Bihar judge claims suspended for quick delivery of justice, SC issues notice to state governmentA bench of Justices U U Lalit and S R Bhat issued notices, including to the state of Bihar, on the plea filed by Shashi Kant Rai, an additi...
29 Jul, 2022, 05.01 PM IST
View: Judicial reform should be rooted in empirical evidence, not political prattleAIJS, cloaked as a judicial reform, is, however, a political gimmick that aims to transfer the recruitment and appointment of district judg...
05 Nov, 2021, 11.42 PM IST
Judge's assault: SC rejects PIL, says nothing found in enquiry by Bihar PoliceThe plea had alleged that Dinesh Kumar Pradhan, a district judge in Aurangabad in Bihar, was assaulted by a police officer in October last ...
13 Feb, 2021, 11.32 AM IST
High Courts, states stay tepid to idea of judicial serviceWhile 8 states and 11 HCs are against the plan to create All India Judicial Service on the lines of IAS and IPS, 5 states and 6 HCs have de...
31 Dec, 2019, 07.56 AM IST
SC pulls up Bihar govt for delay in appeal, says authorities can't approach court as they pleaseThe apex court also directed the chief secretary of Bihar to look into the matter to ensure better management of legal cases.
13 May, 2019, 05.33 PM IST
JD(U) for judicial services commission, reservation in judiciaryNitish Kumar's party urged the central government to address the issue of judicial delay on an immediate basis. All other parties asked to ...
06 Jan, 2018, 07.34 PM IST
Government proposes NEET-like exam to recruit judges in subordinate courtsThe proposal comes close on the heels of several states, including some ruled by the BJP, opposing the formation of an all-India judicial s...
12 Jun, 2017, 07.44 AM IST
Centre seeks parties' views on all-India judicial serviceLaw Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had touched the issue at a recent meeting of parliamentary consultative committee on Law and Justice, whic...
09 May, 2017, 10.17 PM IST
2 BJP-ruled states among 7 opposing all-India judicial serviceThere is also a divergence of opinion among state governments and respective high courts on the constitution of the AIJS.
23 Apr, 2017, 02.51 PM IST
Govt seeks Attorney General's views on all-India judicial serviceThe Narendra Modi government has given a fresh push to the long-pending proposal to set up the new service to have a separate cadre for low...
28 Feb, 2017, 05.17 PM IST
D V Sadananda Gowda seeks details from CJs of HCs on judicial services examsD V Sadananda Gowda has sought details from chief justices of high courts about steps initiated to bring transparency in judicial services ...
11 Sep, 2015, 04.44 PM IST
All-India Judicial Service unlikely soonThe plan of establishing an all-India service for judicial officers is hanging fire since the 1960s with some states opposing the idea on v...
15 Mar, 2015, 11.34 AM IST
- Patna High Court quashes government notifications on reservation
The order said , "the action of the executive government proves its 'obduracy' to impose reservation in judicial services contrary to the o...
11 Nov, 2014, 07.42 PM IST
Courts, to be insulated from corruption, need a LokpalThe truth is that in its rightful pursuit of judicial independence, the judiciary has largely escaped any investigation into its own functi...
16 May, 2013, 04.46 PM IST
- Nitish widens quota net
Bihar government has decided to open the doors of reservation for the OBCs, SCs and the STs in the state judicial services.
26 Jun, 2009, 03.18 AM IST
- Bihar govt to reserve seats in judiciary
The Bihar government has decided to open the doors of reservation for the OBCs, SCs and the STs in the state judicial services.
25 Jun, 2009, 09.21 PM IST
- Mumbai shootout triggers political row
Bihar CM demanded jud probe,Centre sought a report from state.
28 Oct, 2008, 05.27 AM IST