New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Expressing “deep concern and shock” over the reported detention of a young lawyer during proceedings before the Andhra Pradesh High Court, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Wednesday urged Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant to take “appropriate institutional cognizance” of the matter and consider corrective measures. In a resolution passed by its Executive Committee, the SCBA referred to the recent incident before the Andhra Pradesh High Court, wher…
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New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, has recommended the appointment of advocates and judicial officers as judges in the High Courts of Punjab and Haryana, and Andhra Pradesh. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the apex court Collegium said that in its meeting held on May 4, it approved the proposal for the appointment of three advocates — Pravindra Singh Chauhan, Rajesh Gaur, and Minderjeet Yadav — as judges of the Punjab and…
Amaravati, April 29 (IANS) YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) General Secretary (Media), Pudi Srihari, has been arrested once again for an allegedly abusive social media post targeting Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.Police from Kuppam town arrested him in Bengaluru on Wednesday. He was being brought to Kuppam.The arrest came a day after the Supreme Court declined to intervene in Andhra Pradesh High Court’s order, suspending the remand rejection order of the trial court.Srihari, who served as Chie…
Amaravati, April 23 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council met the Council Chairman K. Moshen Raju on Thursday and rejected the resignation of Jayamangala Venkataramana as the Member of Legislative Council (MLC). Venkataramana had submitted his resignation in November 2024. He had also announced his resignation from the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP).Last year, he approached the Andhra Pradesh High Court over the delay in accepting his resignation.The High Court had directed to the Council Chairm…
Amaravati, April 23 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday congratulated Justice Lisa Gill on her appointment as the first woman Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. The Chief Minister posted on X that this historic milestone marks a significant step towards enhancing women’s representation in the higher judiciary.“Over the years, Justice Gill has built a distinguished and exemplary legal career, adeptly handling a wide spectrum of matters spanning c…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday took serious exception to an alleged attempt to influence judicial proceedings, with Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant warning of criminal contempt action after a litigant’s relative purportedly contacted his family member over an order passed by the apex court. During the hearing of a medical admission-related matter, the CJI Kant expressed strong displeasure over the incident and questioned the conduct of the petitioner’s fath…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld an Andhra Pradesh High Court ruling holding that a person who has converted to Christianity and continues to profess and practice the faith cannot claim the status of a Scheduled Caste. A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and N.V. Anjaria said that “no person who professes a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism can be regarded as a member of the Scheduled Caste,” adding that conversion to any other religion res…
Amaravati, March 9 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday directed Bihar Inspector General of Police, Sunil Kumar Naik, to appear before Andhra Pradesh Police till March 12 for questioning in the alleged custodial torture of former Member of Parliament K. Raghurama Krishna Raju.While hearing arguments on the anticipatory bail petition, the High Court directed the Bihar cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer to appear before the police for three more days.The police quizzed Naik for th…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The Centre on Friday cleared the transfer of Justice Lisa Gill from the Punjab and Haryana High Court to the Andhra Pradesh High Court, following the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium.“In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, has transferred Ms. Justice Lisa Gill, Judge, High Court of Punjab and Haryana to be a Judge of High Court of Andhra Pradesh,” Union Min…
Amaravati, March 6 (IANS) Bihar Inspector General of Police, Sunil Kumar Naik appeared before Andhra Pradesh police for second consecutive day on Friday for questioning in the alleged custodial torture of former Member of Parliament K. Raghurama Krishna Raju. The Bihar cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer reached Central Crime Station, Guntur at 10 p.m. The questioning will continue till 5 p.m., a police officer said.Sunil Naik is being questioned by a police team by Vizianagaram Superinten…