View of Telangana High Court building, in Hyderabad. Picture used for represenational purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Telangana Government has appointed Justice Shameem Akhter, former Judge of Telangana High Court to head the one-man commission constituted under the Commission of Inquiry to study on sub-classification within Scheduled Castes reserved categories and make … Read more
Doctors during their hunger strike amid rain over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, Tuesday. | Photo Credit: PTI Junior doctors continued their ‘fast-unto-death’ for the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday (October 9, 2024), demanding justice for the R.G. Kar rape murder victim and workplace safety. Doctors Snigdha Hazra, Tanaya Panja … Read more
Newly-appointed Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court M.S. Ramchandra Rao arrives at Birsa Munda Airport, in Ranchi, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court here on Wednesday (September 25, 2024). Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar administered the oath of … Read more
Gauri Seth, a resident doctor, on the sidelines of a protest. | Photo Credit: REUTERSRY The rape and murder of a 31-year-old female trainee doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) has, for the past 40 days, incited protests from doctors and several other sections of society, all of whom have been staunch … Read more
A fast and efficient justice delivery system is a sine qua non for good governance and the three new criminal laws that took effect in India from July 1 are in keeping with this principle, Arjun Ram Meghwal, the Union Minister for Law and Justice, said here on Saturday (August 17, 2024). Being a fundamental … Read more
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday asked the advocates to shed away paternalistic approach towards junior lawyers and said paying them pretty low amounts leads to ‘gatekeeping’ of the profession. After inaugurating celebrations here to mark the 20th anniversary of the setting up of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, the … Read more
He was upbeat but in pain when I used to visit him at the specialist liver unit in Kings College Hospital, London. He was, however, determined to see the start of the inquiry and on that day – 28 September 2018 – he appeared live on the BBC alongside Su and a panel of guests. … Read more
File photo of Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud. | Photo Credit: ANI Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on February 24 said both India and Bangladesh share the tradition of constitutional and judicial systems largely aiming to ensure stability and both nations recognised their constitutions as âliving documents.â âOur shared tradition aims to … Read more
Fiji’s Deputy Prime Minister Biman Prasad is on a five-day visit to India during which he will meet with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and travel to Gujarat, Goa and Ayodhya. File | Photo Credit: Shanker Chakravarty The struggles and teachings of Lord Ram in exile as narrated by the Ramayana gave “solace and inspiration” to … Read more
Justice Ritu Bahri on Sunday took oath as the first woman Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court. Governor Lieutenant General Gurmeet Singh (Retd) administered the oath of office to Justice Bahri at the Raj Bhavan here. Justice Bahri is the first woman to hold the post of Chief Justice in the state. Before becoming the … Read more