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PIL seeking inclusion of Rajasthani language in list of official languages rejected
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre that Rajasthani language be included in the list of official languages by inserting it…
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SC Collegium recommends appointment of advocate KV Aravind as Karnataka HC judge
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud has recommended the appointment of advocate Kurubarahalli Venkataramareddy Aravind as judge of the Karnataka High Court. The recommendation…
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Three-judge bench to hear pleas relating to criminalisation of marital rape: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that a three-judge bench will hear a batch of petitions pertaining to criminalisation of marital rape after constitution benches conclude hearing some listed pleas.…
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SC to consider referring Delhi govt’s plea against ordinance to 5-judge bench
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will decide on July 20 as to whether the Delhi government’s plea challenging the constitutionality of the ordinance brought by the Centre…
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Live streaming of court proceedings has flipside, judges need to be trained: CJI
Cuttack: Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud on Saturday said live streaming of court proceedings has a flipside, adding the judges need to be trained “because every word that we say…
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Absence of sanction in charge sheet under UAPA no ground for default bail: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that an accused in an UAPA case cannot seek default bail on the ground that the charge sheet filed within the stipulated time period…
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Rijiju lauds order of CJI-led bench allowing disability candidates in judicial services exam
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday lauded an order of the Supreme Court allowing a judicial services aspirant suffering from writer’s cramp to get a scribe to write his preliminary…
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Hope to see legal stamp on rainbow marriages: Parents of LGBTQ+ children
New Delhi: A group of over 400 parents has written to Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud, heading a bench hearing the pleas seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriage, urging that…
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Judges have no business giving interviews to channels on pending matters: CJI
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Monday said that judges have no business giving interviews to news channels on matters pending before them. A bench comprising the CJI…
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CJI deplores ‘absymal’ women-men ratio in legal profession
Madurai: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday flagged the “abysmal” women-to-men ratio in the legal profession and called for ensuring equal opportunities for women, asserting that there was no…
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Sexual orientation of candidate for judgeship has nothing to do with ability: CJI Chandrachud
New Delhi: Amid a controversy over the Supreme Court recommending for a second time the elevation of gay senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal as a judge of the Delhi High Court, Chief Justice…
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SC raps Ministry of Defence over payment of arrears of OROP in installments
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on the Ministry of Defence over its January 20 communication regarding payment of arrears of One Rank-One Pension (OROP) in installments to…