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Criminal Appeal No. 273/1979

Bachan Singh VS State of Punjab

The argument that the provisions of the Penal Code, prescribing death sentence as an alternative penalty for murder have to be tested on the ground of Article 19, appears to proceed on the fallacy that the freedoms guaranteed by Article 19(1) are absolute freedoms and they cannot be curtailed by law imposing reasonable restrictions, which may amount to total prohibition.

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March 5 1963

Civil Appeal/300/1961

Hon'ble Justice P. B. GA.JENDRAGADKAR, M. HIDAYATULJ,AH and J.C. SHAH

ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE LTD. Vs. SHRI HARCHARAN DAS LOOMBA


March 5 1963

Civil Appeal/300/1961

Honourable Judge P. B. GA.JENDRAGADKAR, M. HIDAYATULJ,AH and J.C. SHAH

ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE LTD. Vs. SHRI HARCHARAN DAS LOOMBA


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August 30 2024

WA/311/2024

Hon'ble Justice RAVI NATH TILHARI,
KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA

The Chairman and Managing Director, Vs. T. VIJAYA VARDHANA REDDY


August 30 2024

WA/311/2024

Honourable Judge RAVI NATH TILHARI,
KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA

The Chairman and Managing Director, Vs. T. VIJAYA VARDHANA REDDY


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Hon'ble Sri Justice J.K. Maheshwari

Hon'ble Sri Justice J.K. Maheshwari

The First Chief Justice of High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati

Justice J.K. Maheshwari was born on June 29, 1961 in a small town Joura, District Morena (M.P.). He graduated in Arts in 1982 and passed LL.B. in 1985 and completed LL.M in 1991. He was enrolled as an Advocate with the State Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh on November 22, 1985 and practiced in Civil, Criminal, Constitutional, Service and Tax matters. He was the elected member of the M.P. State Bar Council.
He was appointed as Additional Judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh on November 25, 2005 and on November 25, 2008, appointed as permanent Judge of the Hon’ble Court.
He was a part of various committees, pertaining to betterment of administration of High court of Madhya Pradesh and continued his good offices till October 06 ,2019. He was transferred as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court and assumed office on October 07, 2019. He was the First Chief Justice of the newly established Andhra Pradesh High Court.He was transferred as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Sikkim on January 06, 2021.
He has taken oath as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on August 31, 2021.