Tag: High Courts

New Chief Justices appointed to Madras, Patna, Madhya Pradesh High Courts.

Source – barandbench.com The Central Government today notified the appointment of new Chief Justices to the High Courts of Madras, Madhya Pradesh and Patna. All three Chief Justices are expected to take charge of their respective offices by November 13, as per three notifications issued by the Government today. Patna High Court’s Chief Justice Amreshwar Pratap

Judge vacancies at high courts hit 2019 high — 414 posts need to be filled

Source: theprint.in New Delhi: Vacancies in high courts hit a new high this month, with no incumbents for 38 per cent of the sanctioned posts for permanent and additional judges, according to data from the Law Ministry. India’s 25 high courts have a sanctioned strength of 1,079 judges, of which 414 are currently vacant, higher than at

Explained: Why Rajasthan HC judges don’t want to be called ‘My Lord

Source: indianexpress.com The Rajasthan High Court order in the notification on 15th July said: “To honour the mandate of equality enshrined in the Constitution of India, the Full Court in its meeting dated 14.07.2019 has unanimously resolved to request the counsels and those who appear before the Court to desist from addressing the Hon’ble Judges

Supreme Court, govt in fresh face-off on judges’ appointments

Source:- hindustantimes.com The collegium, which comprises the five senior-most judges of the Supreme Court led by the Chief Justice of India, reiterated its April recommendation that Jharkhand high court chief justice Aniruddha Bose and Gauhati chief justice AS Bopanna be appointed to the apex court. For the second time in 12 months, the Supreme Court collegium

Set up anti-sexual harassment panels in all courts: Supreme Court to HCs

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: In a significant direction, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the heads of all high courts to set up anti-sexual harassment committees in all courts across the country within two months in accordance with a 2013 law. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra also asked the registrars general of the high courts to file a