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New Delhi: In view of the growing cases of bounce, Chief Justice of India Sharad Bobde, who was hearing the Supreme Court Suo Moto case on Wednesday (March 3), has advised the government to form a committee. The committee will be headed by a retired judge and this committee will give its suggestions to deal with the increasing check bounce cases. The three-judge bench was headed by CJI Sharad Bobde. The bench said that " Having regard to the importance of the matter for the administration of justice of various states, we are of the view that High Courts through their registrar general and states/ Union Territories through their DGPs shall submit a response within four weeks." The Supreme Court has said that the Central government should enable additional quotes to deal with check bounce cases. Check bounce cases are pending between 30-40 per cent in other courts of the country. Ministry of Finance, besides setting up the Additional Court, did the Alternative Measure. The … [Read more...] about Supreme Court advises speedy trials of cheque bounce cases

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday (Jul 9) announced Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee for the US Supreme Court, picking a conservative federal appeals court judge who survived a previous tough Senate confirmation battle and helped investigate Democratic former President Bill Clinton in the 1990s. Trump, with the unique opportunity to make two lifetime appointments to the nation's highest judicial body in his first 18 months as president, selected Kavanaugh, 53, to replace long-serving conservative Justice Anthony Kennedy, who announced his retirement on June 27 at age 81. Kavanaugh was picked by former president George Bush to serve on the influential Washington-based appeals court in 2003. Contentious confirmation hearings in the Senate delayed his confirmation until 2006. Prior to his appointment, Kavanaugh worked as a lawyer in the White House under Bush. Some conservatives activists have criticised Kavanaugh for his ties to the Bush family and some of his rulings, … [Read more...] about Trump picks conservative Kavanaugh as US Supreme Court nominee

A harassment accusation made nearly eight years ago against Colorado Supreme Court Justice Richard Gabriel, then a judge on the state Court of Appeals, by a newly hired law clerk was settled quickly and quietly, according to two people with knowledge of the agreement, essentially ensuring it would not sully his shot at the high court. To safeguard that secrecy, the Colorado Judicial Department had the female appellate law clerk who made the accusation in September 2013 – then a 34-year-old who was a year out of an Ivy League law school – sign a non-disclosure agreement that kept her on the payroll for a year in return for her promise not to sue, the sources confirmed for The Denver Post. The woman claimed the judge and a male law clerk in the court created an uncomfortable work environment for her shortly after her arrival in August 2013, the sources said. In an email to The Post, Gabriel said that “any suggestion that I engaged in any form of harassment of anyone at any time is … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Justice Richard Gabriel faced harassment accusation while a candidate for Colorado’s high court

The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the other branches of state government to choose independent investigators to dig into allegations a $2.5 million contract was the result of a threatened tell-all lawsuit. Chief Justice Brian Boatright called on the Legislature and Gov. Jared Polis to decide who will examine allegations of undisciplined sexual harassment within the judiciary laid out in a two-page memo made public last week. RELATED: Colorado Supreme Court releases memo citing examples of sex-discrimination, judicial misconduct that led to alleged contract for silence “We’re disappointed and absolutely heartbroken by this situation, and nobody wants these investigations to go forward more than I do,” Boatright said in a release. Boatright said a panel of representatives from the governor’s office, the attorney general’s office and the general assembly will be identified Thursday when he gives the State of the Judiciary speech. He said he will also comment … [Read more...] about Colorado Supreme Court asks other branches of government to pick investigators

The Supreme Court on Thursday made it amply clear to OTT (over-the-top) platforms like Netflix and Amazon that it is in favour of “screening” content shown by them. It said some of the films hosted by the platform were pornographic. “Traditional film viewing has become extinct. Now films and web series are viewed by the public on these platforms. Should there not be some screening? We feel there should be some screening... There is pornography on some films,” Justice Ashok Bhushan, leading a Bench, also comprising Justice R. Subhash Reddy, observed. Also Read OTT platforms will not have to register: Centre Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Amazon producer Aparna Purohit’s bail , said this “was not about pornography but the right to freedom of expression”. ‘Balance has to be struck’ “But a balance has to be struck,” Justice Bhushan retorted. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the content included “filthy abuses”. The hearing was based on a plea … [Read more...] about Supreme Court for screening of OTT content, says some show pornography