The Supreme Court collegium has recommended to the Centre the appointment of eight person to five distinct high courts. Among those named was judicial officer Golmei Gaiphulshillu Kabui, who, if approved by the Centre, would be the first woman from the ST community to be appointed to the Manipur High Court. On Monday, the collegium of…
According to individuals familiar with the situation, the CBI is planning an appeal against the Bombay high court’s ruling declaring the detention of former ICICI bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar “illegal” and their subsequent release in a loan fraud case. According to insiders, the CBI is concerned that the Kochhars would…
Supreme Court -The Supreme Court on Monday said the Uttarakhand government was well within its constitutional jurisdiction to set up a committee to examine implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state, which could bolster BJP-governed states’ efforts towards uniform civil laws for marriage, divorce, adoption, succession, and partition. The PIL filed by…
Calcutta high court – Lawyers questioning a Calcutta high court judge’s order granting BJP legislator Suvendu Adhikari “blanket protection” from arrest on Monday blocked access to his courtroom for around 90 minutes, calling him a “disgrace” and forcing even Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava to leave the premises until the commotion died down. The build-up to…
Jaipur: A first-year law student in Jaipur committed suicide on Tuesday by jumping off a building in the city’s Shivdaspura area. According to DCP (South) Yogesh Goyal, the family of the deceased Kartik Kumawat has filed a FIR against a girl and others in connection with the suicide. Mangi Lal Vishnoi, SHO (Shivdaspura), stated that…
Commitment to their Indo-Pacific partnership and vowing to strengthen defence collaboration with a focus on co-development of futuristic technology. France hopes to become India’s most trusted partner in defence manufacturing by providing cutting-edge technology and equipment. The dialogue was co-chaired by NSA Ajit Doval and French President Emmanuel Bonne’s diplomatic assistant, who later met with…