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    Big Update in WB Polls: Ex-Calcutta HC Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam Resigns From SIR Appellate Tribunal
    Big Update in WB Polls: Ex-Calcutta HC Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam Resigns From SIR Appellate Tribunal
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    Big Update in WB Polls: Ex-Calcutta HC Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam Resigns From SIR Appellate Tribunal

    Former Calcutta High Court Chief Justice T. S. Sivagnanam, appointed as one of 19 retired judges serving as single-member Appellate Tribunals for Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal, resigned from his tribunal position on Thursday citing personal reasons.

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    Interference Of Court Functioning: Chhattisgarh HC Judge Objects To CJ’s Bench-Hunting Circular, Recuses After Niece Appears
    Interference Of Court Functioning: Chhattisgarh HC Judge Objects To CJ’s Bench-Hunting Circular, Recuses After Niece Appears
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    Interference Of Court Functioning: Chhattisgarh HC Judge Objects To CJ’s Bench-Hunting Circular, Recuses After Niece Appears

    The Chhattisgarh High Court addressed judicial recusal and professional ethics as a judge stepped aside after his niece appeared as counsel, stating that the Chief Justice’s new bench-hunting circular “appears to be an interference of the Court functioning.”

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    SIR Related Matters in WB Came Up Every Day: Supreme Court to Seek Calcutta HC CJ's Report on ‘Non-Functioning’ Tribunals
    SIR Related Matters in WB Came Up Every Day: Supreme Court to Seek Calcutta HC CJ's Report on ‘Non-Functioning’ Tribunals
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    SIR Related Matters in WB Came Up Every Day: Supreme Court to Seek Calcutta HC CJ’s Report on ‘Non-Functioning’ Tribunals

    Today, On 20th April, The Supreme Court said it would seek a status report from the Calcutta High Court Chief Justice on how the appellate tribunals are functioning. Noting repeated SIR applications, it remarked, “Every day you people, one after the other,”.

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    If We Bar Virtual Talaqs, People Will Pre-Judge Us: Supreme Court on WhatsApp and Email Divorces
    If We Bar Virtual Talaqs, People Will Pre-Judge Us: Supreme Court on WhatsApp and Email Divorces
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    If We Bar Virtual Talaqs, People Will Pre-Judge Us: Supreme Court on WhatsApp and Email Divorces

    Today, On 11th February, The Supreme Court addressed the issue of talaq pronounced via WhatsApp and email, saying, “People will pre-judge us if we ban talaq pronounced via WhatsApp, email.” The Court added, “We will not shy away from issuing directions, but that we will do only after hearing both sides.”

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    ‘Ready to Deploy 8,505 Officers’: Bengal Tells EC It Will Fully Support SIR Exercise
    ‘Ready to Deploy 8,505 Officers’: Bengal Tells EC It Will Fully Support SIR Exercise
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    West Bengal Is Targeted: TMC’s Mamata Banerjee Tells Supreme Court Over SIR Controversy

    Today, On 4th February, TMC’s Mamata Banerjee told the Supreme Court during the SIR controversy, stressing that officials faced harassment leading to suicides, saying those responsible excluded people deliberately and questioned, “West Bengal is targeted?” in this critical plea.

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    Send Name Discrepancy Notices Carefully: Supreme Court Issues Notice in West Bengal SIR Row, Assures Protection of Voters’ Rights
    Send Name Discrepancy Notices Carefully: Supreme Court Issues Notice in West Bengal SIR Row, Assures Protection of Voters’ Rights
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    Send Name Discrepancy Notices Carefully: Supreme Court Issues Notice in West Bengal SIR Row, Assures Protection of Voters’ Rights

    Today, On 4th February, The Supreme Court issued notice in the West Bengal SIR row and told the Election Commission to send name discrepancy notices carefully. The Court also assured that voters’ rights would remain fully protected while hearing Mamata Banerjee’s plea.

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    Unnao Rape Case: Delhi HC Rejects Bail of Former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in Victim’s Father Custodial Death
    Unnao Rape Case: Delhi HC Rejects Bail of Former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in Victim’s Father Custodial Death
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    Unnao Rape Case: Delhi HC Rejects Bail of Former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in Victim’s Father Custodial Death

    Today, On 19th January, The Delhi High Court rejected the bail plea of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar. The case relates to the custodial death of the father of the Unnao rape victim.

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    Unnao Rape Case | Victim Moves Delhi HC Seeking to Lead Further Evidence & Add DOB Documents Against Kuldeep Singh Sengar
    Unnao Rape Case | Victim Moves Delhi HC Seeking to Lead Further Evidence & Add DOB Documents Against Kuldeep Singh Sengar
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    Unnao Rape Case | Victim Moves Delhi HC Seeking to Lead Further Evidence & Add DOB Documents Against Kuldeep Singh Sengar

    Today, On 15th January, The victim has moved the Delhi High Court seeking to lead further evidence and examine two prosecution witnesses in the 2017 case against BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar. She also wants to place date of birth documents on record.

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    Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo: Centre Appoints New Chief Justice of Patna High Court
    Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo: Centre Appoints New Chief Justice of Patna High Court
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    Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo: Centre Appoints New Chief Justice of Patna High Court

    The President of India appointed Hon’ble Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo, a judge of the Orissa High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, effective upon taking charge, following a recommendation from the Supreme Court Collegium.

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    Trust Is Built Slowly, Lost Quickly: CJI Surya Kant Urges Young Lawyers to Work Responsibly for Justice System
    Trust Is Built Slowly, Lost Quickly: CJI Surya Kant Urges Young Lawyers to Work Responsibly for Justice System
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    Law Is Not A Shortcut To Success, It Will Test You Before It Rewards You: CJI Surya Kant To Young Lawyers

    Chief Justice of India Surya Kant urged young lawyers to see law not as a quick route to success but as a disciplined craft requiring patience and integrity, saying it will test them before offering any meaningful reward.

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