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"Where Is Justice Going To Come From?" Ex-Top Court Judge On Vacancies
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur on Tuesday said there were sufficient vacancies for judges but not enough judges actually in the posts, resulting in denial of justice.
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Courts Have Forgotten Basic Principles Of Grant Or Refusal Of Bail: Ex-Supreme Court Judge
Courts seem to have forgotten the basic principle of grant or refusal of bail, former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur has said.
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"Case Of Re-Victimisation": Supreme Court Ex Judge Over Wrestlers' Protest
Former Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur slammed the Delhi Police on Tuesday for its handling of the cases lodged against outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhusan Sharan Singh.
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"Media Under Attack": Ex-Top Court Judge's Don't "Toe The Line" Advice
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur noted on Saturday that the media is under attack "in many ways" in the country but the freedom of press is a fundamental right guaranteed under the Constitution.
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UP's Anti-Conversion Law Can't Be Sustained, Has Many Defects: Ex-Top Court Judge
The idea of social justice has gone on the back burner with the Supreme Court not doing as much as it should, former judge Justice (Retd) Madan B Lokur said on Tuesday.
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Top Court Liberal In Dealing With Personal Liberty Matters: Former Judge
The Supreme Court has been liberal while adjudicating matters related to personal liberty and that is the way it should be, Justice (retired) Madan B Lokur said on Friday.
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Authorities "Weaponising" Sedition Laws, Says Former Supreme Court Judge
Law is being misused to curb free press and speech, former Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur said. He said that "a lethal cocktail of use and misuse of law" is being used to impact adversely the liberty of all those who dare to speak up.
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Judiciary Must Be On Guard To See Police Don't Exceed Authority: Former Top Court Judge
Former Supreme Court Judge Madan B Lokur said on Tuesday that judiciary has to be on guard to ensure that the police does not exceed authority in an investigation and see there is a fair probe. His remark comes amid country-wide outrage over police atrocities.
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Have Been Told Governance Is For Government, Not For Courts: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed its limitation in passing coercive orders for alleged failure by some states to set up panels on the issue of urban homelessness, saying its "whip has broken" as suggestions have been made that the judiciary should refrain from entering the domain of governance.
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Centre Asks Top Court To "Restrain" From Criticising It. Court Hits Back
The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the government after the latter asked the court to "restrain" from making adverse remarks against governance while dealing with pleas.
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Juvenile Convicts Can't Get Death For Every Rape, Murder: Top Court Judge
Justice Madan B Lokur, the chairman of the Supreme Court Juvenile Justice Committee, has said that juvenile convicts cannot be handed down capital punishment in every case pertaining to heinous crimes such as rape and murder.
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Judges Should See Big Picture: Centre's Comeback In Court On Appointments
Amid an ongoing face-off between the judiciary and the centre over the elevation of Justice KM Joseph, the Supreme Court today made its displeasure clear over the government's delay in processing appointments of chief justices for two high courts.
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All High Courts Will Go Digital By Year End: Justice Lokur
All the High Courts in the country will go digital by the year end under the National Judicial Data Grid, Chairperson of the Supreme Court e-Committee Justice Madan B Lokur said today.
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Supreme Court Judge Lauds Khadi Commission Chief's Work In Gurugram Jail
Supreme Court Justice Madan B Lokur has lauded the efforts of Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) for imparting training and providing employment to prisoners in the District Jail in Gurugram to spin charkhas and produce yarns.
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Shelter Homes: Supreme Court Questions Centre's Allotment of Rs 1,078 Crore
The Supreme Court on Friday posed tough questions on allotment of Rs 1,078 crores under National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) to states and asked the Centre to apprise it as to what happened to the huge money and whether new shelter homes for urban poor have been built.
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"Where Is Justice Going To Come From?" Ex-Top Court Judge On Vacancies
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur on Tuesday said there were sufficient vacancies for judges but not enough judges actually in the posts, resulting in denial of justice.
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Courts Have Forgotten Basic Principles Of Grant Or Refusal Of Bail: Ex-Supreme Court Judge
Courts seem to have forgotten the basic principle of grant or refusal of bail, former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur has said.
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"Case Of Re-Victimisation": Supreme Court Ex Judge Over Wrestlers' Protest
Former Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur slammed the Delhi Police on Tuesday for its handling of the cases lodged against outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhusan Sharan Singh.
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"Media Under Attack": Ex-Top Court Judge's Don't "Toe The Line" Advice
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur noted on Saturday that the media is under attack "in many ways" in the country but the freedom of press is a fundamental right guaranteed under the Constitution.
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UP's Anti-Conversion Law Can't Be Sustained, Has Many Defects: Ex-Top Court Judge
The idea of social justice has gone on the back burner with the Supreme Court not doing as much as it should, former judge Justice (Retd) Madan B Lokur said on Tuesday.
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Top Court Liberal In Dealing With Personal Liberty Matters: Former Judge
The Supreme Court has been liberal while adjudicating matters related to personal liberty and that is the way it should be, Justice (retired) Madan B Lokur said on Friday.
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Authorities "Weaponising" Sedition Laws, Says Former Supreme Court Judge
Law is being misused to curb free press and speech, former Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur said. He said that "a lethal cocktail of use and misuse of law" is being used to impact adversely the liberty of all those who dare to speak up.
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Judiciary Must Be On Guard To See Police Don't Exceed Authority: Former Top Court Judge
Former Supreme Court Judge Madan B Lokur said on Tuesday that judiciary has to be on guard to ensure that the police does not exceed authority in an investigation and see there is a fair probe. His remark comes amid country-wide outrage over police atrocities.
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Have Been Told Governance Is For Government, Not For Courts: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed its limitation in passing coercive orders for alleged failure by some states to set up panels on the issue of urban homelessness, saying its "whip has broken" as suggestions have been made that the judiciary should refrain from entering the domain of governance.
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Centre Asks Top Court To "Restrain" From Criticising It. Court Hits Back
The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the government after the latter asked the court to "restrain" from making adverse remarks against governance while dealing with pleas.
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Juvenile Convicts Can't Get Death For Every Rape, Murder: Top Court Judge
Justice Madan B Lokur, the chairman of the Supreme Court Juvenile Justice Committee, has said that juvenile convicts cannot be handed down capital punishment in every case pertaining to heinous crimes such as rape and murder.
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Judges Should See Big Picture: Centre's Comeback In Court On Appointments
Amid an ongoing face-off between the judiciary and the centre over the elevation of Justice KM Joseph, the Supreme Court today made its displeasure clear over the government's delay in processing appointments of chief justices for two high courts.
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All High Courts Will Go Digital By Year End: Justice Lokur
All the High Courts in the country will go digital by the year end under the National Judicial Data Grid, Chairperson of the Supreme Court e-Committee Justice Madan B Lokur said today.
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Supreme Court Judge Lauds Khadi Commission Chief's Work In Gurugram Jail
Supreme Court Justice Madan B Lokur has lauded the efforts of Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) for imparting training and providing employment to prisoners in the District Jail in Gurugram to spin charkhas and produce yarns.
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Shelter Homes: Supreme Court Questions Centre's Allotment of Rs 1,078 Crore
The Supreme Court on Friday posed tough questions on allotment of Rs 1,078 crores under National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) to states and asked the Centre to apprise it as to what happened to the huge money and whether new shelter homes for urban poor have been built.
