in Departmental Enquiry(05.06.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Constitutional Court while exercising judicial review can’t decide case as if it is the first stage of the case, ha.....
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Ker HC: Can't Direct a Judge to Hear Particular Number of Cases a Day(12.06.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that judicial order cannot be issued to Chief Justice about the manner in which the cases are to be listed in the Hi.....
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SC: Challenge to Requirement of 70% LL.B Marks for MP Judicial Exams, Dismissed(29.07.2024)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition challenging requirement of 70% marks in LL.B for eligibility to the entry level post of Madhya Pradesh Judicial.....
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Mad HC: High Court Can’t Interfere With Opinion of Medical Experts by Acting as an Expert Body(14.06.2023)
Madras High Court while refusing relief to a mother in a medical negligence case has held that High Court can’t interfere with the opinion of the medi.....
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Supreme Court: Judge Not A Mere Post Office to Frame Charge at Behest of Prosecution(27.08.2024)
SC while quashing two orders passed by Special Judge, CBI, has observed that judge is not a mere post office to frame the charge at the behest of pros.....
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Supreme Court: Judge Not A Mere Post Office to Frame Charge at Behest of Prosecution(27.08.2024)
SC while quashing two orders passed by Special Judge, CBI, has observed that judge is not a mere post office to frame the charge at the behest of pros.....
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Allahabad HC: Extrajudicial Confession by its Nature is a Weak Piece of Evidence(29.08.2024)
Allahabad HC while acquitting an accused in a murder case, has observed that extra judicial confession by its very nature is otherwise a weak piece of.....
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SC: Process of Judicial Appointments to Superior Court is Not the Prerogative of a Single Individual(09.09.2024)
SC has observed that process of judicial appointments to a superior court is not the prerogative of a single individual. Instead, it is a collaborativ.....
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SC: Can’t Give Greater Credibility of Extra-Judicial Confessions Because Newspapers Reported it(03.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that newspaper report is only hearsay evidence and can only be treated as secondary evidence under Indian Evidence Act, .....
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Bombay HC: Neither Union nor State has Authority to Issue Guidelines to Govern Judicial Discretion(20.08.2019)
Bombay High Court has rejected a petition filed by a man who challenged the constitutional validity of Section 125 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.....
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Supreme Court: High Court can Start Disciplinary Proceedings Against Judicial Officer(22.08.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that the high court on the administrative side (also known as the full court) can suspend a subordinate judicial officer facin.....
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Delhi Court: Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain Sent to 14 Days Judicial Custody(13.06.2022)
Delhi Court has sent Aam Aadmi Party Minister Satyendar Jain to 14 days judicial custody in connection with a money laundering case being probed by th.....
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J&K&L HC to Judicial Officers: Don't Offer Gifts to Visiting High Court Judges(23.06.2022)
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has issued circular restricting judicial officers of the subordinate courts from receiving, seeing off, arrangin.....
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SC to Centre: Appointing Judicial Officers to Vacant Seats of Industrial Tribunals Before August 31(19.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Central Government to complete the process of appointing judicial officers to the vacant seats of the Central Government In.....
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Delhi HC: Authority Exercising Judicial or Administrative Powers Must Pass Speaking Order(21.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that any order passed, whether in the exercise of judicial or administrative powers vested in the authority, must be speakin.....
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SC Upholds Constitutional Validity of UP Higher Judicial Service Rules Stipulating Cut Off Dates(07.02.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld constitutional validity of Rule 12 of Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1975 which provides cut-off date for fulfi.....
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Supreme Court: Strict Standard Needs to be Applied for Judging Conduct of Judicial Officer(12.12.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the standard or yardstick for judging the conduct of the judicial officer has necessarily to be strict while upholding.....
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Karnataka HC: Courts Should Not Seek to Run Governments in Guise of Judicial Review(26.07.2022)
Karnataka High Courts has held that it is primarily the task of the Government to govern and in the guise of judicial review Courts should not seek to.....
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SC to States: Give Details of Funds Disbursed for Judiciary from 2017-2022(27.07.2022)
Supreme Court while expressing concerns at the lack of proper judicial infrastructure in many States, has directed the Law Secretaries of all State Go.....
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All. HC Constitutes Judicial Committee for Lawyers' Grievance Redressal in Hapur Violence Case(11.09.2023)
Allahabad High Court has constituted a judicial committee to address the grievances of the lawyers regarding the Hapur violence Incident.
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Kerala HC Extends Term of Present Judicial Members in Kerala Administrative Tribunal(16.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has extended the term of the present judicial members in the Kerala Administrative Tribunal, permitting them to continue to hold the.....
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Madras HC: Corruption in Present-Day India Pervades All Levels and All Services(14.07.2023)
Madras High Court while observing that corruption has become deep-rooted and is galloping unchecked and unhindered, remarked that corruption in presen.....
