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Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud hailed Justice MR Shah and quoted music legend Bob Dylan and Pakistani poet Obaidullah Aleem at his farewell function.
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The Supreme Court had sought answers from the Central Government regarding same-sex marriage. On which the reaction of the Central Government has now come to the fore. The central government has opposed the recognition of same-sex marriages.
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The Supreme Court has today given a historic verdict on the appointment of the Election Commissioner. The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court said that the appointment of the Election Commissioner should also be on the lines of the CBI Director.
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SC reiterates its recommendation for judge of the Delhi HC It had recommended openly gay lawyer Saurabh Kirpal for the post In its reply to the Law Minister, SC said that Saurabh is entitled to his individuality based on sexual orientation
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Appointment of judges in HCs: The Collegium in its meeting approved the proposal for the elevation of Judicial Officers -- Ramachandra Dattatray Huddar and Venkatesh Naik Thavaryanaik as judges in the Karnataka High Court.
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The collegium's decisions were uploaded on the Supreme Court's website The SC provided the list of five Chief Justices who have been transferred to other high courts The collegium in its meeting held on Sept 16 has recommended "transfer/re-transfer" 17 HC judges
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Govt has cleared the names of 9 judges sent by Collegium for elevation to SC Three women are among the 9 names recommended by the SC Collegium Justice BV Nagarathna of the Karnataka HC is among the three women judges recommended by the Collegium
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Bombay High Court additional judge Justice Pushpa Ganediwala was given a new 1-year term as an additional judge, instead of two years. Her tenure as an additional judge ends on Friday, the Supreme Court collegium had recommended a 2-year term which they later withdrew.
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The decision was taken after the judge faced flak for her interpretation of sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. On January 27, the Supreme Court stayed the Bombay High Court order acquitting the man after Attorney General K K Venugopal said the order would set a dangerous precedent. The collegium headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, at a meeting held on January 20, had okayed the proposal for making Justice Ganediwala a permanent judge.
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The controversy erupted after the Centre issued Justice Muralidhar's transfer notification close to midnight of February 26 - the day a bench headed by him had pulled up Delhi Police for failing to register FIRs against three BJP leaders for their alleged hate speeches which purportedly led to the recent violence in northeast Delhi.
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This was a routine transfer as the Supreme Court Collegium had already recommended the same on February 12, several days before riots broke out in Northeast Delhi.
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The Supreme Court collegium has recommended transfer of Delhi High Court Judge Justice S Muralidhar to Punjab and Haryana High Court.
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The initial recommendation came in 2017 with the names of nine advocates.
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Justice Kumari Indira Banerjee and Justice Vineet Saran are the two other judges who have been elevated to the top court. 
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Justice Kurian Joseph on Sunday said that the recommendations of the apex court Collegium should not have been rejected.
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The five judges of the SC Collegium met this afternoon and deferred its decision on Justice KM Joseph's elevation as an apex court judge.
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The government's decision of not approving Joseph's name has evoked sharp reactions with the Supreme Court Bar Association President terming it as "disturbing". 
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While there was no response to the letter from the office of CJI Dipak Misra, several legal luminaries too chose not to comment on the matter.
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Secretary (Justice) in the Law Ministry has written to the SC Registrar General pointing to the July 5 judgement of the apex court in which two judges had called for the need to revisit the process of selection and appointment of judges.
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The collegium headed by Chief Justice of India J S Khehar cleared the names after finalising the memorandum of procedure (MoP) for the appointment of judges, official sources said.






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