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LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS - October 2023

Oct 2023

Aug 17, 2024

Justice B. R. Gavai Inaugurates Country's First Digital Court for NI Act Cases in Kerala

Supreme Court judge Justice B. R. Gavai inaugurated various digital initiatives at the Kerala High Court.
Justice Gavai inaugurated the country's first exclusive Digital Court for Negotiable Instruments Act Cases in Kollam. Other digital initiatives of the Kerala High Court were: Online Dispute Resolution System, Model Digital Court Room concept, Learning Management System of the Judicial Academy, Digital Library and Research Centre, restoration project of Ram Mohan Palace and the announcement of Digital District Courts.
The Digital Court for Negotiable Instrument Act Cases is an initiative to reduce the pendency of cases under Section 138 of the NI Act of cheque dishonour cases. The idea is to launch '24*7 ON Courts' (Open and Networked) that enable integration, participation and collaboration. This would enable the transferring of requisite documents by the litigants to other agencies. It would enable litigants to track the progress of their cases and thus integrate the whole process.

Aug 16, 2024

Justice H. S. Thangkhiew Appointed Acting Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court

The Central Government notified the appointment of Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew as acting Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.
Justice Thangkhiew took over as Acting Chief Justice pursuant to the retirement of Chief Justice S. Vaidyanathan on August 16.
In July, the Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the name of Justice Tashi Rabstan as the Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.

Aug 15, 2024

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Three Lawyers for Appointment as Gujarat High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the names of three advocates to be appointed as judges of the Gujarat High Court.
The Collegium comprising the Chief Justice of India (CJI) D. Y. Chandrachud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice B. R. Gavai recommended the following names: Advocate Sanjeev Jayendra Thaker, Advocate Deeptendra Narayan Ray and Advocate Maulik Jitendra Shelat.
The Collegium also remitted to the Gujarat High Court's Chief Justice for reconsideration of the proposal to elevate Ms Tejal Vashi along with other eligible candidates in future.

Aug 14, 2024

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment of 9 Additional Judges of Allahabad HC as Permanent

The Supreme Court Collegium recommended that nine additional judges of the Allahabad High Court be made permanent.
A resolution published on the website of the apex court said that the Collegium in its meeting approved the following names: Justice Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi, Justice Manish Kumar Nigam, Justice Anish Kumar Gupta, Justice Nand Prabha Shukla, Justice Kshitij Shailendra, Justice Vinod Diwakar, Justice Prashant Kumar, Justice Manjive Shukla and Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal.
In May the Collegium of the High Court had recommended that the nine judges be made permanent.
The Chief Minister and the Governor of Uttar Pradesh had concurred with the recommendation.

Aug 13, 2024

Two Advocates Appointed Chhattisgarh High Court Judges

Two advocates were appointed as additional judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court.
The names of Bibhu Datta Guru and Amitendra Kishore Prasad were recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium in July.
A notification issued by the law ministry said Guru and Prasad were appointed as additional judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court for a period of two years.
Additional judges are usually appointed for a period of two years before being elevated as judges or what is commonly called 'permanent' judges.

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