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  The  Supreme Court  on Monday issued notice on a petition, seeking direction to the Centre and the state governments to establish a ‘Transgender Welfare Board,’ to address the social welfare issues of transgender people. A three-judge bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice V Ramasubramanian sought the response of the Centre and the states on a plea, which also sought directions to appoint a standing committee comprising Station House Officers and human rights & social activists to investigate the reports of gross abuses against transgender people by the police. Read More...

To become the lawyer of the highest judicial authority of India is the dream of every law aspirant. If you too are a Law student, or working as a professional lawyer in any of the court in your district or city and dreaming to become a Supreme Court Lawyer, then this article will be quite helpful for you. Step by step process–How to become a lawyer in the Supreme Court of India Step1- High School It’s mandatory for everyone to pass intermediate-high standard. However, it doesn’t matter what subjects you had in senior secondary high school. Any student from any stream whether it is science, art or commerce has the exposure to become a lawyer in Supreme Court. What myth does most of the student have? Most of the students have a myth about the percentage of marks. They think to be a lawyer in Supreme Court they need to secure an excellent percentage in law academics. But in reality, it is just a myth. There is a percentage criterion which you should pass. 45% is the threshold...

  ILNS:  The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has tightened its grip over the capital, with even the  Supreme Court  not remaining untouched. As a number of Supreme Court staff contracted the infection, the Apex Court decided to change the timing of commencement of all Benches. Read More...

  Cases of coronaviruses are rising swiftly in the ongoing second wave of Covid-19 with over one lakh new cases now being recorded in the country every day. At the time of writing this (7.4.2021), India added 1,15,736 new cases in the last 24 hours to its total tally of active cases, which is 8,43,473 (see graph: Covid-19 cases…). At this rate of resurgence of cases, India may soon overtake Brazil to reclaim its second place in the list of most-affected countries or possibly become the country with the highest number of cases surpassing the United States, currently the worst-hit country in terms of the number of cases. Read More...

  As NV Ramana gets set to take over as chief justice of India, it is only appropriate and necessary to observe his record not only as a jurist but also the prominent aspects of his personality. Two years ago, I had the honour of interacting with him personally at a well-attended conclave of prominent judges and eminent members of the legal profession discussing the Insolvency and Banktuptcy Code, (IBC) a major reform measure.  Read More...

  Breaking: The Supreme Court of India registers Suo Motu on pending vacancies in Districts and State Consumer Redressal Commission Across India, titled as,  Re: Inaction of Governments in appointing Presidents and Members/Staff of Districts and State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and Inadequate infrastructure across India. Read More...

The   Delhi High Court   on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to ET Now anchor Varun Hiremath in a case registered against him under charges of rape. A single-judge bench of Justice Mukta Gupta granted the relief, however, she clarified that the same would only be provided if Hiremath joins investigation. Read More... Enable Ginger Cannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection or reload the browser Disable in this text field Rephrase Rephrase current sentence Edit in Ginger ×

With the country five states having already launched into assembly elections, it seems pertinent and timely to bring to light where women (50 percent of the electorate) stand as far as their fiscal health is concerned. Among this section of the electorate, a very small number are entrepreneurs, especially in the MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) sector. Read More... Enable Ginger Cannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection or reload the browser Disable in this text field Rephrase Rephrase current sentence Edit in Ginger ×

It has been for ages that the judiciary has been the most important institution to determine any legal dispute. It keeps an eye on the legislature and executive branches to control their arbitrary actions.   India is the country with the biggest Constitution in the world. To maintain the law and order, and not let breach of laws, Supreme Court is the highest authority. This is the large expanded nature of the Constitution of India that the judiciary here figures out an extra burden on its shoulder of pendency.     There are two broader classifications of Judiciary that are Civil law &  Criminal law.   #Civil laws are meant to relate disputes between individuals and companies. The scope of civil law envokes the provision to impose a penalty on the culprit, and award compensation to the victim.   #Criminal activities cause potential damage to society or people at a large level. Criminal acts have an overall impact on society and badly impact ...

The power of the highest jurisdiction in India has been allowed to the Supreme Court by the Constitution of India. It is the top authority in the judicial hierarchy of India. It is important for every citizen of India to have knowledge of not only the Constitution of India but also the Supreme Court . Let’s understand the basics of the Supreme Court with some frequently asked questions. What is the working process of the Supreme Court of India? Being one of the most senior constitutional courts, Supreme Court has the authority of judicial review. With 34 judges, the Supreme Court possesses extensive powers in terms of–appellate, original and advisory jurisdictions. It majorly accepts appeals raised against the High Courts of States, UTs and other lower courts. It plays a major role in protecting the fundamental rights of citizens of India, also reconciliations between two major governing bodies–central and state. It acts as an advisory body to go through the matters that refer to i...

