Topic: Judges

The move by lawyer Chhitij Sharma, perhaps the first of its kind, comes after Uttarakhand HC dismissed a contempt case against the judge.

The court warned that it would view any violation of the order seriously.

Prasad rubbishes speculation that Centre was planning to raise retirement age of SC judges from 65 to 67 and 62 to 64 years for HC judges.

Written by Abhinav Chandrachud, the book explores the trajectory of dissenting opinions in judicial pronouncements among other issues. From judicial appointments and judicial pronouncements to...

Shourie’s ‘Anita Gets Bail’ is a damning indictment of the opaque and often inefficient manner in which our higher courts function, writes Maneesh Chhibber.  

Ten benches with a combined 26 judges and technical staff are hearing more than 2,500 insolvency cases. A streamlined bankruptcy process is crucial for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attempts to come to grips with a simmering banking crisis. 

The severe capacity crunch can be rectified with the creation of a permanent secretariat, which can support the appointment process more efficiently.

The four protesting judges say while CJI is master of the roster, Misra is breaching protocol by ‘selectively assigning cases’ to ‘preferred benches’.

There's much room for reform in the government-judiciary relationship. But first, both need to speak the same language. 

The petition had sought that a special investigative team headed by a former chief justice of SC to replace the ongoing CBI probe.