The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday recommended Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court Rajesh Bindal and Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Aravind Kumar for elevation as Judges of the top court.
The Supreme Court on Friday transferred to itself various petitions seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriage from various High Courts including Delhi, Kerala and Gujarat.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday mentioned in the Supreme Court that the plea challenging Gujarat High Court's anticipatory bail granted to Ahemdabad Additional Commissioner of Income Tax Santosh Karnani who is an accused in the corruption case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday mentioned in the Supreme Court a plea challenging a Gujarat High Court's decision granting anticipatory bail to Additional Commissioner of Income Tax Ahmedabad, Santosh Karnani, who has been accused in a corruption case.
Gujarat High Court directed the State government to submit the progress report of the Special Investigation Team's (SIT) investigation in the Morbi Mishap, where a century-old suspension bridge collapsed, claiming lives of 134 people.
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the owner of Overa group, Jaysukh Patel, in connection with the Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat, demanding a reply.
The state government, in its affidavit, said a total compensation of Rs 10 lakh will be paid to the kin of each of the deceased and a grant of Rs 1 lakh each will be paid to the injured in the bridge collapse incident.
The detailed representation was made and the anguish and objections of the Bar against the transfer of Justice Nikhil Kariel were conveyed to the Chief Justice of India, said the delegation in a statement issued after the meeting.
The apex court noted that a division bench headed by the Gujarat High Court Chief Justice has already taken a suo motu note of the incident and has passed three orders, it will not hear the petitions as of now.
Gujarat High Court advocates resorted to indefinite strike after the Supreme Court Collegium recommended transfer of Justice Nikhil Kariel to Patna High Court.
Seeing the seriousness of the Morbi mishap, which claimed the life of at least 134 people, present on the century-old suspension bridge while it collapsed, Gujarat HC took self cognizant of the case.
Gujarat High Court, which reopened post-Diwali vacation, on Monday took Suo moto of the Morbi mishap, and issued notices to officials including the Home department, asking to file a report of the incident after seven days. "We expect strict action from the state government," HC ordered.