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India Legal Magazine October 3, 2022

SC judge Indira Banerjee demits office, hopes to see more women as judges

Supreme Court judge, Justice Indira  September Justice Banerjee was the fifth senior-most judge in the apex court.

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Supreme Court appoints former judge L Nageswara Rao to conduct Indian Olympic Association elections

The Supreme Court appointed its former judge L Nageswara Rao (bottom) to prepare the electoral rolls and conduct elections to Indian Olympic Association (IOA).

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SC to live stream Constitution bench cases from September 27

The Supreme Court decided to start the live streaming of cases before the Constitution bench from September 27.

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CBI gives clean chit to Niira Radia in 12-year-old case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) gave a clean chit to former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia (above) in the matter involving 5,800 taped conversations of Radia, alleging that she had influenced allocations in some cabinet ministries in 2009.

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THINGS WE LOVE TO HATE

Hate speech has become a divisive issue in order to exploit social prejudices for electoral gains. The Supreme Court recently came down heavily on TV channels promoting and fanning religious and sectarian hatred as a means of increasing their ratings. Will anything change?

8 mins

CODE OF CONDUCT

A recent case of a judge allegedly helping an accused in a scam has led to a debate on whether an internal model code of conduct is needed. The process to handle such allegations should also be revisited

3 mins

BOARD OFF CONTROL

The order not only allows BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah to continue for another term, but ensures that there is no cooling-off period. But this has come in for criticism

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SARTORIAL SKIRMISH

Following a clutch of petitions, the Court has said that there can be no comparison between the kirpan and turban of Sikhs and the hijab of Muslim women as the former was allowed under the Constitution

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DROPPING THE BALL

The recent case of cricketer Arshdeep Singh's Wikipedia page being trolled and smeared with false information raises some crucial questions about how such platforms are monitored and administered and where responsibility rests

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TRUMP'S LEGAL QUAGMIRE

Lawyers for the former US president in a court filing recently admitted that it is possible that he broke the Presidential Records Act, taking home classified documents. Would Donald Trump face full accountability after leaving office?

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THIS IS THE LIMIT

The centre-appointed Delimitation Commission has made major changes in the boundaries of 24 constituencies in Delhi. But this has led to angst and CM Arvind Kejriwal now plans to move the EC

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SPEED NEED OF THE HOUR

While the introduction of the Policy is well-timed, the Union and states must work together to tackle ineptitudes in the logistics sector. This will make businesses more viable and support exports

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DOUBLE WHAMMY

An lowa court judgment ordering a teen victim of rape to pay $1,50,000 to her rapist's family has brought into focus restitution law, which activists call harsh. In India, courts have often sided with the victim

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THE HURTFUL BLOGGER

YouTuber and blogger A Shankar posts regular articles on alleged corruption by politicians, government employees, journalists and judges. The Madras High Court has now sentenced him to a prison term for his claims that the "entire higher judiciary is plagued by corruption"

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Russian Roulette

Russian President and international outlier Vladimir Putin (right) is getting increasingly desperate, and increasingly isolated.

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Window into a Upgrade

Microsoft has just released its first major update for Windows .11 which includes new security, productivity, navigation, accessibility and gaming features.

1 min

Iran's Hijab Moment

They are Iranian women's worst nightmare-Iran's who are in charge of enforcing the country's strict social rules of the Islamic Republic, mainly to do with the country's dress code for women which mandates wearing a hijab in public.

1 min

Covid and Corruption

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