Budget 2026: Ficci pushes for tax certainty, faster dispute resolutionCorporate India is rallying for crucial reforms as the budget season approaches. Their wishlist highlights the necessity for minimized lega...
29 Oct, 2025, 12.32 AM IST
SC flags vacancies in high courts, prods Centre to clear names for judges appointmentThe Supreme Court has directed the central government to expedite the appointment of judges to High Courts, where over 7 lakh criminal appe...
08 May, 2025, 05.27 PM IST
No of pending cases in consumer courts falls to 5.45 lakh from 5.55 lakh in Dec last: GovtThe number of pending cases in consumer commissions in India has decreased from 5.55 lakh to 5.45 lakh, according to the government. The De...
29 Sep, 2023, 07.15 PM IST
Government to push bill to remove 65 more obsolete laws in Parliament session: Kiren Rijiju"Today, in every part of our country, every citizen is a beneficiary of the welfare steps taken by the Government of India. As a welfare st...
06 Mar, 2023, 01.19 PM IST
Persuade litigants to opt for ADR mechanisms: CJI to district judiciaryLaying the foundation stone of the new complex for the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Chief Justice Ramana expressed the hope th...
14 May, 2022, 03.29 PM IST
Number of patent filings rises to 66,440 in FY22"For the first time in the last 11 years, the number of domestic patent filing has surpassed the number of international patent filing at I...
12 Apr, 2022, 02.07 PM IST
Cleanliness campaign: Govt earns Rs 40 crore through scrap disposal, clears 8 lakh sq ft space''Getting inspired by Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission, which became a Jan Andolan in the country, Singh promised to continue this practice in ...
01 Nov, 2021, 09.32 PM IST
Pendency of indirect tax appeal cases down 61% in 2 years: MoS Finance Anurag ThakurWith regard to direct taxes, as many as 3.41 lakh cases were pending before commissioner (appeal), while 92,205 cases were pending before t...
23 Jul, 2019, 04.50 PM IST
IPR policy reduces pendency of intellectual property applications: DIPP SecyCiting an example, he said, India has granted patent in just 113 days from the date of filing of the request for examination.
26 Sep, 2018, 05.45 PM 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
Recent CJIs' short tenures failed to effect long-term reformsJudges come and go, yet the cases continue tiring litigants physically , mentally and financially . No one sheds a tear for a good CJI who ...
09 May, 2016, 12.38 PM IST
IDAC will catalyse arbitration mechanism in Gujarat: Nirmala SitharamanThe setting up of International and Domestic Arbitration Centre (IDAC) India in the city will catalyse the arbitration mechanism in the ent...
17 Jan, 2016, 09.26 PM IST
Case pendency brings India down on World Bank indexAccording to the memorandum, the liberal grant of adjournments was an often cited reason for delays in court proceedings in India.
17 Jan, 2015, 01.22 PM IST
Unrealised tax revenue at over Rs 74,000 crore; CAG for close reviewThe call book pendency of central excise cases was Rs 46,727.46 crore and Rs 42,207.90 crore during 2011-12 and 2010-11, respectively.
22 Sep, 2014, 04.15 PM IST
Government may amend law to clear cheque-bounce cases soon“Department of financial services has finalised these amendments & bill is expected to come up in Parliament in next session,” said a senio...
15 Sep, 2014, 06.06 AM IST
- India to have 15 crore pending cases by 2040, report says
The Supreme Court-supported National Court Management System (NCMS), devised just four months back, has put the statistics in perspective.
17 Jan, 2013, 11.45 AM IST
- In 2011, trial to take three years not 15?
In a move to end the "once a litigant always a litigant" curse, the Centre is examining the first draft of a blueprint that promises to red...
02 Aug, 2009, 08.59 AM IST