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Source:- india.com Agartala, March 18 (IANS) The lack of resources and geographical isolation sometimes hamper the delivery of justice, Supreme Court Justice Ranjan Gogoi said here on Saturday. “Because of lack of economic solvency, geographical isolation and remoteness sometimes justice might not reach to the people at the right time,” Justice Gogoi said after laying

Source:- hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court has asked lower courts to use video-conferencing facility in divorce, custody and other matrimonial cases when the estranged couple live in different cities, an order aimed at speedy disposal of such disputes. Disagreement between a husband and a wife over the place of hearing is one of the biggest reasons

Source:- intoday.in The Election Commission has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court saying it supports a life ban on tainted political leaders. The central poll panel, in its affidavit, said that convicted netas should be barred from  contesting elections for life. Currently, this ban is for six years. At present, a person, convicted in

Source:- indiatimes.com AHMEDABAD: Automobile companies should be more cautious in advertising about mileage of their vehicles. A consumer court has directed an auto company to repair and augment the mileage of a customer’s motorcycle to deliver the promise made in advertisement claims. The court has also asked the company to refund the price of the

Course:- dnaindia.com The Supreme Court today said the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for appointments to the higher judiciary has been cleared and the process of filling the vacancies in the high courts was proceeding on a “war footing”. A bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar, while disposing of PILs seeking filling of vacancies for

Source:- ndtv.com NEW DELHI:  The Ram temple in Ayodhya is a “sensitive”, “sentimental issue” and should be sorted outside court through discussion, the Supreme Court has said. The top court said it would step in only if the matter can’t be resolved through talks. A decision in the matter has been pending since 2010, when

Source:- hindustantimes.com The Uttarakhand high court on Monday declared the Ganga and Yamuna living entities, bestowing on them same legal rights as a person, a move that could help in efforts to clean the pollution-choked rivers. The order also ends the five-day reign of New Zealand’s Whanganui River as the only one in the world

Source:- hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to examine whether pension and allowances such as unlimited free train travel should be given to former MPs and MLAs. A bench headed by justice J Chelameswar issued notices to the Centre, secretaries of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Election Commission and the attorney general on a

Source:- intoday.in New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI) Justice Dipak Misra today inaugurated the Supreme Court Legal Services Committees (SCLSC) video conferencing facility in the court complex. Justice Misra, who is also the Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), while launching the revamped website of SCLSC said the committee aims to engage quality lawyers

Source:- financialexpress.com The Supreme Court today summoned Chief Secretaries of nine drought affected states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, for failing to implement the National Food Security Act (NFSA). A bench headed by Justice M B Lokur said despite considerable time having passed since the law came into force, these states have failed