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New Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice
On 18 Nov, Justice Ravi Ranjan took oath as the new chief justice of the Jharkhand High Court. Governor Draupadi Murmu administered the oath to him. The post of the Chief Justice was lying vacant after the elevation of former chief justice Aniruddha Bose to the Supreme Court this year. The swearing ceremony was attended ..
Topics: Aniruddha Bose • Bengali people • Chief justice • Chief Justice of the United States • Draupadi Murmu • Government of Jharkhand • India • Jharkhand • Legal professions • Murmu • State governments of India • States and union territories of India
Justice Kureshi to take oath as Chief Justice of Tripura HC
The Chief Justice of High Court (HC) of Tripura Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi will take oath on 16 November. The oath of office will be administered by Tripura Governor Ramesh Bais in Agartala on 16 November. On 8 November, the Union Ministry of Law and Justice appointed Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi, the Judge of the ..
Topics: Agartala • Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi • Bombay High Court • Chief justice • Chief Justice of the United States • India • Legal professions • Patna High Court • Sanjay Karol • States and union territories of India • Tourism in North East India • Tripura
Anoop Kumar Mendiratta appointed as new Union Law Secretary
Anoop Kumar Mendiratta has been appointed as the new Law Secretary (Secretary, Legal Affairs) in the Union Law Ministry on contractual basis till March 30, 2023. He is at present the District and Sessions Judge (North East) of the Delhi’s Karkardooma Courts. As per officials, it is the first time a sitting judge has been ..
Topics: Judge • Law • Law enforcement • Legal professions
Supreme Court rules that a judicial magistrate power to direct accused to give voice samples
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has recently held that a judicial magistrate can order an accused to give his voice samples even against his consent in the course of a criminal investigation. This judgment was rendered by a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and ..
Topics: Chief Justice of India • Code of Criminal Procedure • Gogoi • Government of India • Judiciary of India • Law in India • Legal professions • Magistrate • Ranjan Gogoi • Sanjiv Khanna • Supreme Court of India
PR Ramachandra Menon sworn-in as new Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court
Justice PR Ramachandra Menon has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court. Governor Anandiben Patel administered him the oath of office and secrecy at a function at Raj Bhawan. Earlier, Menon was a judge in the Kerala High Court. As per article 217 of constitution, the Chief Justice of a ..
Topics: Chhattisgarh High Court • Chief justice • Government of Chhattisgarh • Government of India • High Courts of India • Judiciary of India • Kerala High Court • Legal professions • Oath of office • Supreme Court of India • Supreme Court of Pakistan
Tushar Mehta appointed as new Solicitor General of India
Senior Advocate Tushar Mehta has been appointed as Solicitor General of India (SGI). He will remain in office till 30th of June, 2020 or till further orders. Mr Mehta is currently serving as the Additional Solicitor General. The post of Solicitor General was vacant since October last year after the resignation of Ranjit Kumar.
Topics: Jurists • Law in the United Kingdom • Legal professions • Mohan Parasaran • Practice of law • Ranjit Kumar • Solicitor • Solicitor General of India • Tushar Mehta