Judicial Reforms In India

US President Joe Biden on Sunday spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone after the Sharm El Sheikh meeting between officials of Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

Justice Ranjan Gogoi - the seniormost judge of the top court after Chief Justice Dipak Misra - on Saturday dismissed the suggestion for fixed tenure of the Chief Justice of India so as to give them enough time to push the reforms in the judicial system.

Commenting that "seniority does matter" while allocating cases to judges, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Justice AP Shah has said it is "strange" that four senior judges of the Supreme Court "have been kept out of all constitutional matters".

Chief Economic Adviser says that he ventured into the judicial domain, suggesting various reforms, notwithstanding the warnings to stay clear of the judiciary.

A petition seeking the formation of a public body, neither controlled by the government nor the judiciary, for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the high courts will be heard by the top court today.

It's often true that life scripts a better plot than film writers - so it was with Commander Nanavati, who was found not guilty by a sympathetic jury, leading to judicial reform and the scrapping of the jury system in India

With growing discontentment among the people of Odisha over breaking of age-old traditions in Lord Jagannath Temple at Puri, the state government today announced that a judicial commission will be set up to bring reforms in the management of the 12th century shrine.

NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal, who is presently in judicial custody, has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis requesting him to ensure that the 125th death anniversary of social reformer Jyotiba Phule is observed in a "befitting manner".

The Union Law Ministry's website has been flooded with suggestions on improving the collegium system of judges appointing judges in higher judiciary as almost 3,500 representations have been posted on the website, the Supreme Court was told on Tuesday.

As many as 24,071 cases were settled in a single day, bringing down the number of pending cases in the districts court by six per cent during the day-long national Lok Adalat held in the city yesterday.

Prime Minister Mamohan Singh today said reforms have been made in the laws pertaining to crimes against women, but admitted that more needs to be done.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today inaugurated a conference of chief ministers and judges in the national capital. The meet, presided over by Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir, aims to address pressing issues related to the country's justice delivery system that's often criticised for being tardy.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today inaugurated a conference of chief ministers and judges in the national capital. The meet, presided over by Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir, aims to address pressing issues related to the country's justice delivery system that's often criticised for being tardy. A series of judicial reforms is also on the age...

The Supreme Court today said that no government wants a strong judiciary. These observations came during the hearing of the Amar Singh phone-tapping case. Discussing the delays in disposing cases in the lower courts, the bench observed, "No government wants strong judiciary. Look at the allotment made to judiciary in the budget which is less than o...

Former president Dr A P J Abdul Kalam said on Wednesday there was a need for adopting e-judiciary system in the country which will increase the efficiency of the various courts, ensure transparency and quicker disposal of cases.     Kalam was speaking at the special convocation function of the National University of Advanced Leg...

US President Joe Biden on Sunday spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone after the Sharm El Sheikh meeting between officials of Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

Justice Ranjan Gogoi - the seniormost judge of the top court after Chief Justice Dipak Misra - on Saturday dismissed the suggestion for fixed tenure of the Chief Justice of India so as to give them enough time to push the reforms in the judicial system.

Commenting that "seniority does matter" while allocating cases to judges, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Justice AP Shah has said it is "strange" that four senior judges of the Supreme Court "have been kept out of all constitutional matters".

Chief Economic Adviser says that he ventured into the judicial domain, suggesting various reforms, notwithstanding the warnings to stay clear of the judiciary.

A petition seeking the formation of a public body, neither controlled by the government nor the judiciary, for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the high courts will be heard by the top court today.

It's often true that life scripts a better plot than film writers - so it was with Commander Nanavati, who was found not guilty by a sympathetic jury, leading to judicial reform and the scrapping of the jury system in India

With growing discontentment among the people of Odisha over breaking of age-old traditions in Lord Jagannath Temple at Puri, the state government today announced that a judicial commission will be set up to bring reforms in the management of the 12th century shrine.

NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal, who is presently in judicial custody, has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis requesting him to ensure that the 125th death anniversary of social reformer Jyotiba Phule is observed in a "befitting manner".

The Union Law Ministry's website has been flooded with suggestions on improving the collegium system of judges appointing judges in higher judiciary as almost 3,500 representations have been posted on the website, the Supreme Court was told on Tuesday.

As many as 24,071 cases were settled in a single day, bringing down the number of pending cases in the districts court by six per cent during the day-long national Lok Adalat held in the city yesterday.

Prime Minister Mamohan Singh today said reforms have been made in the laws pertaining to crimes against women, but admitted that more needs to be done.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today inaugurated a conference of chief ministers and judges in the national capital. The meet, presided over by Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir, aims to address pressing issues related to the country's justice delivery system that's often criticised for being tardy.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today inaugurated a conference of chief ministers and judges in the national capital. The meet, presided over by Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir, aims to address pressing issues related to the country's justice delivery system that's often criticised for being tardy. A series of judicial reforms is also on the age...

The Supreme Court today said that no government wants a strong judiciary. These observations came during the hearing of the Amar Singh phone-tapping case. Discussing the delays in disposing cases in the lower courts, the bench observed, "No government wants strong judiciary. Look at the allotment made to judiciary in the budget which is less than o...

Former president Dr A P J Abdul Kalam said on Wednesday there was a need for adopting e-judiciary system in the country which will increase the efficiency of the various courts, ensure transparency and quicker disposal of cases.     Kalam was speaking at the special convocation function of the National University of Advanced Leg...