Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Judge threatens Madras HC chief justice with contempt May 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice C S Karnan of Madras high court has plunged the HC into a huge crisis by threatening contempt of court proceedings against Chief Justice Sanjay K Kaul accusing him of interfering in his judicial work and seeking a CBI probe into alleged forged educational qualification of another Judge of the HC. Apart from contempt […] Read more » Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu Chief Justice Sanjay K Kaul featured Judge threatens Madras HC chief Justice Karnan Madras HC chief justice threatened
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News CJI refuses to be part of panel to select NJAC members : SC April 28, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a new twist, Chief Justice of India H L Dattu has refused to participate in a three-member panel for selecting two eminent persons in the six-member National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) on whose validity a constitution bench began hearings today. The five-judge constitution bench, headed by Justice J S Khehar, which is hearing the […] Read more » Adarsh Kumar Goel Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu CJI refuses to be part of panel featured Justice J.S. Khehar justices J Chelameswar Kurian Joseph Madan B Lokur NJAC part of panel to select NJAC members senior advocate Harish Salve Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association
Bar, Bench & Firm News CJI and CJs of HCs deliberate on critical problems of judiciary April 4, 2015 / April 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Top judges from across the country led by Chief Justice of India H L Dattu today began brainstorming to find solutions to critical problems like ensuring speedy trials to tackle over three crore pending cases and lack of infrastructure in courts. Besides the CJI, two senior-most apex courtand 24 Chief Justices of High Courts are […] Read more » Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu CJI and CJs of HCs CJI and CJs of HCs deliberate on critical problems critical problems of judiciary featured Judge T S Thakur Justice A.R. Dave problems of judiciary
Bar, Bench & Firm News CMs and CJs of HCs to discuss judicial reforms and pendency of cases April 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on CMs and CJs of HCs to discuss judicial reforms and pendency of cases Judicial reforms to tackle over 2.6 crore cases pending in courts and ensure speedy trial would be among critical issues to be debated upon at a conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts beginning here tomorrow. The three-day conference, to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, is likely to […] Read more » Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu CMs and CJs of HCs CMs and CJs of HCs to discuss judicial reforms discuss judicial reforms and pendency of cases Judicial reforms pendency of cases
Bar, Bench & Firm News Justice is not a commodity to be sold to highest bidder: Dattu January 18, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Justice is not a commodity to be sold to highest bidder: Dattu Chief Justice of India H L Dattu today voiced concern over rising cost of litigation and pendency of cases in courts, saying steps should be taken to ensure that people get “real access to justice.” He praised the role played by Lok Adalats in disposing of cases swiftly. “Disposal of 1.25 crore cases in Lok […] Read more » Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu convocation at National Law University NLU)
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court disallows Italian marines’ plea December 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a blow to Italy’s efforts, the Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Italian marine Massimiliano Latorre permission to stay back in his country for two more months for heart surgery and his fellow marine Salvattore Girone permission to travel to Italy for Christmas. Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu said, “The Indian victims also have […] Read more » Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu Indian fishermen killing Italian marines trial Massimiliano Latorre Salvattore Girone
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC quashes Centre’s press note on former woman RAW officer December 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today quashed a 2008 press note, posted on the Press Information Bureau website, that a woman lawyer and former RAW officer had some mental problems saying she had already been acquitted of the charge of attempting to commit suicide outside the PMO here. “We quash the press note issued on August 19, […] Read more » Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu former woman RAW officer Nisha Priya Bhatia former RAW officer
Bar, Bench & Firm News Women Can’t be Secured by Curbing Their Freedom : CJI November 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Wednesday said security of women, in the wake of spate of cases of sexual assaults, could not be secured by curbing their freedom as is being advocated in some quarters.“Safety of the women could not be achieved by curbing their freedom” and we have to find ways of dealing with the problem, he said in […] Read more » Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu security of women
