The Supreme Court collegium, a five-judge body which recommends elevation and appointment in higher judiciary, is learnt to have rejected a
The Upper House on Thursday witnessed angry members taking up the recent developments in Supreme Court, once again bringing forth the issue of
In a significant development, 61 Rajya Sabha MPs have moved a petition seeking impeachment proceedings against a judge of the Andhra
Government has refused to share immediately a copy of the draft memorandum of procedure, a document to guide appointment of judges to higher
In a big setback to the Centre, the apex court has refused to accept its decision of rejecting 43 names recommended by the Collegium for their
Amid a raging debate on shortage of judges, a parliamentary panel has decided to seek the views of the Union Law Ministry on “inordinate delay”
Asserting that there is “no blame game” or “logjam” in appointments and transfer of judges for higher judiciary, the Centre on Wednesday told the
The Supreme Court has said that a habeas corpus plea, relating to legality of arrest, detention or imprisonment of a person, has to be given
Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley has once again emphasised on an invisible line between the responsibilities of judiciary and the executive.
India is ailing with a severe backlog of cases, often resulting in several thousands of under-trials languishing in jails. At the end of 2014,
Center may bring in a fresh legislation aiming at addressing the complaints of “misbehaviour and incapacity” against judges of the Supreme Court
Centre is unlikely to recommend bringing the process of appointment of judges to higher judiciary under the RTI ambit as it apprehends it could
The hearing over improving Collegium system was necessitated after SC had quashed NJAC Act in October terming the legislation as
Wading into the raging row on intolerance, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur on Sunday said it is a "political issue" and that there is no need
