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UU Lalit, who is slated to become the next Chief Justice of India, has already made significant progress toward enhancing the internal processes of the Supreme Court. Reviewing the fact that the court has a history of being criticised for taking an excessively slow approach when considering constitutional and other critical matters (such as Article 370, electoral bonds, the EWS quota, etc.), this is of utmost importance. An exciting new method for cataloguing cases, which he has pledged to put into place by Thursday, is currently the subject of much anticipation. The fact that today two constitutional benches, each consisting of five judges, are sitting is another positive development. Yesterday, the bench presided over by CJI Lalit dismissed a number of cases known as public int...

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“You Give Birth To Child, There Is No Shortage Of Adopters”, Know What Delhi High Court Says On Abortion!!

Gunjan ChaudharyJuly 16, 20220

Delhi High Court refused to allow unmarried women to have an abortion in the 23rd week. The court said, "Permission to do so is tantamount to killing a fetus." A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma said that the petitioner should be kept in a safe place till the child is given birth, after which the newborn child can be adopted. There is no dearth of child adopters today, the bench said. Many people are in the queue. The counsel for the petitioner said that the petitioner is under extreme mental stress at this stage of conceiving while unmarried and becoming a mother. And she will not be able to give birth to a child and then her upbringing will also be very difficult. The lawyer also said that the Bar's law regarding medical termination of pregnancy in respect of unmarried ...

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Justice Ayesha Malik To Be Pakistan’s First Woman Supreme Court Judge; Read On!

SinshaJanuary 10, 20220

Pakistan on 6th of January, has confirmed the nomination of the first woman judge of the supreme court after a high power panel approved the elevation of Lahore high court judge Ayesha Malik to the apex court. This is the first incident in the history of this Muslim majority nation. The judicial commission of Pakistan headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed – approved Ayesha’s elevation by a majority of five votes against four. Ayesha Malik is 55 year old and she is to become the first female judge of the supreme court in the 74 years since the independence of Pakistan. Justice Ayesha Malik This was for the second time the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) held a meeting to determine on Justice Ayesha Malik’s elevation. Her name was chosen first for discussion on last year 9th ...