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    Delhi High Court Bar Association To Boycott Work on Monday: DHCBA Protests Proposal to Raise District Court Pecuniary Jurisdiction to Rs.20 Crore
    Delhi High Court Bar Association To Boycott Work on Monday: DHCBA Protests Proposal to Raise District Court Pecuniary Jurisdiction to Rs.20 Crore
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    Delhi High Court Bar Association To Boycott Work on Monday: DHCBA Protests Proposal to Raise District Court Pecuniary Jurisdiction to Rs.20 Crore

    Delhi High Court Bar Association resolved to abstain from work on Monday in protest against the Delhi High Court’s move on increasing district courts’ pecuniary jurisdiction from Rs.2 crore to Rs.20 crore, citing major impact on litigation structure and lawyers.

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    Bhopal Twisha Sharma Death Mystery: Advocate Seeks CJI Surya Kant’s Intervention In Suspicious Death Of Noida Woman
    Bhopal Twisha Sharma Death Mystery: Advocate Seeks CJI Surya Kant’s Intervention In Suspicious Death Of Noida Woman
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    Bhopal Twisha Sharma Death Mystery: Advocate Seeks CJI Surya Kant’s Intervention In Suspicious Death Of Noida Woman

    A local advocate sought intervention from Surya Kant and the Madhya Pradesh High Court over the suspicious death of Twisha Sharma, alleging dowry harassment and requesting an independent investigation after representations made by her father, Navnidhi Sharma.

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    Big Relief for Gautam Adani: US DOJ Moves Federal Court to Drop Criminal Charges Against Adani and Other Accused
    Big Relief for Gautam Adani: US DOJ Moves Federal Court to Drop Criminal Charges Against Adani and Other Accused
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    Big Relief for Gautam Adani: US DOJ Moves Federal Court to Drop Criminal Charges Against Adani and Other Accused

    The United States Department of Justice sought dismissal of criminal charges against Gautam Adani, Sagar Adani and others before a New York federal court, stating it no longer wished to allocate prosecutorial resources toward continuing the case.

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    Cash Discovery Row: Judges Inquiry Committee Submits Corruption Allegations Report Against Justice Yashwant Varma to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla 
    Cash Discovery Row: Judges Inquiry Committee Submits Corruption Allegations Report Against Justice Yashwant Varma to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla 
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    Cash Discovery Row: Judges Inquiry Committee Submits Corruption Allegations Report Against Justice Yashwant Varma to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla 

    The Judges Inquiry Committee submitted its report on corruption allegations against Yashwant Varma to Om Birla, with Justice Aravind Kumar formally handing over the findings at Parliament House under the Judges Inquiry Act, 1968.

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    I Have Urged Chief Justices of All High Courts to Hold Virtual Hearings on Mondays and Fridays: CJI Surya Kant
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    I Have Urged Chief Justices of All High Courts to Hold Virtual Hearings on Mondays and Fridays: CJI Surya Kant

    CJI Surya Kant said he asked all High Court Chief Justices to hold online hearings on Mondays and Fridays to cut avoidable expenses amid the West Asia crisis. Earlier, the Supreme Court opted for video hearings on them.

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    Historic Expansion: Ordinance Issued to Increase Supreme Court Judges from 34 to 38
    Historic Expansion: Ordinance Issued to Increase Supreme Court Judges from 34 to 38
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    Historic Expansion: Ordinance Issued to Increase Supreme Court Judges from 34 to 38

    The government has issued an ordinance amending the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956, raising the sanctioned strength of the apex court from 34 to 38, including the Chief Justice of India. This move adds four new judges to the Supreme Court.

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    “Time Has Come When the Judiciary Should Work Like Hospitals 24x7”: CJI Surya Kant Calls for AI Integration
    “Time Has Come When the Judiciary Should Work Like Hospitals 24x7”: CJI Surya Kant Calls for AI Integration
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    “Time Has Come When the Judiciary Should Work Like Hospitals 24×7”: CJI Surya Kant Calls for AI Integration

    CJI Surya Kant called for greater use of technology and artificial intelligence in courts, stating the judiciary should function like hospitals operating “24×7” to provide faster relief, while emphasising that justice delivery systems must respond immediately to citizens’ grievances and concerns.

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    A Section of Media Misquoted and Incorrectly Portrayed Me: CJI Surya Kant Clarifies His 'Cockroaches' Remark
    A Section of Media Misquoted and Incorrectly Portrayed Me: CJI Surya Kant Clarifies His 'Cockroaches' Remark
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    A Section of Media Misquoted and Incorrectly Portrayed Me: CJI Surya Kant Clarifies His ‘Cockroaches’ Remark

    Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant clarified his controversial cockroaches remark, saying a section of the media had misquoted his oral observations and wrongly portrayed them as criticism of the country’s youth during recent coverage in reports.

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    CJI Surya Kant: Technology Is the Most Effective Way to Address Judiciary’s Time Wastage
    CJI Surya Kant: Technology Is the Most Effective Way to Address Judiciary’s Time Wastage
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    CJI Surya Kant: Technology Is the Most Effective Way to Address Judiciary’s Time Wastage

    Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said that “technology is the most effective way to address the judiciary’s time wastage” while speaking at the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s programme on “Fragmentation to Fusion: Empowering Justice via United Digital Platform Integration” in the city.

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