High Court

23Apr

Education

Professor Bhaskar Gupta Appointed Vice Chancellor Of Jadavpur University

West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose appointed senior professor Bhaskar Gupta as the new Vice Chancellor of the prestigious state-run Jadavpur University. He is a professor in the Department of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering at the university. Prof Gupta’s name was recommended by th...

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21Apr

India

Husband’s “Relative Impotency”: High Court Annuls Marriage

The Bombay High Court annulled the marriage of a young couple on the grounds of non-consummation by a 27-year-old husband. The Aurangabad bench of the High Court, noting that the agony of frustration cannot be ignored, granted divorce to the couple. The 26-year-old wife walked out of the marriage...

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8Apr

Education

Delhi High Court Dismiss Plea To Postpone CA Exam

The Delhi High Court dismissed the plea seeking revision of the dates of Chartered Accountants (CA) exam scheduled to be held in May and June. The CA aspirants filed a petition in response to the conduct of the examination during the election period arguing that some of the students will not be able...

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13Mar

India

SC Rebukes Haryana For Consulting Centre On District Judges’ Appointments, “HC Decision Final”

Critiquing the Haryana government's decision to involve the central government in matters concerning the promotion of additional district and sessions judges (ADJs) in the state, the Supreme Court noted that such actions exceeded the scope of consultation outlined with the high court. The Supreme...

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12Mar

Jobs

Government Reschedules AP DSC Teachers Recruitment Exam

The Andhra Pradesh government has rescheduled the AP DSC 2024 exams for teachers’ recruitment. The exam will be commenced from March 30, 2024, in two shifts: first session I from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm and Session II from 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm. As per the Andhra Pradesh Department of School Education, ...

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26Feb

India

Allahabad High Court: Hindu Prayers Will Continue In Gyanvapi Cellar; Rejects Petition

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed the petition filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, challenging the Varanasi district court’s decision to allow Hindu devotees to offer prayers in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque, known as the ‘Vyas Tehkhana’. On January 31, the Varanasi...

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13Feb

Entertainment

Family Moves To High Court Against Mammooty’s Upcoming Release ‘Bramayugam’

With just two days left for the release of the much-anticipated Mammootty’s horror movie Bramayugam, the 'Punjamon Illam,' a Namboodiri homestead in Kottayam has moved to the High Court demanding the prohibition of the release of the movie. The family seeks to withdraw the censor certificate provide...

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8Feb

India

331 Judge Posts Are Vacant In High Courts: Law Ministry

As on February 2, 2024 against the sanctioned strength of 1,114 Judges, 783 Judges are working and 331 post of Judges are vacant in the various Indian High Courts. Out of the 331 vacancies, 144 proposals received from various High Courts are at various stages of processing between the Government and...

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5Feb

India

Defamation Case: Delhi HC Refuses To Quash Summons Against Arvind Kejriwal

The Delhi High Court has declined to quash the summons issued against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The summons was issued for retweeting an allegedly defamatory video posted by a YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in 2018. The court asserted that retweeting defamatory content does intend to amount to...

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13Dec

India

If A Man Commits Suicide Due To Love Failure, Girlfriend Cannot Be Booked: Chhattisgarh High Court

Recently, the Chhattisgarh High Court held that if a man commits suicide due to love failure, his girlfriend cannot be abetted for that. The court dissolved the abetment of suicide charges against a 24-year-old and her two brothers who were charged for the suicide of her former lover’s suicide. S...

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