Chief Justice
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Narendra Kumar Jain sworn in Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court
India | Jan 07, 2014, 05:40 PM ISTGangtok: Justice Narendra Kumar Jain was sworn in as Chief Justice of High Court of Sikkim, today at a simple ceremony in Raj Bhavan. The Governor Shrinivas Patil administered the oath of office to Justice
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Justice N.V. Ramana to be Delhi's new chief justice
India | Aug 30, 2013, 07:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, a judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, was Friday appointed as the chief justice of the Delhi High Court, an official statement said.Justice Ramana, 56, will succeed Chief
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Egypt unrest: Morsi ousted, top judge sworn in as interim president
World | Jul 04, 2013, 05:26 PM ISTCairo, Jul 4: An army-backed top jurist was today sworn in as Egypt's interim head of state, a day after the powerful military deposed and detained the Arab nation's first democratically elected President Mohammed Morsi
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Justice P Sathasivam will be new Chief Justice of India
India | Jun 29, 2013, 10:30 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 29: Supreme court Judge P Sathasivam will be appointed as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI) after the expiry of present incumbent Altamas Kabir's tenure.President Pranab Mukherjee has given his nod
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Malegaon blast accused Sunil Joshi wanted to kill Godhra commission chief Justice U C Banerjee: witness
India | Jun 22, 2013, 08:10 AM ISTMumbai, Jun 22 : Alleged Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activist Sunil Joshi wanted to kill Justice U C Banerjee who headed an inquiry commission on Godhra train burning case, and had even conducted reconnaissance of
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Sengupta appointed new Chief Justice of AP High Court
India | May 18, 2013, 08:14 PM ISTHyderabad, May 18: Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta of Uttarakhand High Court has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. Following assent from President Pranab Mukherjee, the Centre on Friday notified
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Sikkim High Court Chief Justice P C Kuriakose sworn in
India | Mar 28, 2013, 01:47 PM ISTGangtok, Mar 28: Sikkim Governor Balmiki Prasad Singh today administered the oath of office to Justice P. C. Kuriakose as the new Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court at the Raj Bhavan here.The swearing-in ceremony
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SC dismisses plea against TN govt's decision to shift Assembly
National | Jan 31, 2013, 02:40 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 31: The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea challenging the AIADMK government's decision to shift Legislative Assembly-cum-Secretariat complex back to its old building at Fort St. George in Chennai.A bench headed by
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Sri Lankan parliament impeaches chief justice
World | Jan 12, 2013, 11:08 AM ISTColombo, Jan 12: The Sri Lankan parliament Friday voted by a majority to impeach the country's Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake, beginning the process to remove her from office.The impeachment motion was passed by a two-third
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Sri Lankan parliament to impeach first woman chief justice: Report
World | Oct 31, 2012, 07:46 PM ISTColombo, Oct 31: Sri Lanka's ruling coalition is all set to impeach the country's first woman chief justice on the charges of “improper conduct” after weeks of a simmering spat between the executive and the
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Altamas Kabir sworn in as Chief Justice of India
India | Sep 29, 2012, 04:17 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 29 : Justice Altamas Kabir, the seniormost judge of the Supreme Court, was Saturday sworn in as the 39th Chief Justice of India.He was administered the oath of the office by President
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Singapore Indian named next chief justice
World | Aug 29, 2012, 10:30 PM ISTSingapore, Aug 29: An Indian-origin judge has been named as the new Chief Justice of Singapore, making him the first from the community to head the courts. Sundaresh Menon, presently Singapore's Judge of Appeal, will
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Don't tinker with independence of judiciary, says Chief Justice Kapadia
India | Aug 15, 2012, 09:47 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 15: Frankly admitting that sometimes judicial overreach disturbed the balance between three branches of state, Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia today cautioned the Government against tinkering with the independence of
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Justice Verma opposes judicial accountability bill
India | Jul 05, 2012, 01:10 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 5: Former Chief Justice of India J S Verma has opposed the move to pass the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, saying “it was not a happy augury”. Justice Verma was speaking
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Pak Chief Justice recuses himself from son's case
World | Jun 07, 2012, 05:46 PM ISTIslamabad, Jun 7: Pakistan's Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry today recused himself from a case against his son Arsalan Iftikhar, who allegedly received up to Rs 400 million from tycoon Malik Riaz Hussain to
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Justice Lokur elevated to Supreme Court
India | Jun 04, 2012, 06:45 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 4: Justice Madan Madan Bhimarao Lokur, who as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court recently struck down the Centre's order on 4.5 per cent sub-quota for minorities in educational institutions and
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Former CJI Verma Opposes Bill To Regulate Higher Judiciary
India | Apr 06, 2012, 07:13 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 6: Former Chief Justice of India J S Verma today expressed his resentment over the proposed law for accountability of higher judiciary saying he felt “demeaned and insulted”.“I am demeaned and insulted
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Chief Justice Says, Don't Bring Judiciary Into Disrepute
India | Nov 26, 2011, 10:34 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 26: Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia today said the entire judicial system cannot be brought to disrepute because of few erring judges. “We do not mind studied and fair criticism
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SC Allows Export Of Unused Endosulfan
Sep 30, 2011, 03:36 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 30: The Supreme Court today allowed export of nearly 1100 metric tonne of unused Endosulfan from the country, while retaining its earlier order banning the use and production of the controversial pesticide.In
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Justice Dinakaran Resigns
India | Jul 29, 2011, 09:22 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 29: Facing impeachment on charges of corruption and judicial misconduct, Sikkim High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran resigned today from the post. The resignation comes a day ahead of the hearing