West Bengal Advocate-General Soumendra Nath Mookherjee Resigns
West Bengal Advocate-General Soumendra Nath Mookherjee mailed his resignation to Governor Dr. C. V. Ananda Bose.
Mookherjee was appointed as the AG after Kishore Datta resigned from the post in September 2021.
Central Government Notifies Transfer of Five High Court Judges
The Central government notified the transfers of five High Court judges woh were earlier recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium.
The judges who were transferred are - Justice Vivek Kumar Singh from Allahabad High Court to Madras High Court, Justice Shekhar B. Saraf from Calcutta High Court to Allahabad High Court, Justice Bibek Chaudhuri from Calcutta High Court to Patna High Court, Justice M. Sudheer Kumar from Telangana High Court to Madras High Court and Justice C. Sumalatha from Telangana High Court to Karnataka High Court.
Nov 13, 2023
Centre Notifies Appointment of N. Unni Krishnan Nair as Gauhati High Court Judge
The Central Government notified the appointment of Senior Advocate N Unni Krishnan Nair as an additional judge of the Gauhati High Court.
The Central Government had earlier in November notified the appointment of Senior Advocate Kaushik Goswami as an additional judge of the Gauhati High Court. In doing so, at the time the Central Government had deferred processing the name of Nair, whose name was also proposed in the same Collegium resolution.
The delayed notification of his appointment has now reduced Nair's seniority.
Nov 12, 2023
Centre Appoints Justice Manmohan as Acting Chief Justice Of Delhi High Court
The Central Government announced the appointment of Justice Manmohan as the Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. This decision came after Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma was elevated to the position of a judge in the Supreme Court of India.
The appointment of Justice Manmohan to the position was made in accordance with Article 223 of the Constitution of India.
Justice Manmohan has been a part of the Delhi High Court since his appointment as an Additional Judge in March 2008. In December 2009, he was appointed as a permanent judge.
Nov 11, 2023
Justice MM Shrivastava is Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
The Central Government notified the appointment of Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava as Acting Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court.
Justice Shrivastava will perform the duties of Chief Justice as Justice Augustine George Masih was appointed as a Supreme Court judge.
Justice Shirvastava enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh in 1987.
He was designated Senior Advocate in 2005 and elevated as a judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court in December 2009. He was transferred to the Rajasthan High Court and took oath in October 2021.
Nov 10, 2023
Bombay High Court Launches Dedicated Telegram Channel for Updates About the Court and Cases
In a first of its kind move, the Bombay High Court launched a dedicated Telegram channel for real-time updates on information about the court and cases before it.
The notice issued by the High Court Registrar General stated that the channel features essential information updates available free to all subscribers.
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