CJI Surya Kant: Law must be sentinel for the unborn, development cannot outrun nature’s carrying capacity

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has called upon judiciaries across BRICS nations to assume a more consequential role in ecological governance, stressing that development must remain within the limits…

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CJI Surya Kant advocates mediation as a strategic tool for global trade at BRICS Chief Justices’ Forum

Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant has underscored the growing strategic importance of mediation in resolving cross-border commercial disputes, asserting that mechanisms for dispute resolution must evolve with the…

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BRICS Chief Justices Forum Day 2: CJI Surya Kant calls bloc a living Nalanda, underscores imperative of timely justice

The second day of the BRICS Chief Justices’ Forum in New Delhi witnessed extensive deliberations on the evolving challenges confronting judicial institutions, with Chief Justice of India Surya Kant calling…

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Supreme Court protects retiral benefits of employee after ST certificate held invalid following 25 years of service

The Supreme Court has directed that retiral benefits be extended to an employee whose Scheduled Tribe (ST) community certificate was subsequently found to be invalid, after he had rendered nearly…

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CBI Registers FIR against Subhash Chandra, others over alleged ₹1,322 crore LIC housing finance fraud

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and three others in connection with an alleged financial fraud involving approximately ₹1,322 crore…

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Shoddy Investigation: Supreme Court sets aside conviction in Telangana kidnapping-murder case

The Supreme Court has acquitted a man convicted in a kidnapping-cum-murder case, holding that the prosecution failed to establish a credible chain of circumstances linking him to either the deceased…

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Emergency arbitration needs statutory backing; Justice Tejas Karia calls for dedicated Gujarat High Court Bench at GIFT city

Statutory recognition of emergency arbitration and the establishment of a dedicated Gujarat High Court bench at GIFT City could significantly streamline India’s dispute resolution framework, Delhi High Court Justice Tejas…

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