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Arguing that the Right to be Forgotten gives people control over their digital lives, the petition cited multiple cases filed before courts in India and abroad; even turning to the PDP Bill for legal precedent.
An Indian reality television celebrity has approached the Delhi High Court with a petition invoking his Right to be Forgotten wherein he urged the court to direct relevant persons to remove posts, videos, and articles from nearly a decade ago that allegedly presented him in a bad light. The Delhi HC, while hearing the petition, issued a notice to Google LLC in this regard and in the coming days, notices may be issued to the Indian government, Press Council of India, Press Information Bureau, and Electronic Media Monitoring Centre.
Justice Chanda s Recusal in Mamata-Nandigram Case Is a Right Decision but for the Wrong Reason
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Full text of top Supreme Court judges letter to CJI Dipak Misra
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NEW DELHI:In an unprecedented step that has no legal sanctity, the Supreme Court Bar Association has set up a committee of senior advocates to shortlist deserving lawyers who could be considered by Collegiums in different high courts for recommending their names for appointment as HC Judges.
Since the judiciary usurped the Judge selection process from the executive through two landmark judgments in the 1990s, the selection of HC Judges has become a complicated process - names of eligible lawyers and judicial officers are first considered by the concerned HC collegiums and lists are sent to the Union law ministry, which simultaneously seeks the views of the Governor, the chief minister on the names and also asks the Intelligence Bureau to submit reports on each of the candidates regarding his integrity and reputation at the bar.
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New Delhi: Taking note of a surge in COVID-19 cases, Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana advanced Supreme Court s summer vacation on Saturday to May 10, instead of May 14, after the full bench of the court concurred with the proposal.
On April 26, the CJI had taken note of the representations made by bar bodies such as the SCBA and the SCAORA seeking advancement of the summer vacation in view of the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases and decided to put them before the full bench for consideration. It is hereby circulated for information.Upon consideration of the suggestions from the bar due to the surge in COVID-19 infections, the Chief Justice of India has been pleased to direct that the summer vacation of the Supreme Court calendar 2021 be rescheduled to commence on Monday, May 10. Court shall reopen after the summer vacation on June 27, a circular issued by the apex court said.