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UP judge who quoted wife in court order, likened Yogi to Plato’s ‘philosopher king’ — who is Ravi Diwakar

Allahabad HC expunged the additional district judge's 'unwarranted remarks containing political overtones & personal views' made in 5 March order on a 2010 Bareilly riots case.

Within month of his order allowing Hindus to pray at Gyanvapi, retired judge made university Lokpal

'Justice bought,' says mosque management panel, draws parallels to retired judge Surendra Kumar Yadav, who was made UP deputy Lokayukta within 7 months of delivering Babri ruling.

Donald Trump accuses judge in his civil fraud trial of ‘having own agenda’

On last day of trial, Trump tangled with the judge who is considering what penalties to impose after finding the former US president's company 'inflated his net worth to win better financing terms'.

Indian-origin Manpreet Monica Singh sworn in as first female Sikh judge in the US

Singh, who was born & raised in Houston & now lives in Bellaire with her husband & two children, has been sworn in as a judge of the Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4 in Texas Friday.

‘We are more, we are equal’: Story of Syed Mahmood, colonial India’s first Muslim HC judge

In ‘Syed Mahmood: Colonial India’s Dissenting Judge’, Mohammad Nasir and Samreen Ahmed chronicle how India’s first Muslim judge left an Eastern mark on the Western world.

In Justice JB Pardiwala, SC gets a future CJI, a Manna Dey fan, and a cricket lover

Justice Pardiwala is only 4th Parsi to make it to Supreme Court and is in line to become the Chief Justice of India in May 2028, with a tenure of two years and three months.

India has about 21 judges per million, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informs Rajya Sabha

To calculate the ratio, the Department of Justice uses 2011 Census and available information regarding sanctioned strength of judges in SC, HC and district & subordinate courts.

CBI files charge sheet against two accused in Dhanbad judge murder case

The CBI charged auto-rickshaw driver Lakhan Verma & his accomplice, Rahul Verma, for murder and destruction of evidence. Both are in judicial custody.

Merit must predominate other factors in judicial appointments, says Justice R F Nariman

Speaking at his farewell, Justice Nariman termed the last seven years as the most gruelling years of his life, saying 'it was no cakewalk'.

CBI takes over investigation of Dhanbad judge Uttam Anand’s death in hit-and-run case

CCTV footage showed that judge Uttam Anand was jogging on one side of the road at Randhir Verma Chowk on 28 July when an auto-rickshaw hit him from behind and fled.

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Sanjeev Sanyal says UPSC is poverty of aspiration. But it’s more about desperation

The most productive years of Indian youth gets wasted preparing for the UPSC. But they didn't create this system; the government did.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.