Former Chief Justice of India P N Bhagwati, who introduced public interest litigation (PIL) to the Indian judicial system, passed away here on Thursday, family sources said. He was 95. Chief Justice of India from July 12, 1985, to December 20, 1986, Bhagwati was born on December 21, 1921, and studied in Bombay. The son of …
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June 15, 2017Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar on Saturday said that it was incumbent upon the government to ensure that the ownership and control of resources was for the common good coupled with an economic system working for the common man's benefit. "Every government is bound to ensure the two fundamental principles of competition… ownership …
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May 20, 2017On the sixth and last day of the hearing in the triple talaq case, the Supreme Court on Thursdayreserved the verdict on its constitutional validity. The apex court was hearing a bunch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the instant- divorce practice. On the final day, representing several aggrieved women petitioners and women’s rights …
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May 18, 2017The Supreme Court on Wednesday took its first step towards becoming a paperless, digital court with Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the digital filing system. This will be the first step towards introduction of digital filing and will mark the movement towards a paperless Supreme Court. "E-governance is easy, effective and economical. It is also …
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May 10, 2017Absence of timely help to poor and illiterate Indians affects the credibility of the legal system and the rule of law, Chief Justice of India J S Khehar said here on Saturday. He highlighted the importance of para legal volunteers (PLV) who, the CJI said, have enabled ordinary and helpless people to avail the benefits …
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April 29, 2017Former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir passed away at a city hospital here this afternoon. 68-year-old Kabir, who was suffering from a kidney ailment and related complications, died at 2.52 PM, a senior hospital official said. He is survived by his wife, a daughter and a son, his son in-law Leon D'Souza said. Kabir was …
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February 19, 2017Former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir passed away at a city hospital here this afternoon. 68-year-old Kabir, who was suffering from a kidney ailment and related complications, died at 2.52 PM, a senior hospital official said. He is survived by his wife, a daughter and a son, his son in-law Leon D'Souza said. Kabir was …
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February 19, 2017The words tareekh pe tareekh were made famous by Sunny Deol in the Hindi film Damini, and truly adjournments are the big hindrance in dispensing speedy justice in India and contribute majorly to the system getting clogged. Chief Justice JS Khehar has little patience with lawyers and advocates who seek adjournment on flimsy grounds. A few …
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February 1, 2017