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First woman chief justice of Delhi high court to head panel on OBC sub-categorisation

Source – economictimes.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: A five-member commission headed by retired justice G Rohini would examine the politically-sensitive issue of sub-categorisation of Other Backward Castes (OBCs) and submit its report within three months. President Ram Nath Kovind appointed the panel under Justice G Rohini, who was the first woman Chief Justice of Delhi high court and

Rohingya refugees: Supreme Court asks Centre, petitioners to refrain from emotional arguments

Source – intoday.in The Supreme Court today said it would hear the various pleas regarding Rohingya Muslimsonly on the “points of law” and asked the parties – Centre and petitioners – to desist from advancing “emotional arguments” as the matter concerned “humanitarian cause and humanity”, which required to be heard with “mutual respect”. “The concern for humanitarian

Dileep granted bail in Malayalam actress abduction case

Source – intoday.in In a major development in the Malayalam actress abduction and assault case, Dileep has been granted a bail today by the Kerala High Court. He was given a conditional bail by executing a bond of Rs one lakh. This comes after the court recently extended his remand period till October 12. Dileep’s bail plea was

Old case of Buddhist Chakma refugees back in Supreme Court

Source – indialegallive.com All India Chakma Students’ Union staging a demonstration in New Delhi against oppression and racial discrimination of Chakma refugees. Photo: UNI Waiting to find the Indian government’s final stand vis-Ă -vis the Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar—and the Supreme Court’s final decision on that—one finds that an unresolved local issue from way back in

facbook twitter googlepluse Youtube ‘Love Jihad’: Two fresh cases reach SC, hearing resumes today

Source – intoday.in The high-voltage Supreme Court hearing in the Kerala ‘love jihad’ case is all set to get more rancorous. At a time CJI Dipak Misra ponders whether to continue with the NIA probe ordered by his predecessor JS Khehar to verify if there was any “ulterior or criminal” motive in Kerala-based Muslim youth Shafin Jahan marrying