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West Bengal: Court award life imprisonment to rape accused in post-poll vi
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Learned Additional District and Sessions Judge of the 2nd POCSO Court in Malda, West Bengal, rendered a sentence of life imprisonment to the defendant in a case involving rape.
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Centre clears appointment of two advocates as Bombay High Court Judges
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The notification, issued under clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, stated that the President has approved their appointments for a two-year term, effective from the date they assume office, in order of seniority.
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Federal judge blocks President Trump's asylum ban at the Southern border
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
US District Court Judge Randolph Moss said that Trump stepped beyond his authority in drastically limiting asylum for those fleeing persecution and danger.
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Sudhanshu Mittal re-elected as President of Kho Kho Federation of India
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The elections were overseen by Dr. Kamini Lau, District Judge (Retd.), who was the Returning Officer. Govind Sharma was elected as the Treasurer of the new regime. Upkar Singh Virk served as the Joint Secretary in the last Governing Body while Govind Sharma was an Executive Member in the sam
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Delhi HC directs Centre to frame rules for mode-specific RTI information
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the relevant authority of the Union Government to take necessary steps and issue directions or frame rules to guarantee that information under the Right to Information Act, 2005, is provided in the format or mode requested by the applicant, while en
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Trump hails Supreme Court's "monumental" order on birthright citizenship
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday limited the ability of lower-court judges to block executive branch policies nationwide, opening the door for a majority of states to at least temporarily enforce President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship.
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Trump hails US Supreme Court's decision to curb individual judges' powers
Updated : 9 months ago IST
US President Donald Trump expressed gratitude to the Supreme Court "for stepping in and solving this big and complex problem", after the court on Friday limited judges' power to block the birthright citizenship order.
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Himachal HC raps excise dept for repeated delays in filing replies; warns
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The judges cautioned the Excise Department to "pull up its socks" or be ready to face administrative action.
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"Court was expected to provide information": Prakash Ambedkar slams Bombay
Updated : 9 months ago IST
On the judgment, Ambedkar said, "The court was expected to provide information, but unfortunately, the right to information will be obstructed by this. Examination is the duty of the court. But the court did not see it"
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs declines to testify in federal sex-trafficking trial
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs informed a federal judge on Tuesday that he will not testify in his high-profile trial, where he faces serious charges including sex trafficking and racketeering.
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"Country's sacred Constitution was murdered 50 years ago": Assam Minister
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Vice President Dhankhar recalled the dissenting voice of Justice HR Khanna during that time, stating, "In the Supreme Court at the time, one judge, HR Khanna, had dissented. A leading newspaper in the US had remarked that if ever democracy returns to 'Bharat', a monument will surely be built
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Parliamentary panel discusses judicial accountability, "cooling off period
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
A meeting of the Parliament's Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice was held here on Tuesday which discussed judicial accountability and whether judges should accept a government appointment soon after retirement.
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