‘Trials go for decades… system badly needs fixing’: CJI Gavai addresses flaws in Indian judicial system; pins hope on young graduates | India News – Times of India

‘Trials go for decades… system badly needs fixing’: CJI Gavai addresses flaws in Indian judicial system; pins hope on young graduates | India News – Times of India

CJI Gavai addresses flaws in Indian judicial system; pins hope on young graduates while speaking at NALSAR University Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Saturday said the Indian legal system is “badly in need of fixing” and is facing unique challenges, including trials that often stretch on for decades.Speaking at the convocation ceremony of…

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26/11 attack probe: Plotter Tahawwur Rana’s judicial custody extended; NIA files supplementary chargesheet | India News – Times of India

26/11 attack probe: Plotter Tahawwur Rana’s judicial custody extended; NIA files supplementary chargesheet | India News – Times of India

Tahawwur Rana NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Wednesday extended till August 13 the judicial custody of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who was extradited from the United States in April.The National Investigation Agency (NIA) produced Rana through video conference after the expiry of his judicial custody granted earlier. Special judge Chander…

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Honeymoon murder case: Meghalaya court remands Sonam, Raj to 13-day judicial custody – details | India News – Times of India

Honeymoon murder case: Meghalaya court remands Sonam, Raj to 13-day judicial custody – details | India News – Times of India

Honeymoon murder case: Meghalaya court remands Sonam, Raj to 13-day judicial custody – details NEW DELHI: A local court in Meghalaya on Saturday remanded Sonam Raghuvanshi and her alleged boyfriend Raj Kushwaha to 13 days of judicial custody in the sensational murder case of Indore resident Raja Raghuvanshi, who was killed during his honeymoon in…

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Judicial overreach risks unsettling power balance, says Justice Kant | India News – Times of India

Judicial overreach risks unsettling power balance, says Justice Kant | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: At a time when judicial activism is often perceived as intrusion into the legislative domain, senior most judge of Supreme Court, Justice Surya Kant, Wednesday warned against courts supplanting the role of the legislature.“Courts mustn’t supplant the role of legislature or override the will of the people. Instead, they must act as facilitators…

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Bengaluru Stampede: RCB official, three others sent to 14-day judicial custody | India News – Times of India

Bengaluru Stampede: RCB official, three others sent to 14-day judicial custody | India News – Times of India

Bengaluru Stampede: RCB official, three others sent to 14-day judicial custody (Picture credit : ANI) NEW DELHI: A city court on Friday remanded four individuals, including Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Head of Marketing and Revenue Nikhil Sosale, to 14-day judicial custody in connection with the tragic stampede outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium that claimed 11 lives.The…

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Collegium system reforms can’t be at cost of judicial independence: CJI | India News – Times of India

Collegium system reforms can’t be at cost of judicial independence: CJI | India News – Times of India

Amid a clamour for legislative revamp of the judges-selecting-judges system, fuelled by Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s statements, CJI B R Gavai has said no reform in the collegium system could be at the “cost of judicial independence” and that judiciary should retain its primacy in appointments to Supreme Court and high courts.At a round-table in UK…

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Instagram influencer Sharmishtha Panoli sent to 13-day judicial custody; BJP accuses TMC of ‘appeasement politics’ | India News – Times of India

Instagram influencer Sharmishtha Panoli sent to 13-day judicial custody; BJP accuses TMC of ‘appeasement politics’ | India News – Times of India

Sharmishtha Panoli (File photo) NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old Instagram influencer, Sharmishtha Panoli, on Saturday was remanded to 13-day judicial custody after she was arrested by Kolkata Police for allegedly making communal remarks in a social media video. The law student, originally from Kolkata’s Anandapur area and currently enrolled at a Pune-based university, was apprehended in…

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US Supreme Court weighs judicial checks on Trump with birthright case – Times of India

US Supreme Court weighs judicial checks on Trump with birthright case – Times of India

In January after assuming presidency, Donald Trump passed an executive order to end birthright citizenship (Image: AP) The US Supreme Court hears a case Thursday that could result in a radical reversal of constitutional interpretation and sharply curb the judiciary’s ability to rein in Donald Trump — or future American presidents.The case before the top…

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Karnataka bid to breach 50% quota cap awaits tough judicial test | India News – The Times of India

Karnataka bid to breach 50% quota cap awaits tough judicial test | India News – The Times of India

Karnataka CM siddaramaiah NEW DELHI: Any decision taken by the Karnataka government on increasing reservation on the basis of its caste census for socially and educationally backward communities and those who are inadequately represented will have a tough time passing judicial muster, as many such laws framed by other states have failed.Though Supreme Court, while…

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