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The power to resign at will protects judicial independence; when misused, it helps evade accountability; the report by the committee tasked with investigating charges of misbehaviour against former judge Varma is set to come up in Parliament; what will become of Varma now that he has resigned?
A court froze the Tanzania disbarment case against bar leader Boniface Mwabukusi, yet his lawyers say the panel set a 23 November date. The post Tanzania Disbarment Case Targets Bar Leader appeared first on The Rio Times.
Spain’s Supreme Court ordered two ministers to hand over the names of 163,020 new citizens by 28 October, with a US$1,120 fine each if they refuse. The post Spain Court Orders Names of 163,000 Voters appeared first on The Rio Times.
Justice A. Badharudeen granted time for the State to file its objection to Mr. Thachankary’s plea seeking modification of his bail condition stating that he should not leave India without prior permission from the Court
The Supreme Court clarified that it had made no observations on the merits of the FIR. It also refrained from expressing any opinion on the validity of a subsequent Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) registered against the petitioners
SCBA President and senior advocate Pradeep Rai alleged that the remarks by Mr. Raut and Mr. Wagle went beyond the bounds of fair criticism and were capable of undermining public confidence in the Supreme Court
Speaking in Washington, Eduardo Bolsonaro called for purging Brazil's top judge, Alexandre de Moraes, from the Supreme Court, 10 days before the runoff. The post Bolsonaro’s Son Urges Purge of Top Judge appeared first on The Rio Times.
The refusal was anchored in the ethos of maintaining a neutral distance from the political thicket; the CJI’s letter emphasised that the judiciary cannot blur constitutional lines.
Accepting population as the basis for reservation would be ‘destructive of the principle of equality’, the court says
Says NHRC must be judged by its ability to reach the most vulnerable and help them access the judicial system; “if the Constitution is the promise, the Commission is one of its keepers,” says CJI
BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said the Chief Justice of India’s decision not to meet Rahul Gandhi sends an important message that the judiciary must stay above political battles