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Bengaluru Advocates' Association Resolves To Conduct Candle March Against Alleged Corruption In Judiciary, HC Registry And Trial Courts
In its Special General Body Meeting held on March 24, the Advocates' Association, Bengaluru has resolved that protest of lawyers through a candle light vigil in darkness would be held all over Karnataka and at the high court's gate to bring to the understanding of the judiciary that there is a need to "dispel the darkness and bring light to our judiciary". The protest will be held against...
Around 77% Of High Court Judges Appointed Since 2018 Belong To Upper Caste Category: Law Ministry Informs Rajya Sabha
Responding to a question raised in the Rajya Sabha, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in a written reply informed the Parliament last week that out of 715 High Court Judges appointed since 2018, 22 belong to SC category, 16 belong to ST category, 89 belong to OBC category and 37 belong to Minorities.This would mean that a total of 164 high court judges appointed since 2018 belong to the...
7 Lakh Cases Resolved, Over ₹2,743 Crores Awarded In Gujarat's First National Lok Adalat Of 2025
More than 7 lakh cases were settled in the First National Lok Adalat of 2025 conducted on March 8 in Gujarat under the umbrella of the National Legal Service Authority (NALSA).The event was graced with mass-level turnout, and the leadership was undertaken by Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court and Patron-in-Chief, Gujarat State Legal Service Authority, Justice Sunita Agarwal, and Senior...
Mumbai Court Grants Bail To Men Accused Of Vandalising Venue Where Comedian Kunal Kamra Performed
A court in Mumbai's Bandra area has granted bail to 12 men, alleged workers of the Shiv Sena, who were arrested for vandalising a comedy club where Kunal Kamra had performed on 23rd March. The following day, various political workers reached the venue where Kamra had performed, and completely ransacked it, while warning Kamra of dire consequences for his comments.The police had arrested Shiv...
HC Bar Association Announces Indefinite Strike Over SC Collegium Proposal To Move Justice Yashwant Varma To Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court Bar Association, aggrieved by the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendation to transfer Justice Yashwant Varma from Delhi HC to Allahabad HC, has announced an indefinite strike starting tomorrow. The Association has also requested the Central Government to intervene in this decision of the Supreme Court Collegium and have it immediately dismissed."In the General...
'Scrutinise All His Verdicts': Allahabad HC Bar Association Seeks Justice Yashwant Varma's Impeachment, ED/CBI Probe Against Him
The Allahabad High Court Bar Association passed a resolution earlier today seeking the impeachment of Justice Yashwant Varma over Cash-At-Residence Row. Association has specifically requested the CJI to immediately recommend to the government to draw impeachment proceedings against Justice Yashwant Varma Stating that the in-house inquiry initiated against Justice Varma is...
CBI Files 'Closure Report' In Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case, Rules Out Foul Play
After huge hue and cry and a probe that went on for more than four years, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday filed a 'closure report' in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, stating that it did not find any evidence to conclude any 'foul play' in the death of the actor.According to PTI, the CBI through its officials have submitted its 'closure report' in the death case before...
Sexual Harassment Survivors Will Feel More Secure If A Harmonious Environment Is Available To Them : Chhattisgarh HC Chief Justice
Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha inaugurated the newly constructed Record and Victim Rest Rooms at the District Court in Surajpur on Friday. Justice AK Prasad also graced the event. The virtual inauguration, which took place at 10:00 a.m., was addressed by the Chief Justice, who informed the gathering that the new facilities at the District Court Complex aim to provide...
Delhi Court Upholds Non-Framing Of Attempt To Rape Charge Against Accused Who Allegedly Pushed Woman's Breasts, Tried To Untie Her 'Salwar' Knot
A Delhi Court recently upheld an order of the Metropolitan Magistrate which refused to frame a Rape/attempt to rape charges against a man who has been accused of forcibly entering into the complainant's house, assaulting her, as well as pushing her breasts, besides trying to open her salwar's knot and “trying to rape her”. Additional Sessions Judge Abhishek Goyal noted that as per...
'We Aren't A Trash Bin; Corruption Unacceptable': Allahabad HCBA Opposes Justice Yashwant Verma's Proposed Repatriation Over Cash Recovery
In a strongly worded letter to the Chief Justice as well as all the Judges of the Allahabad High Court, the Allahabad High Court Bar Association has opposed the proposed repatriation of Justice Yashwant Verma of the Delhi High Court back to the Allahabad High Court following the alleged recovery of a large sum of cash from his residence.In a statement issued earlier today, the HCBA has...
Union Govt Notifies Appointment Of Calcutta HC Judge Justice Harish Tandon As Chief Justice Of Orissa HC
The Union Law Ministry has notified the appointment of Calcutta High Court judge Justice Harish Tandon as Orissa High Court Chief Justice, with immediate effect.Earlier, the Supreme Court collegium had recommended Justice Tandon's transfer from his parent High Court to the Orissa High Court.In a post on social media platform 'X', Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal stated: "In exercise of the...