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Delhi High Court: Court Can Waive of Requirement to Furnish Surety, if Satisfied(22.10.2024)
Delhi High Court has stated that if a Court is satisfied that the requirement of furnishing surety can be waived or substituted without compromising t.....
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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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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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MP HC: Fair Play is Expected in Every Matter, Whether it is Judicial or Administrative(13.11.2024)
MP HC has observed any proceeding that is being initiated for no reason and for no fault of employee, the same cannot be misutilized, merely because t.....
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Supreme Court on Judicial Vacancies: 'We Cannot Run Away From Our Own Cause'(30.01.2017)
Supreme Court, while noting that “we cannot run away from our own cause”, has refused to heed to Centre's urging to stop hearing a batch of writ petit.....
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Supreme Court Questions Feasibility of All India Judicial Services(31.01.2017)
Supreme Court has questioned feasibility of All India Judicial Services, saying how could power of High Courts to appoint Judicial Officers in trial c.....
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SC: Courts Should Restrain While Exercising Judicial Review in Contracts Involving Technical Issues(03.10.2023)
SC observed that in contracts involving complex technical issues, the Court should exercise restraint in exercising power of judicial review. Even if .....
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Supreme Court: Accused Cannot be Convicted Just because Extra Judicial Confession is Proved(06.11.2019)
Supreme Court has acquitted a man who spent about thirteen years in jail after he was convicted in a rape and murder case. The Apex Court set aside th.....
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SC: Judicial Independence can be Ensured as Long as Judges Live with a Sense of Financial Dignity(01.12.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that judicial independence which is necessary to preserve the faith and common citizens' confidence in the rule of law can .....
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CIVIL - Pre-Emptive Judicial Strikes Against Army's Disciplinary Jurisdiction is Unwarranted: SC(20.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that High Court should not preempt exercise of disciplinary jurisdiction of Armed forces by taking over essential function .....
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CIVIL - SC Strikes Down Rule 5A of Bihar Civil Service(Judicial Branch)(Recruitment) Rules(21.02.2019)
Supreme Court has struck down Rule 5A of Bihar Civil Service(Judicial Branch)(Recruitment) Rules 1995, as per which only 10% of the candidates who app.....
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SC: Constitutional Courts Cannot Expand Judicial Review Powers(08.01.2021)
Supreme Court has said that Constitutional Courts cannot expand their judicial review powers to become decision-making authorities.
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Delhi HC: Extracting Confession from Child is Unconstitutional(23.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that extracting confession from child regarding the manner in which the offence was committed by him is unconstitutional and.....
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SC Refuses To Entertain Plea to Suspend Ministers if They Spend More Than 2 Days in Custody(27.09.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to entertain petition seeking direction that a Minister should be temporarily debarred from holding office if they spend .....
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Hyderabad HC Suspends Two Lower Court Judges(28.06.2016)
Hyderabad HC has suspended two judges on disciplinary grounds following an agitation against provisional allocation of judicial officers between Andhr.....
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Patna High Court Directs Judicial Academy to Give Training to Magistrates(15.01.2020)
Patna High Court has asked the Director of the Judicial Academy at Patna, to train Judicial Officers in matters of custody and remand applications.
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Calcutta HC Recommends Action Against District Judge for Material Irregularity in Judicial Order(16.01.2020)
Calcutta High Court has recommended administrative action against a District Judge for material irregularity and impropriety in a judicial order. The .....
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SC: Power of Judicial Review & Govt's Power to Reconsider Previous Govt Decision Not Comparable(17.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the power of the executive to look into the conduct of the previous government cannot be compared with the power of courts.....
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SC: Decision of Co-Ordinate Bench of Same HC to be Binding on HC Bench(05.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that rule of Judicial Discipline has a merit of promoting certainty and consistency in judicial decisions, has held that.....
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P&H HC: Mechanical Grant of Bail is a Disturbing Trend emerging in the Trial Courts(15.12.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while observing that a very disturbing trend of granting bail mechanically is emerging with the trial Courts, has stated.....
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Madhya Pradesh HC Defers Judicial Transfers Notified on March 19 and 20(30.03.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has deferred all orders relating to inter-district transfer of judicial officers in the State. The Court has directed that t.....
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Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Upper Age Limit For UP Higher Judicial Services(22.02.2021)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the age criteria stipulated in an advertisement calling for applications to the Uttar Prades.....
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Delhi HC: Strictures Must Be Passed With Utmost Circumspection(23.11.2022)
Delhi High Court while observing that words forming part of a judicial order forms a permanent record, has held that judicial strictures must be passe.....
