Once notified by the Central government, the Allahabad High Court will get 9 new judges, the Andhra Pradesh High Court will get 7 new judges and the Karnataka High Court will get 5 new judges.
The Allahabad High Court quashed an order of the Public Works Department retiring a supervisor a month ahead of his retirement. The Court ordered the PWD to go by the high school certificate of the petitioner.
The Manipur High Court disposed of a PIL filed by one Haobijam Gitajen Meitei alleging that certain irregularities were committed in utilization of Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojna (PMAGY) funds and more particularly, in the procurement of Ambulances.
Minister Rijiju made a push for use of regional languages at High Courts and trial courts. He also dwelt on the exorbitant fees charged by senior lawyers.
Delhi Police believed that the violence in Jahangirpuri was a continuation of the CAA-NRC protest in Shaheen Bagh as well as the Northeast Delhi riots in February 2020.
Mohammed Zubair has prayed that these FIRs be clubbed with the one filed first regarding his 2018 tweet and also challenged the constitution of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which was formed by the Uttar Pradesh government to investigate his case.
In an anticipatory bail application under Section 438 CrPC, the High Court had exceeded its jurisdiction, The bench of Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and J.B. Pardiwala observed on Wednesday.
Mishra was initially appointed as the ED Director in November 2018 for a period of 2 years which was schedule to end in November 2020. He had already reached the retirement age of 60 years in May 2020.