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Trump Seeks Delay In New York Hush Money Trial
Donald Trump asked the New York judge on Monday who is presiding over his hush money case to delay the trial until the US Supreme Court rules on his claim of presidential immunity.
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Centre Announces More Post-Retirement Benefits For Supreme Court Judges
The Ministry of Law and Justice has issued a notification for further amendments to the Supreme Court Judges Rules, 1959 (Rules), giving retirement benefits to retired Supreme Court judges, Chief Jutsices.
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What Is RTI Amendment Bill And Why The Opposition Is Against It: 5 Points
The Lok Sabha today passed a bill to amend the Right To Information (RTI) Act amid allegations from opposition parties that it was being diluted. The opposition -- which wants the amendment bill sent to a select committee for further scrutiny -- plans to stall it in the Rajya Sabha, where the ruling BJP still lacks the numbers required. The move wa...
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Tech Giants 'Nervous' As Judge Drafts First Data Rules In India
BN Srikrishna is a genial, 77-year-old former Supreme Court judge who recites Shakespeare and Sanskrit scriptures with equal facility. But he's making the likes of Google, Amazon and Facebook more than a little nervous. Srikrishna is leading the effort to draft new data-privacy laws for India that will regulate how tech giants from the U.S. and els...
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Can't Distrust Chief Justice, Plea "Scandalous", Says Supreme Court: 10 Facts
A petition asking for a change in the way cases are assigned was rejected today by the Supreme Court, which called it "scandalous". "The Chief Justice of India is the highest authority and he can't be distrusted," said a three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. In January, four senior Supreme Court judges had gone public with th...
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Chief Justice Dipak Misra Shouldn't Assign Cases: Shanti Bhushan's Petition
Former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan has said that the power to assign cases must be given to a collegium or panel of senior judges. He has also said his petition should not be heard by the Chief Justice and that it should be taken up by three most senior judges.
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For Divorce, Supreme Court Changes 6-Month 'Cooling Off' Rule
Ruling that it is pointless to "perpetuate a purposeless marriage and to prolong the agony of the parties", the Supreme Court today made a big change to the rules for Hindu couples looking to divorce.
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Kejriwal Ads Seem Waste of Public Money, Says Delhi High Court
Arvind Kejriwal's government was censured today by judges who said its mega advertising campaign appears to violate new Supreme Court rules that ban politicians from wasting taxpayers' money on promoting their accomplishments.
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Former New York Judge Appointed to UN Gaza Inquiry
The president of the United Nations' top human rights body has appointed a former New York Supreme Court judge to serve as the third member of a commission investigating possible violations of the rules of war in Gaza.
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Trump Seeks Delay In New York Hush Money Trial
Donald Trump asked the New York judge on Monday who is presiding over his hush money case to delay the trial until the US Supreme Court rules on his claim of presidential immunity.
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Centre Announces More Post-Retirement Benefits For Supreme Court Judges
The Ministry of Law and Justice has issued a notification for further amendments to the Supreme Court Judges Rules, 1959 (Rules), giving retirement benefits to retired Supreme Court judges, Chief Jutsices.
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What Is RTI Amendment Bill And Why The Opposition Is Against It: 5 Points
The Lok Sabha today passed a bill to amend the Right To Information (RTI) Act amid allegations from opposition parties that it was being diluted. The opposition -- which wants the amendment bill sent to a select committee for further scrutiny -- plans to stall it in the Rajya Sabha, where the ruling BJP still lacks the numbers required. The move wa...
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Tech Giants 'Nervous' As Judge Drafts First Data Rules In India
BN Srikrishna is a genial, 77-year-old former Supreme Court judge who recites Shakespeare and Sanskrit scriptures with equal facility. But he's making the likes of Google, Amazon and Facebook more than a little nervous. Srikrishna is leading the effort to draft new data-privacy laws for India that will regulate how tech giants from the U.S. and els...
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Can't Distrust Chief Justice, Plea "Scandalous", Says Supreme Court: 10 Facts
A petition asking for a change in the way cases are assigned was rejected today by the Supreme Court, which called it "scandalous". "The Chief Justice of India is the highest authority and he can't be distrusted," said a three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. In January, four senior Supreme Court judges had gone public with th...
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Chief Justice Dipak Misra Shouldn't Assign Cases: Shanti Bhushan's Petition
Former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan has said that the power to assign cases must be given to a collegium or panel of senior judges. He has also said his petition should not be heard by the Chief Justice and that it should be taken up by three most senior judges.
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For Divorce, Supreme Court Changes 6-Month 'Cooling Off' Rule
Ruling that it is pointless to "perpetuate a purposeless marriage and to prolong the agony of the parties", the Supreme Court today made a big change to the rules for Hindu couples looking to divorce.
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Kejriwal Ads Seem Waste of Public Money, Says Delhi High Court
Arvind Kejriwal's government was censured today by judges who said its mega advertising campaign appears to violate new Supreme Court rules that ban politicians from wasting taxpayers' money on promoting their accomplishments.
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Former New York Judge Appointed to UN Gaza Inquiry
The president of the United Nations' top human rights body has appointed a former New York Supreme Court judge to serve as the third member of a commission investigating possible violations of the rules of war in Gaza.
