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The Supreme Court of Greece has ruled that the settlement of the island of Hydra, a protected historical site, cannot undergo building expansions, such as adding a new floor, unless such alterations existed previously and can be documented.

The decision challenges the positions of both the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Environment regarding development in the area.

The continuation of the political confrontation between the government and the opposition over the Supreme Court report on phone surveillance will take place today at 10 a.m. in the Institutions and Transparency Committee, which is meeting urgently.

The selection of presidents and vice presidents of the Supreme Court, the Council of State, the Court of Audit and the selection of the prosecutor of the Supreme Court will henceforth be done by the administrative plenary sessions of the courts which will meet in April each year and vote by secret ballot on the candidates, according to an amendment tabled in the Parliament by Justice Minister G

India on Monday implemented an overhaul of colonial-era criminal laws, praised as a "watershed" movement by the top judge but which critics said could worsen an already glacially slow pace of justice.

Amit Shah, the interior minister, said the codes would help India "become the world's most modern justice delivery system."

Within three years 32 judges have been dismissed for delays

The disciplinary commission of the Supreme Court ruled on Friday to dismiss four judges due to numerous and significant delays in issuing decisions.

A Thessaloniki appeal court judge, two presidents and a judge of the Athens first instance court were sacked under the ruling, while the case of a Thessaloniki deputy prosecutor was postponed.

Supreme Court prosecutor Georgia Adilini requested on Tuesday the investigative magistrate Christina Salapa to conduct a swift investigation into the domestic abuse case involving prominent Athens lawyer Apostolos Lytras. 

In her request, Adilini referred to the serious nature of the alleged crime and the increased danger for the victim to suffer additional abuse. 

The decision over the parliamentary presence of the far-right Spartiates (Spartans) has been postponed by the Electoral Court until after a verdict is issued in the criminal trial of the party's MPs who are being prosecuted for defrauding the electorate.

The law aims to end the disgrace of cases taking 25 years to reach a final verdict – 12,000 cases remain pending – Giorgos Floridis spoke to TO VIMA: The Supreme Court needs to modernise and become efficient

Greece's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the far-right party Spartiates (Spartans) will be excluded from the upcoming European parliament elections. 

The Supreme court unveiled the final roster of parties that are set to compete on June 9 and deemed that the far-right party could not participate.