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HC stays SDC proceedings against 14 suspended lawyers

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The Madras High Court bench here today restrained the Special Disciplinary Committee (SDC), set up to hold an inquiry against 14 lawyers suspended by Bar Council ofIndia for storming court rooms and shouting slogans against judges, from going ahead with its proceedings slated to start tomorrow. A division bench, comprising Justices R.Sudhakar and V M […]

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Centre bats for new comprehensive law on human trafficking

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The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that instead of amending certain provisions in existing statutes, there was a need for a “comprehensive legislation” to tackle all aspects of human trafficking. The ministry of women and child development, which along with National Legal Services Authority, was hailed by the court for their efforts to […]

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India should aspire to be hub of neutral arbitration: SC Judge A K Sikri

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India should aspire to become a hub of neutral arbitration, a Supreme Court judge today said while claiming that most people in the country have immense faith in this alternative form of dispute resolution. Speaking at a conference on international arbitration, SC judge Justice A K Sikri referred to a survey that indicated that 80 […]

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Mosque inside HC premises Delhi Wakf Board property: Govt

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The Centre today told the Delhi High Court that a mosque which exists within its premises is a 400-year-old structure and a property of the Delhi Wakf Board. The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) and the Land and Development Office (L&DO) informed a bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Pratibha Rani that as per a […]

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SC declines to hear plea on FTII protest

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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed, without giving any reason, a PIL seeking direction for the FTII students to end their three-month-long agitation against naming Gajendra Chauhan as the institute’s direction and for transparent policies for the appointment. A bench headed by Chief Justice H.L. Dattu dismissed the PIL after letting advocate J.P. Dhanda argue […]

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Judiciary independence doesn’t necessarily require collegium system

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BJP-ruled states today strongly supported in the Supreme Court the creation of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) saying that the independence of judiciary does not necessarily require that judges be appointed by the collegium system. Senior advocate T R Andhyarujina, appearing for Maharashtra, told a five-judge bench headed by that the independence of judiciary […]

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Collegium recommended names despite adverse reports: SC told

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The Supreme Court collegium recommended and reiterated the appointments of people as judges despite adverse Intelligence Bureau reports and judges’ critical comments against them, the central government on Wednesday told the apex court. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi on Wednesday submitted to the court a list of a few names running into 10 pages with comments […]

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Calcutta HC lawyers stay away due to heat, litigants suffer,CJ unhappy

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Lawyers stayed away from Calcutta High Court Wednesday as part of a three-day cease work citing hot and humid conditions, causing harassment to thousands of litigants and prompting the Chief Justice to term the advocates’ action as “irritating and painful”. All the court rooms were open on today with the judges in their seats, but […]

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SC declines to hear plea on communal clash

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The Supreme Court Thursday declined to entertain a plea seeking a CBI or SITprobe into the recent alleged attacks on members of a minority community at a village in Faridabad district of Haryana, asking the pleader to approach the high court. A vacation bench of justices Prafulla C Pant and Amitava Roy asked Shakir Ali, one […]

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Strike by DHCBA over pecuniary jurisdiction bill hits HC work

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Judicial work in Delhi High Court was today hampered with a majority of cases getting adjourned as DHCBA called a two-day strike to protest against passage of a bill by Rajya Sabha to increase the pecuniary jurisdiction of district courts. Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) put up notices outside each court informing the lawyers […]

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SC stays defamation proceedings against Rahul Gandhi

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The Supreme court on Thursday stayed defamation proceedings against Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi over a statement linking Mahatama Gandhi’s assasination with RSS. The court also agreed to hear Rahul’s plea challenging the constitutional validity of criminal defamation law under Section 499 and 500 of Indian Penal Code which makes defamation an offence punishable with up […]

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