The Bench

The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday said it will hear virtually on October 27 the Goa government's appeal against journalist Tarun Tejpal's acquittal in a 2013 rape case.

Babul Supriyo, who today joined the Trinamool Congress, after quitting the BJP and even politics last month, said he was disillusioned in his former organisation. Using a sports metaphor, he said he didn't like being benched.

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has refused to quash a case registered against a 58-year-old man for allegedly posting an offensive message on a WhatsApp group noting that "prima facie the post was objectionable".

In a set of 12 queries raised by the bench, the first of which was for a direction to the central government to reconsider its 2018 notification, increasing the speed limit to 120 kmph.

Judicial discipline or propriety demands respect to the order passed by coordinate bench, Supreme Court said on Monday while terming as "absolutely unwarranted" observations made by Uttarakhand High Court on an order passed by Allahabad High Court.

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Saturday termed as "very worrying" the huge number of pending criminal cases in the Allahabad High Court and urged the Bar and Bench to work together to resolve it.

Even after 75 years of Independence, the judiciary in India has achieved a mere 11% representation of women on the bench of the Supreme Court, said Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana on Saturday.

The first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P D Audikesdavalu gave a direction to this effect, while disposing of a public interest writ petition from Dr G R Ravindranath, general secretary of the Doctors Association for Social Equality.

A five-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court today said former Chief Justice of this court Manjula Chellur will oversee the functioning of an SIT formed by it to probe alleged post-poll violence cases other than rape and murder.

The Supreme Court has issued a circular stating that 40 'Death Cases' will be listed before three-judge benches starting from September 7 including the one related to LeT terrorist Mohammad Arif.

Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on the Goa government's appeal against journalist Tarun Tejpal's acquittal in a 2013 rape case, pending request before the Chief Justice for a hybrid (physical plus virtual) hearing.

"We have no doubt that the State realizes the importance of continuance of education of the forlorn children," the bench said in its August 26 order.

The bench said most of these children may not have the means to fend for themselves. “So, it is the state which has to protect them,” said the bench, which was hearing a suo motu matter on contagion of COVID-19 in children protection homes.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked principal bench of Armed Force Tribunal to adjudicate the pleas of Navy officers, who have challenged rejection of their claim for Permanent Commission (PC) and grant of pensionary benefits.

"The DoT shall not invoke the bank guarantee of Respondent...(Bharti Airtel) for the period of three weeks from today," a bench comprising justices L Nageswara Rao, S Abdul Nazeer and M R Shah said in its order.

The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday said it will hear virtually on October 27 the Goa government's appeal against journalist Tarun Tejpal's acquittal in a 2013 rape case.

Babul Supriyo, who today joined the Trinamool Congress, after quitting the BJP and even politics last month, said he was disillusioned in his former organisation. Using a sports metaphor, he said he didn't like being benched.

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has refused to quash a case registered against a 58-year-old man for allegedly posting an offensive message on a WhatsApp group noting that "prima facie the post was objectionable".

In a set of 12 queries raised by the bench, the first of which was for a direction to the central government to reconsider its 2018 notification, increasing the speed limit to 120 kmph.

Judicial discipline or propriety demands respect to the order passed by coordinate bench, Supreme Court said on Monday while terming as "absolutely unwarranted" observations made by Uttarakhand High Court on an order passed by Allahabad High Court.

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Saturday termed as "very worrying" the huge number of pending criminal cases in the Allahabad High Court and urged the Bar and Bench to work together to resolve it.

Even after 75 years of Independence, the judiciary in India has achieved a mere 11% representation of women on the bench of the Supreme Court, said Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana on Saturday.

The first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P D Audikesdavalu gave a direction to this effect, while disposing of a public interest writ petition from Dr G R Ravindranath, general secretary of the Doctors Association for Social Equality.

A five-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court today said former Chief Justice of this court Manjula Chellur will oversee the functioning of an SIT formed by it to probe alleged post-poll violence cases other than rape and murder.

The Supreme Court has issued a circular stating that 40 'Death Cases' will be listed before three-judge benches starting from September 7 including the one related to LeT terrorist Mohammad Arif.

Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on the Goa government's appeal against journalist Tarun Tejpal's acquittal in a 2013 rape case, pending request before the Chief Justice for a hybrid (physical plus virtual) hearing.

"We have no doubt that the State realizes the importance of continuance of education of the forlorn children," the bench said in its August 26 order.

The bench said most of these children may not have the means to fend for themselves. “So, it is the state which has to protect them,” said the bench, which was hearing a suo motu matter on contagion of COVID-19 in children protection homes.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked principal bench of Armed Force Tribunal to adjudicate the pleas of Navy officers, who have challenged rejection of their claim for Permanent Commission (PC) and grant of pensionary benefits.

"The DoT shall not invoke the bank guarantee of Respondent...(Bharti Airtel) for the period of three weeks from today," a bench comprising justices L Nageswara Rao, S Abdul Nazeer and M R Shah said in its order.