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Topic: Judiciary

Who is an ‘ideal Indian wife’? Madhya Pradesh High Court’s answer

Petty quibbles, trifling differences shouldn't be magnified to destroy what is said to have been 'made in heaven', HC observes.

After success in metros, SC panel & NALSA working on module to train community mediators in villages

New Delhi: In an effort to reduce workload for courts, a mechanism is being developed to encourage out-of-court mediation. The National Legal Services Authority...

SC ruling is forcing rethink among judicial services aspirants. ‘Is it even worth the struggle?’

SC ruled in May that at least 3 yrs of legal practice would be mandatory to appear for judicial service exams—a move that some hail as reform, others call exclusionary.

50 years since Emergency: How judges, lawyers enabled & resisted Indira Gandhi’s crackdown

As many as 21 judges were transferred without their consent, 200 chambers of lawyers practising in Tis Hazari courts were demolished without notice back then.

There is no scope for politicking, says Kiren Rijiju on impeachment motion against HC judge Yashwant Varma

‘The impeachment motion against Justice Yashwant Varma is a matter related to corruption in the judiciary...So, we would like to have a united stand,’ added Union Minister Rijiju.

Something’s up in Allahabad High Court. And everybody wants to know

A series of questionable orders by the Allahabad High Court has made the Supreme Court fume. Women's rights organisations are enraged. Lawyers are scrambling to find reasons for the slide.

Citing ‘volatile’ India-Pakistan situation, Rajasthan HC lawyers seek ‘no-work period’ from 12-16 May

In resolution, association asks Rajasthan HC Chief Justice to declare 12-16 May as 'no-work period'. HCs of Punjab & Haryana, J&K, Ladakh have also restricted court activities.

India’s courts place conditions on women’s rights—can’t drink, trust men, get married

Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh of the Allahabad High Court recently ruled that a woman who was sexually assaulted 'invited trouble' by drinking alcohol with the accused.

At Ahmedabad meet, Congress calls for ‘mechanism for judicial accountability’ amid judge cash row

A resolution adopted by AICC says that accountability, without compromising judicial independence, is the need of the hour. The party stands committed to the idea of INDIA bloc.

Congress MP Manish Tewari urges law minister to clarify timeline in Justice Yashwant Varma cash row

Raising the matter during Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, Tewari also highlighted the need for Parliament 'to exercise its oversight over the judiciary'.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.