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LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS - November 2022

Nov 2022

Feb 18, 2025

Justice Biren A. Vaishnav to Head Gujarat High Court for Two Weeks

The Central Government notified the appointment of Justice Biren Aniruddh Vaishnav to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court between February 18 to March 2. The appointment was made in view of the fact that Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal went on leave.

Gujarat High Court Advocates Association Demands Transfer of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal

The Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association (GHCAA) resolved to seek transfer of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal to another High Court.
This follows a series of controversies at the High Court, including sudden changes in judges' roster and open disagreements between Chief Justice Agarwal and senior lawyers.

Feb 13, 2025

Union Govt. Notifies Appointment of Judicial Officer Chaitali Chatterjee as Calcutta High Court J...

In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Smt. Chaitali Chatterjee (Das) to be an Additional Judge of the Calcutta High Court for a period of two years.

Centre Notifies Appointment of Three Additional Judges of Telangana High Court as Permanent Judges

Central government notified the appointment of following three Additional Judges of the Telangana High Court as permanent Judges: Justice Laxmi Narayana Alishetty, Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti, and Justice Sujana Kalasikam.
The Supreme Court Collegium had made a recommendation in this regard in its meeting held on February 5, 2025.
Justice Laxmi Narayana Alishetty, Justice Anilkukumar Jukanti, and Justice Sujana Kalasikam were appointed as Additional Judges of the Telangana High Court on July 31, 2023.

Feb 07, 2025

SC Collegium Approves Appointment of five Additional Judges as Permanent

The Supreme Court collegium approved the proposal for appointment of five additional judges of the High Courts of Madras and Telangana as permanent judges.
the following additional judges were appointed as permanent judges in the Madras High Court -- Justice Venkatachari Lakshminarayanan and Justice Periyasamy Vadamalai.
The collegium also approved the proposal for appointment of additional judges -- Justice Laxmi Narayana Alishetty, Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti and Justice Sujana Kalasikam -- as permanent judges in the Telangana High Court.

Feb 01, 2025

Kashmir Advocates Association Moves Supreme Court for Establishment of Bar Council for J&K

The Kashmir Advocates Association approached the Supreme Court seeking establishment of a bar council for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta sought the responses of the Central government and the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court to the plea.
Currently, there is no bar council for J&K and lawyers take the membership of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association.

Supreme Court Justice Hrishikesh Roy Retires

Supreme Court judge Justice Hrishikesh Roy retired from office after a tenure of over 5 years at the top court.
Justice Roy obtained his LL.B Degree from Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi in 1982. He initially practiced at the Supreme Court before shifting to the Gauhati High Court. He was designated as Senior Advocate by the Gauhati High Court in 2004.
He was appointed an additional judge of the Gauhati High Court in October 2006 and was made a permanent judge in 2008.
He was appointed as Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court in August 2018 before being elevated to the Supreme Court on September 23, 2019.

Jan 31, 2025

Supreme Court Allows Appointment of Retired Judges to High Courts On Ad-hoc Basis

The Supreme Court ordered that the High Courts can recommend appointment of retired judges on ad-hoc basis to tackle pendency and clear the backlog of pending criminal appeals.
These ad-hoc judges would sit with regular judges in Division Benches.
A Special Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justices B. R. Gavai and Surya Kant added that each High Court can appoint two to five judges and in any case, the number should not exceed 10 percent of sanctioned strength.

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