Top Law News Supreme Court rejects PIL to frame rules to regulate composition of benches April 11, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a PIL seeking the framing of rules to regulate the composition of benches, including constitution benches, and the allocation of work. Junking the PIL by advocate Asok Pande, a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said that the CJI was the head […] Read more » advocate Asok Pande Chief Justice Dipak Misra CJI featured Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice Chandrachud Justice D.Y. Chandrachud PIL Supreme Court
Top Law News SC crisis: 4 retired judges write open letter to CJI January 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Four retired judges, including an ex-Supreme Court judge, today wrote an open letter to the chief justice of India, saying they agree with the issues raised by the four apex court judges over allocation of cases and the crisis needs to be resolved “within the judiciary”. The letter by former apex court judge P B […] Read more » 4 retired judges CJI ex- chief justice of Delhi High Court A P Shah ex-Bombay High Court judge H Suresh featured former apex court judge P B Sawant former Madras High Court judge K Chandru open letter to CJI SC crisis SCBA Supreme Court Bar Association
Top Law News No compromise on fundamental rights: CJI November 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There can be no compromise on a citizen’s fundamental rights, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra said today while responding to the assertion of Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad that governance “must remain” with those elected to govern. On Prasad’s remark that “PILs cannot become a substitute for governance”, the CJI said the […] Read more » Chief Justice of India CJI Court Dipak Misra featured fundamental rights Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Backlog of cases can’t be roaring tiger before judiciary: CJI November 27, 2017 / November 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today said pending cases cannot be a “roaring tiger” before the judiciary and held that the backlog problem will be tackled if the bar and the bench worked together. The CJI asked the bar body and the lawyers to assure him that they would not seek unnecessary adjournments in […] Read more » Backlog of cases can't be roaring tiger before judiciary CJI Court Dipak Misra featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Kids’ custody battles transcend boundaries, law is needed: CJI July 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Intense custody battles in courts between estranged spouses transcending national boundaries cause children “immense mental stress”, necessitating a law on inter-country child custody cases, Chief Justice of India J S Khehar said today. “The only question is to give custody to which parent. It’s not simple. It’s a cultural question involving the ways of life, […] Read more » Chief Justice of India J S Khehar Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction CJI custody battle custody battles transcend boundaries featured Hague Convention of October 1980 International Law Association Kid Law Supreme Court judge A K Sikri
High Profile Cases Digital filing in SC to be transparent, manipulation free: CJI May 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Digital filing of cases would make the judicial system “extremely transparent” and rule out any manipulation of records, Chief Justice of India (CJI) J S Khehar said today. Introducing the ‘Integrated Case Management Information System’ of digital filing process in the apex court, the CJI said he intended to put the system in place in […] Read more » CJI Court Digital filing in SC to be transparent featured J S Kheha Justice of India Law Legal News
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Absence of timely legal help to poor affects credibility: CJI April 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The credibility of the legal system and the rule of law have come under “severe strain” in the absence of timely help to poor and illiterate Indians, Chief Justice of India J S Khehar said today. The CJI made the observations while highlighting the importance of Para Legal Volunteers (PLV) who, according to him, enabled […] Read more » \ J S Khehar Absence of timely legal help to poor affects credibility Chief Justice of India J S Khehar CJI dispute settlement mechanism featured Justice Dipak Misra Lok Adalat
High Profile Cases India becoming hub of international arbitration: CJI April 22, 2017 / April 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India J S Khehar today said India is becoming a hub of international arbitration and the government’s initiative to work towards zero interference in the process will promote confidence among foreign traders. Justice Khehar said that potential for international arbitration is increasing due to foreign investment. Speaking at a two-day seminar ‘Engaging […] Read more » \ J S Khehar Chief Justice of India CJI Court featured India becoming hub of international arbitration Law Legal News
Top Law News CJI criticises electoral politics, unfulfilled poll promises April 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India J S Khehar today criticised the electoral politics in the country, saying poll promises are “routinely unfulfilled”, caste issues projected differently to get a majority and party manifestos do not have any linkage to socio-economic justice. The CJI said that electoral politics in India centres around “mobilisation and politicisation” of the […] Read more » \ J S Khehar Chief Justice of India J S Khehar CJI CJI criticises electoral politics electoral politics featured Justice Dipak Misra unfulfilled poll promises
Top Law News Centre writes to CJI over pending adoption cases February 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Concerned over a large number of adoption cases pending in courts across the country, the Centre has written to Chief Justice of India on the need to sensitise judges. Maneka Gandhi-led Women and Child Development Ministry has also suggested a slew of measures in order to hasten the legal process. “Courts are going beyond the […] Read more » adoption cases Centre government Chief Justice of India CJI Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News CJI reinstates Justice M B Lokur as e-panel in-charge January 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice J S Khehar has reversed his predecessor Justice T S Thakur’s decision and reinstated Justice M B Lokur as judge in-charge of Supreme Court’s e-panel. The e-Committee set up in 2004 is a body constituted by the Government under the Supreme Court for policy formation on and implementation of Information and Communication Technology […] Read more » CJI Court featured Law Legal News M B Lokur T S Thakur
Top Law News CJI questions Centre over transfer of HC judges January 3, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today questioned the Centre as to why judges and chief justices of high courts are not being transfered despite the recommendations of the collegium and asked it to file a status report on such pending transfers with detailed reasons in two weeks. The apex court said it gives rise to “speculation and […] Read more » Centre government CJI Court featured Law Legal News transfer of HC judges
