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BREAKING| SC Collegium Approves Appointment Of 5 Retired Judges As Ad Hoc Judges Of Allahabad High Court Under Article 224A

In a significant development, the Supreme Court Collegium today approved the appointment of retired Judges as ad hoc Judges of the Allahabad High Court in terms of Article 224A of the Constitution, a ...
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UP Govt's Ban On Political Caste Rallies Must Be Effective; Right Values In Children Is Permanent Solution: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed in 2013 seeking a ban on all caste-based political rallies and a direction to ...
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Dog Dilemma In The Supreme Court's Arena

Lex non cogit ad impossibilia — the law does not compel the impossible. A court's authority does not lie in the sharpness of its words or the stature of its institution, but in a single ...
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Wife Files Writ Petition In Supreme Court To Restrain Husband's Divorce Proceedings In USA

An Indian woman has approached the Supreme Court under Article 32 of the Constitution challenging divorce proceedings initiated by her husband before a Family Court in the State of Rhode Island ...
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Delhi Court Summons Congress Leaders In Defamation, Forgery Case By Journalist Rajat Sharma

A Delhi Court yesterday summoned Congress leaders Ragini Nayak, Pawan Khera and Jairam Ramesh in a criminal defamation case filed by senior journalist Rajat Sharma. Sharma has accused the Congress ...
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Supreme Court Directs States/Union Territories To Release Pending Compensation To Acid Attack Victims By March 10

The Supreme Court today directed states and Union Territories to release funds for payment of compensation to acid attack victims whose applications have already been approved, after being ...
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Award Passed After Arbitrator's Mandate Expiry Not Void If Court Extends Time: Supreme Court

In a notable development, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 3) held that where an arbitral award is rendered beyond the statutory period prescribed under Section 29A, such an award, ...
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'To Ease Pilgrim Pressure': High Court Upholds Extended 'Banke Bihari' Darshan Timings, Rejects Contempt Plea Against SC-Appointed Panel

The Allahabad High Court has rejected a contempt application filed against the Supreme Court-appointed High-Powered Temple ...
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Maternity Leave Is A Right, Cannot Be Clubbed With Regular Leaves To Cancel Candidature: Kerala High Court Grants Relief To NBEMS Trainee

The Kerala High Court recently held that maternity leave is a right and the same cannot be clubbed with the other regular ...
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Citing Franz Kafka, Delhi High Court Orders Premature Release Of Former President's Bodyguard; Slams SRB's 'Mechanical' Denials

Citing writer Franz Kafka, the Delhi High Court has ordered premature release of a former President's Bodyguard, who is serving life sentence for the 2003 robbery and gang rape of a young ...
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'Must Be Cured' : CJI Surya Kant On Delay In Pronouncing Judgments, To Raise Issue At High Court Chief Justices' Conference

The Chief Justice of India on Tuesday repeated his concerns about the delay on the part of certain High Court Judges in delivering judgments after reserving them for several months.CJI Surya ...
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'Would Have Chilling Effect On Advocacy': Karnataka High Court Flags Dangerous Trend Of FIRs Against Lawyers Appearing For Opponents

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (February 3) flagged the dangerous trend of complainants registering FIRs against advocates who represent their opponents remarking that this would create a ...