Contempt of Court
by Nihit Singhal†
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Elevation of Advocate Sandeep Moudgil as Judge of Punjab & Haryana HC: SC Collegium
Elevation of an Advocate as Judge in Punjab and Haryana High Court Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the elevation
Advocate trying to stall elevation of judicial officer as Judge of Telangana HC: Supreme Court terms writ petition ‘gross abuse of process of law’, imposes 5 lakh as costs
Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh, JJ. dismissed a writ petition filed by an advocate seeking
Elevation of an Advocate and a Judicial Officer as Judges in Chhattisgarh HC: SC Collegium approves
Elevation of 1 Advocate and 1 Judicial Officer as Judges in Chhattisgarh HC Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the
SC Collegium approves elevation of an Advocate as Judge of Madhya Pradesh HC
Proposal for elevation of Advocate Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav as Judge of Madhya Pradesh HC approved Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal
Pranay Verma appointed to be a Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court
Appointment of a Judge to Madhya Pradesh High Court President appoints Shri Pranay Verma to be a Judge of the Madhya Pradesh
MP HC | Judge ought to have seen the sensitivity of the matter; Strict compliance of S. 309 of CrPC directed to Trial Courts
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Subodh Abhyankar, J., dismissed the fourth bail application which was filed by the petitioner under Section 439 of
Justice Arun Mishra , Former Supreme Court Judge becomes the 8th Chairperson of NHRC
Justice Arun Kumar Mishra, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, has joined as the new Chairperson of the National Human
Justice Alok Kumar Verma appointed as Permanent Judge of Uttaranchal High Court
Appointment of Permanent Judge President appoints Justice Alok Kumar Verma, Additional Judge of Uttaranchal High Court to be Judge of Uttaranchal High
The Judicial Legacy of Justice MM Shantanagoudar
“An irreducible core of right to life is “dignity”. Right to human dignity comes in different shades and colours. (…) The right
Sitting Supreme Court judge Justice MM Shantanagoudar passes away
In a sad news coming from the Supreme Court, Justice MM Shantanagoudar has passed away on 24.04.2021 after a prolonged illness. He
President appoints Shri Narendra Kumar Vyas and Shri Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi, as Additional Judges of Chhattisgarh HC
President appoints Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi and Narendra Kumar Vyas to be Additional Judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court, for a period of
Calcutta High Court Judge, Justice Ashis Kumar Chakraborty passes away
Justice Ashis Kumar Chakraborty passed away on 30-01-2021 due to cardiac arrest. About He was Born on December 12, 1965. Graduated in
Justice Sunil Kumar Awasthi tenders his resignation from office of Judge of MP High Court
Justice Sunil Kumar Awasthi has tendered his resignation from the office of Judge, Madhya Pradesh High Court, in pursuance of proviso (a)
All HC | “If a Judge makes a mistake, then from where will the general public get fair justice”; HC warns Judicial Magistrate to remain careful while passing Judicial Orders
Allahabad High Court: Manju Rani Chauhan, J., expressed that: “At the present time, only from the temple of justice like Courts, everyone
Sikkim HC | Chief Justice Arup Kumar Goswami appointed as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh HC
Transfer Order President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, transfers Justice Arup Kumar Goswami, Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court,
MP HC | Justice Satish Chandra Sharma appointed as a Judge of Karnataka HC
Transfer Orders Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court transferred as a Judge of the Karnataka High Court
AP HC | Chief Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari appointed as CJ of Sikkim HC
Transfer Orders President transfers Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court, as Chief Justice of the Sikkim High
Justice G.R. Udhwani of Gujarat High Court passes away during COVID-19 treatment
Justice G.R. Udhwani Justice G.R. Udhwani of Gujarat High Court passed away while undergoing treatment for Coronavirus (COVID-19). [Source: PTI] BACKGROUND Born
Ker HC | Endeavour of every Judge should be to get rid of his personal predilections and prejudices and to decide cases dispassionately, and not to recuse whenever his or her actions are questioned
Kerala High Court: V.G. Arun J., while disallowing the present petition of transfer, observed, “When the question is one of transfer of