Bar, Bench & Firm News Justice Gita Mittal Holds Court Hearing Via Video Conferencing Despite Medical Difficulties June 7, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of J&K High Court, Justice Gita Mittal has been holding court via teleconferencing since 10th of May 2019, despite medical difficulties. Justice Mittal suffered a fracture leg and has been advised abstention from judicial work or any kind of exerting physical work including holding court proceedings. However, she has been holding court via […] Read more » Chief Justice of J&K High Court Court Hearing Via Video Conferencing Despite Medical Difficulties Justice Gita Mittal
Bar, Bench & Firm News ‘ Court should take liberal view on delayed appeals of convicts in custody ‘ : High Court June 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi : Courts should take a liberal approach when appeals against convictions are filed with some delay by those in custody, the Delhi High Court has said. The high court said delay does not work to the advantage of an incarcerated person and people who are in custody do not have the advantage of […] Read more » High Court justice Sanjeev Sachdeva
Bar, Bench & Firm News Delhi High Court notifies Vacation Bench for Summer Break 2019 May 18, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has notified its Vacation Bench for Summer Break 2019. The vacation Bench will hear matters which require immediate or prompt intervention.As per the Notification dated May 17, the Judges will sit in Division Benches and also singly to hear urgent Civil and Criminal matters. Ordinarily, the Judges will sit […] Read more » Bench for Summer Break 2019 Delhi High Court notifies Vacation
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Justice Debasish Kar Gupta was sworn in as the chief justice of the Calcutta High Court October 31, 2018 / October 31, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice Debasish Kar Gupta was sworn in as the chief justice of the Calcutta High Court here on Tuesday. Justice Gupta was functioning as the acting chief justice of the high court after Chief Justice Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya retired in September. Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi administered him the oath of office at the high court. Gupta […] Read more » Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Madras HC notice to Maran brothers in ‘illegal’ telephone exchange June 13, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chennai: The Madras High Court today issued notice to all respondents in the alleged illegal telephone exchange case on a petition by CBI challenging the order. After the petition by CBI came up, Justice G Jaichandran directed issuance of notice to all those involved in the case, returnable by June 20. A special CBI court had […] Read more » Justice G Jaichandran K Brahmanathan S Natarajan Union Minister Dayanithi Maran
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Rajeev Kumar, Neeha Nagpal, Ankur Saigal to take Agrawal Law Associates at new high May 3, 2018 / May 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi based law firm Agarwal Law Associates (ALA) got three new associate partners as the company has promoted Rajeev Kumar, Neeha Nagpal and Ankur Saigal to the next level citing their dedication and tremendous performance. Advocate Rajeev Kumar is the most senior among new partners. Established in 1964 by EC Agrawala, the company currently has […] Read more » advocate ankur saigal advocate neeha nagpal advocate neha nagpal advocate rajeev kumar agrawal law associates agrawal law firm ec agrawala law firm in delhi lawyer ankur saigal lawyer neeha nagpal lawyer rajeev kumar mahesh agarwal rishi agrawala shally bhasin
Bar, Bench & Firm News High Profile Cases “Are we not ashamed of opposing NEET” asks HC judge March 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Madras High Court today made some critical observations on Tamil Nadu government’s opposition to National Eligibility cum Entrance Test. “Are we not ashamed of opposing the NEET. Do you underestimate the ability of our students and the standard of education in Tamil Nadu? “Do you feel that our students will not do better than students […] Read more » ashamed of opposing NEET featured Justice N. Kirubakaran Madras High Court National Eligibility cum Entrance Test NEET
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News SC collegium finalises MoP for higher judiciary appointments March 16, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court collegium has finalised the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for appointment of judges in the higher judiciary resolving a year-long impasse with the executive by agreeing to include the contentious clause of national security in selection of judges. Sources said the collegium, comprising five seniormost judges of the apex court, had met recently […] Read more » Chief Justice J.S. Khehar collegium finalises MoP featured judiciary appointments Justice Dipak Misra Justice J. Chelameswar justice M B Lokur Justice Ranjan Gogoi Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) NJAC case SC
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News HC declines urgent hearing of plea for removal of counsel March 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today refused to give an urgent hearing on a plea seeking setting aside of appointment of Rahul Mehra as senior standing counsel for the city government. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal transferred the petition before another judge, saying this was not the appropriate bench […] Read more » advocate Chetan Dutt Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi High Court featured Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal plea for removal of counsel removal of counsel
Bar, Bench & Firm News Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases SC issues arrest warrant against Calcutta HC judge C S Karnan March 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday issued a bailable arrest warrant against justice C.S. Karnan, a sitting judge of the Calcutta high court, after he failed to personally appear before the apex court for the second time in a contempt case against him. A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India […] Read more » C S Karnan Calcutta HC judge Calcutta HC judge C S Karnan Chief Justice of India (CJI) J.S. Khehar featured SC issues arrest warrant against Calcutta HC judge C S Karnan
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Decide death row convict’s plea in 2 months:SC to HC January 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Delhi High Court to decide within two months the plea of a death row convict seeking commutation of his sentence to life imprisonment on the ground of delay to decide his mercy petition. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and R Banumathi passed the order after taking into account […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi death row death row convict's plea Decide death row convict's plea in 2 months featured Justice Dipak Misra Justice R. Banumathi
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News PIL in HC for setting up all India judicial service November 6, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court alleging that the central government was “sleeping over” the issue of setting up an all India judicial service, similar to other all India services like IAS and IPS, and has sought directions for initiating the process. The public interest litigation has sought directions to the […] Read more » AIJS featured HC for setting up all India judicial service India judicial service PIL
