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Iran executes three men linked to Amini protests: judiciary
During the protests, which Tehran generally labelled as foreign-instigated 'riots', thousands of Iranians were arrested and hundreds killed including dozens of security forces
Kiren Rijiju was the law minister who took on the judiciary. Now he has been replaced
Kiren Rijiju’s appointment as law minister came as a surprise. So has his replacement. During his tenure, the BJP leader was vocal in his criticism of the judiciary, questioning the appointment of judges and court vacations
Rising India Summit: Ecosystem through orchestrated narrative trying to hurt India, says Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar
In a statement apparently aimed towards Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Vice President also condemned those who go to foreign countries and use platforms there to attack India
Israelis stage 'day of resistance' against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to overhaul judiciary
Demonstrators, who have been out protesting for more than two months against the overhaul, launched a 'day of resistance to dictatorship' on Thursday
Pakistan proposes five-year jail term for defamation of army, judiciary
Pakistan's Interior Ministry has initiated a bill, according to which, a person who scandalises the country’s army and judiciary will undergo a five-year prison sentence. The accused will also be fined upto Rs 1 million, or both, in some cases
Turkey: Erdogan uses weaponised judiciary to block Imamoglu, his strongest rival for presidency
Ekrem Imamoglu is a Turkish businessman, building contractor, and centre-left politician serving as the 32nd Mayor of Istanbul
Supreme Court bench expresses displeasure in order over new case listing system
A bench headed by Sanjay Kishan Kaul while hearing a criminal case said, "The new listing system is not giving an adequate time to take up matters fixed for hearing like the present case as there are number of matters within the span of 'Afternoon' session"
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju calls for cooperation between judiciary and executive, felicitates CJI Uday Umesh Lalit
Rijiju said he always believes in teamwork, and to strengthen the judiciary and the CJI, he would give his full contribution as law minister
Executive, legislature, judiciary 'equal repositories' of constitutional trust, says Chief Justice of India NV Ramana
The CJI referred to Article 38 of the Constitution on the Directive Principles of State Policy and said it was the responsibility of the state to secure a social order in which 'justice, social, economic and political', are rendered
BCI, AIBA slam Kapil Sibal for his controversial statement on Supreme Court, judiciary
Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament and senior advocate, Kapil Sibal, in an event, has expressed his displeasure over some of the recent judgements passed by the Supreme Court saying he has "no hope left" in the institution
Why honourable courts should exercise ‘utmost discretion’ while making oral observations
Judicial utterances don’t ‘pass with the moment’, they linger on in our collective memory, shape public opinions, and even the legal process
Judiciary is answerable to the Constitution alone, says CJI NV Ramana
The chief justice made the comment at a felicitation organised by the Association of Indian Americans in San Francisco, US
PM Modi pitches for use of local language in courts to bridge gap between citizens and judiciary
The prime minister also appealed to chief ministers to repeal outdated laws to make the delivery of justice easier.
Kerala High Court seeks state government’s stand on plea against Lok Ayukta ordinance
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said ordinarily there was a distinction between the judiciary and systems created by the legislature, but the same was lacking under the Lok Ayukta Act and therefore, such a move was necessitated
From dispute resolution to technology, innovations within judiciary hold key to tackling pendency issue
The key to the pendency solution is innovative thinking, and not an expensive labyrinth of court systems, which when adopted become lengthy, cumbersome and sometimes counterproductive measures
Let Supreme Court focus on constitutional matters: Here’s why National Court of Appeal is so appealing
The idea of a National Court of Appeal is to bifurcate the institution of the Supreme Court into two divisions, creating a separate body to deal with the appeals from the various high courts
Sanctions in the time of pandemic amounts to crimes against humanity, says Ebrahim Raisi
The Iranian president in his maiden speech at the UN slammed the US saying the world no longer cares about "America First" or "America is Back"
CJI on parliamentary proceedings: Misdiagnosis, blame shifting miss real issues
What the CJI fails to note is that the Opposition, the current one in particular, has violated the dignity of Parliament on several occasions
Supreme Court deprecates practice of calling officers at drop of hat by some HCs
The apex court observed that by such orders, the line of separation of powers between the judiciary and the executive is sought to be crossed
'Govt officers living in ivory towers': Delhi HC slams Centre for opposing Panacea Biotec plea
The high court made the remarks while hearing a plea by the vaccine manufacturer seeking an arbitral award running into crores of rupees, passed in its favour and against the Centre, to scale up production of the Sputnik V vaccine in India