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Topic: Judiciary

What Varanasi court’s ruling means for Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi dispute & what happens next

Having ruled that Hindu petitioners' right to pray suit is maintainable, the district court will now formulate the issues it wants to decide on & hear arguments on them.

34 yrs after appeal, a judgment — Allahabad HC has backlog of over 1 million cases. Here’s why

Allahabad HC last month dismissed an appeal filed by man convicted in 1992, highlighting the court's high pendency. Lack of trial courts, judicial vacancies are contributing factors.

‘Conflict at later stage, no unilateral power’ — why SC ruled arbitrators can’t alter fees midway

Bench delivered verdict on petition by ONGC that sought to terminate tribunal arbitrating commercial dispute between the public sector undertaking and construction company Afcons.

No Ganpati celebrations on Idgah land — SC orders status quo in Karnataka govt-Wakf Board tussle

A three-judge bench led by Justice Indira Banerjee pronounced the order after a nearly two-hour–long late evening hearing. The festival can be held elsewhere, the bench said.

‘Thorough lawlessness’ — SC pulls up Jharkhand govt over journalist’s midnight arrest

State challenges Jharkhand HC's grant of bail to journalist Arup Chatterjee, arrested on extortion charges in July. SC comes down heavily on 'excessive and arbitrary' action by police.

Jailed for 26 years, Delhi blast convict awaits SC hearing on appeal for 9 years & counting

Naushad was arrested in July 1996 in connection with blast that killed 13 people and wounded 28  others. In 2012, Delhi HC acquitted him of murder but held him guilty of conspiracy. 

As HC YouTube channels become a hit, SC panel plans exclusive platform to livestream courts

Supreme Court e-committee felt the need for a streaming platform after six HCs launched their own YouTube channels. But livestreaming of court proceedings likely to be voluntary.

‘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.

Pakistanis relieved Noor Mukadam’s killer got death, unlike Qandeel Baloch case

Author Salman Rashid said he is convinced Jaffer will walk free because of the wealth and tremendous influence his family has in Pakistan.

Pakistani society will keep falling in on itself, acquittal of Qandeel Baloch’s killer shows

Some societies give themselves away: at the heart of the Qandeel outrage wasn’t character; it was class.

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.