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Should Former Judges Join Politics? What Ex Chief Justice DY Chandrachud Said
The society continues to view former judges as custodians of the law and their lifestyle must accord with the faith the society has in legal system, said DY Chandrachud, former Chief Justice of India when asked if retired judges should join politics.
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Advanced Alien Civilisations Could Self-Destruct Through Climate Change, Claims New Study
A recent study by astrophysicists suggests that technologically advanced alien civilizations could self-destruct through climate change within just 1,000 years. The researchers, inspired by human energy use patterns, found that even renewable energy sources contribute to planetary overheating due to inevitable heat loss. The second law of thermodyn...
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Equal Participation Of Women Important For Better Society: Chief Justice
There is no dearth of legal provisions to protect the interest of women in private and public spaces but law alone cannot make a just system, CJI DY Chandrachud said, stressing that society also has to shed its "patriarchal social attitude".
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Everything To Know About Taliban's New "Vice And Virtue" Law In Afghanistan
The Taliban government's new law to "promote virtue and prevent vice" has codified their austere rules for Afghan society, dictating strict controls according to their vision of Islam.
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"Secular Civil Code Need Of Times": PM Modi In Independence Day Speech
PM Modi Speech:Making a strong pitch for a Uniform Civil Code in his Independence Day speech this morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said laws that divide the country have no place in a modern society and must be done away with.
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ChatGPT Was Asked For Legal Advice - 5 Reasons Why It Was A Bad Idea
A survey carried out in 2023 by the Law Society, the Legal Services Board and YouGov found that two-thirds of respondents had experienced a legal issue in the past four years.
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Top Kuki-Zo Body WKZIC Trashes Move To Ban It, Manipur Government Pushes For Anti-Terror Law UAPA
Two senior members of a top civil society group of the Kuki-Zo tribes have refuted allegations made by the Manipur government that the "intellectual" group called for taking up arms in the state affected by ethnic violence.
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New Laws A Significant Overhaul Of Criminal Justice System: Chief Justice Of India
Hailing the enactment of the new criminal justice laws as a watershed moment for society, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud today said India is set for a significant overhaul of its criminal justice system.
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Crime Cannot Be Wiped Off By Paying Compensation To Victim: High Court
Criminal law seeks to regulate the conduct of individuals within the society and a crime cannot be "wiped off" by payment of compensation, the Delhi High Court said today.
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Japan's Princess Aiko, 22, To Start Working At Red Cross After Graduation
Princess Aiko, 22, is set to start working at the Japanese Red Cross Society in April after completing her graduation from Tokyo's Gakushuin University.
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Live-In Relationship A "Dangerous Disease", Bring Law Against It: BJP MP In Parliament
A BJP MP from Haryana today termed live-in relationships a "dangerous disease" that needs to be eradicated from society and urged the government to make a law against it.
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Law Student Sexually Harasses Classmate At Her Noida Flat, Arrested: Cops
A first-year LLB student was arrested here on Wednesday for allegedly sexually harassing and assaulting his classmate after barging into her house in a housing society with his associates, officials said.
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Kenya Officials Arrest Fake Lawyer Who Won 26 Court Cases
Mwenda had been able to portray himself as a qualified attorney for a considerable amount of time, according to the report, and judges did not doubt his abilities until after his most recent arrest.
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High Court Takes Serious Note As Widow Denied Entry In Tamil Nadu Temple
The Madras High Court has said 'dogma' like preventing entry of a widow into a temple cannot happen in a civilised society governed by law and made it clear that a woman, by herself has an identity.
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"Multi-State Cooperative Societies Law Will Be Passed In...,": Amit Shah
The Union Minister said that the Narendra Modi government has tried to bring uniformity in the Cooperative Law without disturbing the rights of the State and the Centre within the constitutional framework.
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Should Former Judges Join Politics? What Ex Chief Justice DY Chandrachud Said
The society continues to view former judges as custodians of the law and their lifestyle must accord with the faith the society has in legal system, said DY Chandrachud, former Chief Justice of India when asked if retired judges should join politics.
-
Advanced Alien Civilisations Could Self-Destruct Through Climate Change, Claims New Study
A recent study by astrophysicists suggests that technologically advanced alien civilizations could self-destruct through climate change within just 1,000 years. The researchers, inspired by human energy use patterns, found that even renewable energy sources contribute to planetary overheating due to inevitable heat loss. The second law of thermodyn...
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Equal Participation Of Women Important For Better Society: Chief Justice
There is no dearth of legal provisions to protect the interest of women in private and public spaces but law alone cannot make a just system, CJI DY Chandrachud said, stressing that society also has to shed its "patriarchal social attitude".
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Everything To Know About Taliban's New "Vice And Virtue" Law In Afghanistan
The Taliban government's new law to "promote virtue and prevent vice" has codified their austere rules for Afghan society, dictating strict controls according to their vision of Islam.
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"Secular Civil Code Need Of Times": PM Modi In Independence Day Speech
PM Modi Speech:Making a strong pitch for a Uniform Civil Code in his Independence Day speech this morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said laws that divide the country have no place in a modern society and must be done away with.
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ChatGPT Was Asked For Legal Advice - 5 Reasons Why It Was A Bad Idea
A survey carried out in 2023 by the Law Society, the Legal Services Board and YouGov found that two-thirds of respondents had experienced a legal issue in the past four years.
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Top Kuki-Zo Body WKZIC Trashes Move To Ban It, Manipur Government Pushes For Anti-Terror Law UAPA
Two senior members of a top civil society group of the Kuki-Zo tribes have refuted allegations made by the Manipur government that the "intellectual" group called for taking up arms in the state affected by ethnic violence.
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New Laws A Significant Overhaul Of Criminal Justice System: Chief Justice Of India
Hailing the enactment of the new criminal justice laws as a watershed moment for society, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud today said India is set for a significant overhaul of its criminal justice system.
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Crime Cannot Be Wiped Off By Paying Compensation To Victim: High Court
Criminal law seeks to regulate the conduct of individuals within the society and a crime cannot be "wiped off" by payment of compensation, the Delhi High Court said today.
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Japan's Princess Aiko, 22, To Start Working At Red Cross After Graduation
Princess Aiko, 22, is set to start working at the Japanese Red Cross Society in April after completing her graduation from Tokyo's Gakushuin University.
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Live-In Relationship A "Dangerous Disease", Bring Law Against It: BJP MP In Parliament
A BJP MP from Haryana today termed live-in relationships a "dangerous disease" that needs to be eradicated from society and urged the government to make a law against it.
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Law Student Sexually Harasses Classmate At Her Noida Flat, Arrested: Cops
A first-year LLB student was arrested here on Wednesday for allegedly sexually harassing and assaulting his classmate after barging into her house in a housing society with his associates, officials said.
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Kenya Officials Arrest Fake Lawyer Who Won 26 Court Cases
Mwenda had been able to portray himself as a qualified attorney for a considerable amount of time, according to the report, and judges did not doubt his abilities until after his most recent arrest.
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High Court Takes Serious Note As Widow Denied Entry In Tamil Nadu Temple
The Madras High Court has said 'dogma' like preventing entry of a widow into a temple cannot happen in a civilised society governed by law and made it clear that a woman, by herself has an identity.
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"Multi-State Cooperative Societies Law Will Be Passed In...,": Amit Shah
The Union Minister said that the Narendra Modi government has tried to bring uniformity in the Cooperative Law without disturbing the rights of the State and the Centre within the constitutional framework.
