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LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2022

Sep 2022

Feb 22, 2023

In a First, Kerala High Court Begins Publishing Judgements in Vernacular

Kerala High Court published two of its recent judgements in the state's vernacular language, Malyalam. This is a first of its kind development in the country.
There has been a renewed push towards publishing High Court and Supreme Court judgements in regional languages since Chief Justice of India (CJI) D. Y. Chandrachud took office in November 2022.

Feb 21, 2023

First-ever: Supreme Court Starts Live Transcription of its Hearings

The Supreme Court scripted history as it started live transcription of its hearings with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and technology driven by Natural Language Processing.
The live transcription was launched on an experimental basis in courtroom no. 1, wherein a Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud was hearing the case related to the Constitutional crisis of Maharashtra.
The transcription service is being provided by TERES Legal Services, a company which has been providing this facility to arbitration practitioners.
In another first, the Kerala High Court started publishing some of its judgments in Malayalam.

Feb 19, 2023

Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra is New Chief Justice of Jharkhand HC

Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court.
The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended for elevation in December 2022.
He has previously served as Acting Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court and Judge of Orissa High Court.

Feb 17, 2023

Justice Sonia Gokani Sworn in as Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court

Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat formally administered oath to Gujarat High Court Chief Justice (designate) Sonia Gokani at Raj Bhavan, Gandhinagar, making her officially the first woman to head the High Court.
The ceremony was kicked off with the President of India through its representative reading out 'the warrant of appointment'.
Chief Justice Gokani's appointment was approved by the central government.
Justice Gokani, who joined as the 28th Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court, will retire on February 25, making her tenure the shortest.

Feb 16, 2023

Appointment of Public Prosecutors: Delhi High Court Directs UPSC to File Fresh Status Report on 1...

The Delhi High Court directed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to file a fresh status report over 108 vacancies of Public Prosecutors in Delhi.
The Bench of Justice Satish Chander Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad, after hearing arguments from both the sides, directed the respondents to complete the appointment process by the next date of hearing, which was fixed at March 15.
The Counsel appearing for UPSC contended that only one proposal for the recruitment of 80 vacancies for the post of the Assistant Public Prosecutor (APP) in the Government of NCT of Delhi (GNCTD) was received by the Commission on October 7, 2022.
The Commission said that it has always tried to complete the process of recruitment in all cases, more particularly in the case of Public Prosecutor and APPs, as expeditiously as possible and the current process was likely to culminate in a final result very soon in the month of March, 2023.

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment of Additional Judge Justice Amit Sharma as Permane...

The Supreme Court collegium passed the resolution after noting that the Delhi High Court Collegium had unanimously recommended that Justice Sharma be made a permanent judge.
The Collegium said that after the due scrutiny and evaluation of the material placed on record including the observations made by the Department of Justice in the file as well as the report of the Judgment Evaluation Committee it took this decision.

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