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"She Was Ill": Iran Woman Who Stripped In Public Released Without Charges
Iran's judiciary said Tuesday it has not issued an indictment against a student who stripped off to her underwear at a university in Tehran.
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"Daughter For Life": Future Chief Justice Bats For More Women In Judiciary
Making a series of important observations on the role of women in society, a judge who is projected to become the first woman Chief Justice of India, has said "a son is a son till he gets a wife, but a daughter is a daughter for life".
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Justice BV Nagarathna To NDTV On How She Balanced Law Career, Family Life
More women are coming forward to take up roles in the country's judiciary, once a male-dominated space, Supreme Court judge Justice BV Nagarathna told NDTV in an exclusive interview today.
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After Women's Reservation Bill, Ex Bar Body Chief Seeks 33% Quota For Women As Judges
Former SCBA president and senior lawyer Vikas Singh has written a letter to Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud underscoring the need for allocating one-third of judgeship to women in higher judiciary.
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Appointments, Assets, Leaves: House Panel's Big Remarks On Senior Judges
The representation of backward communities, women and minorities in higher judiciary is below the desired level and does not reflect the country's social diversity, a Parliamentary panel has said in its report.
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Saying Judiciary Immune From Gender Inequalities Far From Reality: Judge
Outgoing Supreme Court judge S Abdul Nazeer Wednesday underscored the lack of adequate representation of women in the judiciary and said calling the Indian judiciary immune from gender inequalities was far from the reality.
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Chief Justice Of India Rues Judiciary's "Quite Low" Representation Of Women
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Tuesday rued the "quite low" representation of women at all levels in the legal field and promised that he would take up the demand for their higher representation.
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"Your Right...": Chief Justice On 50% Representation For Women In Judiciary
Chief Justice NV Ramana on Sunday called for 50 per cent representation for women in the judiciary and supported the demand for similar measures in law colleges in India.
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Legal Profession Still Has To Welcome Women Into Its Fold: Chief Justice Of India
Even after 75 years of Independence, the judiciary in India has achieved a mere 11% representation of women on the bench of the Supreme Court, said Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana on Saturday.
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Trio Of Women Lawyers Push For Change To India's Creaking Courts
The three lawyers who resolved India's largest bankruptcy case last year are using their elevated professional standing to address a different problem: not enough women in the bar.
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Supreme Court Has Always Been "Pro-Active, Progressive": President Kovind
President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday praised the efforts of the Indian judiciary in pursuing the "cherished goal of gender justice" and said that the Supreme Court has always been "pro-active and progressive".
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Justice Delivered To Nirbhaya, Verdict Will Strengthen Faith In Judiciary: BJP
After a Delhi court on Tuesday ordered hanging of four Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convicts on January 22, the BJP said justice has been delivered to the victim and that the verdict will empower women and strengthen people's faith in the judiciary.
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Iraq Sentenced More Than 600 Foreigners For ISIS Links In 2018
Iraq sentenced more than 600 foreigners including many women and dozens of minors in 2018 for belonging to the ISIS group, the judiciary said on Monday.
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Iran Journalist Gets 12-Year Jail Term After 'Insulting Judiciary'
Iranian journalist and women's rights activist Hengameh Shahidi has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison on unspecified charges, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
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"Rampant Sexism" In Judiciary, Says High Court Judge, Supports #MeToo
A Bombay High Court Judge has come out in support of the ongoing #MeToo movement, saying patriarchal world does not allow women to speak freely.
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"She Was Ill": Iran Woman Who Stripped In Public Released Without Charges
Iran's judiciary said Tuesday it has not issued an indictment against a student who stripped off to her underwear at a university in Tehran.
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"Daughter For Life": Future Chief Justice Bats For More Women In Judiciary
Making a series of important observations on the role of women in society, a judge who is projected to become the first woman Chief Justice of India, has said "a son is a son till he gets a wife, but a daughter is a daughter for life".
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Justice BV Nagarathna To NDTV On How She Balanced Law Career, Family Life
More women are coming forward to take up roles in the country's judiciary, once a male-dominated space, Supreme Court judge Justice BV Nagarathna told NDTV in an exclusive interview today.
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After Women's Reservation Bill, Ex Bar Body Chief Seeks 33% Quota For Women As Judges
Former SCBA president and senior lawyer Vikas Singh has written a letter to Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud underscoring the need for allocating one-third of judgeship to women in higher judiciary.
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Appointments, Assets, Leaves: House Panel's Big Remarks On Senior Judges
The representation of backward communities, women and minorities in higher judiciary is below the desired level and does not reflect the country's social diversity, a Parliamentary panel has said in its report.
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Saying Judiciary Immune From Gender Inequalities Far From Reality: Judge
Outgoing Supreme Court judge S Abdul Nazeer Wednesday underscored the lack of adequate representation of women in the judiciary and said calling the Indian judiciary immune from gender inequalities was far from the reality.
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Chief Justice Of India Rues Judiciary's "Quite Low" Representation Of Women
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Tuesday rued the "quite low" representation of women at all levels in the legal field and promised that he would take up the demand for their higher representation.
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"Your Right...": Chief Justice On 50% Representation For Women In Judiciary
Chief Justice NV Ramana on Sunday called for 50 per cent representation for women in the judiciary and supported the demand for similar measures in law colleges in India.
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Legal Profession Still Has To Welcome Women Into Its Fold: Chief Justice Of India
Even after 75 years of Independence, the judiciary in India has achieved a mere 11% representation of women on the bench of the Supreme Court, said Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana on Saturday.
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Trio Of Women Lawyers Push For Change To India's Creaking Courts
The three lawyers who resolved India's largest bankruptcy case last year are using their elevated professional standing to address a different problem: not enough women in the bar.
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Supreme Court Has Always Been "Pro-Active, Progressive": President Kovind
President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday praised the efforts of the Indian judiciary in pursuing the "cherished goal of gender justice" and said that the Supreme Court has always been "pro-active and progressive".
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Justice Delivered To Nirbhaya, Verdict Will Strengthen Faith In Judiciary: BJP
After a Delhi court on Tuesday ordered hanging of four Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convicts on January 22, the BJP said justice has been delivered to the victim and that the verdict will empower women and strengthen people's faith in the judiciary.
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Iraq Sentenced More Than 600 Foreigners For ISIS Links In 2018
Iraq sentenced more than 600 foreigners including many women and dozens of minors in 2018 for belonging to the ISIS group, the judiciary said on Monday.
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Iran Journalist Gets 12-Year Jail Term After 'Insulting Judiciary'
Iranian journalist and women's rights activist Hengameh Shahidi has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison on unspecified charges, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
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"Rampant Sexism" In Judiciary, Says High Court Judge, Supports #MeToo
A Bombay High Court Judge has come out in support of the ongoing #MeToo movement, saying patriarchal world does not allow women to speak freely.
