Tag: Judge
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From Brazil to Bengal: Exploring the Similarities in Sergio Moro and Abhijit Gangopadhyay’s High-Stakes Controversies
hat are the similarities between Sergio Moro and Abhijit Gangopadhyay? Like the Brazilian judge, Abhijit Gangopadhyay rose to prominence by campaigning against so-called ‘corruption’. Moro’s target was Brazil’s popular president, Lula, and his party, the Workers’ Party, just as Abhijit Gangopadhyay is targeting West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress and its two top leaders, Mamata Banerjee…
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Joyita Mondal: Transgender, who left home, begged, slept at platform but now holds the most respectable job
Kolkata: She has had to sleep on a bus stop or railway station. Hotels have refused accommodation. She has been bullied for her identity. But she only let these experiences propel her forward, to scale new heights in life. Meet Joyita Mondal, India’s first transgender judge. Being appointed as one of the three judges for…
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Tale of a Judge and innocent villagers of India
The so called Indian elites—lawmakers, media professionals, legal eagles and ubiquitous politicians—will endlessly debate if the four sitting Supreme Court justices, J Chelameshwar, Ranjan Gagoi, Madan B Lokur and Kurian Josheph did right or wrong by addressing a press conference on Friday. These “elites” will also endlessly debate if the chief Justice of India (CJI),…