Reforms In Judiciary

President Joe Biden urged Israel in a statement Sunday not to rush increasingly "divisive" judicial reforms, given the other challenges facing the US ally.

Newly sworn-in Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday asked Supreme Court and High Court judges to shun the "colonial mindset" and the "culture of subordination" while dealing with district court judges.

Chief Justice N V Ramana today launched a software, which will facilitate quick and secure communication of court orders through electronic mode.

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".

The government think tank has come out with a detailed plan for reforms in the economy, judiciary, regulatory structure and social sectors, in the three-year document to be implemented from 2017-18 to 2019-20.

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.

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.

Speaking at the BK Ray Memorial lecture in Bhubaneswar yesterday, Mr Jaitley said fewer people in judiciary are inclined to work as judges because of the increase in the income of lawyers who find commercial litigation in a post-liberalisation India more lucrative.

Supporters of US immigration reform are hoping that the smooth and drama-free passage of their legislation through a Senate committee - a departure from almost everything that has happened in Congress over the past four years - will boost the likelihood of the bill winning full Senate approval.

Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce & Industry, speaks to NDTV's Shweta Rajpal Kohli on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, about reform process giving a positive signal to foreign investors. He also speaks about the Supreme Court's move to question government's FDI in multi-brand retail policy. Here is the edited tra...

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...

It was a huge embarrassment for the government on Monday when its first major attempt at judicial reform got stalled in the Rajya Sabha.

President Joe Biden urged Israel in a statement Sunday not to rush increasingly "divisive" judicial reforms, given the other challenges facing the US ally.

Newly sworn-in Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday asked Supreme Court and High Court judges to shun the "colonial mindset" and the "culture of subordination" while dealing with district court judges.

Chief Justice N V Ramana today launched a software, which will facilitate quick and secure communication of court orders through electronic mode.

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".

The government think tank has come out with a detailed plan for reforms in the economy, judiciary, regulatory structure and social sectors, in the three-year document to be implemented from 2017-18 to 2019-20.

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.

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.

Speaking at the BK Ray Memorial lecture in Bhubaneswar yesterday, Mr Jaitley said fewer people in judiciary are inclined to work as judges because of the increase in the income of lawyers who find commercial litigation in a post-liberalisation India more lucrative.

Supporters of US immigration reform are hoping that the smooth and drama-free passage of their legislation through a Senate committee - a departure from almost everything that has happened in Congress over the past four years - will boost the likelihood of the bill winning full Senate approval.

Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce & Industry, speaks to NDTV's Shweta Rajpal Kohli on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, about reform process giving a positive signal to foreign investors. He also speaks about the Supreme Court's move to question government's FDI in multi-brand retail policy. Here is the edited tra...

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...

It was a huge embarrassment for the government on Monday when its first major attempt at judicial reform got stalled in the Rajya Sabha.