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JJB rejects bone ossification test plea

January 31, 2013

“The Juvenile Justice Board rejected the police request for his bone ossification test for age determination.” “The inquiry against the accused who will be 0f 18 years in June 2013, will continue by the Juvenile Justice Board nevertheless as per ..

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SC prohibits tourists from entering Jarawa tribe habitat

January 26, 2013

The apex court banned all tourist movements in the habitat of extremely endangered Jarawa tribe in Andaman and Nicobar and also sought to know from Andaman & Nicobar Island administration whether it intended to keep the tribe, which has a ..

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Apex Court prohibits fresh shrines, statues on public roads

January 24, 2013

In order to curb the menace of encroachment and strengthen the hands of civic bodies the Supreme Court has ordered ban on fresh encroachment of roads, pavements and sideways by construction of religious structures or installation of statues of public ..

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Supreme Court: A non-member can also move Speaker for disqualification of defectors

January 24, 2013

As per the latest ruling of the apex court, not only an MLA but any interested person has the right to inform the Speaker of the fact that a member has incurred disqualification under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution ..

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Diktat by Khap Panchayats on dress code for women illicit: Supreme Court

January 19, 2013

The apex court of India has ruled that diktat on dress code for women and barring them from carrying cellphone is unlawful. As per the ruling, such diktats are against the fundamental right to life and Khap Panchayats have been ..

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Justice D K Jain to head 20th Law Commission

January 12, 2013

Justice D K Jain, who is about to retire from Supreme Court, has been appointed as the chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India. Task for 20th Law Commission: The 20th Law Commission was constituted through a Government Order ..

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CJI inaugurates fast track court to try sexual offences in Delhi

January 8, 2013

Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir inaugurated first of the four fast track courts in Saket, Delhi to hear cases of sexual offence cases against women. Other fast track courts would start operating from January 3, 2013 at Rohini, Tis ..

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Swift trial should not be at the cost of fair trial: CJI

January 6, 2013

On the occasion of inauguration of the first of the five newly announced fast-track courts established in Saket, Delhi to try cases related to sexual offence against women, Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir appreciated people’s anger over rape but ..

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SC upholds appointment of Gujarat Lokayukta

January 6, 2013

In what is being seen as a setback to Gujarat CM Narendra Modi government, the apex court upheld the appointment of Justice R.A. Mehta as Lokayukta by the Governor as it was done in consultation with the Chief Justice of ..

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Supreme Court appoints three news judges

December 26, 2012

The apex court elevated Chief Justices of three high courts as judges of the Supreme Court, enhancing the strength of the court to 28. The three new judges are: Justice M Yusuf Eqbal Justice Venkategowda Justice Vikramjit Sen Earlier, when ..

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