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    Law Of Criminal Contempt Is Not Meant To Protect Judges’ Personal Prestige Or Ego: Rajasthan High Court
    Law Of Criminal Contempt Is Not Meant To Protect Judges’ Personal Prestige Or Ego: Rajasthan High Court
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    Law Of Criminal Contempt Is Not Meant To Protect Judges’ Personal Prestige Or Ego: Rajasthan High Court

    The Rajasthan High Court held that criminal contempt law does not protect judges’ personal ego. It clarified that personal criticism of a presiding officer, without affecting justice administration or scandalising the institution, ordinarily does not amount to criminal contempt.

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    Severity of the Grievance Cannot Be Undermined: Delhi High Court Orders Urgent Meeting on Security of District Judges
    Severity of the Grievance Cannot Be Undermined: Delhi High Court Orders Urgent Meeting on Security of District Judges
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    Severity of the Grievance Cannot Be Undermined: Delhi High Court Orders Urgent Meeting on Security of District Judges

    The Delhi High Court directed officials from the Union MHA, Delhi government and Delhi Police to meet within a week to review security for district court judges, with Justice Manoj Jain stressing the issue’s seriousness and urgent need for action.

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    No Vested Right To Seek Such Reservation: Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea For Reservation In Bar Council Of Delhi
    No Vested Right To Seek Such Reservation: Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea For Reservation In Bar Council Of Delhi
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    No Vested Right To Seek Such Reservation: Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea For Reservation In Bar Council Of Delhi

    The Delhi High Court refused a plea by Ramesh Chandra Singh seeking BCD seat reservation for junior lawyers, noting he contested elections despite knowing the Bar Council of Delhi policy beforehand.

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    Supreme Court Allows Uttarakhand Judicial Officer to Appear for HPJS Exam After HC Denial
    Supreme Court Allows Uttarakhand Judicial Officer to Appear for HPJS Exam After HC Denial
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    Supreme Court Allows Uttarakhand Judicial Officer to Appear for HPJS Exam After HC Denial

    The Supreme Court allowed a serving Uttarakhand judicial officer to appear in the Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services examination, overturning an unexplained denial by the High Court. Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan quashed the rejection, reinforcing standards in recruitment.

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    ‘Pendency Is My First and Foremost Challenge’: Incoming CJI-Designate Surya Kant Sets Clear Agenda
    ‘Pendency Is My First and Foremost Challenge’: Incoming CJI-Designate Surya Kant Sets Clear Agenda
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    ‘Pendency Is My First and Foremost Challenge’: Incoming CJI-Designate Surya Kant Sets Clear Agenda

    Incoming CJI Surya Kant has said clearing pendency of cases and promoting mediation will be his top priorities. He called the 90,000 pending Supreme Court cases his “first and foremost challenge” and stressed mediation as a powerful solution.

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