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Forget the DOJ. For a Trump pardon, call "Bobby" and other influencersPresident Donald Trump's pardon system has shifted dramatically. Influence now hinges on personal networks and narratives of victimhood, by...- Supreme Court flags 40-year delay by Allahabad HC in murder case, seeks solutions to judicial backlogThe Supreme Court has expressed concern over a 40-year delay by the Allahabad High Court in deciding a murder appeal. The accused, Vijay Si...
- Despite SC nod, HCs not keen on appointing retired judges to tackle backlogDespite Supreme Court's approval five months prior, high courts are yet to recommend names for ad-hoc judges to address the backlog of over...
- SC allows HC to appoint ad-hoc judges to deal with case backlogThe Supreme Court authorized high courts to appoint ad-hoc judges, up to 10% of their sanctioned strength, to address pending criminal case...
- Ad-hoc judges can be appointed to deal with criminal cases in HCs: SCThe Supreme Court has suggested appointing ad-hoc judges in high courts to address the backlog of criminal appeals. High courts including A...
- FATF report points to 'threats to india from IS, Qaeda-linked groups active in Jammu and Kashmir region'The Financial Action Task Force's mutual evaluation report on India highlights significant terrorism threats from Islamic State and Al-Qaed...
- Some key provisions of India's new criminal lawsIndia's new criminal justice system has faced criticism for potentially granting more power to police and increasing case backlogs. The ove...
- Postpone implementation of new criminal laws: CPI(ML) Liberation MPs to PresidentPresident Droupadi Mumru, the immediate suspension of new criminal laws is crucial. Rushed passage without scrutiny threatens legal safegua...
- Landlord finally receives possession after 38-year legal battle, highlights need for judicial reformsA landlord in Jaipur is set to regain possession of a property after a 38-year-long legal battle. The case involved eviction three years in...
- Criminal attorneys in England and Wales agree to halt strike after govt offers 15% pay hike. Read details hereFollowing the UK government's offer of a revised pay deal, the criminal barristers in England and Wales agreed to stop their protracted str...
- Create system to hear appeals of convicts, undertrials: SC to Allahabad HCAcknowledging the seriousness of the backlog of bail applications, the SC bench said that normally those who have undergone eight years in ...
- Centre, Supreme Court mulling radical judicial reform to ease higher courts’ loadThe proposal moots that post hearings in district courts, appeals in all civil and criminal cases will be heard in the courts of appeal.
- To deal with piling cases, Bombay High Court to have sittings during court holidaysThe court is ready to sit even on Saturdays and Sundays to hear matters relating to scrapping of 'triple talaq', 'nikah halala' and polygam...
- Eight judges short, Supreme Court has 60,938 cases pendingThe 'Indian Judiciary Annual Report 2015-2016' issued by the SC shows that as on Se 30, 2016, a total of 60,938 cases, including 50,205 civ...
- India doesn't need 70,000 judges; just fill vacancies to cut backlogEveryone agrees that judicial pendency is a serious problem in India. Most of the suggested big-ticket reforms call for major changes in th...
- Lower courts settled nearly 21,000 cases last month pending for a decadeIn a written reply, Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda had informed Lok Sabha in December last year that the subordinate courts settled 1,901...
- Criminal cases in Mumbai family court see decline in 6 yearsHowever, fresh cases instituted in the family court in the last three years have remained, more or less the same, an RTI response revealed.
- Over 3 crore court cases pending across countryThe data available for the 24 High Courts and lower courts up to the year ending 2013 showed pendency of 44.5 lakhs and whopping 2.6 crores...
- Focused rather than generic solutions required to clear pending casesIf one is making a general observation that lawyers (and litigants) are often responsible for delays, that's a fair point to make.
- Chances of corrupt public servants being caught and punished very lessData given are not quite amenable to statistical analysis of the kind one has in mind. Therefore, one has to take some liberties with numbe...
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