Centre Notifies Appointment Of Three Additional Judges As Permanent Judges Of J&K And Ladakh High Court

The Central Government has officially notified the appointment of three Additional Judges Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal, Justice Rajesh Sekhri, and Justice Mohammad Yousuf Wani—as Permanent Judges of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. The notification follows the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendation dated March 5, 2025.Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to Twitter...

Judge-Advocates Spat : KHCAA Suspends Senior Advocate George Poonthottam Over Alleged Settlement Talk Without Association Nod

The General Body of the Kerala High Court Advocates Association decided to suspend Senior Advocate George Poonthottam from the KHCAA for meeting the Chief Justice without the consent of the Association to resolve the issue relating to Justice A Badharudeen.Last Friday, the KHCAA had boycotted Justice Badharudeen's Court following a complaint that the Judge had insulted Advocate Sarita...

Delhi Riots: Court Grants 15 Days Interim Bail To Shahrukh Pathan Who Pointed Gun At Cop

A Delhi Court has granted 15 days of interim bail to Shahrukh Pathan, the man who pointed a gun at a policeman during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts granted relief to Pathan for taking care of his ailing father and arranging funds for the family. “The applicant is directed to give his mobile number to the I.O. and will keep the...

Used 'Pakistan' Word To Spew Hatred: Court Rejects Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra's Plea Against Summons In 2020 FIR For Communal Tweets

A Delhi Court has dismissed a plea moved by BJP Minister Kapil Mishra challenging a magisterial order summoning him in an FIR filed in 2020 over his tweets that the AAP and Congress had created a “mini Pakistan” at Shaheen Bagh and that the then Assembly polls would be a contest between “India and Pakistan”.“The word 'Pakistan' is very skillfully weaved by the revisionist in his...

KHCAA Rejects Judge's Offer To Apologize In Chamber; Says 'When Insult Happened In Open Court, Apology Also Should Be In Open Court'

The Kerala High Court Advocates Association (KHCAA) has written a letter to the Chief Justice of the High Court demanding an apology in open court for allegedly humiliating the widow of a recently deceased advocate.As per the letter, when Adv. Saritha Thomas, wife of the late Adv. Alex Scaria, sought time to file a fresh vakalat in a case where her husband had filed the vakalat, it is said...

Omar Abdullah Announces Plans For New National Law University In J&K, Budgetary Allocation Of ₹50 Crore

The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, has announced that the region will now have its own National Law University. He further revealed that a budget allocation of 50 Crore has been assigned with respect to the development of the said project.This initiative is set to bring Jammu and Kashmir in line with other states that already have National Law Universities, improving...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Repatriation Of Justice Atul Sreedharan Back To Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium, during its meeting on March 6, 2025, has recommended the repatriation of Justice Atul Sreedharan, currently serving as a Judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, to his parent High Court in Madhya Pradesh.Justice Sreedharan was initially appointed as a Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on April 7, 2016. In early 2023, he sought a transfer...

'Entire Case Based On Records Already Considered During Scrutiny': Mumbai ITAT Quashes Reopening Of Assessment Against Shah Rukh Khan For AY 2012-13

The Mumbai ITAT has quashed the reopening of assessment proceedings against the Assessee/ Appellant i.e., Shah Rukh Khan for AY 2012-13.The tribunal held that the reasons recorded while initiating the re-assessment, were completely silent as regards the allegation that income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment due to failure on the part of the assessee to disclose fully and truly...

Kerala High Court Advocates Seek Justice Badharudeen's Apology For Allegedly Insulting Late Lawyer's Wife

The lawyers of the Kerala High Court today demanded an apology from Justice A. Badharudeen's Court for allegedly insulting deceased lawyer Alex Scaria's wife in court yesterday.Lawyers assembled in Justice Badharudeen's Court this morning seeking the Judge's apology in the open court for the insult caused to Advocate Saritha Thomas, wife of late Alex Scaria. However, Justice Badharudeen did...

Delhi Court Awards Rs 20 Lakh Compensation To Acid Attack Victims, Asks Delhi Govt To Provide Employment

In what can be termed as an instance of restorative justice, a Delhi Court recently directed the grant of a total compensation of Rs 20 lakhs to three victims of acid attack, including two girls.The Court also directed the Delhi Government to provide employment to one of the girls, who is now a major and a graduate, appropriate to her qualification and medical status.Additional Sessions...

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Three Additional Judges As Permanent Judges For J&K High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the appointment of three Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of the High Court. The Collegium, in its meeting held on March 5, 2025, passed a resolution confirming the elevation of Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal, Justice Rajesh Sekhri & Justice Mohammad Yousuf WaniJustice Wasim Sadiq Nargal holds the distinction of being the first Muslim judge from...

Need To Drive Criminal Law Forward With Data And Evidence, Hope Young Lawyers Will Willingly Join The Field: CJI Sanjiv Khanna

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Thursday said that he hopes many youngsters and young lawyers would join the field of criminal law as their first career choice and not as a second choice or compulsion. CJI said that even though many new lawyers do not want to take up criminal practice, the fact of the matter is that most of the litigation in the district courts is criminal...