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Ex Supreme Court Judge's Letter To Arvind Kejriwal On Places Of Worship
The Delhi government should consider allowing worship at religious places in the national capital while "respecting COVID-19 protocols", former Supreme Court judge Justice Kurian Joseph (retired) said in a letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
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"Hanging Nirbhaya Convicts Won't Bring Justice": Ex-Judge Kurian Joseph
The hanging of the four men convicted of the 2012 gang-rape of Nirbhaya will not bring justice to her parents, former Supreme Court judge Kurian Joseph said on Wednesday, two days before their scheduled execution. Justice Joseph questioned whether such crimes would stop with this hanging.
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"Death Knell For Power Separation": Retired Judge On Ranjan Gogoi's New Role
Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi's nomination for a Rajya Sabha seat has been vehemently criticized by several retired judges, who have expressed deep concern over the message it is sending. Most agreed that it poses a grave risk to the independence of the judiciary and would shake the common man's faith in the institution.
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"Took Oath To Uphold Law, Law Prescribes Death Penalty": Chief Justice-Designate SA Bobde
Justice SA Bobde, who will take over as the country's top judge in November, today said that he has no objection to the death penalty so long as the law provides for it. "Judges take an oath to uphold the law. The law provides for the death penalty today, and its constitutional validity has been upheld. It is in the statute book," he told NDTV in a...
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Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Hearing On Petition Against Ex-Chief Justice
A petition seeking urgent hearing on allegations against former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra in the light of Justice Kurian Joseph's remarks that he was under "external influence" while taking decisions was declined by the Supreme Court today.
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Congress Demands Judicial Inquiries Into 'Interference' In Top Court
The Congress on Monday said Justice Kurian Joseph's remarks after demitting office have proved its allegations against the government of interference in the highest levels of judiciary, and demanded separate parliamentary and judicial inquiries into the matter.
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"Former CJI Wasn't Taking Decisions Independently": Kurian Joseph To NDTV
Justice Kurian Joseph, one of the four judges who held the unprecedented press conference earlier this year to flag their concerns, today told NDTV they took the decision after being sure that "t hings were not going well" with then Chief Justice Dipak Misra.
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"For A Cause": Justice Kurian Joseph On Press Conference By 4 Judges
There is no regret in going public against then Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra in January because the press conference by four sitting top court judges was held for a "cause," Justice Kurian Joseph said today, a day after his retirement from the Supreme Court.
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"Showed No Fear Or Favour": Justice Kurian Joseph On His Top Court Days
Justice Kurian Joseph retired from the Supreme Court on Thursday, but not before giving his colleagues some pragmatic advice on dealing with challenges facing the legal system today. "The silence of lawmen has done more harm than the violence of laymen," he said in a likely reference to the law-and-order situation in many parts of the country, but ...
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"Life Is Worthwhile With A Smile": Justice Kurian Joseph Signs Off
Justice Kurian Joseph, number three of the Supreme Court's top ten judges retired on Thursday, with an advice - "life is worthwhile with a smile" - to advocates. Addressing colleagues on his last working day, Justice Joseph said, "When you smile others also smile."
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Top Court Judge Joseph Kurian Urges Lawyers To Give Legal Help To Downtrodden, Helpless
Supreme Court Judge Justice Kurian Joseph has called upon laywers to help the downtrodden and helpless people.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Over Implementing 2-Child Norm
The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking implementation of the two child policy in the country to curb "monstrous" population explosion which is "seriously" polluting environment and increasing pressure on natural resources.
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Four High Court Chief Justices Elevated As New Supreme Court Judges
Four high court chief justices were on Thursday night elevated to the Supreme Court, within 48 hours of the collegium recommending their names to the government.
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Top Court Judges Sing For Kerala Flood Relief, Chief Justice In Audience
In a rare, benevolent gesture, two Supreme Court judges today sang at a cultural programme organised by top court journalists in Delhi to raise money for relief and rehabilitation of people in flood-ravaged Kerala.
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Supreme Court Judge's Kerala Home Flooded, Brother At Relief Camp
Supreme Court judge Kurian Joseph's brother and sister were among those who have been displaced in the floods that have ravaged Kerala. Justice Joseph's family home in the town of Kalady in Ernakulam district has been flooded like several other towns and villages in Kerala, which is facing its worst flood in a century. At least 164 people have died...
