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States Can't Withdraw Criminal Cases Against Legislators: Supreme Court
The state governments cannot withdraw pending criminal cases against MPs and MLAs without the approval of the high courts, the Supreme Court said today.
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Chief Justice of India Launches App To Help Media Report Virtual Hearings
Chief Justice of India, Justice N V Ramana, launched a mobile application today to enable journalists to report Supreme Court proceedings without having to visit the court premises during the pandemic.
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"A Well-Functioning Judiciary Needs...": Outgoing Chief Justice SA Bobde
Underlining the troubled relationship between the bar and the bench (judges and advocates), outgoing Chief Justice of India, Justice SA Bobde, today said there has to be mutual respect between the two for the excellent functioning of the judiciary.
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"End Horrifying Cruelty": Lawyer Writes To Chief Justice On Elephant Set Afire
A Supreme Court lawyer has written to the Chief Justice of India seeking his intervention in ending cruelty towards animals. His letter cited a recent incident in which an elephant was set afire by some people in Tamil Nadu who threw a burning tyre on it. The jumbo later succumbed to the burn injuries. The video of the incident had gone viral on so...
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Calculate Notional Income Of Homemakers On "Work, Sacrifices": Top Court
In an important observation that could go a long away in promoting gender equality in the country, the Supreme Court, while hearing an insurance dispute case, said the calculation of notional income of homemakers must be based on their work, labour and sacrifices.
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Justice DY Chandrachud Seeks Equal Access To Courts For Visually Challenged Lawyers, Litigants
Justice DY Chandrachud has written to all the high courts to ensure that digital systems for accessing the country's justice delivery system are accessible to visually challenged lawyers. Justice Chandrachud is chairman of the Supreme Court's "eCommittee".
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Chennai To Salem In Just 3 Hours? Court Order Unlocks 8-Lane Highway Plan
A highway project in Tamil Nadu that will cut travel time between Chennai and Salem city cleared a big hurdle today as the Supreme Court allowed the acquisition of farm land, opposed by farmers along the planned route.
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Supreme Court Judge Launches Website For Citizens To Track Case Status
The public can with just a click of a button know the status of the judiciary across the country on a website launched today. Courts across the country are continuing to serve litigants through video conferencing amid the coronavirus crisis. From the Supreme Court to the High Court, cases are heard on video conferencing.
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The Godfather Dialogue Delivered After Hearing. Top Court's Response
A lawyer's delivery of a popular dialogue from the Hollywood cult-classic The Godfather after a hearing was responded to by the Supreme Court in an equally interesting manner.
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Pay Re 1 With Apology In A Week, Says Sachin Pilot To MLA Who Alleged Bribe
Rajasthan Crisis: Sachin Pilot, accused of conspiring horse-trading on behalf of the BJP to pull down the Ashok Gehlot government, has taken the allegation head on, demanding that one of his accusers pay a one-rupee compensation and issue a written apology. In a legal notice, Mr Pilot said his Congress MLA Giriraj Singh Malinga made the accusatio...
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Family Was Victim Of Judicial Delay: Supreme Court's Justice Banumathi
Justice R Banumathi, one of the three women Supreme Court judges in the country, said her family was a victim of judicial delay in the past.
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In A First, Supreme Court Goes Paperless As Judges Use Laptops
For the first time in its history, all three judges on a Supreme Court bench on Monday used laptops to go through cases instead of voluminous files.
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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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Use Technology: Supreme Court's Message To Lower Courts On COVID-19
High Courts and trial courts should use videoconferencing and other technology to hear cases and help ensure social distancing, the Supreme Court said today amid the 21-day lockdown declared by the Centre to contain the spread of coronavirus. The Supreme Court had heavily cut down on its benches and is hearing only the very urgent cases.
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Police seeks Contempt Case Against Activist Harsh Mander For Remarks On Supreme Court
Contempt proceedings should be initiated against activist Harsh Mander for his derogatory remarks against the Supreme Court, the Delhi Police told the top court today.
