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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.

Mar 20, 2024

Justice B. R. Gavai Chairs Workshop Held By Supreme Court Legal Services Committee for Panel Lawyers

The Supreme Court Legal Services Committee held a workshop for panel lawyers on digitalisation in legal aid and enhancing the quality of legal aid.
Supreme Court judge Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai chaired the workshop.
During the workshop, Justice Gavai said that its primary purpose is to identify the legal aid issues and find means to address those at the earliest.
Justice Gavai also underlined the importance of providing videoconferencing facilities as a platform of interaction between the legal aid counsel and jail inmates.
This workshop marked a pivotal step in the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee's efforts to modernise legal aid services, ensuring that they remain robust, responsive, and respectful of the community's needs.

Mar 19, 2024

Five Additional Judges of Allahabad High Court Made Permanent

The Central government on Monday cleared the appointment of five additional judges of the Allahabad High Court as permanent judges.
This was pursuant to a recommendation made by the Supreme Court Collegium on March 12.
The judges who have been made permanent are: (1) Justice Saurabh Srivastava; (2) Justice Om Prakash Shulda; (3) Justice Mohd. Azhar Husain Idrisi; (4) Justice Jyotsna Sharma; and (5) Justice Surendra Singh.
All five judges were initially recommended for appointment as permanent judges by the High Court Collegium in May last year. After the proposal was accepted by the Chief Minister and Governor of Uttar Pradesh, these names were forwarded to the Supreme Court Collegium for its consideration.

Mar 17, 2024

Delhi High Court Appoints Justice V. Ramasubramanian as Observer for JNUSU Polls

The Delhi High Court appointed former Supreme Court judge, Justice V. Ramasubramanian as observer for the upcoming Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) elections.
Justice Ramasubramanian will exercise oversight over the activities/functions to be discharged by the Election Committee.
JNUSU elections are being held after a gap of four years. The voting is scheduled on March 22 and the results will be declared on March 24.

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