Unsuspecting landowner got income tax notice as his land was sold for Rs 6.82 crore cash by someone via forged sale deed; he fights back and wins tax case in ITAT Ahmedabad on this groundFor Rs 6.82 crore cash notorious land grabbing gang sold land via forged sale deed with forged signature of landowner; however landowner go...
20 Aug, 2026, 05.08 PM IST
‘Hindu marriage no longer an indissoluble sacrament but a contractual agreement’: Andhra Pradesh HC waives 6-month waiting period for couple seeking mutual divorceAndhra Pradesh High Court has dissolved a marriage solemnised in 1972 between a couple who have lived separately since 1978, waiving the ma...
18 Aug, 2026, 10.42 AM IST
JSW Mahanadi Power settles dispute with Raigarh Champa Rail; NCLAT disposes of appealThe NCLAT disposed of an appeal between JSW Mahanadi Power and RCRIPL. Both companies reached an amicable settlement after a dispute over u...
16 Aug, 2026, 10.34 AM IST
SC flags consumer forums’ slow justice, seeks urgent performance reviewThe Supreme Court expressed concern over slow consumer case resolutions. It stated consumer forums should not be used for retired officials...
14 Aug, 2026, 12.38 PM IST
Rajya Sabha Passes Bill to Raise Supreme Court Judges' Strength to 38The Rajya Sabha approved a bill to increase Supreme Court judges. This bill will replace the ordinance which previously raised the judge co...
06 Aug, 2026, 01.36 AM IST
Nephew allegedly demands share in 5.5-acre ancestral land or Rs 1.5 crore; uncle’s family files FIR against him; SC quashes criminal case for this reasonMan files FIR against people allegedly asking for partnership in 5.5 acre ancestral land or Rs 1.5 crore; SC cancels FIR and rules criminal...
30 Jul, 2026, 04.03 PM IST
Fast-track courts fail to keep pace as 2.5 lakh rape, POCSO cases remain pendingIndia's fast-track courts have over 2.5 lakh cases pending as of December 2025. More than 1.4 lakh new cases were registered during 2025, w...
25 Jul, 2026, 04.44 PM IST
Supreme Court has more than 96,000 pending cases; 26 over 30 years old: Arjun MeghwalCollectively, 5.64 crore cases are pending across courts, including the top court, the 25 high courts and district and subordinate courts.
23 Jul, 2026, 08.53 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks responses of EC, Bengal govt on plea for data on claims of voters deleted under SIRThe Supreme Court has asked election officials to address issues surrounding voter data transparency. A PIL points out the challenges of ha...
17 Jul, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
The logjam need not be: A list of administrative means for reducing India’s painful judicial pendencyOne, SC should mandate summary disposal of all ‘hibernating’ PILs – those pending for more than 10 years before HCs – if they do not concer...
24 May, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
“Judges say HC stay, absconding accused reasons behind cases pending for decades”Of the nearly 25,000 cases for which the judges have so far provided reasons, “accused absconding” has been cited as the chief reasons for ...
25 Mar, 2019, 11.02 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
Pending cases go down in SC, HCs; but see upward swing in lower courtsAccording to figures compiled by the ministry, the apex court had 62,791 pending cases at the end of 2014. The figures went down to 59,272 ...
01 Oct, 2017, 12.46 PM IST
Courts disposed of over two crore cases in 2014: GovernmentThe judiciary in India, including the lower courts, have disposed over 2 crore cases in 2014, while they still face a backlog of over three...
07 Dec, 2015, 06.27 PM IST
Government seeks judges' appraisal from Supreme CourtThe court-specific data will help the NJAC set judges' performance standards and could be key in determining promotions of judges to higher...
01 Oct, 2015, 11.24 AM IST
Over 2 crore cases pending in lower courts; 3,272 posts lying emptyOver two crore cases are pending in subordinate courts in the country which also face a shortage of over 3,000 judicial personnel, a Parlia...
09 Feb, 2014, 11.14 AM IST
- Balance of three organs of state should not be disrupted: President Pranab Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee today said reforms in judicial system should not disrupt the fine balance among the legislature, executive and j...
12 Jan, 2013, 03.59 PM IST