New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the constitution of Appellate Tribunals, comprising former High Court Chief Justices and judges, to hear appeals against exclusions from the electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in poll-bound West Bengal. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant clarified that decisions taken by judicial officers during the SIR process cannot be challenged before any executive or administrati…
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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…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) In an unprecedented order, the Supreme Court on Friday directed deployment of serving as well as retired judicial officers to oversee adjudication of claims and objections arising from the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the poll-bound West Bengal. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipin Pancholi observed that a “trust deficit” between the West Bengal government and the Election Commissi…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium on Friday recommended the appointment of Calcutta High Court judge Justice Sujoy Paul as the Chief Justice.”The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on 09th January, 2026, has recommended appointment of Shri Justice Sujoy Paul, Judge, High Court at Calcutta (PHC: Madhya Pradesh) as Chief Justice, High Court at Calcutta,” said a statement uploaded on the website of the apex court. Justice Paul was appointed as a Judge of the Calcutta Hi…
Ranchi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court has expressed strong displeasure over the response filed by the state government and the jail administration in connection with the viral video showing prisoners accused in liquor and GST scams dancing inside Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi.Terming the government’s affidavit incomplete and unsatisfactory, the court observed that merely suspending lower-rung employees cannot be considered adequate action in such a serious matter.A division bench …
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Centre on Friday notified the appointment of Bombay High Court judge, Justice Mahesh Sharadchandra Sonak, as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court, following the retirement of the incumbent Chief Justice on January 8. A notification issued by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice said that the President, in exercise of powers conferred by the Constitution of India and in consultation with the Chief Justice of India (CJI), was pleased to appoint Justice Sonak a…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Giving conditional relief to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday suspended the life sentence awarded to him in the 2017 Unnao rape case. A Division Bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar granted bail to Sengar during the pendency of his appeal challenging the conviction. The Justice Prasad-led Bench ordered Sengar’s release on a personal bond of Rs 15 lakh with three sureties of the like amount. The De…