Speedy, affordable delivery of justice is legitimate expectation of people: Law Minister Kiren RijijuThe law minister, while speaking at the launch of a six-week-long 'Pan India Legal Awareness and Outreach Campaign' of the National Legal S...
02 Oct, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
Infrastructure gaps in judicial system need to be addressed early: CJIJustice Misra said law schools are the hatcheries supplying legal professionals who act as sentinels for the implementation of rule of law.
01 Sep, 2018, 03.50 PM IST
Will artificial intelligence cure trial courts of 100-year-old pendency headache?The first Law Commission, set up in 1834 under Lord T B Macaulay, did stupendous work towards codification of civil and criminal laws.
09 Jul, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
Appeals in Allahabad HC pending for over 40 yearsCrimes committed in the late 1960s or early 1970s and some of the appeals in the HC in the late 1970s against decisions of trial courts con...
07 Jan, 2018, 10.47 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi advocates use of IT for speedy delivery of justiceHe also asked startups to come up with innovations that could aid the judicial system to dispose of cases expeditiously.
02 Apr, 2017, 07.39 PM IST
Top judges to look into setting up commercial courts to ensure speedy settlementIndia’s top judges will look to draw up a roadmap for establishing commercial courts to ensure speedy settlement of high-value business dis...
15 Apr, 2016, 03.04 AM IST
Forum for Fast Justice demands judicial reformsMaintaining that judicial reforms are badly required, he said justice delivery in the country is very slow which inconvenienced the common ...
21 Feb, 2016, 12.57 AM IST
Lack of political will key reason for judicial delay: Arvind KejriwalKejriwal also said that if there is political will, the judicial system can work faster and it will benefit justice seekers.
31 Oct, 2015, 07.36 PM IST
Criminal justice system: Why it’s come out a loser?The case against J. Jayalalitha was lodged in 1997 in Chennai. In 2003, it was shifted to Bengaluru. The verdict came last year.
20 Apr, 2015, 11.37 AM IST
Delhi government seeks 100 new judges in district courtsLaw Minister Somnath Bharti, who was caught in a controversy following his move to convene a meeting of Delhi judges, was also present in t...
09 Jan, 2014, 10.15 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal says independence of judiciary to be kept intact"We and Law Minister will call on the Chief Justice in a couple of days. We will assure him that we will work under his direction," Kejriwa...
08 Jan, 2014, 12.57 AM IST
Ashwani Kumar refrains from making comment on Bhullar's mercy pleaAshwani Kumar today refused to comment on Supreme Court's verdict on Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar's mercy plea.
12 Apr, 2013, 08.58 PM IST
Supreme Court: Over 40 lakh cheque bounce cases clogging legal systemIn a 2010 judgment, the SC had laid down guidelines for early settlement in cheque dishonour cases under Section 138.
22 Jan, 2013, 08.53 AM IST
- Lack of government support reason for delay in justice: SC judge
Lack of government support in states is one of the reason for delay in justice delivery, Justice Madan B Lokur of the Supreme Court today s...
12 Jan, 2013, 09.51 PM IST
- Chidambaram favours separation of investigation, prosecution
P Chidambaram strongly advocated separation of investigation and prosecution by amending the criminal justice system for speedy delivery of...
28 Feb, 2012, 08.22 PM IST
- Govts must exercise restraint in approaching courts: President
Governments being the biggest litigants should exercise restraint in approaching courts in order to decongest the system and reduce overall...
31 Jul, 2010, 03.33 PM IST
- 'FDI will dry up if speedy justice system is not in place'
Foreign Direct Investment into India would fall substantially unless a speedy justice delivery system is put in place, former Union Law Min...
02 Nov, 2003, 07.40 PM IST