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Dipak Misra recommends Justice Ranjan Gogoi as next Chief Justice of India; swearing-in ceremony on 3 October
•Highly placed sources had confirmed on 1 September that Justice Misra had decided to go by convention and recommend the name of Justice Gogoi, who is next in seniority to him, to succeed him.
Nawaz Sharif, Maryam spend first night in Adiala jail; provided 'B' class facilities reserved for VIP prisoners
•Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam have spent their first night in the high-security Adiala jail in Rawalpindi and the two VIP convicts were provided ‘B’ class facilities, media reports said on Saturday, a day after their arrest.
Nawaz Sharif arrested in Pakistan: Trial in remaining 2 corruption cases against ex-PM, family to be conducted in Adiala jail
Fp Staff •A day after ousted Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz were arrested in Lahore, the Ministry of Law and Justice said the remaining two corruption cases against the PML-N supremo and his family will be conducted in the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi
Law Commission's game-changing suggestion to bring BCCI under RTI Act needs political will to become reality
G Rajaraman •The Law Commission’s suggestion to bring BCCI under RTI will remove the distinction that BCCI has deliberately and carefully built between itself and other National Sports Federations.
RTI reveals contradictory numbers of EVMs from Election Commission, suppliers; raise question mark on polls
Ians •Indiscriminate acquisition of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) by the Election Commission, inexplicable mismatch in numbers of machines from producers and buyers, and insecure transportation have emerged as major concerns from official replies to Right to Information (RTI) queries
Will set up 12 special courts to try cases involving netas as accused, Centre tells Supreme Court
•At least 12 special courts would be set up to decide cases involving politicians as accused, the Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court.
Gujarat Assembly Election 2017: State Congress moves court on EVMs, VVPATs; high court issues notice to EC
•The Gujarat High Court issued a notice to the Election Commission on Monday on a petition moved by Congress's state unit seeking that EVMs and VVPATs that were found defective be sealed and not used in the coming Assembly polls.
Narendra Modi govt seeks Opposition support to setup all India judicial service
•The NDA government, which lacks the numbers in the Rajya Sabha, is trying to convince parties to support its move to set up an all-India judicial service (AIJS), contending that it will help promote federal governance.
Triple talaq row: Muslims have 'constitutional' right to follow their personal law, claims AIMPLB
•Striking a defiant posture on the contentious issue of triple talaq, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Sunday asserted that Muslims have the "constitutional" right to follow their personal law.
Served triple talaq, Aligarh Muslim woman sits on dharna outside husband's house
Fp Staff •A Muslim woman sat on a dharna in front of her husband's house after her husband divorced her through triple talaq and did not allow her to enter the house.