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Means used must be consistent with the ends achieved, CJI on dissolution of Article 370

Mehta said Jammu and Kashmir could not be considered “special” or “unique” merely because it had a Constitution in 1939.

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Article 370 case | Will retain special status of northeast States: Centre to Supreme Court

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted on specific instructions of the Union that the “Union Government has no intention to affect any of the special provisions applicable to Northeast or any part of India”.

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Supreme Court questions petitioners’ submission that Indian Constitution has no application to Jammu and Kashmir after 1957

The Supreme Court questioned an argument made by petitioners that Article 370 ceased to operate in 1957 as soon as the Jammu and Kashmir Constitution came into existence

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CJI says some parts of draft SOP on judicial conduct in govt. cases read as if Centre wants to chaperone judicial review

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Monday said some parts of a draft Standard Operating Procedure prepared by the Centre to tailor judicial conduct in government-related cases read as if the Centre wants to dictate the exercise of judicial review by courts. “I have gone through your draft SOP……

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Supreme Court reserves order on whether children from invalid marriages can inherit ancestral property

Supreme Court reserves judgment on children born out of invalid/void/voidable Hindu marriages inheriting their parents' property. CJI Chandrachud observed that children from such marriages have rights over their parents' property, but questioned when exactly it becomes their property.

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‘Huge budget’ for e-courts project will help make lower court tech-friendly, says CJI D.Y. Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Thursday said a “huge budget” allotted for the third phase of the e-courts project will see technology make inroads into the working of the judiciary, especially the lower courts. The Chief Justice was reacting to senior advocate Dushyant Dave’s remark that lower courts…

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On I-Day, CJI announces plan to expand Supreme Court with 27 additional courts and 51 judges’ chambers

Currently, the Supreme Court has 17 courtrooms and two registrar courts. Its judicial strength is 32. Read more on The Hindu

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9,423 SC verdicts translated into regional languages, says CJI in his Independence Day speech

The Chief Justice was speaking at the Supreme Court’s Independence Day celebrations hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the court in his Red Fort address for its efforts to translate its judgments to regional languages to benefit the common man.

The Hindu

SC to consider giving more ‘bite’ to media ethics’ regulations

The Supreme Court on Monday said a fine of just ₹1 lakh is hardly a deterrent for television channels who indulge in unethical conduct on air, and the fine should ideally be more than the profits the media outlets make from the entire show. ‘Media went berserk after that actor’s…

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J&K’s surrender of sovereignty to India was ‘absolutely complete’, says Supreme Court

On Day 5 of the Article 370 hearing, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said Jammu and Kashmir ceded its sovereignty to the Dominion of India “absolutely and completely”

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J&K Constitution limited executive powers of Union of India, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, hearing a series of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370, asked why the Union of India, the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir or the political establishment in the rest of the country had never bothered to bring the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir “expressly” within…

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Retired judges are not colleagues, their opinions not binding, says CJI on Ranjan Gogoi’s remarks

Retired judges are no longer “colleagues” and their opinions are not binding, CJI Chandrachud said reacting to the statement by Ranjan Gogoi, about the ”doubtful jurisprudence” of the Basic Structure of the Constitution

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Should Constitution be amended to make Article 370 permanent, asks CJI

CJI Chandrachud while hearing the challenge to the abrogation of Article 370 said as a constitutional democracy, India, seeks its public opinions through established institutions and not through Brexit-type referendums

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ASI team begins day-3 of scientific survey at Gyanvapi mosque premises; Possibility of radar usage today

A team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) officials reached at the Gyanvapi mosque here on Sunday morning to continue the scientific survey of the complex. Read further on Dynamite News:

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ASI team begins day-2 survey at Gyanvapi mosque complex

A team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) arrived at the Gyanvapi mosque complex here on Saturday morning to continue the court-ordered scientific survey of the complex, adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath Temple, excluding Wuzu Khana. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Is Article 370 being equated to Basic Structure of Constitution, asks Supreme Court

On day 2 of the Supreme Court hearing on Article 370 abrogation, the Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud heard Kapil Sibal’s submission that there was no constitutional process available to abrogate Article 370, and the provision had attained a “permanent character” after 1957.

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Manipur status report on FIRs shows complete breakdown of constitutional machinery from May to July: Supreme Court

Supreme Court said the Manipur Govt' ’status report on 6,523 FIRs registered point to a “complete breakdown of the constitutional machinery” in the State during the ethnic violence

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SC stops CBI from recording statements of two Manipur women victims at noon

The Supreme Court on August 1 stopped the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from “recording the statements” of the two women victims of the Thoubal sexual violence incident in Manipur at noon, just two hours before a scheduled Supreme Court hearing in the case.

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Give us complete break-up of 6,000 FIRs, SC tells Manipur government

A three-judge Bench headed by CJI Chandrachud was surprised to find the Centre and the State groping for facts about crimes which are “public knowledge reported widely in the national media”.

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Cannot excuse sexual violence against women in Manipur on ground that crimes are committed against them in other parts of country: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Bench was dealing with an application that there were women in West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Kerala, all of which happened to be non-BJP ruled States, who were victims of crimes and still waiting for justice

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Manipur sexual assault survivors object to case being transferred to CBI

The two women who were on video sexually assaulted and paraded by a mob in Manipur has approached the Supreme Court.

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Supreme Court: CJI out of sorts, won't take up matters scheduled for today

Justice Manoj Misra will now take up Chamber Matters along with Single Judge Bench matters. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Supreme Court acknowledges political parties’ fear of RTI to disclose internal decision making

Political parties fear that accountability under Right to Information (RTI) Act may stretch to even disclosure of internal decisions, including why they chose a particular candidate.

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CJI DY Chandrachud: Protocol facilities to judges should not bring public criticism of judiciary

“Protocol facilities which are made available to Judges should not be utilised to assert a claim to privilege…” Read full story on Dynamite News:

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CJI cautions judges against using protocol facilities to inconvenience others

CJI Chandrachud cautions judges against using protocol facilities in a way that causes inconvenience or public criticism. He referred to an incident where an HC officer sought explanation from railway personnel for not serving a judge.

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