On 3 December, Justice Mishra while hearing a case had warned senior lawyer Gopal Shankarnarayanan of contempt & conviction if he did not stop repeating arguments.
Stating Justice K.M. Joseph's judgment that the CBI can still take lawful action, Bhushan and Shourie said the agency should launch an independent inquiry.
The husband, a suspended Delhi Police head constable, said lawyers like Prashant Bhushan reinforced ‘our faith in the system, and kept our hope of getting justice alive’.
On 1 February, activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan had said AG ‘misled the court’ about PM-chaired committee approving M. Nageshwar Rao as interim CBI chief.
Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.
As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.
New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour.
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In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
Agree with Gopal Vaidya. Written submissions allow for better, more transparent arguments, save time and streamline judicial functioning. No wonder we have the mob celebrating the breakdown of institutional justice delivery. The common man is fast losing the little faith he had in our systems. I refer of course to the “encounter” killing of four undertrials today.
This is all about arrogance – whether it is about a lawyer who walked off or a judge who threatened contempt. But what is clear that our procedures need modernization. The age of long drawn out legal arguments is over, even more so in all higher courts. Higher courts should be all about legal issues and verbal arguments should be minimized to a summary. The detail must be in written briefs. Sadly, the decrepit legal system resists all attempts at reform. This irrelevant argument shows how disconnected our self appointed elites are with the needs of the country.
A judge is entitled to manage the judicial time. If a lawyer is long winded and continues to waste court’s time, the judge is justified in directing the lawyer to cut short his argument. What can a judge do if a lawyer pushes his luck and defies judge’s direction?
Agree with Gopal Vaidya. Written submissions allow for better, more transparent arguments, save time and streamline judicial functioning. No wonder we have the mob celebrating the breakdown of institutional justice delivery. The common man is fast losing the little faith he had in our systems. I refer of course to the “encounter” killing of four undertrials today.
This is all about arrogance – whether it is about a lawyer who walked off or a judge who threatened contempt. But what is clear that our procedures need modernization. The age of long drawn out legal arguments is over, even more so in all higher courts. Higher courts should be all about legal issues and verbal arguments should be minimized to a summary. The detail must be in written briefs. Sadly, the decrepit legal system resists all attempts at reform. This irrelevant argument shows how disconnected our self appointed elites are with the needs of the country.
A judge is entitled to manage the judicial time. If a lawyer is long winded and continues to waste court’s time, the judge is justified in directing the lawyer to cut short his argument. What can a judge do if a lawyer pushes his luck and defies judge’s direction?