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Stop Interference In Judiciary By Agencies Like ISI: Pakistan Court To PM's Office
A top Pakistani court on Saturday directed the Prime Minister's Office to issue directives to the country's powerful intelligence agencies, including ISI, and ask them not to approach any judge or member of their staff to obtain favourable verdicts.
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INDIA Bloc Will "Free Judiciary From Pressure": Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said if the INDIA bloc comes to power in the ongoing Lok Sabha election, it would "free" the judiciary from the "tremendous pressure" it is facing. This, he added, will lead to his release from jail on June 5,
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Chief Justice Of India's Powerful Message As He Completes A Year In Office
The judiciary is and will always be for the citizens of the country - was DY Chandrachud's powerful message as he completed a year as the Chief Justice of India on Wednesday.
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Indian-American Congresswoman To Serve In Top Post Of US Immigration Panel
Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has been named Ranking Member of the powerful House Judiciary Committee's panel on Immigration, making her the first immigrant to serve in a leadership role for the subcommittee.
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Judiciary Expected To Follow Principle Of Separation Of Powers: Speaker Om Birla
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday said judiciary is expected to follow the principle of separation of powers as defined in the Constitution.
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"Can't Fold Hands And Sit": Supreme Court Questions Centre On Demonetisation
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it has the power to examine the manner in which the decision for demonetisation was taken adding that the judiciary cannot fold its hands and sit just because it is an economic policy decision.
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'Hear Us Also': Team Pilot's Move To Check Speaker In Supreme Court
The Rajasthan Speaker's request to the Supreme Court to stop the High Court from announcing any verdict on the petition by Sachin Pilot and 18 more Congress rebels challenging disqualification notices will be heard tomorrow. Speaker CP Joshi has also challenged the High Court's order asking him to pause any action against the rebels until its decis...
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Legal System Helps The Rich, Says Retiring Top Court Justice Deepak Gupta
The country's legal system is geared in favour of the rich and powerful, Supreme Court Justice Deepak Gupta said in his farewell address on Wednesday, adding that judges "cannot hide their heads like an ostrich" and they must identify problems with the judiciary and deal with them.
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"Death Knell For Power Separation": Retired Judge On Ranjan Gogoi's New Role
Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi's nomination for a Rajya Sabha seat has been vehemently criticized by several retired judges, who have expressed deep concern over the message it is sending. Most agreed that it poses a grave risk to the independence of the judiciary and would shake the common man's faith in the institution.
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Will Show BJP Its Place, Defeat It In 2019 Elections, Says Rahul Gandhi
Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of eroding the credibility of institutions like the judiciary, army and media, Congress President Rahul Gandhi today said his party will ensure that the BJP is removed from power in the 2019 general elections.
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Use Of Religion To Capture Power Can Disrupt Peace: Manmohan Singh
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today warned that use of religion and caste by political parties to capture power can create an atmosphere of hate and division and asserted that saner elements in the society need to unite to counter such evil designs. He said that attempts at communal polarisation create an atmosphere of fear, anxiety and unce...
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Pakistan's ISI Pressuring Judiciary For Favourable Verdicts, Says Judge
A Pakistani high court judge today alleged that the country's powerful ISI spy agency is pressuring the chief justice and other judges to get favourable verdicts in different cases, including against ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
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Chief Justice Master Of Roster, Has Power To Assign Cases: Supreme Court
The Chief Justice is the "master of the roster" and has the power to assign cases, the Supreme Court ruled today in a petition by former law minister Shanti Bhushan.
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Top 5 Supreme Court Judges Discuss Justice Joseph's Elevation: 10 Facts
The Supreme Court collegium, or a group of five most-senior judges, met today to take a call on Justice KM Joseph's elevation to the top court that was rejected by the government in April. This is the collegium's second meeting to firm up its response to the centre's decision that has set up a face-off between the judiciary and the executive and ha...
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In Maldives Crisis, Supreme Court U-Turn After Judges' Arrest: 10 Points
Three judges of Maldives Supreme Court on Tuesday evening revoked its order to release nine high-profile political prisoners, one of the points in their 1 February verdict that was seen to have prompted President Abdulla Yameen to impose a state of emergency in Maldives and arrest two top judges. President Yameen, who had minutes earlier restored t...
