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Apple, Google-Targeting Market Control Bill Approved by US Senate Panel
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve a bill that would rein in app stores of companies they said exert too much market control, particularly Apple and Google.
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No Consent For Contempt Case Against Rahul Gandhi, Says Attorney General
A lawyer's request to sue Rahul Gandhi for contempt has been denied by Attorney General KK Venugopal, who says his statements on the judiciary are "too vague" to lower the dignity of the institution in the eyes of people.
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WhatsApp, Centre Gets Supreme Court Notice on Plea Over Lower Privacy Standards for Indian Users
The Supreme Court asked the Centre and WhatsApp to reply to a fresh plea alleging lower standards of privacy for Indians in comparison to European users saying it is the duty of the judiciary to protect citizens' privacy.
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Over 2,500 Court Complexes To Get Video Conference Cabins: Centre
Seeking to boost the capability of the lower judiciary to hear cases online, funds have been released to set up ''video conference cabins'' in 2,506 court complexes across India, Law Ministry officials said.
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Supreme Court Says Members Of Lower Judiciary Not Eligible For District Judges By Direct Recruitment
The Supreme Court today ruled that member of subordinate judiciary services will not be eligible for appointment as District judges by way of direct recruitment.
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Ravi Shankar Prasad Backs All-India Exam To Recruit Lower Court Judges
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday pitched for a national-level entrance test for "talent infusion" into the subordinate judiciary.
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Speed Up Recruitment Of Lower Court Judges: Centre To High Courts
High courts must speed up the recruitment of judicial officers for the lower judiciary as one of the reasons for high pendency is lack of judges, the Centre has said.
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Over 5,000 Posts In Lower Judiciary Lying Vacant: Ravi Shankar Prasad
More than 5,000 posts in the lower judiciary have been lying vacant across the country, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today.
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To Speed Up Cases, Higher Retirement Age For Judges Proposed
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Friday called for innovative steps and multi-pronged strategy to wage a war against pendency of over three crore cases largely in the lower judiciary and the High Courts while a SC judge proposed raising the retirement age of judges in the higher courts.
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Lower Courts: India Has More Sanctioned Judges And Less Court Rooms
The number of courtrooms available for lower courts in the country is less than the sanctioned strength of judges in the subordinate judiciary, according to a law ministry document, which states that the focus now is to match their numbers.
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Pending Cases Fall In Supreme Court, High Courts But Rise In Lower Courts
The number of pending cases in the Supreme Court and the 24 high courts has fallen in the last three years, but it has seen an upward swing in the lower judiciary, law ministry data shows. According to figures compiled by the ministry, the top court had 62,791 pending cases at the end of 2014. The figures fell to 59,272 in December 2015
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9 High Courts Oppose All-India Service For Lower Judiciary
Nine high courts have opposed a proposal to have an all-India service for lower judiciary, eight have sought changes in the proposed framework and only two have supported the idea, a law ministry document says.
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Nine High Courts Oppose All-India Service For Lower Judiciary
Nine high courts have opposed a proposal to have an all-India service for lower judiciary, eight have sought changes in the proposed framework and only two have supported the idea, a law ministry document says.
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Nearly 400 Judicial Officers Transferred In Uttar Pradesh
The Allahabad High Court has transferred close to 400 judicial officers, nearly half of them of the Additional District and Sessions Judge rank, in a major reshuffle in the lower judiciary in Uttar Pradesh.
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Cyber Crimes: CBI And Police Academy To Make Judges Tech Savvy
Amid a rising trend of cases related to cyber crimes, the government has asked the CBI and the National Police Academy to train members of the lower judiciary in tackling such issues.
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Apple, Google-Targeting Market Control Bill Approved by US Senate Panel
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve a bill that would rein in app stores of companies they said exert too much market control, particularly Apple and Google.
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No Consent For Contempt Case Against Rahul Gandhi, Says Attorney General
A lawyer's request to sue Rahul Gandhi for contempt has been denied by Attorney General KK Venugopal, who says his statements on the judiciary are "too vague" to lower the dignity of the institution in the eyes of people.
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WhatsApp, Centre Gets Supreme Court Notice on Plea Over Lower Privacy Standards for Indian Users
The Supreme Court asked the Centre and WhatsApp to reply to a fresh plea alleging lower standards of privacy for Indians in comparison to European users saying it is the duty of the judiciary to protect citizens' privacy.
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Over 2,500 Court Complexes To Get Video Conference Cabins: Centre
Seeking to boost the capability of the lower judiciary to hear cases online, funds have been released to set up ''video conference cabins'' in 2,506 court complexes across India, Law Ministry officials said.
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Supreme Court Says Members Of Lower Judiciary Not Eligible For District Judges By Direct Recruitment
The Supreme Court today ruled that member of subordinate judiciary services will not be eligible for appointment as District judges by way of direct recruitment.
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Ravi Shankar Prasad Backs All-India Exam To Recruit Lower Court Judges
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday pitched for a national-level entrance test for "talent infusion" into the subordinate judiciary.
-
Speed Up Recruitment Of Lower Court Judges: Centre To High Courts
High courts must speed up the recruitment of judicial officers for the lower judiciary as one of the reasons for high pendency is lack of judges, the Centre has said.
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Over 5,000 Posts In Lower Judiciary Lying Vacant: Ravi Shankar Prasad
More than 5,000 posts in the lower judiciary have been lying vacant across the country, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today.
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To Speed Up Cases, Higher Retirement Age For Judges Proposed
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Friday called for innovative steps and multi-pronged strategy to wage a war against pendency of over three crore cases largely in the lower judiciary and the High Courts while a SC judge proposed raising the retirement age of judges in the higher courts.
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Lower Courts: India Has More Sanctioned Judges And Less Court Rooms
The number of courtrooms available for lower courts in the country is less than the sanctioned strength of judges in the subordinate judiciary, according to a law ministry document, which states that the focus now is to match their numbers.
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Pending Cases Fall In Supreme Court, High Courts But Rise In Lower Courts
The number of pending cases in the Supreme Court and the 24 high courts has fallen in the last three years, but it has seen an upward swing in the lower judiciary, law ministry data shows. According to figures compiled by the ministry, the top court had 62,791 pending cases at the end of 2014. The figures fell to 59,272 in December 2015
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9 High Courts Oppose All-India Service For Lower Judiciary
Nine high courts have opposed a proposal to have an all-India service for lower judiciary, eight have sought changes in the proposed framework and only two have supported the idea, a law ministry document says.
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Nine High Courts Oppose All-India Service For Lower Judiciary
Nine high courts have opposed a proposal to have an all-India service for lower judiciary, eight have sought changes in the proposed framework and only two have supported the idea, a law ministry document says.
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Nearly 400 Judicial Officers Transferred In Uttar Pradesh
The Allahabad High Court has transferred close to 400 judicial officers, nearly half of them of the Additional District and Sessions Judge rank, in a major reshuffle in the lower judiciary in Uttar Pradesh.
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Cyber Crimes: CBI And Police Academy To Make Judges Tech Savvy
Amid a rising trend of cases related to cyber crimes, the government has asked the CBI and the National Police Academy to train members of the lower judiciary in tackling such issues.
