SC collegium approves 5 advocates as judges in Calcutta HC
The Supreme Court collegium has approved the names of five advocates for appointment as judges in the Calcutta High Court.
The Supreme Court collegium has approved the names of five advocates for appointment as judges in the Calcutta High Court.
Terming it “punitive, arbitrary and illegal,” the Supreme Court on Friday set aside the termination of services of two women judicial officers in Madhya Pradesh in 2023 and directed their reinstatement, emphasising the importance of being sensitive to the gender-specific difficulties faced by women, while assessing their performance.
The Supreme Court collegium has approved the names of five advocates for appointment as judges in the Calcutta High Court.
The top court also ruled that any circulars of arrest issued by the GST department must be strictly adhered to.
As sought by the solicitor general, the bench granted more time to the Centre to place on record its decision on deporting the foreign nationals declared residing illegally in Assam and posted the matter for hearing on March 21.
The petitioners on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that according to the religious text, wearing of hijab was 'farz' (duty) and the courts were not equipped to determine its essentiality.
The Supreme Court has observed that the right to contest an election is neither a fundamental right nor a common law right and imposed Rs 1 lakh cost on a litigant who sought to contest Rajya Sabha polls without a proposer to propose his name.
Stray dog and pet population rose in the state by 20% after the pandemic outbreak, say Animal Husbandry Department officials.
The SC on Monday observed that Karnataka High Court, which has upheld a ban on Hijab in educational institutes, was left without any option but to interpret the Quran on the issue of essential religious practice.
The Supreme Court on Monday posted for hearing on October 31 a batch of petitions challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019 and sought the Centre's response on some fresh pleas.
