Category: Judiciary

National Lok Adalats held in both wings of J&K High Court

open view news desk JAMMU, MARCH 09: With an objective to reduce pendency of cases in courts, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Legal Services Committee, today organized National Lok Adalats in both the Jammu and Srinagar wings of High Court simultaneously. The Lok Adalats were held under […]

SC refers Ayodhya land dispute for mediation, gives panel 8 weeks to complete process

New Delhi, Mar 8: The Supreme Court on Friday referred the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case for mediation by a panel headed by former apex court judge F M I Kallifulla and gave it eight weeks to complete the process. The other members of the […]

Responsibility of bar to maintain dignity of judiciary: SC

New Delhi, Mar 7:  It is the responsibility of the Bar to ensure that “dignity of judiciary” is maintained, the Supreme Court said Thursday while hearing activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan’s application seeking recusal of Justice Arun Mishra from adjudicating contempt plea filed against him by the Attorney General. […]

Rafale case: Govt tells SC documents related to deal stolen from Defence Ministry

New Delhi, Mar 6: The government Wednesday told the Supreme Court that documents related to the Rafale fighter jet deal have been stolen from the Defence Ministry and threatened The Hindu newspaper with the Official Secrets Act for publishing articles based on them. Those who put documents on the […]

SC dismisses review plea for reinvestigation into Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination

New Delhi, Mar 4: The Supreme Court has found “no grounds” to recall its judgement rejecting the plea seeking reinvestigation into the alleged “larger conspiracy leading to” the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. The apex court refused to take into account the plea in the review petition that claimed that […]

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Justice Sanjiv Khanna recuses from hearing Sajjan Kumar’s appeal

New Delhi, Feb 25: Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Monday recused himself from hearing the appeal of former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar challenging the Delhi High Court verdict that sentenced him to life term in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. The apex court on January 14 had […]

SC to consider listing of plea seeking review of its verdict in Rafale case

New Delhi, Feb 21: The Supreme Court Thursday said that it would consider listing of a plea seeking review of its verdict in the Rafale case. The apex court on December 14 last year dismissed a clutch of PILs, including the one filed by former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha […]

SC collegium transfers high court judges

New Delhi, Feb 20: The Supreme Court collegium has transferred four judges to the Manipur, Allahabad, Calcutta and Kerala high courts while refusing to accede to a request by one of them to reconsider the recommendation to transfer him. The collegium, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, proposed the […]

VVIP chopper case: Court orders in-camera proceedings for Rajeev Saxena

New Delhi, Feb 12: The Enforcement Directorate did not seek any further custody of Rajeev Saxena, arrested in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland money laundering case, from a Delhi court on Tuesday. Saxena, whose ED custody ends Tuesday, sought to talk to Special Judge Arvind Kumar in private, without the […]

Judging is ‘under stress’ in digital era, says Justice A K Sikri

New Delhi, Feb 10: Judging is “under stress” in the digital era, a Supreme Court judge said Sunday, lamenting that even before a case is taken up by the court, people start discussing on social media what the outcome “should be” which has an influence on the judges. Talking […]

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