Month: September 2019

Andhra finally gets a Lokayukta as state appoints Justice P Lakshmana Reddy

Source: thenewsminute.com Retired Andhra Pradesh High Court Judge Justice P Lakshmana Reddy was appointed as the state’s new Lokayukta on Monday and will be holding the position for the next five years. He is the first Lokayukta to take charge in Andhra since the state’s bifurcation in 2014. Hailing from Kadapa district, Justice Lakshmana Reddy

Coimbatore: Boycott of lawyers in western districts total

Source: deccanchronicle.com COIMBATORE: Lawyers boycotted the courts in Coimbatore district on Tuesday and staged protest condemning the transfer of Madras high court chief justice Ms VK Tahilramani. As many as 3,000 lawyers working in Coimbatore district including Mettupalayam, Pollachi, Valparai, Sulur, Madhukkarai and Coimbatore boycotted court work on and staged a protest in front the court

Kashmir tweets: Shehla Rashid gets interim protection from arrest in sedition case

Source: indiatoday.in In a relief to Kashmiri political activist Shehla Rashid, Delhi court on Tuesday granted her interim protection from arrest in the sedition case. Shehla Rashid has been booked for her social media posts about alleged human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir. Delhi Police on September 6 had lodged the case against Shehla

IL&FS to Run Gurgaon Metro Till Sept 17, HUDA to Bear Cost, Rules Punjab and Haryana High Court

Source: news18.com The Gurgaon Metro is the country’s first fully privately-developed project which was built by the Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS). Gurgaon: The Gurgaon Metro will be operated and maintained by IL&FS till September 17 midnight as a licensee while its operational cost will be borne by the Haryana Urban Development Authority, the

Allahabad High Court lawyers to call off strike after Supreme Court warning

Source: theleaflet.in Representatives of the Allahabad HC Bar Association and Oudh Bar Association Lucknow are scheduled to meet Uttar Pradesh government representative Sidharth Nath Singh, on September 11. AALLAHABAD High Court Bar Association (AHCBA) has decided to call off ongoing strike following a stern warning from the Supreme Court on Monday that the top court will

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 9, 2019)

Source: downtoearth.org.in Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal Hazardous waste The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on September 6, 2019 heard the matter of remedial action against cheap waste paper and road sweep waste import for firing of brick kilns. According to

Tahilramani case: To protect High Courts’ independence, SC must state reasons for judges’ transfers

Source: scroll.in On August 28, the Supreme Court collegium consisting of five senior-most judges recommended the transfer of Madras High Court Chief Justice VK Tahilramani to the Meghalaya High Court. This recommendation was part of a series of appointments and transfers effected by the Supreme Court collegium in the last week of August. But none