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AA Edit | No interviews by judges, please

The apex court chided the potential error, saying firmly that judges “have no business” granting interviews to media on pending matters

26 Apr 2023 12:25 AM

Aakar Patel | Hindu Rashtra via reinterpretation of the Constitution?

Prof. Gopal’s thesis is that he sees a Hindu Rashtra coming to fruition by 2047 in two steps

18 Apr 2023 12:41 AM

Activists hold banners in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC. (AFP)

The feud between Trump and US Supreme Court

In 2016, Trump got the support of powerful religious right by promising to fill federal courts with judges who are right-leaning

20 Jun 2020 11:58 AM

If the issue before the apex court turns on the interpretation of its constitution, the court will not decline to judge the issue because its verdict may have political consequences. (Representational image)

As politicians cannot usurp power, judges must not too

It merits close study in South Asia given its relevance to any parliamentary democracy.

14 Oct 2019 6:13 AM

President Ram Nath Kovind has signed into law a Bill which seeks to increase the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court from 30 to 33 besides the Chief Justice of India. (Photo: File)

President gives nod to increase number of Supreme Court judges

The decision also comes days after Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi wrote to PM Modi to increase the number of judges in the top court.

11 Aug 2019 11:43 AM

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill to amend the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 to increase the number of Judges in the Supreme Court from present 30 to 33 excluding the Chief Justice of India (CJI). (Photo: File)

Lok Sabha passes bill to increase number of judges in SC

The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019 was passed after a reply by Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

06 Aug 2019 8:45 AM

The four names cleared by the government are justices Aniruddha Bose, A S Bopanna, B R Gavai and Surya Kant. (Photo: File | ANI)

Govt clears names of 4 judges for elevation to Supreme Court: Sources

As of now, the apex court is functioning with 27 judges.

22 May 2019 4:05 PM

The court has an approved strength of 60, but was facing a shortage of 26 judges before these four appointments were made. (Photo: PTI)

4 judges take oath in Delhi High Court

The four judges were appointed by the President after their names were approved by the government.

23 Oct 2018 1:57 AM

The discovery of human bones at the alleged murderer's former home in Brittany has sparked hope that the truth will prevail. (Photo: Pixabay)

Century-old French murder still a mystery after 'animal' bone discovery

Prosecutor Jean-Philippe Recappe said investigators were checking if the bone pieces, one of which may be a femur, were indeed human.

28 Feb 2018 8:22 PM

Five judges threatened, Rs 80 lakh demanded

“We understand that he deliberately wrote the name of the metropolitan magistrate to complicate the matter,” the source said.

19 Nov 2017 2:35 AM

Supreme Court rejects PIL on appointment of judges

As of now, the much sought after reforms of secretariat is not yet established.

09 Nov 2017 12:54 AM

Delhi: Three men held guilty of attempting to murder judges

Three men had hurled bricks at their official car in a road rage incident in 2012.

31 May 2017 7:00 PM

The Niti Aayog has stated that it will require fixing flexible time frames for different types of cases as broad guidelines, to benchmark when a case has been delayed.

Niti Aayog for ‘judicial performance index’

The action plan has also batted for the creation of a repository of all existing Central and state laws and rules.

02 May 2017 2:00 AM

It said each animal would be tagged with a UIN, with proper records of identification details. (Representational Image)

Govt plans unique ID for all cows, judges told

The Centre, in its response, said it was widely accepted that the cattle that was smuggled was a byproduct of the dairy industry.

25 Apr 2017 3:28 AM

A whopping 2.8 crore cases are pending in district courts across the country which are short of nearly 5,000 judicial officers. (Photo: File)

2.81 crore cases pending in district courts, highest in UP, Maha

The SC has in reports suggested to increase the judicial manpower by at least seven times to overcome the crisis.

15 Jan 2017 9:55 AM

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