NCLT admits SBI plea for personal insolvency proceedings against Anil AmbaniMumbai NCLT has admitted SBI's plea to start personal insolvency proceedings against Anil Ambani. This follows a Rs 1,200 crore claim by th...
12 Jun, 2026, 10.50 AM IST
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...
11 Jun, 2026, 11.28 PM IST
Order asking Delhi Gymkhana Club to hand over premises brings focus on Centre's legal powersThe Centre has ordered the Gymkhana Club in Lutyens' Delhi to surrender its 27.3-acre property. This move is for strengthening defence infr...
23 May, 2026, 09.26 PM IST
Claiming your inheritance by executing a Will: What legal heirs must know about nominees, probate and asset transfersExecuting a Will in India is often more complex than believed, involving numerous institutions and documentation hurdles. Nominees do not a...
23 May, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
Supreme Court seeks response of Centre, states on PIL seeking 30% quota for women lawyers in govt panelsThe Supreme Court has asked the Centre and all states for their views on a Public Interest Litigation that demands a 30 per cent quota for ...
20 May, 2026, 01.13 PM IST
Opposition plans to move fresh notice seeking removal of CEC Gyanesh KumarOpposition parties are preparing a new attempt to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Following the rejection of their previo...
19 Apr, 2026, 09.28 AM IST
Shine light on an opaque judiciaryConcerns over executive influence led to the collegium system, granting judges significant power in appointments, though it lacks constitut...
18 Apr, 2025, 11.01 PM IST
Time to replace collegium system, bring in NJAC or something better: Former Law Minister Ashwani KumarAshwani Kumar, former Union Law Minister, supports replacing the collegium system for judicial appointments and suggests revisiting the Nat...
06 Apr, 2025, 05.57 PM IST
No urgent hearing on plea against appointment of Rashmi Shukla as DGP: Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court declined an urgent hearing on a PIL challenging Rashmi Shukla's appointment as Maharashtra's DGP and Sanjay Verma's t...
18 Nov, 2024, 01.07 PM IST
Let there be light in judicial apposOpacity allows for manipulation and injects distrust by implying manipulation. The only way to protect the independence of the judiciary is...
12 Nov, 2023, 09.38 PM IST
SC dismisses plea seeking review of 2015 verdict striking down NJAC ActThe NJAC Act 2014 would have accorded a major role to the executive in appointing judges to the higher judiciary.
01 Dec, 2018, 07.20 PM IST
Government unlikely to seek review of Supreme Court order on NJACGovt is unlikely to rush seeking a review of the Supreme Court verdict which overturned its law on appointment of judges to higher judiciar...
17 Oct, 2015, 09.31 PM IST
Supreme Court raises queries on removal of eminent persons from NJAC"These eminent persons would be there for three years. How will you (Centre) remove them.
11 Jun, 2015, 09.32 PM IST
PIL seeks to declare 99th Constitution amendment bill illegalThe amending power of Parliament was not absolute and was limited and it could not destroy the basic structure of the constitution, he said.
05 Jan, 2015, 08.27 PM IST
Supreme Court admits judgement on 'Chief Information Commissioner' mistake of law, recalls verdictA bench of justices A K Patnaik and A K Sikri withdrew its order, in which directions were passed pertaining to appointment of CIC officers.
03 Sep, 2013, 12.22 PM IST
- SC tells courts to keep off contract staff disputes
The Supreme Court has asked courts not to interfere in the decisions of managements on contractual employments unless the termination of su...
20 Dec, 2011, 04.07 AM IST
- Political parties agree that judges can't appoint judges
Speaking on the motion on the impeachment of Soumitra Sen, Arun Jaitley said there was a need for relook at the functioning of the judicial...
19 Aug, 2011, 03.59 AM IST