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Six Judges Sworn In At Delhi High Court, Total Strength Now 40
The six judges--Justice V. Kameswar Rao, Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre, Justice Vivek Chaudhary, Justice Anil Kshetarpal, Justice Arun Kumar Monga, and Justice Om Prakash Shukla--have been transferred from various High Courts across the country.
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Court Seeks Centre's Reply On Medical Consent Rights Of Same-Sex Partners
The Delhi High Court issued a notice to the Central government regarding a petition urging the creation of guidelines to legally recognise non-heterosexual partners as medical representatives, authorising them to have mutual medical consent rights.
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Afghan Women To Fully Cover Faces, Men To Grow Beards: Taliban Codify Morality Laws
Afghanistan's Taliban formally codified a long set of rules governing morality this week, ranging from requiring women to cover their faces and men to grow beards to banning car drivers from playing music, the Justice Ministry said.
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Justice Sheel Nagu Appointed Chief Justice Of Punjab And Haryana High Court
The central government through the Ministry of Law and Justice on Thursday issued a notification for the transfer of Justice Sheel Nagu (Acting Chief Justice) from Madhya Pradesh High Court to Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court.
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Centre Notifies Appointment Of Chief Justices Of 7 Different High Courts
The Ministry of Law and Justice on Friday notified the appointment of Chief Justices of Meghalaya, Allahabad, Gauhati, Orissa, Uttrakhand, Rajasthan, and Punjab and Haryana High Court.
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Centre Clears Appointment Of 3 High Court Chief Justices To Supreme Court
The Ministry of Law and Justice has cleared the appointments of three Chief Justices of different High Courts as judges of the Supreme Court of India.
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Blog: Kiren Rijiju's Removal Follows A Controversial Tenure
There is no clear answer why Mr Rijuju -- one of the most prominent faces of the Modi government -- has been completely sidelined and shunted from the high-profile Law and Justice ministry to a low-key Earth Science ministry.
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"No Confrontation With Judiciary": Arjun Meghwal Takes Charge As Law Minister
Bureaucrat-turned-politician Arjun Ram Meghwal today assumed charge as the Minister of Law and Justice after Kiren Rijiju was removed from the high-profile ministry in a surprise development, and made it clear that there was
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What Kiren Rijiju Said About Judiciary In Farewell Post As Law Minister
Shortly after his surprise removal from the Law Ministry, Kiren Rijiju today posted a tweet thanking, among others, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, and all judges for their "huge support".
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Government Aims to Digitise 3,100 Crore Documents Ahead of Launch of Phase-3 of E-Courts Project
The government plans to digitise over 3,100 crore documents ahead of the launch of Phase 3 of the e-Courts project, which will include legacy records and pending cases. The move to digitise these documents will cost Rs. 2,038.40 crore, and the implementation of the upcoming phase is being coordinated by the Department of Justice in the Union Law Mi...
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Defence Ministry "Can't Take Law In Its Own Hands": Supreme Court's Rebuke
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala asked the ministry to immediately withdraw its January 20 communication, which said OROP arrears will be paid in four installments.
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Transfer Of 10 High Court Judges Under Process: Law Ministry
The Ministry of Law and Justice, while responding to queries in Parliament on Friday, stated that proposals for the transfer of 10 High Court Judges are under various stages of processing.
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"Raising Judges' Retirement Age May Lead To...": Law Ministry
Increasing the retirement age of Supreme Court and High Court judges could extend the years of service of non-performing judges and might have a cascading effect with government employees raising similar demands, the Department of Justice said.
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Centre Announces More Post-Retirement Benefits For Supreme Court Judges
The Ministry of Law and Justice has issued a notification for further amendments to the Supreme Court Judges Rules, 1959 (Rules), giving retirement benefits to retired Supreme Court judges, Chief Jutsices.
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Centre Urges Chief Justice NV Ramana's Office To Recommend Successor
The office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana Wednesday received a communication from the Ministry of Law and Justice urging him to initiate the process of recommending his successor.
