Disappointed collegium revisited December list: Justice Madan B LokurJustice Lokur denied that corruption was rampant in the judiciary but admitted that a ‘faster and a more honest system of accountability’ w...
24 Jan, 2019, 10.45 AM IST
9 collegium U-turns in 10 yrs, careers of five Supreme Court judges hitTOI inquired from people with knowledge of collegium decisions over the years and found that on nine occasions in the last decade, collegiu...
19 Jan, 2019, 11.34 AM IST
'Is parallel system running in jails': Supreme Court frowns over special treatment to Chandra brothersThe report had said that the Unitech bosses had sofas, TVs and phones inside the jail. The court demanded an explanation from the central g...
23 Nov, 2018, 07.07 AM IST
Supreme Court to hear plea of Army men challenging prosecution in AFSPA areasJustice Lokur said that he, along with Justice U U Lalit, had passed the order last year and the matter has to go before the same bench.
20 Aug, 2018, 01.26 PM IST
CJI tussle: Supreme Court judge skips customary Wednesday lunchAs part of a tradition, the apex court judges meet for lunch every Wednesday, with each of them taking turns to bring 'ghar ka khana' (home...
25 Apr, 2018, 09.03 PM IST
Supreme Court judges urge CJI to hold full court on issues plaguing judiciaryThe letter was written a day before Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu rejected the opposition impeachment notice against Chief Justice of...
25 Apr, 2018, 05.21 PM IST
CJI-led Five-judge bench to hear land acquisition lawIn 2014, a three-member bench interpreted the 2013 law in a manner that land acquisition would lapse if the compensation money was not depo...
07 Mar, 2018, 08.08 AM IST
Need to introspect on effectiveness of POCSO Act: Justice Madan B LokurJustice Lokur said despite there being more number of cases of child abuse than murder, "we spend more time discussing murders" and wondere...
24 Feb, 2018, 02.02 PM IST
Row on ‘judicial discipline’ takes a sharper turn in SCThe knotty issue of ‘judicial discipline and propriety’ in contradictory judgments on land acquisition being tossed between two three-judge...
23 Feb, 2018, 10.51 AM IST
Supreme Court in knots as its 3-judge bench overrules another of same strengthFormer attorney-general Mukul Rohatgi provided the spark that reignited the “discipline” and “propriety” issue that has hurt unity among SC...
22 Feb, 2018, 10.31 AM IST
Deliberations to resolve Supreme Court crisis continueJustice J Chelameswar, who had led the four judges in the unprecedented press conference, was not present during the discussions as he was ...
31 Jan, 2018, 09.53 PM IST
CJI J S Khehar reinstates Justice M B Lokur as e-panel in-chargeThe e-Committee set up in 2004 is a body constituted by the Government under the Supreme Court for policy formation on and implementation o...
25 Jan, 2017, 05.37 PM IST
Chhattisgarh government won’t arrest Nandini Sundar for nowThe court permitted Chhattisgarh to probe the case if any further material came up after giving four weeks’ notice to the rights activist.
16 Nov, 2016, 07.11 AM IST
CJI TS Thakur drops sitting SC judge from e-panelUnder Justice Lokur, the national e-Committee had made significant contributions to make courts litigant friendly and lower the cost of tri...
15 Nov, 2016, 10.41 AM IST
Breakdown of Governor-Government communication unfortunate: Supreme CourtSuch a situation would be "most unfortunate" and "detrimental" to democracy, Justice M B Lokur, who concurred with the judgement delivered ...
13 Jul, 2016, 10.11 PM IST
J Jayalalithaa case classic example of wrong in criminal justice systemThe judge said even if the allegations are not true, "it is extremely unfortunate that a criminal trial should take more than 15 years to c...
15 Apr, 2015, 11.22 PM IST
Supreme Court judge B Lokur calls for e-courts to deliver quicker justiceSupreme Court judge Justice B Lokur batted for setting up of e-courts and said it is high time the obsolete and outdated systems are done a...
27 Jun, 2014, 04.48 PM IST