Judicial System
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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
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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
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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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
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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
Video
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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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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
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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
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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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
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‘Flawed but necessary’: Why this critic of the basic structure doctrine supports it in the Modi era
Senior advocate and former ASG Raju Ramachandran talks about the basic structure doctrine and the Centre’s attempts to take control over judicial appointments.
Umang Poddar
The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2024: Odisha FC through to semi-final after beating Kerala Blasters in playoff
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time