Environment Law News Top Law News ‘Developed nations responsible for climate change’ April 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today blamed developed countries including the USA for the depletion in ozone layer and held them responsible for global climate change. Thakur said there was change in climatic conditions not because developing nations such as India are emerging or it is dependent on thermal energy for its […] Read more » Court Developed nations responsible for climate change Environment Law News featured Law Legal News T S Thakur
Top Law News When Ghalib made Justice Thakur expedite a hearing February 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Chief Justice of India T S Thakur once agreed to fast-track the hearing of a case, after he overheard the lawyer in question alluding to one of Ghalib’s couplets during the court proceedings. “I was hearing a case in the Delhi High court and the lawyer was praying for a short date. I said […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court T S Thakur
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
High Profile Cases Law Ministry faced flak over vacancies in courts in 2016 December 26, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment 2016 can be summed up as a year when the Law Ministry came under constant fire of outgoing Chief Justice of India T S Thakur for rising vacancies in the higher judiciary even as its efforts to finalise a document to guide appointments in high courts and the Supreme Court failed. On its part, the […] Read more » Chief Justice of India Court featured Law Law Ministry faced flak over vacancies in courts Legal News T S Thakur
High Profile Cases My religion is nobody else’s business, says CJI Thakur November 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The relationship between man and God is “very personal” and should be “nobody else’s business”, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur said today as he stressed on tolerance for peace in society. More lives have been lost in religious wars than due to political ideologies, Justice Thakur said during the release of a book […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court T S Thakur
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Courts should show deference towards arbitral awards: CJI October 24, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Admitting that there was a general perception about courts in India making undue interference in arbitration process, Chief Justice of India (CJI) T S Thakur on Sunday observed that courts should show deference towards arbitral adjudication. The CJI’s remarks came during his presidential address at the valedictory session of a three-day international conference on National […] Read more » arbitral awards CJI Courts should show deference towards arbitral awards deference towards arbitral awards featured National Initiative Towards Strengthening Arbitration and Enforcement in India NITI Aayog T S Thakur
Top Law News CJI recuses from hearing PIL seeking norms for raids September 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today recused himself from hearing a PIL seeking framing of guidelines for safeguarding rights of public against alleged misuse of powers by probe agencies during search and seizure. As the plea contained details of recent searches conducted at the houses of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, Justice […] Read more » Chief Justice of India CJI Court featured Law Legal News PIL seeking norms for raids T S Thakur
High Profile Cases CJI not happy with PM skipping issues of judiciary in I-Day speech August 16, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on CJI not happy with PM skipping issues of judiciary in I-Day speech Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today expressed dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi not mentioning the problems faced by the judiciary in his speech on the occasion of 70th Independence Day, and said he was expecting some words about the judges’ appointments. “I think I have reached the peak of my career, so […] Read more » Chief Justice of India CJI Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court T S Thakur
Top Law News CJI for book-reading instead of only using internet January 6, 2016 / January 7, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on CJI for book-reading instead of only using internet Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today drew a distinction between study of books and getting information through the internet, saying youngsters could miss the opportunity to learn many other things if they solely concentrated on their laptops. “Books remain relevant all the time and that’s what I feel personally. Nowadays, youngsters are so […] Read more » CJI for book-reading instead of only using internet Court featured Law Legal News T S Thakur
Top Law News No worry till judiciary’s independence is intact December 6, 2015 / December 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Terming the debate on intolerance as a “political issue”, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today said there is no need to fear or worry till the judiciary is “independent” and upholds the rule of law. “Yeh siyasi pahlu hain (this is a political issue). We have a Rule of Law. So long as […] Read more » Chief Justice of India featured Legal News No worry till judiciary's independence is intact T S Thakur
Environment Law News CJI favours even-odd scheme to curb pollution December 6, 2015 / December 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India T S Thakur on Sunday endorsed the Aam Aadmi Party government’s odd-even scheme for plying of private vehicles, saying it can be followed if it helps in reducing the pollution, a statement which was welcomed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Commenting on the ambitious move which was announced in the […] Read more » CJI CJI favours even-odd scheme to curb pollution featured Law Legal News T S Thakur
