Category: Judiciary

SC grants 3-week protection to journalist Arnab Goswami

New Delhi, Apr 24:  The Supreme Court Friday granted protection against any coercive steps for three weeks to Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami in connection with some FIRs lodged against him in various states for alleged defamatory statements made during the news shows on recent Palghar mob-lynching of […]

The High Court in coordination with the J&K LSA generating awareness about Covid 19 through text msgs

open view news desk JAMMU, APRIL 19: Making optimum use of mobile numbers and email IDs of lawyers and litigants available in databases of High Court as well as District Courts of UTs of J&K and Ladakh, High Court of Jammu and Kashmir is using SMS as one […]

Calcutta HC to hear bar association plea on financial assistance for lawyers

Kolkata, Apr 14: The Calcutta High Court will take up on Thursday a letter by its Bar Association as a PIL, which sought direction on the Bar Council of West Bengal to provide financial assistance to lawyers in distress due to the long period of suspension of work owing […]

Three High Court judges administered oath of office by Chief Justice

open view news desk JAMMU, APRIL 07: Chief Justice Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice Gita Mittal today administered oath of office to three newly appointed Judges of the common High Court for the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul, Justice Sanjay […]

Chief Justice interacts with senior lawyers of High Court via video conferencing

JAMMU, APRIL 6: Chief Justice Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice Gita Mittal today held an interaction with senior lawyers of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir via video conferencing. Prominent among the lawyers who interacted from Srinagar were Mr Zaffar Shah, Mr Zaffar Qureshi, Mr Ashraf and […]

Justice Oswal sworn in as High Court Judge

Justice Oswal sworn in as High Court Judge Other Judges of J&K High Court participate in oath ceremony via video link to maintain social distancing open view news desk JAMMU, APRIL 02: Justice Rajnesh Oswal was sworn in as a permanent Judge of the common High Court of […]

Coronavirus: SC asks Centre to prevent migration, set up portal within 24 hrs for real time info

New Delhi, Mar 31: The Supreme Court asked the Centre on Tuesday to prevent migration of people due to coronavirus and set up within 24 hours a portal for disseminating real time information on the pandemic to counter the panic being spread through fake news. “Panic will destroy more […]

SC pre-dawn hearing brings curtain down on Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case

New Delhi, Mar 20:  In an unprecedented pre-dawn hearing, hours before a Nirbhaya case death row convict Pawan Kumar Gupta was to be sent to gallows, the Supreme Court Friday midnight opened its door to dismiss his last plea challenging rejection of second mercy petition by the President. […]

SC takes note of global pandemic COVID-19, decides to restrict hearings to urgent cases only

New Delhi, Mar 13: The Supreme Court on Friday took note of global pandemic Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and decided that only urgent matters shall be taken up for hearing and no persons except concerned lawyers will be allowed inside its courtrooms. The decision was taken in a meeting presided […]

Sexual harassment at workplace is affront to rights of woman: SC

New Delhi, Mar 11: Sexual harassment at the workplace is an “affront” to the fundamental rights of a woman to equality, her right to live with dignity and to practice any profession or carry out any occupation, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court observed this while upholding […]

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