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In Indian cities, the Sessions Court is responsible for adjudicating matters related to criminal cases. The court is responsible for cases relating to murders, theft, dacoity, pick-pocketing and other such cases. In Mumbai there are two courts, the main one being in the Kala Ghoda region of South Mumbai and the other in Bandra. The Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of more than one billion, and is the seventh largest country by geographical area. ... Dacoity is a term used in the Indian subcontinent for armed robbery. ... This article or section should be merged with Mumbai (Bombay) This article is about the city formerly known as Bombay. ... Kala Ghoda is a region in South Bombay, India. ... South Mumbai South Mumbai (also referred to as South Bombay) is a geographic region in the city of Mumbai, India. ... Bandra is the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway railway line. ...


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In 2006, the California Appellate Court Legacy Project was undertaken to interview all retired justices in the state, as well as active justices who may be nearing retirement.
Overseen by the Appellate Court Legacy Project Committee (chaired by Associate Justice Judith L. Haller of the Fourth Appellate District, Division One), interviews are videotaped or audiotaped and conducted by interviewers selected from within the appellate branch.
At the thirty-fifth session of the Legislature, on March 14, 1903, an amendment was proposed to Article VI of the California Constitution to create a more lasting solution to the continuing problem of court congestion.
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The Court of Session is the supreme civil court in Scotland.
Although the two courts have a largely co-extensive jurisdiction, with the choice of court being given in the first place to the pursuer (petitioner), the vast majority of difficult or high-value cases in Scotland are brought in the Court of Session.
It was formerly argued that the Act of Union 1707 expressly forbade appeals from the Court of Session to the House of Lords.
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