Muzaffarpur horror: SC orders transfer of case to POSCO court

The Supreme Court transferred the trial of Muzaffarpur shelter home case from Patna to a POCSO court in Delhi, on Thursday. The apex court ordered the commencement of the trial within two weeks and finish hearing within six months. Read More
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In SC, Sabarimala board takes a U-turn on women’s entry

The Travancore Devaswom Board, which runs the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple in Kerala, took a U-turn by supporting its verdict which had allowed women of all age groups to enter the shrine. Read More
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After CJI, Justice Sikri withdraws from case on CBI interim chief

Days after the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi recused himself from hearing the plea challenging the decision of appointing M Nageshwar Rao as the interim chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation, Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri also withdrew from hearing it. Read More
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CJI recuses himself from hearing plea on Rao’s CBI appointment

Justice Ranjan Gogoi, the Chief Justice of India, recused himself from hearing a plea that has challenged the appointment of M Nageshwar Rao as the interim chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation. Read More
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Protest against collegium selection of judge for Supreme Court

A former Delhi high court judge wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind criticizing the Supreme Court collegium’s alleged decision to recommend the elevation of a high court judge to the apex court by superseding 32 other judges of various high courts. Read More
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CJI Gogoi recuses himself from select panel on CBI chief Verma

According to the rules, a select committee comprising the prime minister, the chief justice of the Supreme Court and the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha can select and remove the director of the CBI to maintain the autonomy of the country’s premier investigating agency. Read More
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Ranjan Gogoi sworn in as Chief Justice of India

The most senior judge in the Supreme Court, Justice Ranjan Gogoi, was sworn in as the 46th Chief Justice of India, on Wednesday, by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in the presence of many politicians and dignitaries. Read More
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