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    Judges’ Conduct Towards Lawyers Abusive, Insulting and Hitting Below the Belt: Patna High Court Bar Calls Strike on May 15
    Judges’ Conduct Towards Lawyers Abusive, Insulting and Hitting Below the Belt: Patna High Court Bar Calls Strike on May 15
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    Judges’ Conduct Towards Lawyers Abusive, Insulting and Hitting Below the Belt: Patna High Court Bar Calls Strike on May 15

    The coordination committee of three Patna High Court bar associations announced a May 15 work abstention, citing escalating tensions in court. It alleged that conduct of some “judges towards advocates has become abusive, insulting and hitting below the belt,” creating serious concern.

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    Supreme Court Acts on BCI Plea: Contempt Notice to MP HC Bar Association President Dhanya Kumar Jain
    Supreme Court Acts on BCI Plea: Contempt Notice to MP HC Bar Association President Dhanya Kumar Jain
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    Supreme Court Acts on BCI Plea: Contempt Notice to MP HC Bar Association President Dhanya Kumar Jain

    The Supreme Court of India has issued a contempt notice on a petition filed by the Bar Council of India against Dhanya Kumar Jain after allegations that his criminal complaint made to police contained derogatory and contemptuous statements.

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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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    ‘Conscience of the State’: CJI Justice Surya Kant Marks Lokayukta’s 40-Year Legacy of Accountability
    ‘Conscience of the State’: CJI Justice Surya Kant Marks Lokayukta’s 40-Year Legacy of Accountability
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    ‘Conscience of the State’: CJI Surya Kant Marks Lokayukta’s 40-Year Legacy of Accountability

    At the 40-year celebration of the Karnataka Lokayukta in Bengaluru, the CJI praised its role in ensuring accountability and public trust. New digital tools for investigations and asset disclosure were launched to strengthen anti-corruption efforts.

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    Judges Who Fall Prey to Greed And Temptation Must Be Weeded Out: Justice BV Nagarathna
    Judges Who Fall Prey to Greed And Temptation Must Be Weeded Out: Justice BV Nagarathna
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    Judges Who Fall Prey to Greed And Temptation Must Be Weeded Out: Justice BV Nagarathna

    Justice B.V. Nagarathna said judges who cannot live within their known sources of income and succumb to greed must be removed from the system. She noted that pay and allowances have already increased, so those falling to temptation must be weeded out.

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    High Courts Are Expected to Be Guardians of District Judiciary: Supreme Court Tells HCs to Avoid Harsh Remarks on Trial Judges
    High Courts Are Expected to Be Guardians of District Judiciary: Supreme Court Tells HCs to Avoid Harsh Remarks on Trial Judges
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    High Courts Are Expected to Be Guardians of District Judiciary: Supreme Court Tells HCs to Avoid Harsh Remarks on Trial Judges

    The Supreme Court of India set aside a Calcutta High Court order cancelling eight-year-old bail, calling it a perverse and illegal use of revisional powers. It said High Courts must act as guardians and avoid disparaging remarks against judicial officers.

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    Allahabad High Court Judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav Retires As Impeachment Over ‘Muslim Remarks’ Stalls Before Action
    Allahabad High Court Judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav Retires As Impeachment Over ‘Muslim Remarks’ Stalls Before Action
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    Allahabad High Court Judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav Retires As Impeachment Over ‘Muslim Remarks’ Stalls Before Action

    Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav will retire on April 15 while impeachment proceedings against him remain incomplete. The controversy over his remarks on Muslims ends without trial as the constitutional process lapses with his retirement.

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    Justice Yashwant Varma Resigns Ahead of Impeachment, Third Sitting Judge in India’s History to Step Down
    Justice Yashwant Varma Resigns Ahead of Impeachment, Third Sitting Judge in India’s History to Step Down
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    Justice Yashwant Varma Resigns Ahead of Impeachment, Third Sitting Judge in India’s History to Step Down

    Justice Yashwant Varma has resigned from the Allahabad High Court, becoming the third sitting judge in India’s history to step down amid imminent impeachment proceedings. His exit abruptly halts an accountability process that gained momentum in Parliament recently.

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    Stall The Impeachment Proceedings: AIBA Urges President Not to Accept Justice Verma’s Resignation
    Stall The Impeachment Proceedings: AIBA Urges President Not to Accept Justice Verma’s Resignation
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    Stall The Impeachment Proceedings: AIBA Urges President Not to Accept Justice Verma’s Resignation

    AIBA has urged President Droupadi Murmu to carefully review Justice Yashwant Varma’s resignation during ongoing impeachment proceedings. It warned that accepting the resignation now could weaken accountability and disrupt the constitutional process.

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    “No Judge-Specific Data on Corruption Complaints”: Supreme Court Tells Delhi High Court in RTI Case
    “No Judge-Specific Data on Corruption Complaints”: Supreme Court Tells Delhi High Court in RTI Case
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    “No Judge-Specific Data on Corruption Complaints”: Supreme Court Tells Delhi High Court in RTI Case

    The Supreme Court told the Delhi High Court that it does not maintain judge-wise records of corruption or misconduct complaints. The Court said collecting such information would require diverting significant resources and may also be exempt under the RTI Act.

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