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Supreme Court to have a woman judge after four years

April 30, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

New Delhi, Apr 30 (ANI): Former Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice, Gyan Sudha Mishra, will take oath as a Supreme Court Justice on Friday.

She will be the fourth woman judge in the apex court.

Mishra (61) was initially appointed as judge of the Patna High Court in March 1994, but was transferred to the Rajasthan High Court.

After 14 years there, she was elevated to the post of Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court in Ranchi in July 2008.

Mishra enrolled as an advocate in the Bihar State Bar Council in November 1972 at a time when women entering the legal profession was a rarity.

She was appointed a government advocate for Bihar in 1982.

Alongwith Mishra, Tamil Nadu High Court Chief Justice H L Gokhale and Bombay High Court Chief Justice A R Dave will also be sworn in.

The number of Supreme Court judges will rise to 30 after today”s swearing-in. (ANI)

Indian envoy says Malaysia is an important gateway to his country

April 24, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Kuala Lumpur, Apr.24 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner Vijay K. Gokhale believes that Malaysia is an important gateway for his country within the ASEAN.

The Star quoted Gokhale as saying that there were many things in common between both countries, including the education system.

Gokhale said India wanted to enhance its relations with Malaysia by organising more cultural activities. (ANI)

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55th National Awards announced: Gandhi, My Father wins two

September 8, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New Delhi, Sep.7 (ANI): The Anil Kapoor produced film ‘Gandhi, My Father’ has won two National Awards while the Shahrukh-starrer ‘Om Shanti Om’ has won in the Best Art Direction category, and Shahid Kapur-starrer ‘Jab We Met’ won the award in Best Choreography category in the 55th National Awards that were announced on Monday.

Gandhi, My Father was pitted against commercial successes like Taare Zameen Par and Chak De.

Feroz Abbas Khan, the director of the Gandhi, My Father won the National Award for Best Screenplay and Darshan Zariwala bagged theaward for the Best Supporting actor for portraying Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation who strives hard to have a normal relationship with his son in the film.

Meanwhile, actor Prakash Raj has won the Best Actor award in the 55th National Awards for his sterling performance as a silk weaver in Priyadarshan’s Tamil film Kanchivaram, which has been adjudged as the Best Film of 2007.

“It’s a very human story of pre-partition time about Kanjivaram. The film’s script was written so well that I didn’t require any homework. It is

It is Prakash Raj’s second National award. The previous one was in the Best Supporting Actor category for Mani Ratnam’s Iruvar in 1998 and a special jury award in 2003.

Directed by Priyadarshan, the film depicts the lives and times of silk-weavers of Kancheepuram in pre-Independent India.

Actor Umashree has won the Best Actress award for her performance for her lead role ‘Gulabi’ in Girish Kasaravalli’s Kannada film “Gulabi Talkies”.

The Gulabi Talkies, which was made in the coastal dialect of Kannada is based on the communal tension in Karnataka.

The best child actor award has gone to Sharad Goyekar for his role in the Marathi film “Tingya”.

Darshan Zariwala has got the best supporting actor award for his role in Feroz Abbas Khan’s film “Gandhi My Father”.

There is also a special jury award for this film, which explores the troubled relationship between Harilal Gandhi and Mahatma Gandhi.

“Chak De” has got the award in the wholesome entertainment category and “Taare Zameen Par” in the family welfare category.

Playback singer Shankar Mahadevan has won the award for the song “Meri Maa” from the film “Taare Zameen Par”.

The jury members for the National Awards headed by Sai Paranjpe included Ashok Viswanathan and Namita Gokhale. About 102 films and 106 non-feature films were considered.

The list had been finalized last week but because of the death of Andhra Pradesh chief minister YSR Reddy, the announcement was postponed. (ANI)

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Madras HC judge threatens to write to government over Union Minister seeking to influence him

June 30, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Chennai, June 30 (ANI): A Madras High Court judge has threatened to write to the Central government and the Prime Minister about a Union Minister seeking to influence him to release a medical student petitioner and his father, a doctor on anticipatory bail.

According to Justice R Regupathi, the unnamed Union Minister had sought to influence him to grant anticipatory bail to the student and his father. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked both of them in connection with a forged mark sheet case.

The judge has said that the advocate appearing in the case has to submit a written unconditional apology by Tuesday to end the matter relating to the anticipatory bail pleas of S Kiruba Shridhar, a third-year MBBS student in a private medical college in Puducherry, and his father, C. Krishnamurthy.

Justice Regupathi has said that he is not inclined to grant any relief. He told the counsel of the two accused that he had already rejected their pleas on June 15. He said he would reject it this time as well. To this, the advocate complained that the judge was passing orders on the basis of the submission of the prosecutors alone.

The judge said unless an unconditional apology was tendered, he would incorporate details of the conversation in his order.

He then referred the case to Madras High Court Chief Justice H L Gokhale with a request that the matter be posted before another bench for appropriate orders. (ANI)

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No need to ban retired cops’ assn: HC

April 5, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

CHENNAI: The provisions of two legislations aimed at curbing disaffection among the police and curbing their right to form associations were not
applicable to retired police personnel, and the courts cannot entertain a plea to ban a welfare association for retired policemen, the Madras high court has ruled.

