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LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS - June 2023

Jun 2023

Mar 27, 2024

Allahabad High Court Strikes Down Madrasa Education Act

The Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench declared the UP Board of Madarsa Education Act of 2004 as unconstitutional. The court ruled that the act violated the principle of secularism, as well as several articles of the Constitution, including Articles 14, 21, and 21-A. Additionally, the court found that the act also contravened Section 22 of the University Grants Commission Act of 1956.
The court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to provide regular school education to students enrolled in madarsas (Islamic seminaries). The ruling stated that these students should be accommodated in primary, high school, and intermediate education boards of the state.
The judgment came in response to a plea filed by a lawyer who had challenged the constitutionality of the law passed by the state government. The law allowed madarsas to provide education in Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Islamic studies, and other branches without recognition by the state's education boards.

Mar 26, 2024

BJP Panel Tastes Defeat in Tripura Bar Association Polls

'Songbidhan Bachao Mancha' (Save Constitution Forum), a panel of lawyers associated with legal organisations of the Congress and CPI(M), emerged victorious in the Tripura Bar Association elections, defeating the ruling BJP-backed 'Aainjeebi Unnayan Mancha'.
The Tripura Bar Association polls were conducted among 500 members as opposed to 416 in the last elections, under the supervision of Returning Officer and senior advocate Sandip Dutta Chowdhury. Fifteen nominations were submitted for the Bar Association elections while four were elected unopposed.
Advocates Mrinal Kanti Biswas, Subrata Debnath and Koushik Indu were elected as president, vice-president and secretary of the Tripura Bar Association, respectively, in the election to the bar association. Advocates Amar Debbarma and Utpal Das were elected as assistant secretaries.

Mar 25, 2024

Eleven Additional Judges of Bombay High Court Made Permanent

The Central government notified the appointment of eleven additional judges of the Bombay High Court as permanent judges.
The eleven judges are: Justice Urmila Sachin Joshi-Phalke, Justice Bharat Pandurang Deshpande, Justice Kishore Chandrakant Sant, Justice Valmiki SA Menezes, Justice Kamal Rashmi Khat, Justice Sharmila Uttamrao Deshmukh, Justice Arun Ramnath Pedneker, Justice Sandeep Vishnupant Marne, Justice Gauri Vinod Godse, Justice Rajesh Shantaram Patil and Justice Arif Saleh Doctor.
The Supreme Court Collegium had earlier recommended the elevation of the above judges.

Mar 22, 2024

Centre Notifies Appointment of Six Advocates as Judges of Kerala High Court

The Central government notified the appointment of six advocates as additional judges of the Kerala High Court.
As per the notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, the new judges in the order of seniority are: Mullappally Abdul Aziz Abdul Hakhim, Syam Kumar Vadakke Mudavakkat, Harisankar Vijayan Menon, Manu Sreedharan Nair, Easwaran Subramani and Manoj Pulamby Madhavan.
They will serve as additional judges of the High Court for a period of two years from the date they assume charge of their respective offices.
With the appointment of the six judges the Kerala High Court is functioning with 41 judges as against its sanctioned strength of 47.

Judicial Officer Mohammad Yousuf Wani Appointed Jammu and Kashmir High Court Judge

The Central government notified the appointment of judicial officer Mohammad Yousuf Wani as an additional judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
Earlier, the Supreme Court Collegium had recommended Wani's name for elevation to the High Court an additional judge.
In its resolution, the Collegium noted that Wani joined judicial service on December 9, 1997, and has been serving as a judicial officer in various capacities.

Mar 21, 2024

Appoint Bengaluru Industrial Tribunal Presiding Officer: Karnataka High Court to Centre

The Karnataka High Court urged the Central government to appoint a Presiding Officer at the Central Government Industrial Tribunal cum Labour Court at Bengaluru 'before the working class revolt on the street'.
A Bench of Chief Justice N. V. Anjaria and Justice Krishna S. Dixit made the oral remark after disposing of a public interest litigation (PIL) by the Industrial Law Practitioners' Forum for the appointment of a Presiding Officer.

Acting Chief Justice G. S. Sandhawalia Inaugurates Hybrid Video Conferencing Facility in Punjab &...

The Acting Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia on Wednesday, inaugurated four I.T. initiatives, i.e. Hybrid Video Conferencing in High Court and in all District Courts in states of Punjab, Haryana and U.T. Chandigarh, free public Wi-fi in High Court premises, Inventory Management Software (IMS) for District Courts & 'Neutral Citation Phase-II (QR Code).
On this occasion, Justice Lisa Gill, Chairperson Computer Committee, Members of the Computer Committee and all other Judges of the High Court were present.
The inaugural function was also attended by all the District and Sessions Judges in the States of Punjab, Haryana and U.T. Chandigarh through virtual mode.

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