The foundation stone of Patna High Court was paved on December 1, 1913, on Monday. The Governor-General of India made the proclamation on March 22, 1912, to promote the territories of Orissa to the status of a separate province, and by letters patent, dated the 9th February 1916 Patna High Court came into existence with circuit sittings at Cuttack. Foundation of Patna High Court Here’s the history: The history which has led to the laying of this foundation stone is within the knowledge and acceptance of the scenario when once it has been determined that Bihar and Orissa need to be given the status of a separate state.   The Patna High Court building was formally instaled by the same viceroy in the durbar specially provisioned for the purpose on February 3, 1916. Expansion of Patna High Court The work in Patna High Court started in the year 1916 with the Chief Justice and six other judges. The actual strength of sanctioned Chief Justices for Supreme Court was nine with three ...

Displaying a proactive and aggressive stance, the Union government has imposed a stiff anti-dumping duty on the imports of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET Resin) originating in or exported from China. This may sound no more than an addition to the ongoing trade and tariff war that India has purportedly waged against China, but there is a bigger picture in the backdrop of this. This move was initiated through an application led by IVL Dhunseri Petrochem Industries Private Limited and Reliance Industries, two of the largest Indian manufacturers of PET. On the basis of this application the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) had recommended an anti-dumping duty of $15.54 to $ 200.66 per metric tonne of the imported product for five years. This recommendation had come in December last, after a year-long investigation into the damage that such unnaturally priced imports were doing to the domestic industry. The duty is now official. The duty ranges from $ 16.92 to $ 200.66 per MT, d...

The theme of this issue’s cover story could not be more apt. As we wait for NV Ramana to take over as chief justice of India (CJI) in the third week of this month, it is only appropriate and necessary to observe his record not only as a jurist but also the prominent aspects of his personality. Two years ago, I had the honour of interacting with him personally at a well-attended legal conclave of prominent judges and eminent members of the legal profession discussing the Insolvency and Banktuptcy Code, (IBC) a major reform measure. Read More... Enable Ginger Cannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection or reload the browser Disable in this text field Rephrase Rephrase current sentence Edit in Ginger ×

  A Delhi court has recently denied bail to a man allegedly involved in a fake call centre racket, which duped US citizens, after observing that “he made a conscious choice to earn his livelihood by resorting to illegal means”. “The accused made a conscious choice to earn his livelihood by resorting to illegal means. The investigation is at the initial stage and co-accused persons are reported to be absconding,” said Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana while dismissing the bail application filed by one Nikhil Kumar. Read More... Enable Ginger Cannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection or reload the browser Disable in this text field Rephrase Rephrase current sentence Edit in Ginger ×

The  Allahabad High Court  recently said in an order the District Magistrate does not have the right to enter or amend the name in the family register. The order has been given by a division bench of Justice S.P Kesharwani and Justice S.K Ojha while allowing the Petition of Ram Murti Devi. In this case, the Petitioner is the wife of late Radhey Shyam. The name of the Petitioner and six others were initially recorded in the family register. Read More... Enable Ginger Cannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection or reload the browser Disable in this text field Rephrase Rephrase current sentence Edit in Ginger ×

The Jabalpur Bench of   Madhya Pradesh High Court   on Thursday dismissed Petition of a candidate belong to economically weaker section (EWS) category , seeking additional 10 marks for appointment on the post of Aganwadi Karyakarta. The petitioner, Rubi Mishra is aggrieved by inaction of the Department of Women and Child Development for not granting her additional 10 marks as per the new amendment in Article 16 of the Constitution of India, which states as , “(6) Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from making any provision for the reservation of appointments or posts in favour of any economically weaker sections of citizens other than the classes mentioned in clause (4), in addition to the existing reservation and subject to a maximum of ten per cent, of the posts in each category.” Read More... Enable Ginger Cannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection or reload the browser Disable in this text field Edit Edit in Ginger Edit in Ginger ×

A local court has granted interim protection from arrest to a man whose father was arrested in a Northeast Delhi riots case, observing that police have not investigated his complaint and want to arrest him now. Earlier, Rashid had knocked the doors of the court fearing his arrest in a case relating to the riots that broke out in the North East Delhi last year. While granting anticipatory bail to Rashid, Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav directed the police to file its reply in connection with the plea moved by Rashid. Read More... Enable Ginger Cannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection or reload the browser Disable in this text field Edit Edit in Ginger Edit in Ginger ×

The Jabalpur bench of the  Madhya Pradesh High Court  has recently disposed of a PIL with the direction to the competent authority/urban local body to take action on the complaint against mobile tower at the public site in 15 days The division bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla passed this direction in the PIL filed by Mahesh Shewani through advocate Devendra Kumar Tripathi. Read More... Enable Ginger Cannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection or reload the browser Disable in this text field Edit Edit in Ginger Edit in Ginger ×

  As the   Supreme Court   Bar prepares itself to welcome Justice NV Ramana as the 48th chief justice of India (CJI), we need to introspect and reaffirm the role and functions of the paterfamilias of the legal fraternity in India. The CJI would be better known as the 5th Citizen of India, and the fountainhead of justice dispensation and administration for the country. An essential feature of democracy is the separation of powers between the three principal organs of the state the Legislature, Executive and the Judiciary as propounded by John Locke, the famous English, social contract theorist. Hence, the Judiciary is a separate and independent organ of the State.  Read More... Enable Ginger Cannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection or reload the browser Disable in this text field Edit Edit in Ginger Edit in Ginger ×