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SUPREME COURT ORDER
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THE UPHEAVAL WITHIN THE SUPREME COURT OVER COLLEGIUM SYSTEM
An unprecedented press conference by four senior SC judges — Justices J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B Lokur and Kurien Joseph— with not-so-subtle political undertone, political as well as legal […]
THE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS IN THE APEX COURT
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has formed a seven-member team to meet all judges of the Supreme Court, barring the five senior-most judges, to discuss the present crisis in the apex court. Further, it […]
AN EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTING THE CONSEQUENCES OF KASHMIR’S INSTRUMENT OF ACCESSION
An exhibition on J&K, which opened at the National Archives, seeks to highlight just how the founding president of Jan Sangh, Syama Prasad Mookerjee, warned former PM Jawaharlal Nehru and Sheikh Abdullah about the […]
RJD chief Lalu Prasad Sentenced to three and a half years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI): Fodder Scam
A special CBI court Saturday sentenced RJD chief Lalu Prasad to three and a half years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) in a second case related to the Rs 950-crore fodder scam […]
IS THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT DESTROYING THE PRIVACY OF IT’S CITIZENS?
Panning the government for its “shoot the messenger” outlook on the matter, Snowden said instead of prosecuting the journalist, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) should be penalized for the alleged […]
RECOMMENDATION TO UK GOVERNMENT TO ENACT SUITABLE LEGISLATION TO THOSE FOUND GUILTY OF RAPING GIRLS BELOW 15
Uttarakhand High Court on Friday recommended state government to enact a suitable legislation in 3 months for awarding death sentence to those who found guilty of raping girls of age […]
CJI Dipak Misra Permits Junior Lawyers, In Addition To AORs, To Make Mentions, Subject To Accuracy
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, during the morning mentioning on Thursday, permitted junior advocates also to make mentions, in accession to the Advocates-on-Record (AORs). Earlier, on September 20, […]
More Women Lawyers Should Engage With DLASs To Help Women Prisoners Standing Committee On Women Empowerment
The Standing Committee on Empowerment of Women has suggested that more women lawyers should engage with the District Legal Aid Societies (DLASs) to ease access for justice to women prisoners. […]
Women Entry Ban In Sabarimala, Matter Referred To Constitutional Bench
WRIT PETITION (C) NO. 373 OF 2006 INDIAN YOUNG LAWYERS ASSOCIATION AND OTHER .. PETITIONERS VERSUS STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS .. RESPONDENTS BENCH DIPAK MISRA (CJI) BANUMATHI (SCJ) […]