WA judges release burglar, saying he can better turn life around out of jail
Western Australia's Supreme Court has upheld an appeal against jailing an Indigenous man for burglary, highlighting the "gross over-representation of Aboriginal people in the criminal justice system."...
View ArticlePatties Foods Ltd granted halt pending court hearing
Patties Foods Ltd (ASX:PFL) has been granted a trading halt by the ASX this morning. The halt was requested pending today's second court hearing in the Supreme Court of Victoria at which orders will be...
View ArticlePatties takeover goes to Supreme Court
Patties shareholders last week voted in favour of a sale to PEP-owned Australasian Foods Bidco but the deal must be approved by the Supreme Court of Victoria Reported by SBS 2 days ago.
View ArticleHarriet Wran's co-accused tells court of remorse over murder of Daniel McNulty
A man who murdered a small time drug dealer in the presence of Harriet Wran, the daughter of late premier Neville Wran, has spoken of his shame and sorrow before the NSW Supreme Court on Friday....
View ArticleBan on polygamy encourages illicit sex, Muslim law body tells Supreme Court
Sharia has granted the triple talaq mode of oral divorce to husbands because men are better at controlling emotions and, therefore, unlikely to take impulsive decisions, All India Muslim Personal Law...
View ArticleSupreme Court asks Sahara to reveal source of funds
The court noted that that Rs 24,000 crore "cannot fall from the heavens". Reported by DNA 11 hours ago.
View ArticleAfter Hiranandani kidney racket, fake letter haunts Powai policemen
Powai police are not only investigating the illegal kidney transplant racket at Hiranandani Hospital, but have one more task on their plate — to investigate a fake letter that claims that the report of...
View ArticleSupreme Court asks Sahara Group to disclose source of money raised
Supreme Court on Friday asked the Sahara Group to come clean by disclosing its sources from where it had raised Rs. 25,000 crore and paid its investors in cash, observing that it is "difficult to...
View ArticleSupreme Court judge Justice Chelameswar skips collegium meet, seeks...
The judiciary has been locked in a bitter face-off with the Centre over the appointment of judges. Reported by Zee News 10 hours ago.
View ArticleJudges versus ministers: the inside story
Between 2009 and 2013 a row raged between Irish judges and the government over pay cuts. In this extract from ‘The Supreme Court’ Ruadhán Mac Cormaic recounts the power struggle Reported by Irish Times...
View ArticleSupreme Court’s Sotomayor charms CU crowd
For a revered jurist, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor sure can work a crowd. Reported by Denver Post 8 hours ago.
View ArticleCauvery row: Siddaramaih discusses issue with senior counsel
*Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaih today held discussions with senior counsel F S Nariman about the ongoing legal battle with neighbouring Tamil Nadu in the Supreme Court over the release of Cauvery...
View ArticleJudge Chelameshwar blows a hole in judiciary's Collegium system
In the midst of a face-off between the judiciary and the Centre over the appointment of judges to the higher judiciary, a senior judge of the Supreme Court has stopped attending meetings of the...
View ArticleCJI hopes to 'sort out' issues raised by Justice Chelameswar
*Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today expressed hope that the controversy arising out of the refusal of Justice J Chelameswar to take part in Collegium meetings would be sorted out.*"We will sort it...
View ArticleBrazil's ousted President Dilma Rousseff appeals to Supreme Court
Millions in Brazil took to the streets in 2016 to demand Dilma Rousseff's removal Reported by DNA 6 hours ago.
View ArticleIt's OK to fine someone for repeating a historical fact, says Russian Supreme...
Reported by The Register 6 hours ago.
View ArticleSupreme Court judge, who opposed scrapping of NJAC, now questions collegium...
Fifth senior most judge of the Supreme Court, Justice J Chelameswar has questioned the functioning of the collegium and sought documentation of its meetings. Reported by India Today 5 hours ago.
View ArticleSHOCKING! Read how Muslim Board defended triple talaq and polygamy in Supreme...
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board, in its counter affidavit filed in Supreme Court, said the contentious issue relating to Muslim practices of polygamy, triple talaq can`t be interfered with....
View ArticleSHOCKING! Read how Muslim Board defended triple talaq, polygamy in Supreme Court
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board, in its counter affidavit filed in Supreme Court, said the contentious issue relating to Muslim practices of polygamy, triple talaq can`t be interfered with....
View ArticleTriple Talaq saves women from being murdered, polygamy ban encourages illicit...
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board, in its counter affidavit filed in Supreme Court, said the contentious issue relating to Muslim practices of polygamy, triple talaq can`t be interfered with....
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