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Source – indianexpress.com Amid an ongoing debate on vacancies in the higher judiciary, the government today said there was no proposal to increase the retirement age of high court judges from 62 to 65 years. Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha on whether any proposal for extension of retirement age of high court

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: In its path-breaking verdict linking right to life with right to die with dignity, the Supreme Court on Friday took the first step towards giving judicial support to the much canvassed proposition that it was inhuman to punish a distressed person who failed to end his life through suicide. Section 309 of IPC provides that “whoever attempts

Bill to amend 150-yr-old Christian divorce law in winter session Source – dnaindia The bill proposes that the separation period for couples be halved from the present two years to one year before they can file for divorce by mutual consent. Christian couples’ wait for two years for seeking divorce by mutual consent may soon

Source – thehindu TS fails to appoint members and presidents Confederation of All Telangana Consumer Organizations (CATCO) State President N. Srinivas allegedly stated that several consumer- related cases were pending in the consumer forums following non-availability of presidents and members in Telangana for over an year. In a press note, he stated that out of

Source – deadline ‘Westworld’, ‘Divorce’ & ‘Insecure’ Renewed For Season 2 By HBO The entire fall Sunday lineup of HBO, new drama Westworld and comedies Divorce, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, and Insecure, toplined by Issa Rae, have been renewed for a second season of 10 episodes each with all key auspices returning. The comedies will

Source – indiatimes Howrah: Cops have arrested the man, whose wife fell to death from their 10th floor apartment in Belur on Friday, on charges of murder and domestic violence. TOI in its Saturday edition had reported the death which followed a spat between the husband and wife following her inability to stand in an ATM

Source:- timesofindia The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the Modi government’s notification demonetizing Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes but asked the Centre to file an affidavit giving details of steps taken to ease inconvenience faced by citizens due to long queues at banks and ATMs. “We will not be granting any stay,”

Source: indianexpress The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed a real estate firm to give compensation of Rs 4.5 lakh to three complainants in three separate cases. The commission has asked Puma Realtors to give a compensation of Rs 1 lakh and refund Rs 60 lakh to Satinder Kaur Sehgal, a resident of Jalandhar.

Source: ndtv KOLKATA:  In a curious fallout of the demonetisation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes, a 70-year-old man was today sent to jail for a month by a family court which refused to accept payment of alimony of Rs. 2.25 lakh to his former wife in the now-defunct notes. Additional judge Shyamal Kumar

Source: indianexpress The Bombay High Court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of former media baron Peter Mukerjea, arrested in the 2012 murder case of Sheena Bora, his wife Indrani’s daughter from an earlier relationship. Justice N W Sambre, while rejecting the bail, said he would pass a reasoned order on Wednesday. Peter, who was