Month: July 2019

Durga Puja committees to Tollywood, BJP makes fresh inroads into Bengal

Sourcec: hindustantimes.com Whether it’s the Durga Puja committees, the Calcutta high court bar association or the Bengali film industry, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been making inroads everywhere since it stunned poll pundits by winning 18 of 42 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. On July 23, BJP-backed candidates won a majority of

SC collegium recommends appointment of 16 permanent judges in Allahabad HC

Source: financialexpress.com The Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday recommended appointment of 16 additional permanent judges to the Allahabad High Court and deferred the recommendation of four additional judges. The three-member collegium headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that it has considered the views of consultee colleagues (top court judges), the report of Judgement Evaluation

Plea to invite MLAs for court inaugurations

Source: orissapost.com Bhubaneswar: Members crossing across party lines Tuesday urged Law Minister Pratap Jena to take in-principle decision to invite local MLAs during inauguration of court buildings. Raising the issue during Question Hour, BJD legislator Prabhu Jani said local MLAs are not being invited to inaugural functions of court buildings. He wanted to know whether there

Kerala Dalit Christian Kevin Joseph murder case: Kottayam court to pronounce verdict on August 14

Source: mynation.com Kottayam: The Kottayam principal sessions court in Kerala will pronounce the verdict in Dalit Christian Kevin Joseph’s murder case on August 14. Earlier, the Kerala high court had asked the Kottayam principal sessions court to pronounce the verdict of the case within six months. However, the Kottayam principal sessions court will pronounce the