By allowing the Centre to sit on reiterated recommendations for the appointment of judges till the composition of the collegium changes, the Supreme Court has opened a window for the executive to influence the selection. On Friday, while hearing a petition filed by a non-governmental organisation
Imposter telephones two HC chief justices to recommend names of advocates for elevation as HC judges R. Balaji | The Telegragh | 18.02.19 An unidentified caller has telephoned two high court chief justices claiming he was Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi to recommend the names of some advocates
Judges must give their reasons in writing for recusing themselves from specific cases Suhrith Parthasarathy | The Hindu | February 19,2019 When must ajudge disqualify herself from hearing a case? Must decisions of this gravity be left to the wisdom of individual judges? Under what circumstances does a
The bench of Justice A.K. Sikiri and Justice S. Abdul Nazeer of the Supreme Court of India on 15th Feb 2019 delivered the judgment in the PIL regarding non-appointment of information commissioners by the central and state governments and the lack of transparency in the
LIVE LAW NEWS NETWORK | 13 Feb 2019 "The law of sedition is being misused against those who criticise or lampoon the establishment and politicians in power. Draconian laws like UAPA and NSA are being used to imprison and prevent bail from being granted to dalit