Alina Habba sacked by judges, reinstated by DOJ; another Trump vs judiciary clash in the offingIn a surprising twist in New Jersey's legal landscape, federal judges ousted Alina Habba from her role as US Attorney, handing the position...
23 Jul, 2025, 11.16 AM IST
VP Jagdeep Dhankhar targets SC for setting timeline for PresidentVice President Jagdeep Dhankhar criticized the Supreme Court for setting timelines for the President's decisions, cautioning against judici...
18 Apr, 2025, 06.57 PM IST
Constitution debate in Rajya Sabha: Congress gagged freedom of speech when in power, says Nirmala SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during a Rajya Sabha debate on the Constitution, highlighted its resilience compared to other post-Wor...
16 Dec, 2024, 02.30 PM IST
Supreme Court of India: Not just the final arbiter of lawFor citizens of India, constitutional bodies are looked upon with utmost faith and reverence. The judiciary, and more specifically, the Sup...
08 Feb, 2023, 12.50 AM IST
Effective regulation, not overenthusiasticOnline commercial activity is growing at twice the rate of the overall economy and needs a policy environment to maintain its momentum.
06 Apr, 2022, 11.12 PM IST
Congress says it disagrees with SC order on quota in jobs"In view of the law laid down by this court, there is no doubt that the state government is not bound to make reservations. There is no fun...
10 Feb, 2020, 08.19 AM IST
If PM can be entrusted with nuclear button, why he can't appoint judges: Law ministerThe remarks of Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was in response to members raising issues concerning the apex court verdict overturning a n...
23 Mar, 2017, 12.45 AM IST
Yadav vs Yadav, Tata vs Mistry: The big brawls of the yearHere are some of the biggest brawls of the year that the world took keen note off.
25 Dec, 2016, 07.42 AM IST
Review of service conditions in judiciary: SC notice to CentreSC sought the govt's response on a plea seeking setting up of a judicial commission to review the service conditions of members of the subo...
14 Sep, 2015, 06.49 PM IST
Did Supreme Court encroach into government's sovereign treaty making power?The Centre told SC that disclosing names of all Indian foreign bank account holders without arriving at their alleged illegality would brea...
29 Oct, 2014, 10.46 AM IST
Name-calling could hit inter-institutional harmonyShould there be calling of names? Well, judiciary has been groaning under the demonic workload of nearly 3 crore cases for more than a deca...
13 Oct, 2014, 11.38 AM IST
Judges selection debate far from overEminent jurists are desirous of moving the Supreme Court for a clause-by-clause scrutiny of the bill to test whether it impinges the sacros...
18 Aug, 2014, 12.49 PM IST
The government should keep its hands off judiciaryThe AOR judgment of the Supreme Court was followed by a special reference dated July 23, 1998, made by the President to the Supreme Court u...
13 Aug, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Procedure for selection of judges should not compromise the independence of judiciaryCare will have to be taken by Parliament to ensure that the composition of the Judicial Commission should not compromise the independence o...
31 Jul, 2014, 08.36 AM IST
Delhi High Court dismisses plea seeking uniform Civil CodeCiting several apex court judgements, which have held that the judiciary cannot direct the executive to introduce a particular legislation.
05 Jun, 2014, 05.23 PM IST
Delhi law minister scolds law secretary for not calling judges' meetA row has broken out between law minister Somnath Bharti and law secretary AS Yadav for reprimand by former to the latter to not convene a ...
07 Jan, 2014, 10.58 AM IST
- Don't summon top officials unncessarily, SC tells judges
'It is only in some extreme case where the HC is convinced that deliberately the order has been ignored in a spirit of defiance.'
10 Mar, 2011, 07.28 PM IST