The poll panel, in its report, had referred to section 8 of the Representation of the People Act and said it dealt with disqualification of...

The lawmakers are to be tried in fast-track special courts, which have been set up across the country; trials are to conclude within a year.

“It has been proven that the presumptive loss to the exchequer, which formed the basis of the conspiracy theorists to run amok, was cooked ...

The apex court said the governments of states where the special courts are to be set up will constitute these courts in consultation with t...

Total of 10 special courts will be set up in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telengana, ...

However, even six months after the SC deadline passed, the government has not received information from any HC on the completion of trials.

Prasad said passage of National JAC Bill and its ratification by Goa, Tripura and Rajasthan state legislatures is one of the biggest achiev...

The direction came in the wake of Supreme Court setting a deadline to complete trial in cases involving lawmakers.

The move also comes against the backdrop of a directive of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cleanse politics from tainted lawmakers.

A Delhi High Court panel today confirmed the Centre's decision to extend by another five years the ban on Students Islamic Movement of Indi...

The PM, who has spoken of fast tracking pending criminal cases against MPs during his campaign, said such an initiative will help punish th...

Law Commission chairman and former Delhi High Court chief justice A P Shah said, "Institutional integrity is important to preserve."

The Supreme Court order setting a year's deadline for lower courts to dispose of criminal cases against MPs and MLAs could adversely impact...

Gov Sarah Palin, touted by Republican presidential nominee John McCain as a reformer when he picked her to be his running mate, will send $...