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Judicial Bias
Chandrachud-led SC bench declines Suvendu Adhikari’s petition to transfer case out of WB, same SC had transferred Kamlesh Tiwari murder trial
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The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea by BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari seeking transfer of the election petition filed by West...
‘Politically motivated section’ criticised SC’s observations against Setalvad: ex-judges
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A group of former judges and bureaucrats on Tuesday disapproved the remarks of a section of civil society, which criticised the Supreme Court's condemnation...
Nupur Sharma case: Retired judges, bureaucrats term SC observations ‘unfortunate, unprecedented’
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A group consisting of 15 retired judges of various high courts, 77 retired bureaucrats and 25 retired armed forces officers have issued an open...
Retd judges, former bureaucrats, army veterans slam Supreme Court judges for comments on Nupur Sharma
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An open letter, signed by 15 retired judges, 77 former bureaucrats and 25 army veterans, have slammed Supreme Court Judges Surya Kant and Pardiwala...
Will likes of Setalvad, Sreekumar finally get their comeuppance?
An Ahmedabad court on Sunday sent former state DGP R.B. Sreekumar and controversial activist Teesta Setalvad to five days police custody. While the two...
SC stays Jahangirpuri anti-encroachment drive for two weeks, had failed to order clearing of anti-farm law protests for 1 year!
The status quo order against the anti-encroachment drive undertaken by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NMDC) in the violence-hit Jahangirpuri neighbourhood was passed by...
SC commutes death sentence of Mohd. Firoz for rape & murder of 4-year-old girl, quotes Oscar Wilde
In a shocking decision, the Supreme Court today commuted the death sentence awarded to one Mohd. Firoz for the rape and murder of a...
CJI stops Jahangirpuri anti-encroachment drive after Lutyens’ lawyers -Sibal, Dave, Bhushan- manage urgent mentioning in SC
An anti-encroachment drive in Jahangirpuri, Delhi has been stopped, within minutes of it starting, by the Supreme Court after an exceptional hearing for which...
Nun rape case: Prosecution, victim to file separate appeals against Bishop Franco Mulakkal’s acquittal
The prosecution and victim in the nun rape case will file separate appeal petitions in the Kerala High Court against the controversial acquittal of...
Calcutta HC Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay seeks CJI intervention after his orders in WB school recruitment scam repeatedly quashed/stayed
The opaque workings of Bharat's judiciary are a serious obstacle for a country which aspires to be an emerging power. In a fresh blow...