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"People comes from thousands of miles and Your Lordship is reluctant to hear them", AG Venugopal to CJI Like

Team SoOLEGAL   |   12 Nov 2018 3:30pm

Attorney General KK Venugopal today expressed dissatisfaction at the manner in which Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi deals with cases.And when CJI Gogoi dismissed a case today with Attorney General (AG) KK Venugopal appearing in it, the latter said the Chief Justice can’t dismiss petitions…

6 Collegium Meetings Held by CJI in 30 Days for Filling Court Vacancies
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Team SoOLEGAL   |   12 Nov 2018 11:30am

Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi has held six crucial Collegium meetings in 30 days – since he assumed the office – for filling up of 4 vacancies in the Supreme Court and 29 in high courts to deal with the huge…

Seven Additional Judges of Gauhati High Court made permanent
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Seven Additional Judges of Gauhati High Court made permanent Like

Team SoOLEGAL   |   9 Nov 2018 11:23am

The Central government has notified the appointment of seven additional judges of the Gauhati HC as permanent judges.Justices Lanusungkum Jamir, Manash Ranjan Pathak, Achintya Malla Bujor Barua, Kalyan Rai Surana, Prasanta Kumar Deka, Nelson Sailo, and Ajit Borthakur were made…

US Supreme Court refuses to hear appeals challenging Obama-era net neutrality rules
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US Supreme Court refuses to hear appeals challenging Obama-era net neutrality rules Like

Team SoOLEGAL   |   6 Nov 2018 3:26pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a request by the Trump administration and the telecom companies’ to quash the 2016 federal appeals court decision that upheld the Obama-era “net neutrality rules”. However, the justices’ decision does…

CJI Ranjan Gogoi raises the issue of Splitting up Collegium Proposals with PM Modi
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CJI Ranjan Gogoi raises the issue of Splitting up Collegium Proposals with PM Modi Like

Team SoOLEGAL   |   6 Nov 2018 12:00pm

CJI Ranjan Gogoi is unhappy with the law and justice ministry splitting up Collegium recommendations by selectively withholding names of some of the advocates for appointment as judges of high courts, reports the Economic Times. According to the ET Report,…

Four New Additional Judges Join Kerala High Court
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Four New Additional Judges Join Kerala High Court Like

Team SoOLEGAL   |   5 Nov 2018 5:45pm

With today’s swearing-in of four new additional judges, including two advocates and two judicial officers, the number of judges in the Kerala HC has reached 38 against the sanctioned strength of 48. In pursuant to the Supreme Court recommendation dated…

SC Collegium recommends one Judicial Officer for elevation to Orissa HC, rejects 11 names
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SC Collegium recommends one Judicial Officer for elevation to Orissa HC, rejects 11 names Like

Team SoOLEGAL   |   5 Nov 2018 4:00pm

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of one judicial officer to the Orissa High Court.As per two Collegium resolutions dated October 31, the Orissa HC Collegium had recommended elevation of four judicial officers and eight advocates to the…

Judicial Appointments: Shortage of 4000 court halls even if judges’ vacancies are filled up in lower courts
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Judicial Appointments: Shortage of 4000 court halls even if judges’ vacancies are filled up in lower courts Like

Team SoOLEGAL   |   5 Nov 2018 11:30am

There are around 2.72 crore cases pending in the lower courts, which is said to be because of the huge judges’ vacancies. Fortunately, the initiative to fill up vacant posts in subordinate judiciary has seen momentum after Chief Justice Ranjan…

Acting Chief Justices appointed to four High Courts
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Acting Chief Justices appointed to four High Courts Like

Team SoOLEGAL   |   2 Nov 2018 6:25pm

The Central government has notified appointment of Acting Chief Justices to four High Courts considering the recent elevation of former Chief Justices of these High Courts to Supreme Court.Read more: Supreme Court to have new judges, Centre clears appointment of…

SC Now Open for Common People on Saturdays Barring Holidays
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SC Now Open for Common People on Saturdays Barring Holidays Like

Team SoOLEGAL   |   2 Nov 2018 1:30pm

In a first, Supreme Court will now be open for common people from 10am to 1pm every Saturday, barring declared holidays. The Apex Court as a “public institution” needed to be opened for general public but in a limited way…

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