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India stands for the rule of the law, says Chief Justice

Inaugurating the new building of the Gauhati High Court’s Aizawl Bench, Chandrachud said that the country stands for the rule of the law and peaceful resolution of problems.

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Ensure supply of medicine, food in Manipur, directs Supreme Court

SC suggests airdrops of food, meds in Manipur due to road blockades, chickenpox & measles. Govt to take steps to ensure essentials reach affected areas.

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Elections in J&K can be any time; Decision to be taken by ECI: Centre to SC

A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the decision on elections in J&K have to be taken by the Election Commission of India and the state poll panel. Read further on Dynamite News:

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CJI asks if President could override recommendation on Article 370 abrogation

Article 370 empowers the President to abrogate it, but not before seeking and getting the “recommendation” of the Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir.

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When will J&K Statehood be restored, Supreme Court asks Union government

CJI Chandrachud suggests line of argument for Centre that J&K was converted to UT for "stipulated period" for national security. Centre agrees & assures J&K will return to Statehood after normalcy. CJI pushes Centre for answer on when it will revert to State. Centre yet to give timeline.

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Morning Digest | China releases new official map, showing territorial claims; Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur politician, and more

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Article 35A took away fundamental rights while giving special rights to permanent residents of J&K, says CJI

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said Article 35A, which empowered the Jammu and Kashmir Legislature to define “permanent residents” of the State and provide them special privileges, denied fundamental rights to others. The Chief Justice noted that Article 35A had even granted immunity from judicial review to the special…

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SC says it is a ‘problem’ if J&K academic was suspended for appearing in Article 370 case

The School Education Department had placed Zaroor Ahmed Bhat, a senior lecturer of political science under suspension with immediate effect for violation of provisions of Jammu & Kashmir Civil Service Regulations, Jammu & Kashmir Government Employees Conduct Rules and J&K Leave Rules.

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CJI stresses on gender equality and social inclusivity in law practice

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud spoke of an incident of caste discrimination while addressing graduating students at NLSIU, Bengaluru. He said that lawyers must uphold constitutional values and have open conversations to create equal opportunities. Princess Sonam Dechan Wangchuck spoke of justice, service, and wisdom. NLSIU adopted an Inclusion…

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Manipur violence | Supreme Court shifts 27 CBI cases, including crimes against women, to Assam

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud told petitioners that the Supreme Court was not asking the Assam government to nominate the pre-trial judges to look into cases arising out of the CBI’s investigation into the Manipur violence, but the Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Sandeep Mehta. Issuing a series of…

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Means used must be consistent with the ends achieved, CJI on dissolution of Article 370

Mehta said Jammu and Kashmir could not be considered “special” or “unique” merely because it had a Constitution in 1939.

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Article 370 case | Will retain special status of northeast States: Centre to Supreme Court

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted on specific instructions of the Union that the “Union Government has no intention to affect any of the special provisions applicable to Northeast or any part of India”.

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Supreme Court questions petitioners’ submission that Indian Constitution has no application to Jammu and Kashmir after 1957

The Supreme Court questioned an argument made by petitioners that Article 370 ceased to operate in 1957 as soon as the Jammu and Kashmir Constitution came into existence

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CJI says some parts of draft SOP on judicial conduct in govt. cases read as if Centre wants to chaperone judicial review

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Monday said some parts of a draft Standard Operating Procedure prepared by the Centre to tailor judicial conduct in government-related cases read as if the Centre wants to dictate the exercise of judicial review by courts. “I have gone through your draft SOP……

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Supreme Court reserves order on whether children from invalid marriages can inherit ancestral property

Supreme Court reserves judgment on children born out of invalid/void/voidable Hindu marriages inheriting their parents' property. CJI Chandrachud observed that children from such marriages have rights over their parents' property, but questioned when exactly it becomes their property.

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‘Huge budget’ for e-courts project will help make lower court tech-friendly, says CJI D.Y. Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Thursday said a “huge budget” allotted for the third phase of the e-courts project will see technology make inroads into the working of the judiciary, especially the lower courts. The Chief Justice was reacting to senior advocate Dushyant Dave’s remark that lower courts…

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On I-Day, CJI announces plan to expand Supreme Court with 27 additional courts and 51 judges’ chambers

Currently, the Supreme Court has 17 courtrooms and two registrar courts. Its judicial strength is 32. Read more on The Hindu

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9,423 SC verdicts translated into regional languages, says CJI in his Independence Day speech

The Chief Justice was speaking at the Supreme Court’s Independence Day celebrations hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the court in his Red Fort address for its efforts to translate its judgments to regional languages to benefit the common man.

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SC to consider giving more ‘bite’ to media ethics’ regulations

The Supreme Court on Monday said a fine of just ₹1 lakh is hardly a deterrent for television channels who indulge in unethical conduct on air, and the fine should ideally be more than the profits the media outlets make from the entire show. ‘Media went berserk after that actor’s…

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J&K’s surrender of sovereignty to India was ‘absolutely complete’, says Supreme Court

On Day 5 of the Article 370 hearing, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said Jammu and Kashmir ceded its sovereignty to the Dominion of India “absolutely and completely”

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J&K Constitution limited executive powers of Union of India, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, hearing a series of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370, asked why the Union of India, the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir or the political establishment in the rest of the country had never bothered to bring the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir “expressly” within…

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Retired judges are not colleagues, their opinions not binding, says CJI on Ranjan Gogoi’s remarks

Retired judges are no longer “colleagues” and their opinions are not binding, CJI Chandrachud said reacting to the statement by Ranjan Gogoi, about the ”doubtful jurisprudence” of the Basic Structure of the Constitution

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Should Constitution be amended to make Article 370 permanent, asks CJI

CJI Chandrachud while hearing the challenge to the abrogation of Article 370 said as a constitutional democracy, India, seeks its public opinions through established institutions and not through Brexit-type referendums

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ASI team begins day-3 of scientific survey at Gyanvapi mosque premises; Possibility of radar usage today

A team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) officials reached at the Gyanvapi mosque here on Sunday morning to continue the scientific survey of the complex. Read further on Dynamite News:

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ASI team begins day-2 survey at Gyanvapi mosque complex

A team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) arrived at the Gyanvapi mosque complex here on Saturday morning to continue the court-ordered scientific survey of the complex, adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath Temple, excluding Wuzu Khana. Read further on Dynamite News:

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