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‘Some judges are lazy & take yrs to write judgments, but no action from collegium’: Retd SC judge Chelameswar

Justice J Chelameswar was speaking at seminar at Kochi's Kerala HC Auditorium. He also spoke on need to record proceedings of collegium & importance of independence of judiciary.

Why SC rejected Tamil Nadu’s pleas against Madras HC green signal for RSS marches in state

Supreme court said HC was 'justified' in passing Feb order. HC had observed permission to RSS couldn't be denied 'just because there are other outfits with different ideology'.

Bombay HC seeks Modi govt response on Kunal Kamra’s challenge to IT rule changes

Centre has been in repeated tussles with various social media platforms when they failed to take down certain content or accounts that it accused of spreading misinformation.

‘Don’t mess around with my authority’: CJI Chandrachud to lawyer

The CJI, who rarely loses his cool during judicial proceedings, got irked when a lawyer first sought an early hearing of his case and, after being told that it will be listed on 17 April.

Supreme Court allows RSS to march in Tamil Nadu, dismisses state appeal

In October 2022, RSS sought state government’s permission to hold marches to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti and ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.

Landlords of properties used as brothels must pay damages, can’t plead ignorance, rescued minors tell SC

SC took note of the minors' submission of draft rules seeking this compensation as a civil remedy and sought response from govt & National Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

SC overturns 26-yr-old blackmarketing conviction on procedural lapse ignored by lower courts

In 1997, a trial court convicted a few people for 'unauthorised possession' of gas cylinders. The order was upheld by Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2010, but overturned by SC in March.

Women officers move SC over ‘continued discrimination’ in Army, ‘substandard’ appointments

Some of the petitioners claimed in court that Army had flouted SC’s March 2021 judgment which directed it to consider overall profile of eligible women officers for promotion.

SC wants to replace ‘sealed cover’ with ‘public interest immunity’. All about new procedure

SC bench of CJI Chandrachud and Justice Kohli observed Wednesday that ‘least restrictive measure’ to protect claims of confidentiality and national security must be adopted by courts.

SC restores TV channel’s licence, says govt’s denial of clearance has ‘chilling effect on freedom’

MHA had denied security clearance to Malayalam channel 'MediaOne' over its alleged links with an Islamic organisation that govt alleged — citing IB reports — had terrorist links.

On Camera

Met Gala is the new aspirational red carpet for Indian celebrities. Move over, Cannes

This year, at the Met, Isha Ambani wore one of Rahul Mishra’s creations, which is a sari in name only. It marked his label’s debut at what is fashion’s biggest stage.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.