Job Post: District Judge (Entry Level) @ Patna High Court

Jobs Jan 20, 2019 Lawstreet News Network 0 Shares

Applications are invited for recruitment to the post of District Judge (Entry Level), Direct from Bar, against 14 vacancies.

Also Read - Only one woman amongst 16 lawyers receives senior designation from the Patna High Court [READ NOTICE]

The details shall be uploaded on the Patna High Court website and the link for online applications will be available from Jan 21, 2019.

Also Read - Evidence of Approximate Age of Prosecutrix Cannot Take the Place of Proof of Exact Age: Patna High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case [READ ORDER]

Only one woman amongst 16 lawyers receives senior designation from the Patna High Court [READ NOTICE]

Legal Insiders Jul 22, 2021 Kartikey Garg ( Editor: Ekta Joshi ) 7 Shares

On Monday (July 19th, 2021), in a Full Court meeting, the Patna High Court conferred senior designation on 16 advocates. Advocate Nivedita Nirvikar is the only woman on the list who has been named a Senior Advocate. According to the High Court of Judicature of Patna (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2019, the designations were thus conferred.The names of the following advocates who have been designated as "Senior Advocates" are listed in the notice issued by the Registrar General of the...

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Evidence of Approximate Age of Prosecutrix Cannot Take the Place of Proof of Exact Age: Patna High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case [READ ORDER]

Judiciary Jul 10, 2021 Nancy Goyal ( Editor: Ekta Joshi ) 6 Shares

While acquitting an accused in a POCSO (The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) case the Patna High Court pointed out that the proof of the prosecutrix’s approximate age cannot replace the proof of exact age.BackgroundThe accused Arjun was convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl. He was convicted by the Trial Court for offenses under Section 366A (deals with Procuration of minor girl) and Section 376 (deals with Punishment for rape) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 (deals with...

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