Breaking the law behind barsA significant ruling from a Madurai court has resulted in nine policemen being sentenced for custodial deaths, signaling a critical shift i...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.19 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
NCERT textbook lists judiciary’s key problems: From corruption to case pile-upA new NCERT textbook for class 8 reveals significant challenges within India's judicial system. Corruption, a massive backlog of cases, and...
24 Feb, 2026, 12.34 PM IST
Judges must be free from external control: CJI GavaiChief Justice of India BR Gavai emphasized the importance of judicial independence, cautioning against solutions that compromise it while a...
05 Jun, 2025, 01.34 PM IST
Judge cash row: Parties want judicial accountability without affecting its independenceFloor leaders in the Rajya Sabha met to discuss the alleged cash discovery at Delhi HC judge Yashwant Varma's residence, emphasizing judici...
26 Mar, 2025, 12.16 AM IST
Judiciary needs revamp: Former Attorney General Of India Rohatgi highlights flaws in appointments, removalsMukul Rohatgi, former Attorney General of India, stressed the need for judicial reform, particularly in appointment and removal processes. ...
22 Mar, 2025, 03.30 PM IST
Will launch nationwide movement demanding judicial reforms: Prashant BhushanAlleging that the country's judiciary has an uneven and inconsistent track record in addressing social inequity, advocate Prashant Bhushan ...
23 Nov, 2015, 06.19 PM IST
NDA's "confrontationist attitude" responsible for SC's NJAC decision, says OppositionThe opposition said the effort should now be to work on an improved bill without interpreting the judgement as a turf battle.
17 Oct, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Congress, AAP attack Narendra Modi government over NJAC verdictCongress and AAP today attacked the Modi government over NJAC verdict, accusing it of having "eroded" institutional autonomy over last 17 m...
16 Oct, 2015, 10.13 PM IST
Need for independent commission for judges' appointment: Prashant BhushanPrashant Bhushan welcomed the apex court verdict declaring NJAC "unconstitutional" and called for establishment of an "independent" commiss...
16 Oct, 2015, 09.24 PM IST
Congress reacts cautiously to SC verdict striking down NJAC ActCongress today said the collegium system, which will stage a comeback after the Supreme Court scrapped NJAC is "shrouded in secrecy" and ha...
16 Oct, 2015, 06.17 PM IST
Supreme Court declares National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act unconstitutionalCentre had defended the new law, saying that the two-decade-old collegium system where judges appointed judges was not free from defects.
16 Oct, 2015, 05.37 PM IST
Judicial independence 'paramount': AAP on NJAC verdictAAP leader Ashutosh said the Centre's "haste" in bringing the NJAC Act had sown seeds of doubt about its intentions with respect to the jud...
16 Oct, 2015, 02.18 PM IST
- Congress opposes bringing PM, higher judiciary under Lokpal Bill
Congress finally spelt out its stand and said it was opposed to bringing Prime Minister and higher judiciary under the purview of the trans...
02 Jul, 2011, 04.36 AM IST
- After assets row, judges to face public scrutiny next?
The move comes at a time when the nation is debating the disclosure of assets by judges.
30 Aug, 2009, 07.22 AM IST
- After assets row, judges to face public scrutiny next?
It comes at time when nation is debating disclosure of judge assets.
30 Aug, 2009, 06.54 AM IST
- Govt to introduce new Bill on judicial transparency
In a bid to ensure transparency in the functioning of the judiciary, the Government on Wednesday proposed to set up a National Judicial Cou...
08 Oct, 2008, 08.39 PM IST