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34 Delhi seniors find TOI report on Delhi HC judge Gita Mittal’s ‘tardy’ disposal rate ‘appalling’; demand unconditional prominent apology

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The Times of India’s (TOI) report on an anonymous “tormented” litigant’s complaint to the Chief Justice of India (CJI), about Delhi high court justice Gita Mittal’s “tardy disposal” of cases, has earned flak from 34 Delhi senior advocates who have written a letter to the newspaper demanding an “unconditional apology”.

Court Cuts: When vac bench's Justice Sapre recalled his mentor to convince a young lawyer of the importance of bringing IPC for hearings

It was a case of the state government appealing against the acquittal of an accused.

Grofers gets new GC: Verus partner Siddharth Bhavnani joins trendy hyperlocal half-unicorn

Verus Advocates partner Siddharth Bhavnani has joined start-up Grofers as its first general counsel (GC).

Huh? Despite massive Tamil Nadu vote-buying, election commission order expects 'vitiating effect' of bribes to evaporate in a week!

The Election Commission’s two identical orders, postponing assembly elections in the two constituencies of Thanjavur and Aravakurichi in Tamil Nadu, makes for some strange reading.

The Chief Justice of India birthday lottery (or if you only see one CJI-related infographic in the next 8 years, let it be this one)

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Supreme Court judge Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, who was elevated to the apex court on Friday from the Allahabad high court where he was the chief justice, was born on 11 November 1959.

Court Cuts: Vac bench doles out pearls of wisdom solving marriage problems: Start living together, no urgency

Have to bring matrimonial disputes before the Supreme Court’s vacation bench? Think again, perhaps.

AIBE 2016 results delayed nth time: 'There are 40,000 sheets, It takes time,' shouts official bar exam hotline

BCI & its contractors : Delaying AIBE results succesfully since 2009
BCI & its contractors : Delaying AIBE results succesfully since 2009
The results to the All India Bar Exam (AIBE) 9 will be out on or before 20 May, as each candidate’s answer sheet now finally stands evaluated, assured the Bar Council of India (BCI) today following two missed official deadlines.

After 3 months, cops manage to ID Patiala House thug-vocates but not much else

Three months after the violence before the Patiala House court complex in the capital in which journalists were assaulted by lawyers, Delhi Police say all they have been able to do is “examine” the visual footage of the incident and having identified the assaulters.

HC stays JNU students' rustication (but only if they stop making trouble for powers that be)

The Delhi high court today stayed all disciplinary action, including rustication orders, against Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Student Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya and others, on the condition that they withdraw all current agitation.

Court Cuts: On SC's last day before long break, the 4 new judges hit the ground running with gusto

At 11:15 am today, the Supreme Court began its proceedings for the last day of the current term. It was 45 minutes behind its usual schedule.

SC gets (mostly Bombay) reinforcements: DY Chandrachud (to follow father's CJI footsteps in 2022), Ashok Bhushan, AM Khanwilkar, L Nageswara Rao

Justice AM Khanwilkar, Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Ashok Bhushan and the former additional solicitor general L Nageswara Rao were sworn-in as judges of the Supreme Court on Friday.

Aw well: Supreme Court upholds criminal defamation law

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the constitutional validity of India’s criminal defamation law that was contested by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.

Long-awaited SC judgment on SubSwamy + RaGa + Kejri criminal defamation challenge likely out today (Friday)

The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on Friday its verdict on a batch of petitions including by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy challenging the constitutional validity of sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code providing for criminal defamation.

A history of violence: SC to hear Bhushan PIL over toothless animal cruelty laws

Prashant Bhushan, acting for the NGO Angel Trust, has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court that more stringent punishments should be levied against those convicted of cruelty against animals, particularly in the pet shops industry.

SC raps three states, asks Centre to convene meeting on drought

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rapped Haryana, Gujarat and Bihar on the drought issue and directed the Centre to convene an urgent meeting with their chief secretaries to assess the drought situations in these states.

SC upholds tax man's plea vs Amitabh Bachchan crorepati earnings [READ JUDGMENT]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a plea by income tax authorities challenging a Bombay high court order that had permitted Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan tax relief in earnings made from “Kaun Banega Crorepati” (KBC).

SC strikes down TRAI call drop order

The Supreme Court today struck down a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) notification obligating telecom service providers to compensate consumers for dropped calls. Striking down the notification dated 16 October, 2015, an apex court bench of Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Rohinton Nar...

Court Cuts: When Justice Dave used a historical anecdote to discipline lawyers who'd converted the SC into an Arnab Goswami show

As the Supreme Court’s three-Judge bench comprising justices Anil R Dave, Shiva Kirti Singh and Adarsh Kumar Goel, began hearing the NEET case on 6 May at 2 pm at the packed Court No 2, senior advocates, Vikas Singh and Rajeev Dhavan made brief submissions first.

Delhi Judicial Services (DJS) exam: 4 questions deleted, HC orders marks recomputed

The Delhi high court on Monday ordered that the marks of the Delhi Judicial Services (DJS) 2015 preliminary examination be recomputed after deleting four questions, which had more than one correct answer. A division bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Najmi Wazri asked the court registry to f...

Case of the week: Cop, so hurt he can't concentrate on work, gets defamation summons vs Kejriwal who used slang term

A Delhi court on Saturday issued summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly using the word “thulla” - derogatory Delhi slang for cop - to describe policemen.