Justice Gavai was appointed as an additional judge of the Bombay High Court on November 14, 2003, and became a permanent judge in 2005. He served at the High Court’s principal seat in Mumbai and benches in Nagpur, Aurangabad and Panaji. He was elevated to the Supreme Court on May 24, 2019. Source link
Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Monday said that he will take a call on listing petitions challenging the changes made to the waqf law. The CJI conveyed this to senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who brought up the matter before a Supreme Court bench presided by him. Sibal said that a petition had been … Read more
The issue arose after ANI sued Wikipedia for defamation alleging that the platform allowed defamatory edits by certain users which referred to the news agency as a “propaganda tool” for the present Central government. The High Court issued summons to Wikipedia on July 9, 2024 and ordered it to disclose information about three people who made the … Read more
It further issued the following directions: a. Chief Secretary to answer to the following queries: 1. What was the compelling urgency to undertake the developmental activity, including the removal of trees from the alleged forest area? 2. Whether for such development activity, the State has called for the environmental impact assessment certificate. 3. Whether for … Read more
Media reports stated that a fire at Justice Varma’s house on the evening of March 14 had inadvertently led to the recovery of unaccounted cash. Justice Varma and his wife were not in Delhi on the said day. Only his daughter and aged mother were at home when the fire broke out. The incident led … Read more
The judge also opined that judiciary must take criticism in its stride even when it is magnified by the media. The only exception is when criticism crosses into the territory of contempt of court. Justice Oka also observed that matrimonial disputes, which now see multiple rounds of litigation, make the situation worse. The judge also … Read more
The Court, however, noted that there were already Constitutional provisions that were meant to protect the independence of the CAG’s office. “We have to trust the institutions you see … Sometimes, we have great misconceptions about independence. See Article 148 (of the Constitution). There is constitutional protection,” Justice Kant remarked. He added that the issue … Read more
Centre opposes plea in Supreme Court for life ban on convicts from contesting polls Bar & Bench – Indian Legal News ‘Harsh’: Centre opposes lifetime disqualification of convicted lawmakers Hindustan Times Life Ban On Convicted Politicians Harsh, 6 Years Enough: Centre To Supreme Court NDTV Govt defends 6-year election ban on convicted politicians, tells Supreme Court lifetime disqualification … Read more
Last Updated:February 04, 2025, 12:35 IST The bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan asked the Assam government to deport them during the process of updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state. Supreme Court The Supreme Court slammed the Assam government for not deporting people declared as foreigners. The … Read more
Subhash, a 34-year-old software engineer, had died by suicide in Bengaluru. He left behind an elaborate suicide note and also made a video blaming his estranged wife Nikita Singhania and her family of harassing him and filing false cases against him, driving him to take his life. His video and suicide note sparked a debate … Read more