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Stop Interference In Judiciary By Agencies Like ISI: Pakistan Court To PM's Office
A top Pakistani court on Saturday directed the Prime Minister's Office to issue directives to the country's powerful intelligence agencies, including ISI, and ask them not to approach any judge or member of their staff to obtain favourable verdicts.
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INDIA Bloc Will "Free Judiciary From Pressure": Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said if the INDIA bloc comes to power in the ongoing Lok Sabha election, it would "free" the judiciary from the "tremendous pressure" it is facing. This, he added, will lead to his release from jail on June 5,
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Chief Justice Of India's Powerful Message As He Completes A Year In Office
The judiciary is and will always be for the citizens of the country - was DY Chandrachud's powerful message as he completed a year as the Chief Justice of India on Wednesday.
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Indian-American Congresswoman To Serve In Top Post Of US Immigration Panel
Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has been named Ranking Member of the powerful House Judiciary Committee's panel on Immigration, making her the first immigrant to serve in a leadership role for the subcommittee.
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Judiciary Expected To Follow Principle Of Separation Of Powers: Speaker Om Birla
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday said judiciary is expected to follow the principle of separation of powers as defined in the Constitution.
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"Can't Fold Hands And Sit": Supreme Court Questions Centre On Demonetisation
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it has the power to examine the manner in which the decision for demonetisation was taken adding that the judiciary cannot fold its hands and sit just because it is an economic policy decision.
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'Hear Us Also': Team Pilot's Move To Check Speaker In Supreme Court
The Rajasthan Speaker's request to the Supreme Court to stop the High Court from announcing any verdict on the petition by Sachin Pilot and 18 more Congress rebels challenging disqualification notices will be heard tomorrow. Speaker CP Joshi has also challenged the High Court's order asking him to pause any action against the rebels until its decis...
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Legal System Helps The Rich, Says Retiring Top Court Justice Deepak Gupta
The country's legal system is geared in favour of the rich and powerful, Supreme Court Justice Deepak Gupta said in his farewell address on Wednesday, adding that judges "cannot hide their heads like an ostrich" and they must identify problems with the judiciary and deal with them.
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"Death Knell For Power Separation": Retired Judge On Ranjan Gogoi's New Role
Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi's nomination for a Rajya Sabha seat has been vehemently criticized by several retired judges, who have expressed deep concern over the message it is sending. Most agreed that it poses a grave risk to the independence of the judiciary and would shake the common man's faith in the institution.
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Will Show BJP Its Place, Defeat It In 2019 Elections, Says Rahul Gandhi
Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of eroding the credibility of institutions like the judiciary, army and media, Congress President Rahul Gandhi today said his party will ensure that the BJP is removed from power in the 2019 general elections.
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Use Of Religion To Capture Power Can Disrupt Peace: Manmohan Singh
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today warned that use of religion and caste by political parties to capture power can create an atmosphere of hate and division and asserted that saner elements in the society need to unite to counter such evil designs. He said that attempts at communal polarisation create an atmosphere of fear, anxiety and unce...
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Pakistan's ISI Pressuring Judiciary For Favourable Verdicts, Says Judge
A Pakistani high court judge today alleged that the country's powerful ISI spy agency is pressuring the chief justice and other judges to get favourable verdicts in different cases, including against ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
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Chief Justice Master Of Roster, Has Power To Assign Cases: Supreme Court
The Chief Justice is the "master of the roster" and has the power to assign cases, the Supreme Court ruled today in a petition by former law minister Shanti Bhushan.
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Top 5 Supreme Court Judges Discuss Justice Joseph's Elevation: 10 Facts
The Supreme Court collegium, or a group of five most-senior judges, met today to take a call on Justice KM Joseph's elevation to the top court that was rejected by the government in April. This is the collegium's second meeting to firm up its response to the centre's decision that has set up a face-off between the judiciary and the executive and ha...
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In Maldives Crisis, Supreme Court U-Turn After Judges' Arrest: 10 Points
Three judges of Maldives Supreme Court on Tuesday evening revoked its order to release nine high-profile political prisoners, one of the points in their 1 February verdict that was seen to have prompted President Abdulla Yameen to impose a state of emergency in Maldives and arrest two top judges. President Yameen, who had minutes earlier restored t...
