Karnataka High Court
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The Court said directions regarding ensuring reservation of women advocates had been issued by the Supreme Court under Art. 142 and same cannot be done by the High Court.

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Justice Sandeep Mehta
Know thy Judge

Justice Sandeep Mehta, formerly the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court, took oath of office as Judge of Supreme Court of India on 9-11-2023 and will be retiring on 10-01-2028.

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golden hour motor vehicle accidents
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court strictly noted that the provision made in Section 162, the MV Act for framing a scheme for providing cashless treatment in the golden hour seeks to uphold and protect the right to life guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution. Moreover, it is a statutory obligation of the Central Government to frame the scheme.

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Karnataka High Court
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Court noted that innumerable matters are coming up where stolen gold had been pledged with a gold finance company and this aspect must be examined by the concerned authorities and proper guidelines must be formulated in relation to issues such as implication of pledging stolen gold, manner of dealing with such gold when criminal proceedings are taken up etc.

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Gauhati HC Permanent Judges
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The Collegium recommended the names of 2 Additional Judges to be appointed as Permanent Judges.

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Justice K. Vinod Chandran
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Justice K. Vinod Chandran was appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Kerala on 8-11-2011 and was elevated as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Patna on 29-3-2023.

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Chinmoy Krishna Das Bangladesh court
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Chinmoy Krishna Das was arrested from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area of Dhaka in connection with a sedition case, among other charges.

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Dissents Supreme Court verdicts
Legal RoundUpTopic-wise Roundup

2024 was a year of pathbreaking verdicts on several issues such as Electoral Bonds, Citizenship Act, Tax/Royalty on Mines, Minority Institutions etc. Some major issues saw unanimous and near unanimous verdicts by the Supreme Court; however, there were notable Dissenting Opinions in 2024 which shed light on several key legal concepts.

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SC collegium judicial officer advocates
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On 22-12-2024, the Collegium recommended six candidates to be appointed as Judges in four High Courts of India.

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Justice V. Ramasubramanian
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The appointment was made by a committee comprising of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Leaders of the Opposition.

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chief justice appointment
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The Law Ministry notified the appointments of the new Chief Justices on 23-12-2024.

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Rs 12 crore alimony
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The wife claimed that her husband’s net worth is Rs 5000 crores, but the Court decided to grant permanent alimony of Rs. 12 crores noting that the wife in the instant case has sought equalisation of status not just with the husband but also with his ex-wife and opined that this cannot be an acceptable approach.

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unauthorised construction building plan
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court strictly opined that constructions put up in violation of or deviation from the building plan approved by the local authority and the constructions which are audaciously put up without any building planning approval, cannot be encouraged.

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Girraj Singh Malinga
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Girraj Singh Malinga was charged for the major offences punishable under Section 307 IPC, amongst others, read with Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(va) of the SC/ST Act. He was duly arrested, and bail was granted by the order dated 17-05-2022.

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National Human Rights Commission
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The complainant alleged that teachers and students in government schools in Sambhal have to remove shoes in class as per the order of ‘Basic Shiksha Adhikari’. The complainant further alleged that all female teachers had to be addressed as ‘Didi’ or ‘Behanji’ as per orders.

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Rajkumar Daitapati PMLA
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Rajasthan High Court via the impugned order dated 11-11-2021 dismissed the appellant’s application for anticipatory bail opining that the appellant was allegedly involved in serious economic offence.

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SC Collegium
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The Collegium recommended the appointment of Permanent Judges for the High Courts of Delhi, Karnataka and Punjab & Haryana.

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Karnataka High Court
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The sitting Member of Parliament had shared article in November claiming that a farmer had died by suicide after discovering his land had been taken over by the Waqf Board.

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interpretation Section 14 Hindu Succession Act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court pointed out that the issue is of utmost importance as it affects the rights of every Hindu female. It is absolutely necessary that there must be clarity and certainty in the position of law that would govern proprietary interests of parties involving interpretation of Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act.

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National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
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The NCDRC noted that Reliance General Insurance did not take the issue of territorial jurisdiction before SCDRC; therefore, SCDRC basing its decision on the same, was bad in law.

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