3,000 master trainers will train the police personnel who will work in a pyramid set-up percolating to each district in the next few months. | Photo Credit: AP The date to implement the three criminal codes that were passed by the Parliament in December 2023 will be notified before January 26, a senior government official … Read more
Stating that recent ‘hacking’ into High Court of Karnataka’s videoconference system has perturbed everyone in the legal fraternity, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said here on Saturday that the judiciary will have to live with such instances and cannot stop the use of technology. “We have to make our Information and Communication Technology (ICT) … Read more
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar lamented that retired judges have kept the arbitral system of the country in a tight fist grip, denying chance to other qualified minds. File | Photo Credit: PTI Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday lamented that retired judges have kept the arbitral system of the country in a “tight fist grip”, … Read more
President Droupadi Murmu addresses at the valedictory session of the first regional conference on ‘Access to Legal Aid: Strengthening Access to Justice in the Global South’ in New Delhi on Tuesday | Photo Credit: PTI The use of English in higher judiciary and the cost of litigation are among the hindrances that people face in … Read more
File photo of Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar. | Photo Credit: PTI Parliament is the soul of democracy and its supremacy is not amenable to any intervention from the executive or the judiciary, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on November 26. Addressing a Constitution Day event in New Delhi, he said, “Sovereignty of Parliament is synonymous with … Read more
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot | Photo Credit: PTI The Rajasthan High Court on Saturday issued notice to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and directed him to file his response to a public interest litigation (PIL) petition which has sought the initiation of suo motu contempt proceedings against him for his recent remarks alleging “corruption in … Read more
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. File. | Photo Credit: PTI A day after criticising the “corruption” allegedly rampant in the judiciary, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on August 31 clarified his remarks and said whatever he had stated was “not my personal opinion”. Mr. Gehlot said several retired Supreme Court judges and even the retired … Read more
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday announced a delay in his judicial overhaul plan, saying he wanted to give time to seek a compromise over the contentious package with his political opponents. Netanyahu made the announcement after two days of large protests against the plan. “When there’s an opportunity to avoid civil war … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses at the party’s 85th Plenary Session, in Atal Nagar-Nava Raipur on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ANI Enacting a law named the ‘Rohith Vemula Act’ “to safeguard the right to education and dignity” for the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC) and minorities; creating a dedicated Ministry for … Read more
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the winter session of Parliament in New Delhi on December 15, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI The issue of vacancies and appointments in the higher judiciary will continue to arise until a new system is created, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju told the Rajya Sabha … Read more