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The Dog Dilemma: Supreme Court And Its 2 Conflicting Judgments
The Supreme Court's stray dog ban order has raised a major dilemma, with a lawyer pointing out to the Chief Justice of India this morning two contradicting judgments by the top court on dealing with the stray dog menace on the streets of Delhi.
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Madras High Court Stays Collection Of Aadhaar Data During DMK's Membership Drive
In a significant interim order, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday restrained the ruling party DMK from collecting Aadhaar numbers and OTPs from the public as a part of its ongoing membership drive.
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Calcutta High Court Setback For Mamata Banerjee In 'Tainted' Teacher Case
A division bench of the Calcutta High Court has upheld the order of a single-judge bench barring 'tainted' candidates - i.e., those accused of wrongdoing in 2016 during recruitment of teachers for state-run schools - from fresh applications.
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Ashneer Grover Apologises, Fined Rs 2 Lakh For Posts On BharatPe: Report
BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover has apologised and was fined Rs 2 lakh by the Delhi High Court for defamatory social media posts about the company, despite giving assurances that he would not do so, Bar and Bench reported.
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"Bar And Bench Worked Together For Equality For Citizens": Justice Siddharth Mridul
The bar and the bench are the two wheels of administration of justice and have always worked together to secure liberty, equality and justice for the people of this country, Manipur High Court's chief justice designate Justice Siddharth Mridul said.
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Man Stays In Jail For 3 More Years As Authorities Fail To Open Bail Email
The Gujarat High Court has ordered the State to pay Rs 1 lakh to a man who had to stay in jail for three years despite being granted bail, the Bar and Bench reported.
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HC Upholds Centre's Order On Crash Guards, Bull Bars In Four-Wheelers
The first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P D Audikesavalu upheld the notification while dismissing two writ petitions from manufacturers of automobile accessories.
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Pendency Of Criminal Cases In Allahabad High Court "Very Worrying": Chief Justice
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Saturday termed as "very worrying" the huge number of pending criminal cases in the Allahabad High Court and urged the Bar and Bench to work together to resolve it.
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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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High Court Bars Arrest Of Mukhtar Ansari's Son In Arms Case
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Saturday restrained the Uttar Pradesh police from arresting Abbas Ansari, an international shooting player and son of jailed Member of Legislative Assembly, Mukhtar Ansari, in connection with recovery the of arms from his possession.
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"Accusing Judiciary Of Political Bias Is Contempt Of Gravest Form," Supreme Court Warns Lawyers
The Supreme Court today came down heavily on activist-lawyers who "attribute political colours" to judicial verdicts, terming it as "contempt of the gravest form". A two-judge bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and Vineet Saran said this following criticism that many verdicts were allegedly going in favour of the BJP-ruled central government.
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Top Court Adjourns Hearing On Article 35A Amid Kashmir Shutdown: 10 Facts
The Supreme Court today adjourned hearing of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Article 35-A, which gives special rights and privileges to people of Jammu and Kashmir, and fixed August 27 as the next date. The matter was to be heard by a three-judge bench, but since Justice DY Chandrachud wasn't available, Chief Justice Dipak ...
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Delhi High Court Stays Ban On Crash Guards Till April 18
The Delhi High Court has stayed the Central government's notification, as the bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar questioned the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to examine this matter and directed that there would be no challans till April 18.
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Backlog Of Cases Can't Be Roaring Tiger Before Judiciary, Says Chief Justice Of India
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today said pending cases cannot be a "roaring tiger" before the judiciary and held that the backlog problem will be tackled if the bar and the bench worked together.
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In Cellphone Video, Panic As Terror Struck A London Restaurant
A 38-second cellphone video shot inside a restaurant captures the terror and panic as the attack unfolded in central London's Borough Market and 19-century London Bridge across River Thames.
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The Dog Dilemma: Supreme Court And Its 2 Conflicting Judgments
The Supreme Court's stray dog ban order has raised a major dilemma, with a lawyer pointing out to the Chief Justice of India this morning two contradicting judgments by the top court on dealing with the stray dog menace on the streets of Delhi.
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Madras High Court Stays Collection Of Aadhaar Data During DMK's Membership Drive
In a significant interim order, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday restrained the ruling party DMK from collecting Aadhaar numbers and OTPs from the public as a part of its ongoing membership drive.
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Calcutta High Court Setback For Mamata Banerjee In 'Tainted' Teacher Case
A division bench of the Calcutta High Court has upheld the order of a single-judge bench barring 'tainted' candidates - i.e., those accused of wrongdoing in 2016 during recruitment of teachers for state-run schools - from fresh applications.
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Ashneer Grover Apologises, Fined Rs 2 Lakh For Posts On BharatPe: Report
BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover has apologised and was fined Rs 2 lakh by the Delhi High Court for defamatory social media posts about the company, despite giving assurances that he would not do so, Bar and Bench reported.
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"Bar And Bench Worked Together For Equality For Citizens": Justice Siddharth Mridul
The bar and the bench are the two wheels of administration of justice and have always worked together to secure liberty, equality and justice for the people of this country, Manipur High Court's chief justice designate Justice Siddharth Mridul said.
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Man Stays In Jail For 3 More Years As Authorities Fail To Open Bail Email
The Gujarat High Court has ordered the State to pay Rs 1 lakh to a man who had to stay in jail for three years despite being granted bail, the Bar and Bench reported.
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HC Upholds Centre's Order On Crash Guards, Bull Bars In Four-Wheelers
The first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P D Audikesavalu upheld the notification while dismissing two writ petitions from manufacturers of automobile accessories.
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Pendency Of Criminal Cases In Allahabad High Court "Very Worrying": Chief Justice
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Saturday termed as "very worrying" the huge number of pending criminal cases in the Allahabad High Court and urged the Bar and Bench to work together to resolve it.
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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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High Court Bars Arrest Of Mukhtar Ansari's Son In Arms Case
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Saturday restrained the Uttar Pradesh police from arresting Abbas Ansari, an international shooting player and son of jailed Member of Legislative Assembly, Mukhtar Ansari, in connection with recovery the of arms from his possession.
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"Accusing Judiciary Of Political Bias Is Contempt Of Gravest Form," Supreme Court Warns Lawyers
The Supreme Court today came down heavily on activist-lawyers who "attribute political colours" to judicial verdicts, terming it as "contempt of the gravest form". A two-judge bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and Vineet Saran said this following criticism that many verdicts were allegedly going in favour of the BJP-ruled central government.
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Top Court Adjourns Hearing On Article 35A Amid Kashmir Shutdown: 10 Facts
The Supreme Court today adjourned hearing of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Article 35-A, which gives special rights and privileges to people of Jammu and Kashmir, and fixed August 27 as the next date. The matter was to be heard by a three-judge bench, but since Justice DY Chandrachud wasn't available, Chief Justice Dipak ...
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Delhi High Court Stays Ban On Crash Guards Till April 18
The Delhi High Court has stayed the Central government's notification, as the bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar questioned the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to examine this matter and directed that there would be no challans till April 18.
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Backlog Of Cases Can't Be Roaring Tiger Before Judiciary, Says Chief Justice Of India
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today said pending cases cannot be a "roaring tiger" before the judiciary and held that the backlog problem will be tackled if the bar and the bench worked together.
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In Cellphone Video, Panic As Terror Struck A London Restaurant
A 38-second cellphone video shot inside a restaurant captures the terror and panic as the attack unfolded in central London's Borough Market and 19-century London Bridge across River Thames.
