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All High Courts and subordinate judiciary has been asked been strictly directed by the apex Court to ascertain the authenticity of any complaint received against a judicial officer before taking any action on it. They have been asked to not entertain any complaint against a judicial officer unless it is accompanied by sworn affidavits and “verifiable […]

A Supreme Court bench comprising of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice A.K. Sikri has urged the States and Union Territories to take a decision regarding setting up of a mechanism for use of Information Technology in regulation of Right to Information Act. Disposing of a PIL filed by Madhya Pradesh-based lawyer Rajeev Agrawal in

A Delhi High Court bench comprising of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw said that it will come to a decision on the Constitutional validity of several laws which allow direct appeal to the Supreme Court from their “apex adjudicatory” bodies. The petition challenged these laws as violating the power of the High

Advocate Deepak Khosla, who complained to Delhi high court chief justice (CJ) G Rohini yesterday against metropolitan magistrate Niti Phutela’s recusal and transfer of his case to another judge, has filed a criminal defamation case against Phutela in the Saket district court, asking for Rs 50 crore in damages. Khosla is representing former Delhi law minister Somnath

CHENNAI: Why is it that a married daughter of a deceased government employee is not eligible for appointment under compassionate grounds, whereas a married son is eligible, the Madras high court has wondered. “There cannot be any discrimination between a married son and a married daughter. Making discrimination between a son and a daughter on

NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government is pushing judicial reforms with law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad writing letters to the chief justices of 24 high courts for the second time in four months, seeking their proactive approach in filling up vacancies. Expressing the government’s concern in a communication sent last week, Prasad said at present there are 22.5%

Whether conviction of an Indian by a foreign court for the offence committed in that country can be taken notice of by the courts or authorities in India and such conviction would be binding on courts and authority in India while trying such person for such offence in India?” asked the Bombay High Court as

In a relief to Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria, the  Maharashtra government has allowed city police to move the Bombay High Court to challenge an order passed by the State Chief Information Commissioner, who initiated a judicial inquiry against him in connection with the alleged discrepancies in the 26/11 call records. “The government has given

A Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice S.J. Mukhopadhyay and Justice A.K. Goel reserved its order on the appeal filed by the Rajasthan Government challenging a State High Court order staying the conviction of actor Salman Khan so that he could travel to Britain for a film engagement. The Bench asserted that Salman’s conviction could

Karnataka advocate @certiorary argues that a recent Madras high court judgment is the latest erosion of transparency in the judiciary, despite the RTI Act, and needs to be fixed at a higher level. Secrecy in public functioning is the antithesis of a democracy. The concept of secrecy in matters affecting the general public, classifies the