Top Law News Apex court reserves ruling on RTI plea on judges’ posting November 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved the verdict on its own petition challenging the Central Information Commission’s (CIC) order directing the chief justice of India to give details on the appointment of three apex court judges. While reserving the order, the apex court bench of Justice B Sudershan Reddy and Justice SS Nijjar said that […] Read more » apex court CIC judges plea posting RTI
Top Law News Judges appointed without transparency: Delhi high court ex-chief justice November 13, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Appointment of judges in India is bereft of transparency and judicial benches need to be more diverse, former Delhi high court chief justice Ajit Prakash Shah said Saturday. ‘Our current appointments system is out of step with democratic culture, primarily because it lacks transparency, and provides for no oversight,’ Shah said. Known for his outspoken […] Read more » appointed ex-chief justice High Court judges transparency
Top Law News 11 high court judges transferred October 14, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major judicial shake-up, 11 judges from six high courts of Allahabad, Punjab and Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Bombay and Orissa were transferred Wednesday. The transfers were approved by President Pratibha Patil. Justice R.S. Mohite who was transferred from Bombay High Court to Patna High Court has resigned. Three judges each have been transferred […] Read more » High Court judges transferred
Top Law News Computer knowledge must for budding judges: Apex court October 10, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that the new judges being appointed in lower courts must have the basic knowledge of computer operations. ‘It will be unfair to overlook basic knowledge of computer operation for being a judge’ when the steps were being taken for the computerization of the courts for their efficient management, said a […] Read more » apex court Budding Computer judges knowledge must
Top Law News Two more judges recuse themselves from Virbhadra case September 17, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two more judges of the Himachal Pradesh High Court Friday recused themselves from hearing Union Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh’s plea to transfer the alleged corruption case against him to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), a day after another judge refused to hear the case. A division bench of Justice R.B. Misra and Justice V.K. […] Read more » judges recuse Virbhadra case
Top Law News Consider all aspects before issuing summons, court tells judges September 14, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday held that the metropolitan magistrates should apply their mind and should consider the entire material and evidence placed on record before issuing summons against someone. Justice S.N. Dhingra passed the direction on a summoning order passed by a metropolitan magistrate entirely on the basis of the complaint of one party. […] Read more » aspects before Consider Court issuing judges summons
Top Law News Transfer of Judges of High Courts September 9, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer (i) Shri Justice Arun Kumar Mishra, Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court as a Judge of the Rajasthan High Court and (ii) Shri […] Read more » High Courts judges transfer
Top Law News Lawyers demand more women courts and judges September 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A group of lawyers has sent a representation to the chief justice of Delhi High Court seeking more women courts as well as judges to deal with cases of marital discord. The representation, signed by about 150 lawyers led by Rubinder Pal Ghumman, said there were inadequate number of courts and judges to deal with […] Read more » courts demand judges lawyers women
Top Law News Are judges kings? No judicial activism please August 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Here’s a staunch opponent of judicial activism from within the judiciary itself. Supreme Court’s Justice Markandey Katju seldom misses an opportunity to slam courts for stepping into the domain of the executive and legislature. Referring to a case, he asked what judges thought of themselves. Are they kings who award compensation, direct the running of […] Read more » judges kings