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Judiciary

Man can divorce wife if she tries to separate him from parents: Supreme Court

For a wife insisting her husband to live separately from his parents is a western thought '"alien to our culture and ethos", the court said.

Oct 07, 2016, 23:21 PM IST

CJI urges govt to relieve judiciary of 'avoidable burden'

The CJI also asked the government to set up a panel, comprising former judges, to decide on whether or not to fight a case against any citizen when the issue could be resolved outside court.

Oct 01, 2016, 20:58 PM IST

Will intervene to settle issues between lawyers, media: SC Judge Kurian Joseph

With no end to the impasse between lawyers and the media at various courts in Kerala, a Supreme Court Judge on Saturday said that he would again intervene to settle issues.

Oct 01, 2016, 15:24 PM IST

High courts to get 34 new judges, 14 chief justices soon

Fourteen Chief Justices and 34 new judges will be appointed to various high courts in the country as the Centre has cleared proposals in this regard.

Sep 23, 2016, 21:06 PM IST

Jigisha Ghosh murder: HC issues production warrant to death row convicts

The accused are facing trial for the murder of TV journalist Soumya Viswanathan, killed a year before Jigisha.

Sep 05, 2016, 14:48 PM IST

Unpolluted, speedy justice still a distant dream: CJI

Thakur said that the three pillars of our democratic set up have many challenges, which assume greater dimensions as we make all round progress.

Aug 20, 2016, 23:14 PM IST

No decision to bring back bill for probing complaints against judges: Govt

No decision has been taken to bring back a bill to put in place a system to probe complaints against judges of the Supreme Court and high courts, Rajya Sabha was informed on Friday.

Aug 12, 2016, 16:01 PM IST

556 judges' posts among 4,354 new positions okayed by MP govt

In a bid to accelerate the disposal of cases in lower courts, Madhya Pradesh government has sanctioned 4,354 posts, including those of 231 district judges and 325 civil judges.

Jul 13, 2016, 16:56 PM IST

Relations between executive, judiciary in tatters: Congress

The Congress on Monday said relations between the executive and the judiciary under the Narendra Modi government were in tatters, adding that attacks had been made on judicial independence through intemperate criticism of the judiciary.

Jul 11, 2016, 22:26 PM IST

HC judges shortage goes up from 443 to 470 in 7 months

As on July 1, the high courts were facing a shortage of 470 judges, with the Allahabad High Court having the maximum vacancies at 82.

Jul 07, 2016, 17:50 PM IST

Case filed against PM Narendra Modi for insulting national flag

A case has been filed in a Bihar court against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for insulting the national flag, a lawyer said on Wednesday.

Jun 29, 2016, 11:22 AM IST

Judiciary intervenes only when executive fails: Chief Justice of India TS Thakur

Rejecting Modi government's charge of judicial overreach, Chief Justice of India TS Thakur has said that judiciary intervenes only when the executive fails in its constitutional duties.

Jun 06, 2016, 23:42 PM IST

Arun Jaitley urges courts to draw 'Lakshman rekha', not to interfere in executive decisions

Jaitley stressed on Monday that the Judiciary should allow the Executive to take executive decisions.

May 17, 2016, 09:16 AM IST

JD(U) member of Rajya Sabha raises issue of paucity of judges

JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav raised in the Rajya Sabha the issue of paucity of judges over which CJI TS Thakur recently broke down in front of Prime Minister.

May 04, 2016, 14:36 PM IST

Justice Rastogi backs CJI Thakur's appeal to increase number of judges

Acting Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court Ajay Rastogi on Sunday backed Chief Justice of India (CJI) TS Thakur's appeal to increase the number of judges in order to handle the "avalanche" of litigations, and urged the government to resolve the matter.

May 02, 2016, 02:40 AM IST