Articles for Long Vacations

SC redefines ‘summer vacation’ as ‘partial working days’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC redefines ‘summer vacation’ as ‘partial working days’

Hindustan Times  

Stung by criticism of being on “vacation” for seven weeks during summer, the Supreme Court, with the approval of the President of India, has amended its rules to introduce “partial working days” in place of the term “summer vacation,” a move that seeks to highlight the fact that some benches continue to operate even during the court’s annual summer recess. …

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Everybody works hard, no one asks for system to be shut down during their vacation: Sanjeev Sanyal
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Everybody works hard, no one asks for system to be shut down during their vacation: Sanjeev Sanyal

Op India  

Sanjeev Sanyal, member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, has responded to the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry condemning his comments on the workings of the judiciary. Advocating for reforms in judiciary, Sanyal in a podcast had criticised the courts for long delay in resolving court cases, saying that long vacations taken by the courts was one …

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Top news of the day: January 28, 2024
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Top news of the day: January 28, 2024

The Hindu  

Nitish Kumar returns to NDA, sworn in Bihar CM for ninth time JD president Nitish Kumar has taken oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for a record ninth time. PM emphasises ‘ease of justice’, says ₹800 crore approved for Supreme Court building complex expansion Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 28 said ₹800 crore has been approved for the …

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CJI says it is time to begin ‘difficult conversations’ on the need for long vacations in the Supreme Court
10 months, 3 weeks ago

CJI says it is time to begin ‘difficult conversations’ on the need for long vacations in the Supreme Court

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Sunday said the diamond jubilee year of the Supreme Court should be the time to recognise challenges threatening the relevancy of the court as an institution and begin “difficult conversations” starting with the necessity to continue with long vacations. “Let us begin the conversation on long vacations and whether alternatives such as flexi-time …

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Importance Of Ethics In Legal Profession : Lecture By Justice AS Oka
3 years ago

Importance Of Ethics In Legal Profession : Lecture By Justice AS Oka

Live Law  

Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay S Oka delivered a lecture on the topic "Importance of Ethics In Legal Profession" as part of the Second Annual Lecture organized by the Advocates Association of Western India at Bombay High Court on December 4.The excerpts from his lecture given below :Rules Of Professional EthicsAs far as rules of professional ethics are concerned, the …

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Courts Are Closed But Is Justice On Leave? Revisiting The Debate On Judicial Vacations
3 years, 1 month ago

Courts Are Closed But Is Justice On Leave? Revisiting The Debate On Judicial Vacations

Live Law  

The fact that after vacation for Dussera, the Supreme Court had again gone on a week-long vacation for Diwali has reignited the debate on the need for court vacations. In this background, LiveLaw talked to, Senior Advocate Anjana Prakash, Advocate Dama Sesadri Naidu ; Mr. Bharat Chugh, advocate and former judge; Mr. Vikram Hegde, Advocate-on-Record, Supreme Court; Mr. Shrutanjaya Bhardwaj, …

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