Justice Gogoi, who will take over as the 46th CJI on October 3, said Saturday he has a plan to deal with the backlog of cases and he will "...

The measures include expanding judicial capacity in the lower courts and reducing the existing burden on the high courts and the Supreme Co...

The survey 2017-18, tabled in Parliament, said that there is a need to address the issues of pendency, delays and backlogs in the appellate...

As of September 30, 2016, SC has nearly 61,000 pending cases, HC hhave a backlog of more than 40 lakh cases, and all subordinate courts tog...

Everyone agrees that judicial pendency is a serious problem in India. Most of the suggested big-ticket reforms call for major changes in th...

Abuses by police and security forces were among the most significant human rights problems in India last year, a US government report today...

Two judicial powerhouses — the office of the CJI and the Supreme Court Bar Association — came close to clashing over judicial procedure.

Expressing the government's concern, Prasad said at present there are 22.5% of judges' positions are vacant in subordinate judiciary.

"This is not only a human rights issue for those who are lodged behind bars, but also a matter of great concern for our judicial system," h...

Ravi Shankar Prasad told LS today that around 4,000 posts are vacant in lower judiciary and 250 posts of judges in various high courts.

If one is making a general observation that lawyers (and litigants) are often responsible for delays, that's a fair point to make.

The most visible aspect of a problem that ails our entire judicial system, right from the lowest to the highest level is the shortage of ju...

Debt tribunals, instead of speeding up recovery, end up like the courts: Tied up

Lack of accountability and slow pace are the blackest of the judicial flaws.

There is no justification for backlog in courts.

PM said that “to wipe off every tear of litigants” should be the goal.

Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan has said that UK law firms could be allowed to operate in India but a final decision in the matter ...