delhi high court
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Additional Solicitor General submitted that Ms. Ravneet Kaur, an IAS officer was appointed as Chairman, Competition Commission of India by the Selection Panel.

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“…being a special statute the MSMED Act will have an overriding effect vis-à-vis the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.”

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Justice Tirunelveli Subbiah Sivagnanam was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court on 11-05-2023.

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Chhattisgarh High Court The President has appointed Shri Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal, to be an Additional Judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court, for

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Newly elevated Judge of the Supreme Court of India, Justice Rajesh Bindal, celebrates his 62nd birthday today. Prior to being elevated to the Supreme Court, Justice Bindal was serving as the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court.

Madras High Court
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Madras High Court said that whether it is contractual employment, temporary engagements or otherwise, the procedure to be adopted by Banks must be transparent and in compliance with the mandates of the Constitution.

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Former Judge of Kerala High Court, Justice K. Vinod Chandran was recently appointed as 44th Chief Justice of Patna High Court. He is popularly known for his by-the-book approach in the legal fraternity.

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The Supreme Court observed that having participated in the selection process without any demur or protest, the writ petitioners cannot challenge the same as being tainted with mala fides, merely because they were unsuccessful.

Justice Ramesh Sinha
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Justice Ramesh Sinha, former senior judge of Allahabad High Court was recently appointed as the 15th Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court via notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice.

Ministry of Law and Justice
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Justice Pritinker Diwaker, Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Vinod Chandran appointed as Chief Justices for Allahabad High Court, Chattisgarh High Court and Patna High Court respectively.

Manipur High Court
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The Manipur High Court opined that former MPCB’s Chairman should have obtained prior sanction from the State Government before appointing 118 employees as their monthly emoluments were above Rs. 3300 as per Rule 23 of Appointment of Chairman of Manipur Pollution Control Board, 2021.

Calcutta High Court
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Calcutta High Court held that all the unilateral appointment of arbitrators is not invalid unless the arbitrator’s relationship falls within the Seventh Schedule to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

Government of Tamil Nadu
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On 8-3-2023, the Government of Tamil Nadu notified the Tamil Nadu Civil Services (Appointment on Compassionate Grounds) Rules, 2023. Key Points: Under

Justice Arup Kumar Goswami
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Justice Arup Kumar Goswami who was appointed as the 14th Chief Justice of the High Court of Chhattisgarh with effect from 12-10-2021 is retiring today. Justice Goswami is known to be a cricket enthusiast and has represented Assam in the Ranji Trophy.

Madras High Court
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On 03-03-2023, the President has appointed following Additional Judges of Madras High Court, to be Judges of Madras High Court with effect

Delhi High Court
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On 03-03-2023, the President of India has appointed Shri Justice Amit Sharma, Additional Judge of Delhi High Court to be the Judge

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The Supreme Court has directed that the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners shall appointed by the President on the advice of the Committee of the Prime Minister of India, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India. This will curtail the devastating effect of continuing to leave appointments in sole hands of the Executive on Fundamental Rights and values.

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Justice Sonia Giridhar Gokani, who recently took oath as the Gujarat High Court’s 28th and First Woman Chief Justice, retired on 25-02-2023 after a shortest tenure of any Chief Justice in the history of Gujarat High Court

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Former Judge of Uttaranchal High Court, Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra was recently elevated as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court. At his swearing-in ceremony, Justice Mishra stated that his priority will be to impart justice to the poor and downtrodden while expediting old cases.

Allahabad High Court
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The President appoints following Advocates as Additional Judges of the Allahabad High Court in that order of seniority for a period of