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The appointment of judges is a long process. Supreme Court judges are recommended for appointment by the Supreme Court collegium, consisting of the Chief Justice of India and the four remaining senior-most judges of the Supreme court. [27] [19] The names have to be approved by the union government before being appointed by the President. [27]
The district court thus has original jurisdiction over these cases. Appeals from the district courts are typically made to the high court of the relevant state. If any of the parties are not satisfied with the decision of the high court, they may then appeal to the Supreme Court under its appellate jurisdiction. [4] In some cases, the Supreme ...
Shamrao G. Samant, a senior criminal lawyer who had conducted many successful prosecutions for the state government, was appointed special public prosecutor for the trial. The case began on 15 May 1978 in Pune district and lasted more than four months. On 28 September 1978, they were sentenced to death by Pune Sessions Court Judge Waman Narayan ...
Three Judges Cases: 1981 S.P. Gupta v. Union of India [37] Established the Collegium system of the Indian Judicial System. 1993 Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India [38] Struck down the 99th Amendment of the Constitution of India and the proposal of the National Judicial Appointments Commission. 1998 In re Special ...
Kolkata-City Civil Court; Kolkata-City Sessions Court; Kolkata-Presidency Small Causes Court; Malda; Murshidabad; Nadia; North 24 Parganas; North Dinajpur; Purulia; South 24 Parganas; South Dinajpur; West Bardhaman; West Medinipur
On 29 June 2001, the court found the sisters guilty of all kidnappings, but only six murders, citing a lack of evidence in the other four. The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction in its ruling on 9 September 2004 but acquitted them of one murder. The death sentence handed down by these courts was confirmed by the Supreme Court on 31 August ...
Thus cases built up during this interim period are judged when the circuit court is in session. According to a study conducted by Bangalore -based N.G.O, Daksh, on 21 high courts in collaboration with the Ministry of Law and Justice in March 2015, it was found that average pendency of a case in high courts in India is 3 years.
Pune District Court administers justice at the district level, and is the principal court of original jurisdiction in civil matters. The district court is also a Sessions Court for criminal matters. It is presided over by a Principal District and Sessions Judge appointed by the state government .