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Delhi HC Orders Blocking of Sexually Explicit Video of a Judicial Officer on Social Media(01.12.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed Centre and social media platforms to ensure that all appropriate steps are taken to prevent the sharing of a sexually ex.....
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Guj. HC: Former Judicial Member of NCLT Has No Vested Right to be Reappointed(02.12.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that a former Judicial member of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has no vested right to reappointment.
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Supreme Court: Judicial Decisions Do Not Lead to Infringement of Fundamental Rights(22.02.2024)
Supreme Court has restated that a judicial decision that has been given by a court of competent jurisdiction cannot be challenged on the grounds of vi.....
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Del HC: ‘Absolute Privilege’ Bars Claims Against Judges, Counsels For Statement Made During Proc.(22.02.2024)
Delhi High Court has observed that Doctrine of ‘Absolute Privilege’ puts an embargo on entertainment of claims made against judges, lawyers or parties.....
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Bombay HC : No Quotas for Judicial Posts in State(16.11.2015)
Bombay HC while rejecting a plea that sought implementation of three per cent reservation for persons with disabilities to the posts of civil judges a.....
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Kerala HC Overrules Judgment Barring Muslim Women from Extra Judicial Modes of Dissolving Marriage(13.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has overruled a judgment that effectively barred Muslim women from resorting to extra judicial modes of dissolving marriage, finding.....
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SC to HC Registrars’ & Law Secretaries: Provide Full Position About Judicial Vacancies to Amicus(20.01.2023)
Supreme Court has assigned States and High Courts to different amicus curiae and directed that within 1 week, Law Secretaries and Registrars shall int.....
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Gau. HC: Extra-Judicial Confession Must Be Corroborated By Other Reliable Evidence For Conviction(27.01.2023)
Gauhati High Court while setting aside the conviction and life sentenced of applicant under Section 302 of IPC by the trial court has reiterated that .....
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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.....
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SC: Swift Rejection of Mercy Petition Cannot be Ground for Judicial Review of President’s Order(29.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the quick consideration of the mercy petition and swift rejection of the same cannot be a ground for judicial review of th.....
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Madras HC Directs on Amending Judicial Service Rules for Physically Challenged Candidates(05.02.2021)
Madras High Court has directed its Registry to take a decision within three months on the issue of amending the judicial service rules for providing a.....
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SC: Judgment Which Excluded Persons with Over 50% Impairment from Judicial Service No Longer Binding(12.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that its decision in V Surendra Mohan v. State of Tamil Nadu would not be a binding precedent, after the coming into force .....
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Calcutta HC Calls for Report in Habeas Corpus Plea on Missing Person from Judicial Remand(30.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has called for a report from the West Bengal Government in a habeas corpus plea filed by one Buddhadeb Bhowmick who has alleged th.....
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Karnataka High Court: Judicial Powers Cannot be Exercised by Conciliators in Lok Adalats(29.03.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that the conciliators have exercised the judicial powers while presiding over the Lok Adalat, hence the compromise and d.....
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Court Remands Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to Judicial Custody till 15th April(01.04.2024)
Rouse Avenue Courts has remanded Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody till 15th April 2024 in a money laundering case related .....
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P&H HC: Model Code of Conduct Can’t Stand in Way of Execution of Judicial Order(27.04.2024)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that no code of conduct issued by the Election Commission of India or any order or instructions issued by any o.....
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Madras HC: Extrajudicial Confession of Co-Accused not Substantive Evidence(22.08.2016)
Madras HC, while allowing appeal by four persons challenging their conviction and life imprisonment ordered by trial court in a murder case, has held .....
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Karnataka HC Issues Advisory to Judicial Officers and Staff to Avoid Spread of Coronavirus(22.04.2020)
Karnataka High Court has issued a notification directing all the members of the staff to take a serious note of the advisory issued by it to the Judic.....
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Madras HC: All Judicial and Administrative Works in Courts to be Conducted Online(27.04.2020)
Madras High Court has intimated that any judicial or administrative function of the Courts will strictly be conducted online only, between the period .....
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Delhi High Court: Treat Judicial Officers as Frontline Staff(20.05.2021)
Delhi High Court while expressing concern over the working conditions of the subordinate judiciary has said that the Government should consider declar.....
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Allahabad HC: Armed Forces Tribunal Act Does Not Oust High Court’s Power of Judicial Review(09.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has clarified that the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 cannot and does not oust the High Court's power of judicial review contain.....
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Delhi HC: A Judge is a Judge Who is Always Open to be Judged(24.03.2023)
Delhi High Court while upholding a judicial officer's dismissal from service for accepting a favour from stranger in form of sponsored foreign trip, h.....
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Recommendations Made by Gujarat HC for Promotions of Judicial Officers Upheld by Supreme Court(17.05.2024)
Supreme Court while dismissing the challenge to the merit list, has upheld the promotion of Senior Civil Judges to the 65% promotion quota of District.....
