Supreme Court Open To Public

Senior Supreme Court lawyer Harish Salve has said courts must be open to public scrutiny and criticism as "institutions of governance".

India needs Rafale jets to defend the country "from Pakistani F-16 fighters that recently bombed us", the government said today at an open court hearing on petitions asking the Supreme Court to review its clean chit to the fighter jet deal with France.

For the first time, the Supreme Court of India has been opened to the public. People can now visit the court as tourists and take a guided tour. According to Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, this is aimed at providing people some exposure to the working of the Supreme Court, even if it is an a limited way.

Two days after a Supreme Court verdict that was meant to resolve a long-running turf battle in Delhi, a meeting between the Lieutenant Governor and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal established a new flashpoint. Mr Kejriwal has accused the BJP-led Central government of openly violating the court verdict that said the Lt Governor controls only land, po...

People should be able to watch Supreme Court proceedings over the Internet in important cases that impact the public, senior lawyer Indira Jaising has said in a public interest petition filed in the top court. This, her petition said, would be in line with the principle of open court and a 1967 verdict by a nine-judge bench that courts "must permit...

It is only after Hadiya, who was known as Akhila Ashokan before she converted to Islam, arrives to testify in the Supreme Court on Monday about her marriage that judges will decide whether the hearing is open to the public, they said today.

How judges are appointed or transferred by the senior most Supreme Court judges - and their reasons - will be open to the public for the first time in history. The Supreme Court collegium - a panel of the country's top five judges including the Chief Justice of India - has decided that all its discussions and recommendations will be put up on the t...

What came as a major relief to car manufacturers in India, the Supreme Court today lifted the ban of registration of 2000cc and above diesel cars in Delhi and NCR.

Senior Supreme Court lawyer Harish Salve has said courts must be open to public scrutiny and criticism as "institutions of governance".

India needs Rafale jets to defend the country "from Pakistani F-16 fighters that recently bombed us", the government said today at an open court hearing on petitions asking the Supreme Court to review its clean chit to the fighter jet deal with France.

For the first time, the Supreme Court of India has been opened to the public. People can now visit the court as tourists and take a guided tour. According to Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, this is aimed at providing people some exposure to the working of the Supreme Court, even if it is an a limited way.

Two days after a Supreme Court verdict that was meant to resolve a long-running turf battle in Delhi, a meeting between the Lieutenant Governor and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal established a new flashpoint. Mr Kejriwal has accused the BJP-led Central government of openly violating the court verdict that said the Lt Governor controls only land, po...

People should be able to watch Supreme Court proceedings over the Internet in important cases that impact the public, senior lawyer Indira Jaising has said in a public interest petition filed in the top court. This, her petition said, would be in line with the principle of open court and a 1967 verdict by a nine-judge bench that courts "must permit...

It is only after Hadiya, who was known as Akhila Ashokan before she converted to Islam, arrives to testify in the Supreme Court on Monday about her marriage that judges will decide whether the hearing is open to the public, they said today.

How judges are appointed or transferred by the senior most Supreme Court judges - and their reasons - will be open to the public for the first time in history. The Supreme Court collegium - a panel of the country's top five judges including the Chief Justice of India - has decided that all its discussions and recommendations will be put up on the t...

What came as a major relief to car manufacturers in India, the Supreme Court today lifted the ban of registration of 2000cc and above diesel cars in Delhi and NCR.