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LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS - June 2023

Jun 2023

May 02, 2025

Centre Notifies Appointment of 7 Judicial Officers as Gujarat High Court Judges

  • The Central government notified the appointment of seven judicial officers as judges of the Gujarat High Court.
  • The judicial officers who have been appointed as judges are: Liyakathussain Shamsuddin Pirzada, Ramchandra Thakurdas Vachhani, Jayesh Lakhanshibhai Odedra, Pranav Maheshbhai Raval, Mool Chand Tyagi, Dipak Mansukhlal Vyas and Utkarsh Thakorbhai Desai.
  • Last month (April) the Supreme Court collegium had recommended the appointment of 'eight' judicial officers as judges of the Gujarat High Court. Judicial officer Rohenkumar Kundanlal Chudawala whose name was recommended by the Supreme Court collegium for appointment last month, was however not part of the announcement made by the Centre.

Apr 30, 2025

President Droupadi Murmu Appoints Justice B. R. Gavai as Next Chief Justice

  • President Droupadi Murmu appointed Justice B. R. Gavai as the 52nd Chief Justice of India.
  • Justice Gavai will take the oath of office on May 14 after the incumbent CJI Sanjiv Khanna retires.
  • He has a tenure of more than six months and will retire on November 23, 2025.
  • He will be the second person from the Scheduled Caste community to become CJI. The first was Justice K. G. Balakrishnan.

Apr 22, 2025

Arun Bhardwaj New Registrar General of Delhi High Court

  • The Delhi High Court ordered the appointment of Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of the Rouse Avenue Court, who has handled multiple important cases, including the Delhi excise policy case in which former CM Arvind Kejriwal was arrested, as the Registrar (Vigilance) at the High Court.
  • Along with the excise policy case, in which she had remanded Kejriwal to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate and had denied regular bail to former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, she also heard various other significant matters.

Apr 16, 2025

Former SC Judge Dinesh Maheshwari Takes Charge as Law Commission of India's Chairperson

  • Justice (Retired) Dinesh Maheshwari, former Judge of the Supreme Court, was appointed as the Chairperson of the 23rd Law Commission of India.
  • Advocate Hitesh Jain and Professor D. P. Verma (Law Faculty, BHU) are the other members of the Commission. Their tenure will last till 30.08.2027.
  • The 22nd Law Commission was headed by Justice (Retd) Ritu Raj Awasthi, former Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court and had former Kerala High Court judge Justice K. T. Sankaran,Prof. Anand Paliwal, Prof. D. P. Verma, Prof.(Dr) Raka Arya and M. Karunanithi as members of the Commission.

Former SC Judge Dinesh Maheshwari Takes Charge as Law Commission of India's Chairperson

  • Justice (Retired) Dinesh Maheshwari, former Judge of the Supreme Court, was appointed as the Chairperson of the 23rd Law Commission of India.
  • Advocate Hitesh Jain and Professor D. P. Verma (Law Faculty, BHU) are the other members of the Commission. Their tenure will last till 30.08.2027.
  • The 22nd Law Commission was headed by Justice (Retd) Ritu Raj Awasthi, former Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court and had former Kerala High Court judge Justice K. T. Sankaran,Prof. Anand Paliwal, Prof. D. P. Verma, Prof.(Dr) Raka Arya and M. Karunanithi as members of the Commission.

Apr 14, 2025

Kerala Becomes First in India to Launch Online Permanent Lok Adalat Services

  • Kerala became the first state in India to introduce online filing and hearing facilities for Permanent Lok Adalats.
  • This initiative of the Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KELSA) seeks to improve the accessibility of justice, especially for marginalised communities.
  • The online filing system was officially inaugurated by the Kerala High Court Chief Justice Nitin M. Jamdar at a function organised by KELSA.
  • This digital transition for Lok Adalats aligns with the Kerala judiciary's broader vision of ensuring accessible and affordable justice for every citizen, by leveraging technology.
  • Kerala currently hosts three Permanent Lok Adalats- one each in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, and Kozhikode.

Justice Arun Palli New Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court

  • The Central government cleared the appointment of Justice Arun Palli of Punjab and Haryana High Court as the new Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.
  • Justice Palli graduated in Commerce and completed his law degree from Panjab University, Chandigarh, in 1988.
  • He then commenced his legal practice at the Punjab and Haryana High Court was appointed Additional Advocate General for Punjab on September 1, 2004, a position he held until March 2007.
  • He was designated as a Senior Advocate on April 26, 2007. He also appeared before the Supreme Court, Delhi High Court and also argued several important matters in the Himachal Pradesh High Court.
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