Govt likely to take call on SC collegium's recommendations to transfer HC CJs by ThursdayIn a major reshuffle, the SC collegium had recently recommended to the government the transfer of four Chief Justices (CJs) of high courts ...
29 Dec, 2020, 11.03 PM IST
All-India Judicial Service likely by March 2022The government is getting ready to set up All-India Judicial Service (AIJS) by March 2022, according to a proposal submitted by the law min...
02 Mar, 2020, 07.17 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
Supreme Court collegium meets 6 times in 30 days, clears 9 High Court CJs & 29 judgesThe most difficult meeting of the collegium was on August 1, when it dealt with three of its earlier recommendations for appointment of cer...
09 Nov, 2018, 10.50 AM IST
Five high courts get new chief justicesThe appointments were made in courts in Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Calcutta, Gauhati and Bombay.
24 Oct, 2018, 09.04 PM IST
Judge writes to President, challenges CJI inquiryThose familiar with the details of the development told ET that the President, in turn, has referred the same to the government, which is n...
25 May, 2018, 08.15 AM IST
CJI forms panel to probe judge who defied SC on medical seatsA bench headed by CJI Misra had earlier, on Medical Council of India’s appeal, reversed one such order by a two-bench of the Allahabad HC h...
08 Dec, 2017, 11.16 AM IST
Supreme Court collegium clears record 51 names for HC judge postsNever before has the SC collegium recommended 51 names within a span of 10 days to the government though the pendency has been steadily mou...
16 Apr, 2017, 08.26 AM IST
Women judges make up just 10% of HCs' strengthA list of 44 names recommended by the Allahabad high court collegium recently for appointment as judges has only two women candidates.
29 Aug, 2016, 11.23 AM IST
Plan to digitise judicial data fails to take offSix months after the matter was discussed at the last advisory council meeting, only eight chief justices have shown interest and responded.
09 Feb, 2016, 12.06 PM IST
Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta sworn-in as Sikkim Lokayukta ChairpersonJustice Sengupta was administered the oath of office at a ceremony held at Raj Bhawan here yesterday by Governor of Sikkim, Shriniwas Patil.
19 May, 2015, 01.14 PM IST
JAC gives primacy to judiciary, but final veto with governmentThe NDA government has proposed a new mechanism for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and high courts.
11 Aug, 2014, 12.11 PM IST
Sikkim government withholding Patra Commission's report: CongressThe state govt had appointed the commission of inquiry headed by Justice (Retd) R K Patra to inquire into allegations of corruption against...
28 Jul, 2014, 05.42 PM IST
- 31% of judges' posts in SC, HCs lying vacant
More than 31% of posts of judges in various high courts and the Supreme Court are lying vacant, law minister Salman Khurshid said in the Lo...
08 Aug, 2011, 06.17 AM IST
- SC stays pre-impeachment probe by RS panel against Dinakaran
The SC stayed the pre-impeachment probe by a RS-appointed panel into allegations of corruption against Sikkim HC Chief Justice P D Dinakara...
29 Apr, 2011, 01.01 PM IST
- Dinakaran moves SC to stay probe against him
Sikkim High Court Chief Justice PD Dinakaran has asked the Supreme Court to stay an inquiry against him by a Parliament-appointed panel.
27 Apr, 2011, 04.08 AM IST
- Justice Dinakaran transferred to Sikkim HC
Chief Justice of Uttarakahand likely to be new Karnatak Chief Justice.
10 Apr, 2010, 03.33 AM IST