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LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS - June 2022

Jun 2022

Sep 01, 2024

Supreme Court judge Hima Kohli, a Fierce Protector of Women's Rights Retires

Justice Hima Kohli, who served as a Supreme Court judge for three years, retired on September 1.
Justice Kohli was elevated to the Supreme Court on August 21, 2021. Before that, she was elevated as the first woman Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court after being elevated from the Delhi High Court.
Paying his tribute to Justice Kohli, Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud hailed her as a 'fierce protector of the rights of women'.
As Justice Hima Kohli vacated her space, the Supreme Court is now left with only two women judges- Justices B. V. Nagarathna and Bela M. Trivedi.

Aug 31, 2024

Collegium Recommends Transfer of Justice Shamim Ahmed from Allahabad High Court to Madras High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the transfer of Allahabad High Court Judge JustIce Shamim Ahmed to Madras High Court.
The Collegium comprising the Chief Justice of India (CJI) D. Y. Chandrachud and Justices Sanjiv Khanna, B. R. Gavai, Surya Kant and Hrishikesh Roy rejected Justice Ahmed's request for a reconsideration of the proposal for his transfer to the Madras High Court.
The Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court and the Acting Chief Justice of the Madras High Court were also consulted, as per the resolution.
Justice Ahmed was appointed an Additional Judge of the Allahabad High Court on December 12, 2019, and made a permanent High Court judge on March 26, 2021. Before his elevation, he had been practicing as lawyer since 1993, dealing with civil, Constitutional, service, labour, company and criminal laws.

Aug 30, 2024

Collegium Recommends Appointment of Tejas Karia as Delhi High Court Judge

The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the name of afvocate Tejas Dhirenbhai Karia for appointment as a Judge of the High Court of Delhi.
The Collegium noted that Karia is a domain expert in the law of arbitration. Since the volume of cases on arbitration law requires specialized handling, particularly, in the High Court of Delhi, Tejas Dhirenbhai Karia will prove to be a value addition to the Bench of the High Court of Delhi.

Aug 23, 2024

Bombay High Court Orders State to Create Social Media Handle for Citizens to Report Manual Scaven...

The Bombay High Court, ordered the Maharashtra government to create a social media handle, which could be used by citizens and also non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to report instances of 'manual scavenging' across the State.
A division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Milind Sathaye opined that such creation of the social media handle will help the District Level Committees and also the Vigilance Committees under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, to ensure no manual scavenging takes place.

Aug 20, 2024

International Military Law Journal Launched: Indian Lawyers, Former Judge part of Editorial Body

Three Indian lawyers and a former High Court judge are among those tasked with the editorial oversight of the newly launched 'Forces Law Review' (FLR) - the first ever international journal on military law.
The journal is a joint initiative by the National Institute of Military Justice (NIMJ) in Washington DC, USA and the Centre for Constitution and Public Policy (CCPP), University Institute of Legal Studies, Panjab University in Chandigarh.
Advocate Navdeep Singh is one of three Chief Editors nominated to review journal content.
The other Chief Editors (Honorary) nominated by NIJM and CCPP are:
Professor Franklin Rosenblatt of the Mississippi College School of Law, USA, who serves as the current President of NIMJ; Judge of the National Guard Court of Appeals and is also a former Judge Advocate General (JAG) officer of the US Army; and
Professor and author Shruti Bedi who is the Director of CCPP and also serves as the current Director of the University Institute of Legal Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Apart from the Chief Editors, there is also an Editorial Advisory Board (Honorary).
The members of this body include Justice Rajiv Narain Raina (former judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court), Additional Solicitor General of India Aishwarya Bhati and Senior Advocate Sanjeev Sharma.

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