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States Can't Withdraw Criminal Cases Against Legislators: Supreme Court
The state governments cannot withdraw pending criminal cases against MPs and MLAs without the approval of the high courts, the Supreme Court said today.
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Chief Justice of India Launches App To Help Media Report Virtual Hearings
Chief Justice of India, Justice N V Ramana, launched a mobile application today to enable journalists to report Supreme Court proceedings without having to visit the court premises during the pandemic.
-
"A Well-Functioning Judiciary Needs...": Outgoing Chief Justice SA Bobde
Underlining the troubled relationship between the bar and the bench (judges and advocates), outgoing Chief Justice of India, Justice SA Bobde, today said there has to be mutual respect between the two for the excellent functioning of the judiciary.
-
"End Horrifying Cruelty": Lawyer Writes To Chief Justice On Elephant Set Afire
A Supreme Court lawyer has written to the Chief Justice of India seeking his intervention in ending cruelty towards animals. His letter cited a recent incident in which an elephant was set afire by some people in Tamil Nadu who threw a burning tyre on it. The jumbo later succumbed to the burn injuries. The video of the incident had gone viral on so...
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Calculate Notional Income Of Homemakers On "Work, Sacrifices": Top Court
In an important observation that could go a long away in promoting gender equality in the country, the Supreme Court, while hearing an insurance dispute case, said the calculation of notional income of homemakers must be based on their work, labour and sacrifices.
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Justice DY Chandrachud Seeks Equal Access To Courts For Visually Challenged Lawyers, Litigants
Justice DY Chandrachud has written to all the high courts to ensure that digital systems for accessing the country's justice delivery system are accessible to visually challenged lawyers. Justice Chandrachud is chairman of the Supreme Court's "eCommittee".
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Chennai To Salem In Just 3 Hours? Court Order Unlocks 8-Lane Highway Plan
A highway project in Tamil Nadu that will cut travel time between Chennai and Salem city cleared a big hurdle today as the Supreme Court allowed the acquisition of farm land, opposed by farmers along the planned route.
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Supreme Court Judge Launches Website For Citizens To Track Case Status
The public can with just a click of a button know the status of the judiciary across the country on a website launched today. Courts across the country are continuing to serve litigants through video conferencing amid the coronavirus crisis. From the Supreme Court to the High Court, cases are heard on video conferencing.
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The Godfather Dialogue Delivered After Hearing. Top Court's Response
A lawyer's delivery of a popular dialogue from the Hollywood cult-classic The Godfather after a hearing was responded to by the Supreme Court in an equally interesting manner.
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Pay Re 1 With Apology In A Week, Says Sachin Pilot To MLA Who Alleged Bribe
Rajasthan Crisis: Sachin Pilot, accused of conspiring horse-trading on behalf of the BJP to pull down the Ashok Gehlot government, has taken the allegation head on, demanding that one of his accusers pay a one-rupee compensation and issue a written apology. In a legal notice, Mr Pilot said his Congress MLA Giriraj Singh Malinga made the accusatio...
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Family Was Victim Of Judicial Delay: Supreme Court's Justice Banumathi
Justice R Banumathi, one of the three women Supreme Court judges in the country, said her family was a victim of judicial delay in the past.
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In A First, Supreme Court Goes Paperless As Judges Use Laptops
For the first time in its history, all three judges on a Supreme Court bench on Monday used laptops to go through cases instead of voluminous files.
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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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Use Technology: Supreme Court's Message To Lower Courts On COVID-19
High Courts and trial courts should use videoconferencing and other technology to hear cases and help ensure social distancing, the Supreme Court said today amid the 21-day lockdown declared by the Centre to contain the spread of coronavirus. The Supreme Court had heavily cut down on its benches and is hearing only the very urgent cases.
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Police seeks Contempt Case Against Activist Harsh Mander For Remarks On Supreme Court
Contempt proceedings should be initiated against activist Harsh Mander for his derogatory remarks against the Supreme Court, the Delhi Police told the top court today.
