Courts don't delay, says CJI, asks govt to cut litigations
The Chief Justice of India said sometimes it is very difficult for a government department to take a call on whether to file a case or not.
Feb 22, 2017, 22:24 PM IST
Efficient governance can lessen burden of judiciary: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that efficient governance could lessen the burden of judiciary.
Feb 22, 2017, 20:03 PM IST
Donald Trump slams the courts, his court nominee hits back
Trump's comments come as the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals is weighing the appeal of his executive order on immigration.
Feb 09, 2017, 08:20 AM IST
Court should refrain from interfering in election process: Delhi HC
Courts should ordinarily refrain from interfering with election process once it has commenced, the Delhi High Court has said.
Feb 06, 2017, 17:43 PM IST
Govt has scrapped over 1,000 obsolete laws: Union Minister Mahesh Sharma
The government has so far scrapped 1,159 obsolete and redundant laws and is working to discard another 400 such laws, Union Minister Mahesh Sharma said on Monday.
Feb 06, 2017, 14:30 PM IST
CJI reinstates Justice MB Lokur as e-panel in-charge
Chief Justice JS Khehar has reversed his predecessor Justice TS Thakur's decision and reinstated Justice MB Lokur as judge in-charge of Supreme Court's e-panel.
Jan 25, 2017, 16:57 PM IST
Train young lawyers to understand profession, ethics: CJI to BCI
Chief Justice of India JS Khehar on Friday urged the Bar Council of India to train young lawyers to make them understand the profession and its work ethics.
Jan 20, 2017, 21:53 PM IST
Law Ministry faced flak over vacancies in courts in 2016
2016 can be summed up as a year when the Law Ministry came under constant fire of outgoing Chief Justice of India TS Thakur for rising vacancies in the higher judiciary even as its efforts to finalise a document to guide appointments in high courts and the Supreme Court failed to get finalised.
Dec 26, 2016, 10:16 AM IST
HC can't direct for judges inclusion in security exemption list at airports: SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that judiciary cannot enter the domain of executive to direct it to include chief justices and judges of high courts in the list of people exempted from re-embarkation security checks at airports saying the "matters of security are not issues of prestige and they are not matters of 'status'".
Dec 14, 2016, 22:08 PM IST
Jagdish Singh Khehar set to become first Chief Justice from Sikh community – Know more about him
Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar is all set to be the next Chief Justice of India.
Dec 07, 2016, 11:39 AM IST
CJI Thakur says '500 judges` posts lying vacant in high courts`, govt 'disagrees'
On October 28, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India TS Thakur had slammed the Centre for sitting over the top court collegium's recommendations on the appointment of high court judges.
Nov 26, 2016, 17:02 PM IST
Sarai Rohilla case: After men, Delhi women are being 'raped by the system', says DCW chief
Swati Maliwal, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief, on Wednesday said that women after being raped by men are "raped again by the system" as the government has not taken adequate steps for their safety.
Nov 24, 2016, 06:06 AM IST
Supreme Court agrees to hear Gujarat bar association's plea in January
The Supreme Court collegium on November 18 had rejected the Centre`s plea for "reconsideration" of 43 names recommended for appointment as judges in various high courts.
Nov 22, 2016, 12:04 PM IST
Compassionate judges can always find ways to help people: CJI
Compassionate and sensitive judges always find ways to help people in need, Chief Justice of India TS Thakur on Friday said.
Nov 18, 2016, 21:00 PM IST
Supreme Court to hear plea on appointment of judges
Out of the 77 names recommended to the government, 34 judges have been cleared for appointment.
Nov 18, 2016, 08:41 AM IST
Courts to exercise contempt to uphold majesty of judiciary: Supreme Court
Courts must exercise the power of contempt to punish offenders if there is a "calculated effort" to undermine the judiciary, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Nov 02, 2016, 16:15 PM IST
Financial constraints can't stand in way of access to justice: CJI
Financial constraints cannot stand in the way of making access of the people to justice, though it may lead to lack of infrastructure and judges, Chief Justice of India TS Thakur said on Monday.
Oct 31, 2016, 15:59 PM IST
Govt insists no abnormal increase in vacancies in high courts
During the period 2009-2014, only 20 new posts of high courts judges had been created, whereas during 2015 and 2016, 173 new posts were created.
Oct 29, 2016, 14:26 PM IST
Rights of children completely non-negotiable: HC
Rights of children are completely non-negotiable even if they are implicated in a heinous crime, Delhi High Court has said while expressing pain over the way a sessions court dealt with a murder case in which a juvenile was "incarcerated" for over nine years.
Oct 13, 2016, 16:47 PM IST
Suspended judge's husband moves court for bail in graft case
The husband of a judicial officer, arrested in a graft case in which she was allegedly caught by CBI while accepting bribe, has moved a special court seeking bail.
Oct 13, 2016, 14:55 PM IST
