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Morning Digest | 10 civilians dead, 22 army men still missing in Sikkim, rescue operations on; Media bodies write to CJI, call for norms on interrogation of journalists and more

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Morning Digest | 10 civilians dead, 22 army men still missing in Sikkim, rescue operations on; Media bodies write to CJI, call for norms on interrogation of journalists and more

A flood affected locality at Singtam, in Gangtok district, Wednesday, October. 4, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI 10 dead, 22 army men among 82 missing as flash flood wreaks havoc in Sikkim; PM Modi dials CM At least ten people died and 80 others, including 22 army personnel, went missing on Wednesday after a cloudburst … Read more

With journalists writing to the CJI, Supreme Court’s Pegasus verdict protecting privacy may come to fore

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With journalists writing to the CJI, Supreme Court’s Pegasus verdict protecting privacy may come to fore

The Supreme court of India. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Raids at journalists’ homes and seizures of their laptops and mobile phones have ignited a debate on whether the right to privacy and the right to protect work stored in these devices can be compromised by the state in the name of security. “Members … Read more

Wrong to think only ‘fancy’ cases reach Constitution Benches, says CJI

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Wrong to think only ‘fancy’ cases reach Constitution Benches, says CJI

Chief Justice of India Justice D.Y Chandrachud. File | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Friday told a lawyer to disabuse his mind of the notion that the Supreme Court constitutes Constitution Benches to hear “fancy” matters which have nothing to do with the daily travails of the ordinary people. The … Read more

Sisodia moves Supreme Court challenging his arrest by CBI, CJI to hear matter today

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Sisodia moves Supreme Court challenging his arrest by CBI, CJI to hear matter today

CBI brings Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to Rouse Avenue Court, in New Delhi on Monday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Supreme Court agreed to urgently hear on February 28 at 3.50 p.m. a petition filed by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia challenging his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the … Read more

CJI to attend NALSAR Convocation

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CJI to attend NALSAR Convocation

Chief Justice of India D.Y.Chandrachud will be the chief guest and will  deliver the inaugural silver jubilee lecture cum convocation address of the 19th annual convocation of NALSAR University of Law here on February 25. Telangana High Court Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Chancellor of NALSAR, will preside over the convocation, while Minister for Law and … Read more

Morning Digest | Agitating lawyers meet CJI over proposed transfers of HC judges; no more Air Suvidha form for international arrivals, and more

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Morning Digest | Agitating lawyers meet CJI over proposed transfers of HC judges; no more Air Suvidha form for international arrivals, and more

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud met Gujarat and Telangana lawyers on Monday over the Collegium’s proposed transfers of their High Court judges. File picture. | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India, Collegium judges meet protesting Gujarat, Telangana High Courts’ lawyers over proposed transfers of their HC judges Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, … Read more

SC agrees to list plea to reconsider collegium system, revive NJAC

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SC agrees to list plea to reconsider collegium system, revive NJAC

Supreme Court of India | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Thursday agreed to list in due course a writ petition to reconsider the collegium system of judicial appointments to the Supreme Court and the High Courts. The petition sought the revival of the National Judicial Appointments Commission or NJAC, which … Read more

Working on a single platform and national model for live-streaming in all courts: J. Chandrachud

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Working on a single platform and national model for live-streaming in all courts: J. Chandrachud

Justice Chandrachud, heading a Bench with Justice Hima Kohli, said efforts are on to set up a national infrastructure where proceedings in all courts, from subordinate courts to High Courts and the Supreme Court, can be beamed live from a single platform. Justice Chandrachud, heading a Bench with Justice Hima Kohli, said efforts are on … Read more

Hijab row: SC says it will protect fundamental rights of citizens, take up plea at appropriate time

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Hijab row: SC says it will protect fundamental rights of citizens, take up plea at appropriate time

The Supreme Court on Friday said it will protect the constitutional rights of every citizen and take up at an “appropriate time” the pleas challenging a direction of the Karnataka High Court asking students not to wear any religious cloth in educational institutions. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana was told by … Read more