Judges
-
SC 'overrules' two previous judgements: Here's what the judges said on privacy
India | Aug 24, 2017, 08:36 PM ISTHaving over-ruled the judgments pronounced 63 years and 55 years ago in 1954 and 1962 respectively, Justice Chandrachud said that privacy is the constitutional core of human dignity which has both a normative and descriptive function
-
Entrust office-bearers to appoint new ombudsman: BCCI
Cricket | Jul 27, 2017, 08:38 PM ISTWhile a few names of retired judges are already with the board, it wants to broaden the pool of prospective candidates and would like its state associations to suggest a few more names.
-
Short of 5k judges, district courts have 2.81 cr pending cases
India | Jan 15, 2017, 09:44 AM ISTThe district courts across the country have a whopping 2.8 crore pending cases while nearly 5,000 positions of judicial officers remain vacant leading to suggestions in two Supreme Court reports to increase the judicial manpower manifold.
-
Government provides unique IDs to 17,000 judges to track judicial functions
India | Nov 07, 2016, 08:50 AM ISTIn order to keep track of judicial functions, the government has issued unique identification numbers to 16,795 judges of district and subordinate courts across the country.
-
Govt proposes panel to deal with complaints against SC, HC judges; signals fresh run-in between judiciary and executive
India | Aug 01, 2016, 02:36 PM ISTIn a move that could further intensify the tussle between the judiciary and executive, the government has proposed setting up a mechanism that will deal with complaints against judges in the Supreme Court and in
-
More than 4,000 vacancies of judges in subordinate courts: Government
India | Jul 29, 2016, 04:50 PM ISTIn India there are over 4,000 vacancies of judges in subordinate courts in the country. Government said in the Rajya Sabha that, total of 4,432 vacancies of judges in subordinate courts in the
-
Appointment of judges should be quick, transparent: Law min Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Jul 06, 2016, 08:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: Dismissing any confrontation with the judiciary on framing a procedure for appointment of judges to the higher judiciary, newly appointed Union Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said the process of appointing judges
-
Telangana judges take to street to protest against provisional allocation, quit en masse
India | Jun 27, 2016, 10:31 AM ISTHyderabad: Judges from Telangana and Andhra Pardesh took to streets on Sunday in protest against non-withdrawal of the list of provisional allocation of judicial officers between both the states, with over 100 of them submitting
-
BJP MP demands ban on 'running commentaries' by judges
National | Apr 25, 2016, 09:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: A Bharatiya Janata Party member on Monday demanded in the Lok Sabha a ban on comments by judges while hearing a case. BJP member and chief whip of the party Arjun Ram Meghwal
-
Three crore cases pending before judiciary, retd. officers to work as ad hoc judges
India | Apr 24, 2016, 09:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a significant step to tackle mounting cases, a conference of chief ministers and chief justices of high courts today adopted a resolution to invoke a constitutional provision to appoint retired judicial officers
-
Govt eyes introducing modified bill to probe complaints against judges
India | Feb 07, 2016, 02:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: Having faced resentment on part of jurists regarding certain provisions of the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill that sought to introduce a system to probe complaints of "misbehaviour and incapacity" against judges of the
-
Supreme Court stays Gujarat High Court order on judges' plot allotment PIL
India | Aug 12, 2015, 02:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today stayed the Gujarat High Court order issuing notices to its sitting and former judges and also a sitting apex court judge over the allotment of residential plots to them
-
Does NJAC conform to basic structure of Constitution: Supreme Court
India | Jul 10, 2015, 08:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: The new law on appointment of judges should not be seen as "good or bad" and rather tested on the proposition that whether it conforms to the basic structure of the Constitution or
-
Delhi Judicial Services exam: 65 sitting judicial officers from 11 states fail to make the cut
India | Jun 30, 2015, 11:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: Amid allegations of favouritism in the Delhi Judicial Services (DJS) exam conducted last year, records show that at least 65 sitting judicial officers from 11 states failed the exam.The latest revelations have raised
-
Judges can't be appointed under 'hit-and-trial' method: Supreme Court
India | Jun 09, 2015, 11:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today tersely told the Centre that appointment of judges in higher judiciary is a "serious" business and cannot be left either to the "hit-and-trial" method or to the mercy of
-
NJAC will not appoint judges till Supreme Court decides on its validity
India | Apr 23, 2015, 08:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: The National Judicial Appointments Commission, whose constitutional validity has been challenged, will not make fresh appointments of judges to higher judiciary till the issue is settled, the government today told the Supreme Court.The
-
SC to decide on eligibility of judges to hear challenge to NJAC
India | Apr 21, 2015, 04:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday did not hear a batch of petitions challenging the National Judicial Appointment Commission replacing the collegium system for appointing judges as it will first decide whether Justice J.S.
-
Government puts on hold the appointment of SC, HC Judges
India | Jan 30, 2015, 02:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government has put on hold the execution of new law on the appointment of judges to the country's top courts.According to Law Minister DV Sadananda Gowda, there will not be any new
-
Can't fix cooling off period for judges to take government jobs: Supreme Court
India | Oct 08, 2014, 09:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused to fix any cooling off period for judges to take up government assignments after retirement, an issue which has been widely debated after former CJI P Sathasivam took
-
Railway bribery case: Court says judges are not caged parrots
India | Mar 10, 2014, 10:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: A court here on Monday said judges are not "caged parrots" while rejecting a plea seeking further direction to probe the role of former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal in the railway bribery