CHENNAI: Why is it that a married daughter of a deceased government employee is not eligible for appointment under compassionate grounds, whereas a married son is eligible, the Madras high court has wondered. “There cannot be any discrimination between a married son and a married daughter. Making discrimination between a son and a daughter on […]
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NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government is pushing judicial reforms with law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad writing letters to the chief justices of 24 high courts for the second time in four months, seeking their proactive approach in filling up vacancies. Expressing the government’s concern in a communication sent last week, Prasad said at present there are 22.5%
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Whether conviction of an Indian by a foreign court for the offence committed in that country can be taken notice of by the courts or authorities in India and such conviction would be binding on courts and authority in India while trying such person for such offence in India?” asked the Bombay High Court as
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In a relief to Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria, the Maharashtra government has allowed city police to move the Bombay High Court to challenge an order passed by the State Chief Information Commissioner, who initiated a judicial inquiry against him in connection with the alleged discrepancies in the 26/11 call records. “The government has given
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[Civil Appeal No.2364 of 2005] Jagdish Singh Khehar, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Sheikh Hussein was married to Banu Bibi. During the subsistence of his matrimonial ties, Sheikh Hussein executed a gift deed on 26.04.1952, whereby a “tiled house” with open space in Survey No.883 in Eluru town, West Godavari District,
Saraladevi & Ors. Vs. Divisional Manager, M/s. Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Co. Ltd & ANR. [Civil Appeal No.7158 of 2014 arising out of SLP (C) No. 4333 of 2014] V. GOPALA GOWDA, J. 1. This appeal has been filed by the appellants being aggrieved by the judgment dated 12.09.2012 passed in C.M.A. No. 690 of
[Civil Appeal No. 7835 of 2014 arising out of SLP (C) No. 24653 of 2012] V.GOPALA GOWDA, J. 1. Leave granted. 2. This appeal has been filed against the judgment and final order dated 04.11.2011 passed in the Second Appeal No. 815 of 2011 by the High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad,
[Criminal Appeal No. 920 of 2011] V.GOPALA GOWDA, J. 1. This appeal is filed by the appellant against the judgment dated 07.01.2011 and order on sentence dated 08.03.2011 passed in Criminal Appeal No.337 of 1999 by the High Court of Delhi, whereby the High Court reversed the order of acquittal dated 11.03.1999 recorded by the
A Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice S.J. Mukhopadhyay and Justice A.K. Goel reserved its order on the appeal filed by the Rajasthan Government challenging a State High Court order staying the conviction of actor Salman Khan so that he could travel to Britain for a film engagement. The Bench asserted that Salman’s conviction could
Karnataka advocate @certiorary argues that a recent Madras high court judgment is the latest erosion of transparency in the judiciary, despite the RTI Act, and needs to be fixed at a higher level. Secrecy in public functioning is the antithesis of a democracy. The concept of secrecy in matters affecting the general public, classifies the
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