Court said magistrates & civil judges with 7 yrs of Bar experience can compete for district judgeship, adding that previous rulings restricting eligibility violated equality.
On a panel at Kautilya Economic Conclave in Delhi, the ex-Solicitor General of India spoke on need for judicial reforms, noting need for economic growth 'to be true to Constitution'.
If passed, Bill will reshape how Indians encounter law in routine life—removing the tag of ‘criminal’ from everyday infractions & replacing it with accountability through fines.
In his 1st statement, the 51st chief justice outlined a citizen-centric agenda for judicial reforms, highlighting many challenges that plague the judiciary, including backlog.
New legislation signed by president Sunday has ignited protests from legal fraternity, concerns among investors, and diplomatic tensions with Mexico’s North American neighbours.
Justice Pritinker Diwaker made news with his remark about decision taken by SC Collegium led by then CJI Dipak Misra in 2018. Described his transfer as sudden turn of events.
SC & HC collegiums should recommend adequate number of SC/ST/OBC, minority & women candidates, says parliamentary committee. It also calls for raising retirement age of HC judges.
Surveys showed that if an election was held now, the number of seats held by Netanyahu's hard-right governing coalition in the 120-seat parliament would fall from 64 to 52 or 53.
On Tuesday, the PM delayed the judicial overhaul to 'allow dialogue' & avoid 'civil war'. Critics say proposed laws could give Israeli parliament more control over the courts.
The ordinance scraping intellectual property and film certification tribunals is yet another case of the Modi government using a sledgehammer to crack open a difficult nut.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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