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Six Judges Sworn In At Delhi High Court, Total Strength Now 40
The six judges--Justice V. Kameswar Rao, Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre, Justice Vivek Chaudhary, Justice Anil Kshetarpal, Justice Arun Kumar Monga, and Justice Om Prakash Shukla--have been transferred from various High Courts across the country.
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Court Seeks Centre's Reply On Medical Consent Rights Of Same-Sex Partners
The Delhi High Court issued a notice to the Central government regarding a petition urging the creation of guidelines to legally recognise non-heterosexual partners as medical representatives, authorising them to have mutual medical consent rights.
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Afghan Women To Fully Cover Faces, Men To Grow Beards: Taliban Codify Morality Laws
Afghanistan's Taliban formally codified a long set of rules governing morality this week, ranging from requiring women to cover their faces and men to grow beards to banning car drivers from playing music, the Justice Ministry said.
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Justice Sheel Nagu Appointed Chief Justice Of Punjab And Haryana High Court
The central government through the Ministry of Law and Justice on Thursday issued a notification for the transfer of Justice Sheel Nagu (Acting Chief Justice) from Madhya Pradesh High Court to Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court.
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Centre Notifies Appointment Of Chief Justices Of 7 Different High Courts
The Ministry of Law and Justice on Friday notified the appointment of Chief Justices of Meghalaya, Allahabad, Gauhati, Orissa, Uttrakhand, Rajasthan, and Punjab and Haryana High Court.
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Centre Clears Appointment Of 3 High Court Chief Justices To Supreme Court
The Ministry of Law and Justice has cleared the appointments of three Chief Justices of different High Courts as judges of the Supreme Court of India.
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Blog: Kiren Rijiju's Removal Follows A Controversial Tenure
There is no clear answer why Mr Rijuju -- one of the most prominent faces of the Modi government -- has been completely sidelined and shunted from the high-profile Law and Justice ministry to a low-key Earth Science ministry.
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"No Confrontation With Judiciary": Arjun Meghwal Takes Charge As Law Minister
Bureaucrat-turned-politician Arjun Ram Meghwal today assumed charge as the Minister of Law and Justice after Kiren Rijiju was removed from the high-profile ministry in a surprise development, and made it clear that there was
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What Kiren Rijiju Said About Judiciary In Farewell Post As Law Minister
Shortly after his surprise removal from the Law Ministry, Kiren Rijiju today posted a tweet thanking, among others, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, and all judges for their "huge support".
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Government Aims to Digitise 3,100 Crore Documents Ahead of Launch of Phase-3 of E-Courts Project
The government plans to digitise over 3,100 crore documents ahead of the launch of Phase 3 of the e-Courts project, which will include legacy records and pending cases. The move to digitise these documents will cost Rs. 2,038.40 crore, and the implementation of the upcoming phase is being coordinated by the Department of Justice in the Union Law Mi...
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Defence Ministry "Can't Take Law In Its Own Hands": Supreme Court's Rebuke
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala asked the ministry to immediately withdraw its January 20 communication, which said OROP arrears will be paid in four installments.
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Transfer Of 10 High Court Judges Under Process: Law Ministry
The Ministry of Law and Justice, while responding to queries in Parliament on Friday, stated that proposals for the transfer of 10 High Court Judges are under various stages of processing.
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"Raising Judges' Retirement Age May Lead To...": Law Ministry
Increasing the retirement age of Supreme Court and High Court judges could extend the years of service of non-performing judges and might have a cascading effect with government employees raising similar demands, the Department of Justice said.
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Centre Announces More Post-Retirement Benefits For Supreme Court Judges
The Ministry of Law and Justice has issued a notification for further amendments to the Supreme Court Judges Rules, 1959 (Rules), giving retirement benefits to retired Supreme Court judges, Chief Jutsices.
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Centre Urges Chief Justice NV Ramana's Office To Recommend Successor
The office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana Wednesday received a communication from the Ministry of Law and Justice urging him to initiate the process of recommending his successor.
