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Source:- indialegallive.com The Delhi High Court has stayed the operation of Rule 7 of the High Court of Delhi Designation of Senior Advocate Rules, 2018 which pre-requisites a joint proposal by three senior advocates for a lawyer to apply for a senior designation. As per the High Court of Delhi Designation of Senior Advocate Rules, 2018,

Source – indiatvnews.com The government will issue an ordinance to uphold the rights of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes if the Supreme Court does not go back on its judgment deleting the provision of immediate arrest on complaints from Dalits, says Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, who asserts that the Constitution too will be amended if

Source: thehindu The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan to unconditionally apologise for his controversial remarks about the Bulandshahr gang-rape case. He had allegedly said that the case was a “political conspiracy” against his ruling Samajwadi Party. Noting that “words once spoken cannot be re-called,” a Bench led by Justice Dipak

No plan to hike retirement age of SC, HC judges: Govt Source: indianexpress On a day the issue of vacancies in higher judiciary came up for hearing in the Supreme Court, the government today informed the Rajya Sabha that it has no plans to hike the retirement age of apex court and high court judges.

Source: hindustantimes The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on November 23 a plea of the Centre seeking transfer of all demonetisation cases to either one high court or the apex court. A bench of Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justice DY Chandrachud listed the matter after attorney general Mukul Rohatgi filed a transfer

Source: thehindu Noting that appointments to consumer courts across the country have been marred by “political and bureaucratic influence”, the Supreme Court on Monday said these courts, meant to be a corner-stone of a vibrant consumer movement in a rapidly growing economy, have hardly lived up to expectations. Instead, the consumer courts have been plagued

Source: news18 Out of the 43 names returned to it by the government for reconsideration, the Supreme Court collegium has “reiterated” its recommendation for 37, deferred three proposals while three other names are still with it, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. On November 18, the Supreme Court had informed the government that it

Source:- indiatoday.intoday.in The judgement in the NJAC case cannot be used as “a ruse to interdict” the assumption of office by Chief Justice of India J S Khehar, the Supreme Court has said while dismissing a plea challenging his appointment. A bench of Justices R K Agrawal and D Y Chandrachud gave a reasoned judgement

Source:- indianexpress.com In a major setback to more than 400 private unaided schools in Delhi, the Supreme Court upheld that schools erected on public land cannot hike fee without approval of the Delhi government. The order assumes more significance due to its timing since the new fee structure by private schools were likely to be

Source:- economictimes.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking either a total ban on slaughter of cattle or framing of a uniform policy to protect and preserve them from slaughtering and smuggling. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice N V Ramana said it cannot direct states