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Ex Supreme Court Judge's Letter To Arvind Kejriwal On Places Of Worship
The Delhi government should consider allowing worship at religious places in the national capital while "respecting COVID-19 protocols", former Supreme Court judge Justice Kurian Joseph (retired) said in a letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
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"Hanging Nirbhaya Convicts Won't Bring Justice": Ex-Judge Kurian Joseph
The hanging of the four men convicted of the 2012 gang-rape of Nirbhaya will not bring justice to her parents, former Supreme Court judge Kurian Joseph said on Wednesday, two days before their scheduled execution. Justice Joseph questioned whether such crimes would stop with this hanging.
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"Death Knell For Power Separation": Retired Judge On Ranjan Gogoi's New Role
Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi's nomination for a Rajya Sabha seat has been vehemently criticized by several retired judges, who have expressed deep concern over the message it is sending. Most agreed that it poses a grave risk to the independence of the judiciary and would shake the common man's faith in the institution.
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"Took Oath To Uphold Law, Law Prescribes Death Penalty": Chief Justice-Designate SA Bobde
Justice SA Bobde, who will take over as the country's top judge in November, today said that he has no objection to the death penalty so long as the law provides for it. "Judges take an oath to uphold the law. The law provides for the death penalty today, and its constitutional validity has been upheld. It is in the statute book," he told NDTV in a...
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Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Hearing On Petition Against Ex-Chief Justice
A petition seeking urgent hearing on allegations against former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra in the light of Justice Kurian Joseph's remarks that he was under "external influence" while taking decisions was declined by the Supreme Court today.
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Congress Demands Judicial Inquiries Into 'Interference' In Top Court
The Congress on Monday said Justice Kurian Joseph's remarks after demitting office have proved its allegations against the government of interference in the highest levels of judiciary, and demanded separate parliamentary and judicial inquiries into the matter.
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"Former CJI Wasn't Taking Decisions Independently": Kurian Joseph To NDTV
Justice Kurian Joseph, one of the four judges who held the unprecedented press conference earlier this year to flag their concerns, today told NDTV they took the decision after being sure that "t hings were not going well" with then Chief Justice Dipak Misra.
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"For A Cause": Justice Kurian Joseph On Press Conference By 4 Judges
There is no regret in going public against then Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra in January because the press conference by four sitting top court judges was held for a "cause," Justice Kurian Joseph said today, a day after his retirement from the Supreme Court.
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"Showed No Fear Or Favour": Justice Kurian Joseph On His Top Court Days
Justice Kurian Joseph retired from the Supreme Court on Thursday, but not before giving his colleagues some pragmatic advice on dealing with challenges facing the legal system today. "The silence of lawmen has done more harm than the violence of laymen," he said in a likely reference to the law-and-order situation in many parts of the country, but ...
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"Life Is Worthwhile With A Smile": Justice Kurian Joseph Signs Off
Justice Kurian Joseph, number three of the Supreme Court's top ten judges retired on Thursday, with an advice - "life is worthwhile with a smile" - to advocates. Addressing colleagues on his last working day, Justice Joseph said, "When you smile others also smile."
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Top Court Judge Joseph Kurian Urges Lawyers To Give Legal Help To Downtrodden, Helpless
Supreme Court Judge Justice Kurian Joseph has called upon laywers to help the downtrodden and helpless people.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Over Implementing 2-Child Norm
The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking implementation of the two child policy in the country to curb "monstrous" population explosion which is "seriously" polluting environment and increasing pressure on natural resources.
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Four High Court Chief Justices Elevated As New Supreme Court Judges
Four high court chief justices were on Thursday night elevated to the Supreme Court, within 48 hours of the collegium recommending their names to the government.
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Top Court Judges Sing For Kerala Flood Relief, Chief Justice In Audience
In a rare, benevolent gesture, two Supreme Court judges today sang at a cultural programme organised by top court journalists in Delhi to raise money for relief and rehabilitation of people in flood-ravaged Kerala.
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Supreme Court Judge's Kerala Home Flooded, Brother At Relief Camp
Supreme Court judge Kurian Joseph's brother and sister were among those who have been displaced in the floods that have ravaged Kerala. Justice Joseph's family home in the town of Kalady in Ernakulam district has been flooded like several other towns and villages in Kerala, which is facing its worst flood in a century. At least 164 people have died...
