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Gujarat High Court judge dies of cardiac arrest during COVID-19 treatment

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com AHMEDABAD: A sitting judge of the Gujarat High Court died following a cardiac arrest on Saturday while undergoing treatment for coronavirus at a private hospital here, a doctor said. Justice G R Udhwani (59), who had tested COVID-19 positive on November 19, died at SAL Hospital due to complications arising out of the infection,

Madras High Court asks WhatsApp if it complies with IT Act

Source: tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com The Madras High Court, which is hearing a case on linking of social media accounts to an individual’s proof of identity, has asked social messaging platform WhatsApp to confirm whether it complies with the Information Technology Act, after the Tamil Nadu government accused it of not cooperating on police probes. In an order on September 21,

SC Judge advocates legal literacy for all

Source: tribuneindia.com Justice Udai Umesh Lalit of the Supreme Court on Saturday opined that legal literacy could make a difference by making people understand their rights and duties. “Empowerment comes from knowledge, which brings enlightenment to help people from deprived sections of society,” he said. He was addressing students during the state-level annual students legal

‘Brahmins should always be at the helm of affairs,’ says Kerala High Court judge; here are his reasons

Source: financialexpress.com A Kerala High Court judge courted controversy when he said that Brahmins should always be at the helm of the affiars as they possessed ‘all good qualities’. Praising Brahmins at the Tamil Brahmins Global Meet organised by the Kerala Brahmana Sabha in Kochi on Friday, Justice V Chitambaresh praised the community for being

Bengal government lawyers boycott Calcutta High Court judge

Source: telegraphindia.com he Bengal government’s panel of lawyers in Calcutta High Court, including advocate general Kishore Dutta, boycotted the court of Justice Samapti Chatterjee on Monday, saying the judge was not hearing their submissions properly. Justice Chatterjee said in an open court that she wasn’t bothered with the boycott. “The state panel lawyers have decided

Government seeks Supreme Court collegium rethink on Allahabad High Court judge

Source: telegraphindia.com The government is learnt to have asked the Supreme Court collegium to reconsider its recommendation to elevate an Allahabad High Court judge as chief justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court. While returning the file relating to Justice Vikram Nath last month, the government did not cite any reason, sources said. They added that

Who is Tassaduq Hussain Jillani? Pakistan judge was lone dissenting voice in 15:1 Kulbhushan Jadhav verdict

Source: firstpost.com The International Court of Justice (ICJ) voted 15-1 in favour of India in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case and suspended the death sentence by Pakistan against the former navy officer. Pakistan’sad hoc judge Tassaduq Hussain Jillani was the only judge who voted against the verdict. In 2017, Pakistan appointed Jillani, former chief justice, as an ad hoc judge to