Justice Ranjan Gogoi: Never shied away from bold stepsJustice Gogoi, who along with three other senior judges of the Supreme Court, on Friday took the unprecedented step of publicly criticising...
13 Jan, 2018, 07.17 AM IST
Row erupts over Republic Day ad on Constitution without secular wordManish Tewari said govt advertisement "deleted" the two words, which was only a prelude to their "substitution" with "communal" and "corpor...
28 Jan, 2015, 01.37 AM IST
Collegium system on its own has worked very well, says Justice GS Singhvi"The existing collegium system on its own has worked very well. Constitution works very well, but if somebody wants to mutilate it, that do...
12 Aug, 2014, 04.12 AM IST
Supreme Court sneers at lawmakers, says they are not keeping pace with the timesThe Supreme Court scoffed at the controversial retrospective amendment, citing it as an example of how laws had failed to keep pace with th...
14 Feb, 2014, 06.07 AM IST
Sunday ET: Court Watch: Ideological divide within Supreme Court hampering crucial economic issuesSome judges believe in economic reforms and loathe interfering in policy, but there are others whose loyalties lie with old socialist ideal...
23 Dec, 2012, 05.32 AM IST
Justice Altamas Kabir sworn in as new Chief Justice of IndiaJustice Altamas Kabir, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, was Saturday sworn in as the 39th Chief Justice of India.
29 Sep, 2012, 02.11 PM IST
As Justice Kapadia leaves & Justice Kabir takes over as CJI, the court stays in businessVery few judges can count economics, public finance, theoretical physics and Hindu and Buddhist philosophies as their areas of interest.
23 Sep, 2012, 11.36 AM IST
- Judicial freedom paramount, says Salman Khurshid
A day after the Chief Justice of India cautioned the government against tinkering with the independence of judiciary, Law Minister Salman K...
16 Aug, 2012, 03.29 PM IST
Judicial Bill must not curb freedom: Chief Justice of IndiaWhile maintaining that judges were not afraid of the bill, Kapadia said it should be compatible with the spirit of the Constitution.
16 Aug, 2012, 09.19 AM IST
- Did you probe charges against ex-CJI KG Balakrishnan, asks SC
The bench asked Vahanvati to appraise it on the issue within a month. Vahanvati assured the court that he will go through the petition.
14 Feb, 2012, 03.39 AM IST
How & why the next president of India will define 2012First, there's a chance that a Congress heavyweight may be nominated by the ruling party. Manmohan Singh and Pranab Mukherjee are the names...
01 Jan, 2012, 11.25 AM IST
- Supreme Court seeks Tamil Nadu government's response on former CJI KG Balakrishnan land case
The apex court passed the direction on the interlocutory application moved by an advocate who had earlier filed a PIL seeking a judicial in...
29 Oct, 2011, 01.08 AM IST
- Lafarge gets SC nod for Meghalaya mining
The environment ministry will prepare a comprehensive policy for inspection, verification and monitoring and the overall procedure relating...
07 Jul, 2011, 03.32 AM IST
- CVC case: CJI Kapadia's court revives activism, rattles power elite
The unseating of central vigilance commissioner PJ Thomas is the latest breakthrough made by the Supreme Court in the course of a resurgent...
04 Mar, 2011, 10.49 AM IST
- CVC case: CJI Kapadia's court revives activism, rattles power elite
The unseating of central vigilance commissioner PJ Thomas is the latest breakthrough made by the Supreme Court in the course of a resurgent...
04 Mar, 2011, 04.39 AM IST
- Expedite graft cases against public figures: SC
Chief Justice SH Kapadia has directed courts to expedite corruption cases against public servants. He asked the Supreme Court registry to d...
14 Dec, 2010, 03.28 AM IST
- Apex court judges declare assets, CJI's around Rs 18 lakh
CJI & all 20 SC judges furnish details of their assets on the website.
02 Nov, 2009, 10.01 PM IST