K Chandru, a city lawyer, had approached the high court with a writ petition seeking a direction to take legal steps to declare illegal the Kavalar Nala Sangam’, an association floated by a retired assistant commissioner of police for former uniformed personnel.

In his petition, Chandru had recalled the unsavoury incidents in the high court complex on February 19, when lawyers, judges and court property were attacked by the police. He contended that the police excesses on that day amounted to a mutiny by an armed force and action had to be taken against the offenders.

In these circumstances, a retired assistant commissioner and a few others had started an association. They had conducted a demonstration on March 2 against lawyers in Chennai, even though no permission had been obtained for the protest. “This shows the activities of the association are sponsored by the police department,” he alleged.

Citing provisions of a 1922 law against incitement to disaffection among the police and a 1966 law restricting their right to form associations, the petitioner wanted the authorities to take steps to ban the association.

However, a division bench comprising Chief Justice H L Gokhale and Justice F M Ibrahim Kalifulla said the court was of the opinion that the provisions of the enactments cited did not get attracted to retired police personnel. “Even in the provisions, there is no ban on retired personnel forming an association. In these circumstances, no direction as sought in the writ petition can be granted.”

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HC sets aside single judge’s order on law lecturers’ recruitment

April 5, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

CHENNAI: A division bench of the Madras high court has set aside a single judge’s order quashing an advertisement issued by the Teachers’
Recruitment Board to recruit senior scale lecturers in government law colleges.

The bench, comprising Chief Justice H L Gokhale and Justice F M Ibrahim Kalifulla, said the single judge had erred in holding that the advertisement of Dec 9, 2006, was in conflict with directives of the University Grants Commission (UGC).

Disposing of a set of connected appeals in the matter, the bench directed the Teachers’ Recruitment Board to entertain the applications of those candidates who had their masters’ degree in law with specialisation in particular subjects. Applications from candidates with master’s degree in business law shall also be entertained.

The appeals from the government and some candidates were directed against the order of Justice K Chandru passed on July 22, 2008. He had found the advertisement to be ultra vires the UGC regulations and directed the state government to amend the special rules concerned.

The 16 posts were in four subjects – labour and administrative law, law of contracts, property law and crime and torts. Some candidates had approached the court complaining that those who possessed the requisite qualification had not been called for interview, while many of those called for interview did not possess post-graduate degrees in the relevant specialisation.

In his order, Justice Chandru had noted that UGC regulations made it clear that eligible candidates should possess PG degree in the relevant subject, but the special rules of the state government did not specify the criterion.

The bench, however, took the view that there was no conflict between the UGC directive and the advertisement and that both had to read harmoniously. “When the advertisement specifies particular subjects, those who have basic master’s degree in law in respect of specialisation in those subjects are expected to apply. The board cannot select persons who have m aster’s degree in law in other subjects to teach these four specified subjects. Any such interpretation or action would be bad,” it said.

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Justice H L Gokhale sworn-in as Madras HC Chief Justice

March 9, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Chennai, Mar 9 (ANI): Justice Hemanth Laxman Gokhale was on Monday sworn-in as Chief Justice of Madras High Court.

Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala administered the oath of office at Raj Bhavan.

Tamil Nadu Ministers including, Finance Minister K Anbazhagan, Local Administration Minister M K Stalin, Law Minister Duraimurugan, Union Ministers K Venkatapthy, K Reghupathy, Judges of the Madras High Court, and other officials attended the swearing in ceremony.

Later, Duraimurugan greeted Justice Gokhale on behalf of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi and submitted a letter written by the Chief Minister to him. (ANI)

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Striking Chennai lawyers to demonstrate on Monday

March 9, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Chennai, Mar 8 (ANI): Lawyers attached with the Madras High Court on Sunday announced that they would participate in a demonstration outside the court premises on Monday.

The committee has also decided to be absent from the welcome address to new Chief Justice of the High Court, Justice Hemant Laxman Gokhale.

However, to “maintain the healthy traditions of the legal fraternity of Tamil Nadu”, the State-level Joint Action Committee of Advocates (JACA) has allowed office-bearers to attend the swearing-in ceremony on Monday.

The agitating lawyers have dismissed the interim report of Justice B.N. Srikrishna, named by the Supreme Court to probe the February 19 lawyers-police clash at the Madras High Court.

Committee Chairman R.C. Paul Kanagaraj maintained that the report was “wholly without basis.”

It strongly condemned the “unwarranted comments made against the advocates and judges” in the report and criticised the Tamil Nadu Government for “protecting and shielding the DGP, the Commissioner of Police and other police officers who indulged in the brutal attack on judiciary and lawyers.”

The Supreme Court had on March 6 referred the report of Justice B. N. Srikrishna to the Madras High Court.

The report stated the provocation came from striking advocates, and in retaliation, the police used “excess force and exceeded its limits” by entering the High Court premises and chambers of advocates.
The report said the lawyers behaved like hooligans and miscreants and criticised them for their unruly behaviour.
The report also targeted the acting Chief Justice of the Madras High Court for his ‘soft attitude’ towards striking. (ANI)

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