[ad_1] The Kerala high court on Friday asked the chancellor to inform it of the criteria adopted for selecting and appointing Dr Ciza Thomas as interim vice-chancellor of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (APJAKTU). Governor Arif Mohammed Khan is the chancellor of universities in the state.Justice Devan Ramachandran also asked...
Cji: DY Chandrachud: Need to have more women & marginalised in judiciary – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday said the numerous reforms initiated in the judiciary is to give universal access to the justice system with an aim to "bend the arc of the moral universe towards justice", as was said by Martin Luther King Jr.Speaking at the Constitution...
Kerala HC to chancellor, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Kerala high court on Friday asked the chancellor to inform it of the criteria adopted for selecting and appointing Dr Ciza Thomas as interim vice-chancellor of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (APJAKTU). Governor Arif Mohammed Khan is the chancellor of universities in the state.Justice Devan Ramachandran also asked...
SC directs payment of Rs 5 lakh each to 9 fishermen, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday directed that a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each be paid to seven fishermen and the legal heirs of two others, who were affected in an incident of firing by two Italian marines on a boat off the Kerala coast in February 2012.A bench...
Odisha to SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Odisha government on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it has increased the duty call-up allowance (DCA) for home guard jawans from Rs 300 per day to Rs 416 per day, a hike of over 38 per cent. The apex court had in May this year expressed displeasure...
‘SC was kept in dark over FIFA letters’, allege state associations, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Several state football associations have filed a counter affidavit in the Supreme Court against a contempt petition filed by the now-defunct AIFF Committee of Administrator (CoA) -- constituted by the apex court -- which alleged that the affiliated units were "interfering with the proceedings" of the mandate given by...
Supreme Court clarifies, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Supreme Court has ruled that members of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) who are members of Employees' Pension Scheme can contribute more towards pension, provided they meet certain conditions. This has put to rest several years confusion arising from judgments given by various high courts that quashed...
SC judge recuses from hearing petitions against ED Director’s tenure extension, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, Supreme Court judge, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul on Friday recused himself from hearing a batch of petitions challenging the amended law allowing extension of up to five years for the ED Director.Justice Kaul did not cite any specific reason for his decision and ordered the matter to...
HC reserves orders on pleas against gutka ban, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] VIJAYAWADA: The high court on Thursday reserved orders in a batch of petitions filed challenging the state government's decision to ban the sale of gutka products. Several petitions were filed contending the notification issued by the commissioner of food safety by invoking section 302 of Food Safety & Standards...
NIA not complying with house arrest order, Gautam Navlakha tells SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Thursday was told by the counsel appearing for Gautam Navlakha, accused in the Bhima Koregaon violence case of 2018, that the apex court's order directing that he be placed under house arrest, was not being complied with by the State authorities.Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan, appearing...