Three women, one track: Allegations of dowry and 'take me home' pleas that rang hollowThree young women died in their marital homes this month amid dowry demands. Twisha Sharma, Deepika Nagar, and Palak Ranjan could not retur...
24 May, 2026, 01.55 PM IST
Don't panic, don't rush into deals: Why Trump's trading partners should let US courts fight the tariff warUS courts are consistently striking down President Trump's tariffs. This offers a clear lesson for America's trading partners. They should ...
15 May, 2026, 11.05 PM IST
SC to examine PIL for dedicated revenue judicial service for land disputesThe Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Centre and states to establish...
30 Apr, 2026, 01.12 PM IST
AI cannot replace human conscience in justice delivery: Karnataka CM SiddaramaiahKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah urged caution regarding artificial intelligence in the justice system. He stressed that human empathy...
18 Apr, 2026, 09.34 PM IST
Don't fear AI; it's only aid, not substitute: CJI Surya KantChief Justice of India Surya Kant advised judicial officers to use Artificial Intelligence carefully. He stressed that AI should assist, no...
18 Apr, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
Justice Yashwant Varma resigns amid cash recovery rowJustice Yashwant Varma has resigned from his position. This follows allegations of burnt currency notes found at his official residence. A ...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.53 PM IST
Gujarat HC bars AI use in decision-making, judgment draftingAccording to the high court's AI policy, unveiled on Saturday at a conference of district judiciary judges in Gujarat, AI should be used to...
04 Apr, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
Confusion clouds West Bengal SIR appeals as EC portal goes live without clear offline roadmapVoters in West Bengal face uncertainty regarding appeals against electoral roll exclusions. While online appeals are enabled, a clear offli...
30 Mar, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
A step forward: 83 GSTAT members allotted benchesIn an office order issued by the Department of Revenue on Saturday, the ministry said the allotments were approved by the competent authori...
28 Dec, 2025, 11.56 PM IST
Backlog of POCSO cases in Maharashtra surges to nearly 42,000 amidst lack of dedicated special courtsMaharashtra faces a growing crisis with over 42,000 pending POCSO cases due to insufficient dedicated courts. Despite 30 sanctioned special...
15 Mar, 2025, 04.49 PM IST
Without preparing entire judgment, judge can't pronounce its concluding portion in open court: SCThe SC direction came on a plea filed by the Registrar General of the High Court of Karnataka who had challenged the HC's division bench or...
12 Apr, 2023, 01.37 PM IST
A four-member GST appellate tribunal likely in each state to streamline dispute resolutionA four-member appellate tribunal is likely to be set up in each state in order to streamline and expedite the dispute resolution process wi...
15 Mar, 2023, 05.27 PM IST
View: Judicial reform should be rooted in empirical evidence, not political prattleAIJS, cloaked as a judicial reform, is, however, a political gimmick that aims to transfer the recruitment and appointment of district judg...
05 Nov, 2021, 11.42 PM IST
SC imposes cost of Rs 15,000 on UP govt for wastage of judicial timeThe division bench of the high court had dismissed the state's appeal against the January 2018 order passed by a single-judge bench, which ...
13 Dec, 2020, 07.40 PM IST
Is Right to Information regime losing steam in its 16th year?The RTI Act is a sunshine legislation meant to eradicate corruption and promote transparency. In its 16th year, information commissions urg...
01 Nov, 2020, 11.35 PM IST
Supreme Court fast-tracks judge selection processThe SC is asking HCs and state governments to give a projection about the additional manpower and infrastructure required to tackle the hug...
23 Oct, 2018, 10.10 AM IST
Mechanism to assess judges' work soon: CJI Dipak MisraAt present, judicial officers retire at the age of 58 years, HC judges at 62 years and SC judges at 65 years.
29 Jul, 2018, 01.00 PM IST