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Collegium system faces structural flaws: Supreme Court Bar Association to
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The letter penned by SCBA President and Senior Advocate Vikas Singh has also highlighted that the present Collegium system of judicial appointment faces structural flaws as it ignores talented lawyers in the Supreme Court Bar for elevation to High Courts.
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2016 Surjagarh mine arson case: SC raises concern on delay in trial agains
Updated : 9 months ago IST
A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi asked Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the Maharashtra government, why the trial was not proceeding and for how many years a person could be kept in custody without trial.
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Delhi High Court dismisses plea against use of EVMs in elections
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The petition had urged the High Court to direct that elections be conducted only through ballot papers. The HC said that the issue has already been conclusively settled by the Supreme Court.
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VELS University School of Law Marks its Decennial Year with Supreme Court
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 24: The School of Law, VELS Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS), a premier law institution in Chennai, marked its decennial year with grandeur at the University campus in Pallavaram, Chennai.
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SC says Himalayan region facing "serious existential crisis"; poses questi
Updated : 9 months ago IST
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta observed that scores of people have perished in floods and landslides, and thousands of properties have been destroyed.
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SC allows CBI to register more cases in builder-bank nexus
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register six more cases into the matter involving allegations of a builder-bank nexus and loan fraud against homebuyers in Delhi-NCR and other states.
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Himachal HC commutes death sentences to life in Shimla Yug murder case; St
Updated : 9 months ago IST
A special division bench of Justice Vivek Singh Thakur and Justice Rakesh Kanthla modified the 2018 district court order that had awarded capital punishment to Chander Sharma, Tejinder Pal and Vikrant Bakshi. While Sharma and Bakshi will now serve life imprisonment, Pal has been acquitted.
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Your wife is elected, let her be MLA : SC on Irfan Solanki's plea to stay
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The top court's remark came in response to a plea filed by Irfan Solanki, which sought to stay his conviction in an arson case that resulted in his disqualification as an MLA.
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SC to pass order on pollution in Rajasthan's Jojari river on October 9
Updated : 9 months ago IST
On September 16, the apex court had taken a suo motu cognisance over the discharge of industrial waste in Jojari river, saying it was affecting hundreds of villages there.
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Delhi HC upholds right of hospitals, commercial complexes to charge parkin
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court has ruled that hospitals and commercial buildings like malls can legally charge parking fees. It dismissed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) claim that such charges are not allowed.
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SP leader Azam Khan gets bail: Shivpal Singh Yadav alleges, "Framed by Gov
Updated : 9 months ago IST
"Azam Khan was framed by the government on false cases. However, the court has granted him bail and has provided relief to him in cases. I welcome this decision. I welcome the Supreme Court and the High Court. Many false cases were filed against him. The Samajwadi Party stands beside him,
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YSRCP demands CBI probe and Supreme Court-led Judicial Commission to probe
Updated : 9 months ago IST
In a decisive effort to shield the sanctity of Tirumala Temple from political interference, Tirupati Lok Sabha MP Maddila Gurumoorthy has penned urgent letters to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Justice of India Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai. The appeals seek a CBI inquiry and th
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