Judicial System
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Why legal experts are sceptical about the BJP’s promise to bring back a national litigation policy
The party’s own ministers have withdrawn assurances made to Parliament about putting in place such a policy, on the grounds that it was not required.
Chitrakshi Jain & Prashant Reddy T
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Need to protect judiciary from ‘unwarranted pressures’, 21 former judges tell CJI Chandrachud
The retired justices expressed particular concern about alleged tactics of misinformation being used to influence public sentiment against the courts.
Scroll Staff
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Courts cannot sit with folded hands when executive fails to perform its duties: Justice BR Gavai
Judicial review acts as a mechanism for checks and balances in a democracy so that there is no misuse of power, the Supreme Court judge said.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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Uttar Pradesh: Allahabad HC expunges Bareilly judge’s remarks lauding Chief Minister Adityanath
A judicial officer should refrain from expressing personal notions in orders, the High Court said.
Scroll Staff
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West Bengal: Abhijit Gangopadhyay joins BJP two days after resigning as Calcutta High Court judge
Gangopadhyay had in January accused a fellow judge of acting in the interest of a political party in the state.
Scroll Staff
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What explains Chief Justice Chandrachud's unprecedented media-friendly profile?
Scroll spoke with lawyers and journalists to understand why Chandrachud has such a prominent public profile and its ramification for the CJI’s office.
Vineet Bhalla
Video
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Intellectual rigour, redefining judicial courage: Supreme Court Justice SR Bhat’s rich legacy
The judge, who retired on October 20, was among the first to ever rule against the top court and broke new ground in intellectual property jurisprudence.
Prashant Reddy T
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SC collegium recommends Manipur acting chief justice’s transfer to Calcutta HC
The judge’s order in April asking the state to consider listing the majority Meitei community as Scheduled Tribes had set off the ongoing ethnic conflict.
Scroll Staff
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How master of roster powers are being used to reallocate cases from judges who question government
Chief justices have absolute discretion to assign and re-assign cases to particular benches, without giving reasons.
Vineet Bhalla
The Reel
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Watch: In animated prequel, Baahubali and Bhallaladeva unite to defeat the warlord Raktadeva
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Camera in the courtroom: How live-streaming alters the way we look at the court
With the perception of being watched, will judges play to the gallery rather than play by the book?
Rohit Sarma & Sruthisagar Yamunan
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Over 59 lakh cases pending in High Courts, 69,511 cases pending in SC, Centre tells Parliament
Out of the 59,87,477 cases pending in High Courts, 10,30,185 cases are pending in the Allahabad High Court alone.
Scroll Staff
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SC declined proposal to use local languages in five High Courts, law minister tells Parliament
The state governments of Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and Karnataka had sought permission, Kiren Rijiju said.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Salima Tete to lead Indian women’s team for European leg
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian women exit in quarter-final after loss to Japan
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Squash, Saurav Ghosal interview: ‘People enjoyed watching me, this was the legacy I wanted to leave’
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Aryan, Yashwardhan, Priyanshu among Indians in semi-finals
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation