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SC Collegium Passes Resolution Recommending Transfer of Three High Court Judges
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Team SoOLEGAL   |   11 Sep 2018 11:00am

The SC Collegium on Friday (i.e., September 7) passed resolutions recommending the transfer of three High Court judges.The Collegium, made up of five senior most judges, including Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B Lokur, Kurian Joseph…

Bihar Government Standing Counsel in Supreme Court for 11 years resigns
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Team SoOLEGAL   |   10 Sep 2018 5:30pm

Bihar's standing counsel, Gopal Singh, in the Supreme Court for 11 years, has resigned, reportedly because of the recent nominal increase in his fee for representing a case, according to a report published in TOI.Following Singh’s resignation, additional standing counsel…

Lawyer arrested for allegedly harassing woman journalist inside SC premises
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Team SoOLEGAL   |   10 Sep 2018 2:30pm

For the second time in less than a month, another instance of sexual harassment has surfaced in the Supreme Court, wherein a lawyer has been arrested for allegedly harassing a woman journalist inside the court premises. In a report published…

‘Is this a joke’, says SC on a plea against a lower court order delivered through WhatsApp
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‘Is this a joke’, says SC on a plea against a lower court order delivered through WhatsApp Like

Team SoOLEGAL   |   10 Sep 2018 10:30am

In a bizarre yet true incident, a lower court judge framed charges against the accused through a ‘WhatsApp’ call. The accused, including former Jharkhand minister and his MLA wife, filed a plea in the Supreme Court against the order passed…

Trump's Supreme Court pick avoids Criticising him during Senate Confirmation Hearing
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Team SoOLEGAL   |   7 Sep 2018 6:00pm

President Trump’s SC nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, during his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Sept 5 dodged questions criticizing the President, while at the same time said that he believes that the judiciary has broad authority to check the power…

BCI Calls for Nationwide Demonstration to Protest against SC’s Strike-Ban on Lawyers
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Team SoOLEGAL   |   7 Sep 2018 3:00pm

The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Wednesday passed a resolution calling Bar Associations throughout the country to participate in a nationwide demonstration to protest against Supreme Court’s ban on strikes and boycotts by lawyers.Besides the ban, the resolution has…

Delhi HC to get new judges, as SC Collegium recommends elevation of lawyers as HC judges
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Team SoOLEGAL   |   7 Sep 2018 11:00am

The Delhi High Court, which is currently functioning with half its sanctioned strength, may soon get new judges with the Supreme Court Collegium recommending elevation of five lawyers to the HC as judges.The names that the Collegium has recommended, for…

Bhima Koregaon Case: SC extends House Arrest of Activists, pulls up Maharashtra Police
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Team SoOLEGAL   |   6 Sep 2018 6:00pm

The Supreme Court bench headed by CJI Dipak Misra today extended the house arrest of five activists held in Bhima Koregaon case till September 12. During the hearing, the SC bench pulled up Maharashtra Police for the press briefing regarding…

Section 377 Verdict Announced: Here are Top 10 Quotes from the Verdict
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Team SoOLEGAL   |   6 Sep 2018 3:30pm

In a big win for the LGBTQ community, the Supreme Court today decriminalised Section 377. A five judge constitution bench, headed by CJI Dipak Misra, gave the verdict, thus bringing down an end to the 158-year-old colonial law that criminalised…

A Judge of Court of Record cannot be prosecuted for Contempt, says Uttarakhand HC
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Team SoOLEGAL   |   6 Sep 2018 12:00pm

The Uttarakhand HC dismissed a contempt petition, filed by an advocate, against its sitting judge Lok Pal Singh for allegedly losing his temper and using intemperate language against the petitioner and his client in open court.The petitioner advocate, Chhitij Kishore…

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