A clause in the Centre's new draft Memorandum of Procedure for the appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and high courts gives the government the right to reject any recommendation made by the apex court collegium if it feels that the choice is not
The Chief Justice of India, T. S. Thakur became emotional on April 24 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, lamenting his government's "inaction" in raising the number of judges from 21,000 to 40,000 to handle mounting cases, saying, "you cannot shift the entire
I was shocked to read Arun Jaitley's statement in the Rajya Sabha on May 11 (2016), in which he said that the judiciary is destroying the edifice of India's legislature "step by step, brick by brick." He did not stop there; he chose to continue
The Government has reportedly rejected a recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium for appointment as the Chief Justice of a High Court for the second time.
Lawyers from more than 135 Bar Associations in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry have participated in a rally organised by Madras High Court Advocates' Association in Chennai, demanding the withdrawal of new Amendments introduced by Madras High Court in the Disciplinary Rules under Advocates Act.