Delhi High Court orders probe into alleged tampering of Judicial order, notes unauthorised addition of interim stay

The Delhi High Court has directed an inquiry into the alleged fabrication of a judicial order after finding that a copy relied upon before it contained an additional paragraph granting…

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CJI Surya Kant calls for dialogue between courtroom and classroom as Supreme Court launches monthly lecture series

Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Wednesday inaugurated the Supreme Court’s Monthly Lecture Series on Law, Justice and Legal Education along with the Annual Supreme Court Nyaya Shiksha…

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Supreme Court launches monthly lecture series on Constitution as charter of opportunity

The Supreme Court, in association with the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), has launched a monthly lecture and dialogue series titled “The Constitution as a Charter of Opportunity: Democracy, Enterprise…

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Three months a red flag: Supreme Court flags delay in TMC MPs’ disqualification pleas before Lok Sabha Speaker

The Supreme Court on Wednesday termed the three-month delay in deciding disqualification petitions against 20 rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs a “red flag”, but refrained from prescribing a fixed deadline…

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CEC Act: Judges split over reference to Constitution Bench; Justice Datta junks ‘judges appointing judges’ theory, calls for permanent Constitutional Bench

The Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered a split verdict on the Union government’s plea seeking the challenge to the law governing appointments of Election Commissioners and Chief Election Commissioners be…

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Supreme Court questions BCI’s powers over legal education, asks how far council can regulate law colleges

The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the extent of the Bar Council of India’s (BCI) authority to regulate and control legal education, observing that while the Council may prescribe curriculum…

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Delhi High Court dismisses CBI challenge to Chitra Ramkrishna’s bail in NSE phone tapping case

The Delhi High Court has declined to interfere with the bail granted to former National Stock Exchange (NSE) Managing Director and CEO Chitra Ramkrishna in the case concerning alleged illegal…

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Supreme Court takes suo motu cognizance of Patna High Court ruling holding removal of salwar, pressing chest insufficient for attempt to rape

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of a recent Patna High Court judgment concerning the ingredients of the offence of attempt to rape, after the High Court held…

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