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Want to send strong message that SC meant for common man: CJI Surya KantAsked about the independence of judiciary, Justice Kant referred to the constitutional philosophy of separation of powers, and said the Con...
Judiciary among last remaining spaces for common person's hope: Ex-CJI N V RamanaFormer CJI N V Ramana launched his book, "Narratives off the Bench," emphasizing the judiciary's role as a beacon of hope and a symbol of c...
CJI Chandrachud underlines 'Constitutional Morality' as means to preserve India's diversityChief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud emphasised the necessity of 'Constitutional Morality' in Indian law. He said that the court's duty w...
Adeel Mangi: Who is the first Muslim American judge that US Prez Biden is nominating on a federal appeals courtPresident Joe Biden may soon nominate Adeel A. Mangi, an attorney with a distinguished record, to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. If...
SC, HC judges must mandatorily declare assets: PanelA committee of the Indian Parliament on Law and Justice has called for judges of the higher judiciary to be required to furnish annual prop...
Law should take into consideration realities of communities where it is implemented: CJIAddressing the platinum jubilee celebration of Gauhati High Court on Friday, CJI Chandrachud said the law should take into consideration th...
430 of 554 HC judges appointed since 2018 belong to general category: Kiren Rijiju in Rajya SabhaOnly six were from the Scheduled Tribes and 27 from minorities, he said, adding that the appointments included 84 women judges. The general...
Only 15 pc judges appointed to HCs in last 5 yrs from backward communities: Dept of Justice to Par PanelUnderlining that the initiation of proposals for the appointment of judges in the Supreme Court and high courts is vested with the collegiu...
Essential to make process of litigation citizen centric, technology must be augmented: CJI DY ChandrachudAddressing a function held in Supreme Court here to celebrate Constitution day today, the CJI said "We have to make sure justice delivery s...
Politics not relevant for judges, India's diversity must find reflection in judiciary, says CJIJustice Ramana was speaking at the '2nd Comparative Constitutional Law Conversation' along with United States Supreme Court Judge Justice S...
27 women judges appointed in high courts in one year: Government in Lok SabhaIn written reply to a question, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said in the present system of appointment of Supreme Court and HC judges through ...
India has token representation of women in higher levels of judiciary: Hawaii Supreme Court judgeJustice Sabrina McKenna of Hawaii Supreme Court said that from the international perspective, India seems to lag behind in terms of women's...
Pak-American nominated to federal judiciary bench by Barack ObamaBorn in Pakistan, Qureshi earned his bachelor's degree in 1993 from Cornell University and his law degree in 1997 from Harvard Law School.
Government's control over judiciary by replacing collegium system not in the spirit of democratic polity: GogoiCentral government attempt to exert control over judiciary by trying to replace the collegium system is not in consonance with the spirit o...
Need for independent commission for judges' appointment: Prashant BhushanPrashant Bhushan welcomed the apex court verdict declaring NJAC "unconstitutional" and called for establishment of an "independent" commiss...
Judiciary independence doesn't necessarily require collegium: BJP-ruled states on NJACAndhyarujina, who was representing Maharashtra, said that "there is not a word" in the Constitution that the collegium system is a part of ...
India can grow only on an inclusive basis, says finance minister P ChidambaramAs a diverse nation, whose many constituents have hugely different expectations from growth, it is vital for India to meet these diverse ex...