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All. HC: Collector Being Quasi-Judicial Authority Has No Statutory Power to Review/Recall Order(21.05.2024)
All HC has held that Collector (Stamp) cannot recall or review his own order as no such power has been conferred under Section 47-A of Indian Stamp Ac.....
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Allahabad HC Relies Upon Extra-Judicial Confession of Wife to Confirm Life Sentence(05.04.2022)
Allahabad High Court has upheld the life sentence awarded to a wife who killed her husband in concert 18 years back with two others by relying upon he.....
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SC Seeks Centre’s Reply over Fund Allocation for Judicial Infrastructure(30.11.2016)
Supreme Court has sought details after the Centre said that 14th Finance Commission had approved allocation of Rs 9,749 crore last year to be released.....
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SC: Limited Scrutiny by Court Under S.11 of A&C Act is Necessary And Compelling(11.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Court’s are not expected to act mechanically and observ.....
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Raj HC: Judicial Officer Must Show Disagreement With Negative Final Report Before Taking Cognizance(17.04.2023)
Rajasthan High Court has held that where a detailed negative final report is submitted it becomes imperative upon the Judicial Officer to show his dis.....
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Bom. HC: Robust Mechanism to be Developed for Imposing Costs on Individuals Misusing Judicial Process(18.06.2024)
Bombay High Court has observed that a robust mechanism ought to be developed for imposing heavy costs on individuals who end up wasting the time of th.....
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Karnataka HC: Scope of Judicial Review in Contractual Matters is Extremely Limited(19.06.2024)
Kar. HC has observed that scope of judicial review in contractual matters is extremely limited and it is in rare category of cases that writ of mandam.....
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SC: Writ Petition Not Maintainable Against Judicial Order Passed by High Court(11.09.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1949 would not be maintainable in order to challenge which.....
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Udaipur Court Remands Two Accused in Kanahiya Lal Murder to 14 Days Judicial Custody(01.07.2022)
Udaipur Court has remanded the two accused involved in Udaipur's heinous murder of the tailor Kanahiya Lal Telli to 14 days judicial custody.
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Delhi Court Denies Bail to Mohammed Zubair(04.07.2022)
Delhi Court has denied bail to Co-Founder of Alt News Mohammed Zubair and remanded him to 14 days judicial custody. He was arrested by the Delhi Polic.....
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Ker. HC: HRC Being Quasi Judicial Body is Duty Bound to Comply With Principles of Natural Justice(24.07.2024)
Ker. HC has observed that Human Rights Commission being a quasi judicial body is duty bound to comply with the principles of natural justice while dis.....
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SC Approves Requirement for Judicial Officers to be Converse With Local Language(26.07.2024)
Supreme Court has approved the condition imposed by Public Service Commissions requiring the individuals seeking appointment as judicial officers to b.....
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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.....
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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.....
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SC: Don’t Make Adverse Observations Against Judicial Officer Without Due Opportunity(22.05.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that it has been repeatedly indicating that orders making adverse observations against judicial officers should not be made.....
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Delhi HC: ‘Busybodies’ With Oblique Interest Can’t be Allowed to Waste Judiciary’s Time(24.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that while Court is cognizant of the liberal rules pertaining to public interest litigation, it must also ensure that busybo.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Busybodies, Oblique Interest, PIL, Judicial Time
MP HC: Can’t Subject Transfer Order to Judicial Review Unless Found to be Influenced by Malafide(08.10.2024)
MP HC has observed that it is well settled in law that an employer is the best judge to organize its work force and it is also well settled in law tha.....
Tags : MP High Court, Judicial Review, Transfer Order
BCI Writes Letter to CJI Suggesting Regular Evaluation of Mental Health of Judicial Officers(10.10.2024)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has written a letter to CJI suggesting regular evaluation of mental health of judicial officers so that early signs of burn.....
Tags : Bar Council of India, Mental Health, Judicial Officers
SC: Lawyer Covered Within Doctrine of Absolute Privilege While Responding During Proceedings(15.10.2024)
Supreme Court while dismissing a defamation suit against a lawyer, has observed that the lawyer was well within his right and within the framework of .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Absolute Privilege, Judicial Proceedings
SC: Lady Judicial Officers Not Having Private Washrooms Requires Immediate Action(14.11.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a petition of sanitized toilets in Court premise and tribunals all over the country, has stated that lady judicial officer.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Private Washroom, Lady Judicial Officers
SC: Bar u/s 195 CrPC Not Attracted Where Proceedings Initiated Pursuant to Judicial Order(21.11.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that bar on taking of cognizance under Section 195(1)(b) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973(CrPC) will not be attracted in a .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Judicial Order, Cognizance