Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Acting swiftly on the recommendation made by the Supreme Court Collegium, the Centre on Monday cleared the appointment of Justice Joymalya Bagchi to the apex court. In a post on X, Union Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal announced that the President, after … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday pulled up the Kolkata Police for unnecessarily halting private construction outside the security zone earmarked for the state Secretariat Nabanna at Mandirtala in the adjoining Howrah district. After the city police halted private construction at a spot outside the 100-metre radius security zone for Nabanna, … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by CJI Sanjiv Khanna, has recommended the appointment of 3 permanent judges in the Bombay High Court and 4 permanent judges in the Madras High Court. “The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 20th February, 2025 has approved the proposal for appointment of … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) Calcutta High Court’s Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam on Thursday recused himself from hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) against former Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal in connection with the ghastly rape and murder of a woman junior doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in August last year. … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Monday accepted credentials from the Ambassadors/High Commissioners of Cambodia, Maldives, Somalia, Cuba and Nepal at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Those who presented their credentials included Rath Many (Ambassador of Cambodia), Aishath Azeema (High Commissioner of the Republic of Maldives), Abdullahi Mohammed Odowa (Ambassador of … Read more
Srinagar, Feb 12 (IANS) J&K Peoples Conference (JKPC) President Sajad Lone on Wednesday lauded the recent judgment by the High Court of J&K and Ladakh, which ruled that no individual should be denied a passport due to the involvement of their family members in militancy-related activities. Lone emphasised that this judgment sets a powerful precedent … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by CJI Sanjiv Khanna, on Wednesday recommended the appointment of 3 permanent judges in the Telangana High Court and 2 permanent judges in the Madras High Court. “The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 5th February, 2025 has approved the proposal for appointment … Read more
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday modified an earlier apex court order regulating the timeline and conditions of appointment of ad hoc judges in High Courts under Article 224A of the Constitution. A Special Bench, headed by CJI Sanjiv Khanna and comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and Surya Kant, stressed the filing … Read more
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IANS) A division bench of the Calcutta High Court will hear the plea by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking the death penalty for Sanjay Roy, the sole convict in the R.G. Kar rape and murder case, on January 27. The CBI had earlier this week challenged the order of a … Read more
