Justice Navin Sinha today took oath as the new Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court.
Governor Balram Das Tandon administered him the oath of office at a function at Raj Bhawan here.
Chief Minister Raman Singh, Speaker of the state Assembly Gourishankar Agarwal, ministers, former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi and others were present on the occasion.
The SC Collegium has recommended the elevation of four Chief Justices of High Courts as Supreme Court judges. They are : 1. Justice S Ravindra Bhat, Chief Justice of High Court of Rajasthan 2. Justice V Ramasubramanian, Chief Justice of High Court of Himachal Pradesh 3. Justice Hrishikesh Roy, Chief Justice of High Court […]
The Bombay High Court hearing a bail plea of Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case accused Vernon Gonsalves on Wednesday questioned his motive behind keeping copies of some books and CDs whose titles prima facie indicated they contained material against the State. The books and CDs the high court referred to included copies of Marxist Archives, a […]
The Supreme Court Wednesday extended till tomorrow the interim protection from arrest granted to former finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). A bench of Justices R Banumathi and A S Bopanna heard arguments advanced by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta who said that Chidambaram was […]
Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) has pleaded with the Madras High Court to exercise caution while making any proposal to change the design of encrypted platforms such as WhatsApp to check spreading rumours “as such hyper-factual, expert determination would require a deliberative policy formation process”. “The HC may avoid venturing into such a policy thicket given that recommending & enforcing […]
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to pass orders within two weeks on extension of tenure of the special judge conducting trial in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case, involving BJP veterans L K Advani, M M Joshi and Uma Bharti, in Lucknow. A bench of justices R F Nariman and […]
The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response of the state of National Capital Territory (NCT) and leader of opposition Vijender Gupta on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea to quash summons in a defamation complaint against him by the BJP leader. Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri issued notice to the state of NCT and Gupta seeking […]
The Delhi High Court said on Friday it will hear on September 3 former IAS officer Shah Faesal’s plea alleging he was illegally detained at Delhi airport on August 14 and taken back to Srinagar where he has been kept under house arrest. A bench of Justices Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal asked both sides […]
In a victory for 63 Moons Technologies Limited, formerly known as Financial Technologies (India) Ltd, and its group CEO Jignesh Shah in the Rs 5,600 crore National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) scam case the Bombay high court on Thursday held that it is not a financial institution and hence notifications for attachment of the company’s […]
Court cuts compensation to driver citing negligence : N.Lakshmanan, a load van driver who became partially disabled after meeting with an accident received a compensation of Rs 12.29 lakh awarded by a city motor accident claims tribunal. The tribunal, however, awarded the amount after deducting 10% of the total compensation amount, fixing contributory negligence on […]
P. Chidambaram was brought to Rouse Avenue Court complex around 3 pm after a medical check-up. His son Karti and wife Nalini had arrived much earlier. His team of lawyers including Senior Congress leaders Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Singhvi. Chidambaram, briefly spoken to his lawyers, later moved to the accused box as they waited for CBI judge, to […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday commenced hearing in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case for the 10th day, with counsel for the one of the original litigants seeking enforcement of his rights to worship at the disputed site. A five-Judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi was hearing the title dispute. Senior advocate Ranjit Kumar, […]
SC Bench has asked Centre to frame a policy to make it mandatory for them to serve in public hospitals in rural areas for a certain period after passing out. Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justices L Nageswara Rao and Justice Hemant Gupta added that,”Govt. spends huge money on each medical student. The condition is not illegal & […]
