Collegium picks Chief Justices of Delhi, Raj, Gauhati High Courts as Supreme Court judges

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The Supreme Court collegium, led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, has recommended the appointment of three chief justices of high courts as judges of the apex court. Justices Satish Chandra Sharma, Augustine George Masih, and Sandeep Mehta have been recommended for the positions. The decision was made to address the...

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Supreme Court Weighing Federal Ban on Domestic Abusers' Right to Purchase Guns
Supreme Court Weighing , Federal Ban on Domestic Abusers' , Right to Purchase Guns. On November 7, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding a decades-old federal ban on people under domestic violence restraining orders from obtaining firearms. On November 7, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding a decades-old federal ban on people under domestic violence restraining orders from obtaining firearms. NBC reports that the U.S. v. Rahimi is a blockbuster case revolving around a widely popular gun safety regulation and the Second Amendment. . This is an opportunity for the justices to clarify the test, particularly as it applies to domestic abusers, and to a whole host of incredibly effective gun violence prevention laws, Kelly Roskam, Director of law and policy at the Center for Gun Violence Solutions, via NBC. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 12 million adults are victims of domestic abuse every year. . On average, 70 of those victims die every month after being shot by an intimate partner. . According to the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, a woman is five times more likely to die as a result of domestic abuse if a gun is involved. NBC reports that the high-profile case comes one year after another decision made it more difficult for governments to restrict individual gun rights. . Currently, a 1994 federal statute requires thousands of federally issued domestic violence restraining orders to be reported to the national background check system. Currently, a 1994 federal statute requires thousands of federally issued domestic violence restraining orders to be reported to the national background check system. According to the FBI, over 77,000 attempted firearm purchases made by alleged domestic abusers have been prevented since 1998. We know that it's not just intimate partners murdering their partners. We know that they're doing it with firearms and that these laws are preventing them from doing that, Kelly Roskam, Director of law and policy at the Center for Gun Violence Solutions, via NBC

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Supreme Court of India

Highest judicial body in India
After nudging the Delhi Police to amend the format for history-sheeters, which was copied from 90-year-old Punjab Police Rules of 1934, to exclude the minor..
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​ Dictating the order in open court much after the end of business hours at 4pm, the bench of CJI D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra..
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Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren challenged bail plea rejection in money laundering case at SC. The bench comprising of CJI DY Chandrachud and justices J B..
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Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India
The Supreme Court temporarily stayed the Calcutta High Court's decision nullifying the appointment of over 25,000 teachers and staff by the state's School..
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Chief Justice Chandrachud stressed the scarcity of public jobs and the importance of maintaining public faith in the system. "The public job is so scarce......
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Sandeep Mehta

Indian judge (born 1963)
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal told a bench of Justices B R Gavai and Sandeep Mehta that Sections 4 and 5 of the Act confer the power pertaining to superintendence..
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