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Why are India’s Information Commission posts vacant? | Explained

The Supreme Court recently cautioned that the RTI Act would be reduced to a dead letter if Information Commissions are not staffed, as pendency of cases continues to rise. We take a look at pendencies and why they persist.

The Hindu

Minister suggests Sunak could quit ECHR if government loses Rwanda court case

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick says government ‘will do whatever it takes’ to ensure Rwanda flights take off ahead of showdown court verdict

The Independent UK

Supreme Court Adopts Ethics Code

The provisions seem sensible, though there are legitimate concerns about enforcement.

Reason

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The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcement

The new rules leave compliance up to each justice. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor have been under scrutiny for gifts, benefits, travel received from outside sources.

Chicago Sun-Times

House surgeons stage protest in Kannur

.House surgeons at Kannur Govt. Med. College protest for unpaid stipends. 54 house surgeons from 2018 batch denied stipends since July 2023, despite ₹1.11 crore earmarked for stipends. College needs ₹42.12 lakh for 3 months of stipends, but fails to clarify technical hurdles faced by 2018 batch. KUHS order dated…

The Hindu

Maryanne Trump Barry, former president's sister and a retired federal judge, dies

Until her retirement in 2019, Barry was a senior judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a level below the Supreme Court. The cause of death was not immediately clear.

WEKU

Court Strikes Down Ban on Town Employees Displaying "Thin Blue Line" Flag While on Town Property

A Springfield Township (Pennsylvania) resolution provides: [T]he Board of Commissioners of Springfield Township does, as a matter of respect and sensitivity to all the citizens of the Township, hereby prohibit the publicly visible display or use of any image which depicts the Thin Blue Line American Flag symbol by any…

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How discredited 'parental alienation syndrome' is being used to cover up abuse

Thousands of children in New Zealand will go to bed tonight in the court-ordered care of violent fathers because a judge accepted a diagnosis of a non-existent disorder

Newsroom.co.nz

Supreme Court announces new ethics code - Roll Call

The Supreme Court published a new code of conduct for its justices Monday amid a congressional effort to impose one on the high court.

Roll Call

Standing Doctrine and the Supreme Court

Today the Harvard Law Review has published its issue on the Supreme Court's October 2022 Term, and Will Baude and I have a case comment on Biden v. Nebraska and more generally on standing doctrine in the term. The piece is called Proper Parties, Proper Relief. HLR case comments are…

Reason

Who is James Cleverly? New home secretary tasked with stopping the boats and pushing Rwanda policy

The Supreme Court will issue their judgement on the lawfulness of the government’s Rwanda policy on Wednesday

The Independent UK

State govt. must appeal against MHC’s order revoking ban on online rummy in Supreme Court: Dr. Anbumani

The Hindu

‘No jurisdiction’, a dubious complainant: Why FT journalists moved SC against police notices

When the Gujarat police served notices to two Financial Times journalists asking them to appear before it, the police allegedly did not mention under which provisions of law the notices were issued. The police also did not offer details of any FIR filed in the matter, or a copy of…

Newslaundry

Chhattisgarh polls see 10% of candidates with criminal backgrounds in the fray

RAIPUR: Despite the Supreme Court's directive to provide reasons for selecting candidates with criminal backgrounds, political parties in Chhattisgarh have allotted tickets to 10 percent of the 953 candidates with criminal backgrounds to contest the 2023 assembly elections, as per a report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR)…

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SC refuses to entertain plea to frame guidelines for regulation of trading of cryptocurrencies

The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking a direction to the Centre and others to frame guidelines for regulation of trading and mining of cryptocurrencies.

The Hindu

West Bengal Govt urged to approach Supreme Court against Governor

Forum urges WB govt to approach SC on Bills pending with Governor, incl. one on VC selection. Forum says Chancellor has not answered why he is denying legal provisions. Forum requests Chancellor to confer with WB govt & reverse illegalities in univ. admin. over past 6 months.

Reason

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Jury experiments, assault weapons, and machine guns.

The Hindu

Governors can’t sit on Bills passed by Assembly: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has laid down that a Governor cannot sit on key Bills passed by a State Legislature ruling on in a writ petition filed by the Punjab government complaining that Governor Banwarilal Purohit has held back crucial Bills.

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Somireddy welcomes Supreme Court fiat on pending cases against political leaders

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Polit Bureau member Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy has welcomed the directive of the Supreme Court to High Courts related to the early disposal of criminal cases pending against the people’s representatives including MPs and MLAs.

Zenger

Ripple CEO Ready To Fight SEC In Supreme Court: ‘We’d Love To See The Vegas Odds’

Ripple is prepared to take its legal battle with SEC over the XRP crypto token to the Supreme Court

The Hindu

As morning showers lash Delhi, SC says people can only pray as governments work out schemes to combat pollution

The Supreme Court thanked God for providing relief from smog in Delhi, while noting that the people had to pray for mercy. The court confronted the Delhi government on its Odd-Even scheme, saying it was not enough. It asked the Centre and Punjab government to take steps to stop stubble-burning,…

Dynamite News

Supreme Court to hear Mathura Krishna Janambhoomi land dispute on January 9

A bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia listed the matter for January 9. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi Pollution: Supreme Court questions Odd-Even formula; Asks to stop farm fires right now

Top Court remarked after the government's submission to finalise policy on odd-even after the Supreme Court's order. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Air pollution | Crop residue burning in States adjacent to Delhi has to be stopped, says SC

SC orders stop to crop residue burning in Punjab and other States adjacent to Delhi to reduce pollution in NCR. Bench headed by Justice Kaul observed reports and committees on pollution, but nothing happening on ground

Newslaundry

After OCCRP scribes, 2 FT India journalists get SC interim protection over Adani report summons

The Supreme Court has granted interim protection against any coercive action to two Financial Times journalists, who had approached the court against summons issued by the Gujarat police.

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