The Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reform (CJAR) strongly condemns the unwarranted and illegal arrest of JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar on charges of ‘sedition’ by the Central government, in its desperate bid to silence all expressions of dissent.
Mr. Prashant Bhushan submitted before the SC that if this petition is dismissed, that would undermine the confidence of the people in SC and people would have the impression that the SC makes grand statements about transparency and RTI but when it comes to itself,
In the last one and half years, the Supreme Court of India has been reluctant to allow audio-video (AV) recording of court proceedings. In November 2014, the e-Committee of the Supreme Court rejected the Central Government’s proposal to introduce AV recording in subordinate courts as
A three judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by CJI Thakur, referred to a Constitution Bench 11 questions related to the setting up of National Courts of Appeal. Justice Thakur observed: “It is common knowledge that the huge backlog of cases in the Supreme Court
Kerala High Court Judgment In this case before Justice Kemal Pasha, the issue was whether a Magistrate Court can reject a complaint merely by highlighting the reason that the relief sought for is one for forwarding the same to the police under Section 156(3) CrPC. The