constitutional law

The Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan has recommended impeachment of a sitting Kolkata High Court Judge Soumitra Sen for misappropriating Rs 22.83 lakh from the receiver's account to his personal account. Justice Sen, allegedly acted in an 'inappropriate manner' as the receiver of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) in 1993. Justice Sen was appointed as the receiver in a dispute between..

NEW DELHI- The Government is preparing to move a motion in Parliament for impeachment of Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen, following Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan's recommendation for his removal on charges of "misconduct." The CJI's suggestion for action against Justice Sen, who continues to be in office without any work being allotted to him, was sent last month to the Prime ..

Justice Sarin takes oath as Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir HC Justice Manmohan Sarin took oath as the new Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Cour. Governor N N Vohra administered the oath of office to Justice Sarin at Raj Bhavan. He will be the 26th Chief Justice of J&K High Court. ..

Suresh Kait appointed Judge of Delhi High Court Senior lawyer Suresh Kait has been appointed as a judge of the Delhi High Court, raising its strength to 39, as against the sanctioned 48. ..

Justice Radhakrishnan sworn in as Chief Justice of Gujarat HC Justice K S Radhakrishnan was sworn in as Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court at a function held at the Raj Bhawan. Governor Nawal Kishore Sharma administered the oath of office to Justice Radhakrishnan. Justice Radhakrishnan was earlier the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court. ..

Justice Manmohan Sarin appointed Jammu and Kashmir HC Chief Justice Delhi High Court Judge Manmohan Sarin has been appointed Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court by President Pratibha Devisingh Patil. The vacancy in the Jammu and Kashmir HC arose with the transfer of Chief Justice Kalavamkodath Sivasankara Panicker Radhakrishnan to the Gujarat HC announced by the Law and Justice..

Shri. Satish Chandra, Former Judicial Member, ITATThe Allahabad High Court dismissed the objection raised by the Additional Solicitor General of India Ashok Nigam on Monday. According to Nigam, the petitioner had no locus standi to challenge the appointment of Dr Satish Chandra as the High Court judge. The Division Bench, comprising Justice Shushil Harkauli and Justice Vikram Nath, h..

The state government's efforts to put its language policy on a firm footing by extracting a stay order from the Supreme Court for the state High Court verdict, has come to naught. The three-member bench of the supreme court headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, at the hearing of the special leave petition filed against the High Court judgement by the government on Friday August 29, refused to ..

Delhi High Court Judge Manmohan Sarin has been appointed Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court by President Pratibha Devisingh Patil. ..

The Supreme Court today referred to a five-judge Constitution bench a petition seeking removal of tainted Ministers from the Union government as well as the states. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, Justices P Sathasivam and J M Panchal referred the petition filed by one Manoj Narula to the Constitution bench as the petition raises an important issue of public importance. ..

Gujarat HC Judge transferred and Delhi HC Judge appointed The appointment of a Delhi High Court Judge and the transfer of a Gujarat HC Judge by President Pratibha Patil. Gujarat HC Judge Arvind Mohanlal Kapadia has been transferred as a Judge of the Rajasthan High Court, an announcement by the Law and Justice Ministry said. The President acted after consultation with Chief Justice of In..

Justice Mathur appointed as Chairperson of the Armed Forces Tribunal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur, a retired judge of the Supreme Court has been appointed as Chairperson of the Armed Forces Tribunal. The tenure of appointment of Justice AK Mathur as Chairperson in the Armed Forces Tribunal will be for a per..

Transfer of Judge In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Arvind Mohanlal Kapadia, Judge, Gujarat High Court as a Judge of the Rajasthan High Court and to direct him to assume charge of the office of the Judge of the Rajasthan High Court ..

Ban on SIMI to continue: SC The Supreme Court on Monday extended its interim order putting a six-week stay on the Special Tribunal's decision to lift the ban on SIMI, a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan posted the matter for further hearing on 24th September. The Centre had challenged the decision of the Special Tribunal headed by Justice Geeta Mittal to lift the ban on..

Judge of the Delhi High Court In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President, is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Vidya Bhushan Gupta, Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court, to be a Judge of the Delhi High Court, with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office. ..