The letter also sought a moratorium on the sale, transfer & use of Pegasus spyware and requested SC to adopt a gender-neutral sexual harassment, data protection and privacy policy.
New mechanism, aimed at ensuring quick release of prisoners, entails emailing the bail orders to jails as well as the district court under whose jurisdiction the prison falls.
Referring to projections that 45 million cases are pending in Indian courts, Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said one of the factors contributing to judicial delays is 'luxurious litigation'.
The honorary degree was awarded by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari during the 108th convocation of Rashtra Sant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University.
The increase in sanctioned Bench strength of the court will take place with immediate effect and 32 out of 42 will be permanent judges while 10 will be additional judges.
Justice N.V. Ramana, who has also faced controversy after Andhra CM Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy accused him of influencing judges of the state HC, has taken over as the 48th CJI.
SA Bobde retired as India's Chief Justice Friday ending a tenure that was marked by his efforts to make Supreme Court more tech savvy. However, he also stirred many a controversy.
Supreme Court also indicates it may withdraw some of the Covid-related issues being taken up by different high courts across the country and instead take them up itself.
Not a single woman judge has figured in the list of 48 Chief Justices of India including the CJI-designate NV Ramana, since the position came into existence on 26 January 1950.
Piyush was about celebration—of life, of people, of stories. He believed that what we create can shape popular culture, can make people feel proud of who they are.
Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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