With over 30 million cases pending in various courts across the country, Government has said it has initiated steps to bring down the huge number.Law Minister M Veerappa Moily said the national consultation for strengthening the judiciary towards red ..
Government may have a fresh look at the method of appointment of judges to higher judiciary and intends to come out with a comprehensive bill to deal with complaints of corruption against judges, Law Minister M Veerappa Moily said. Addressing a press ..
The Delhi High Court has directed that all outstation cases related to cheque bouncing should go back to their respective courts as they do not fall under the Capital’s jurisdiction.A bench composed of Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice Manmoha ..
RULES SUPREME COURT-COURT CAN NOT DIRECT INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY IN INVESTIGATIONIn a ruling having long-term ramifications for criminal investigations, the Supreme Court has held a court cannot direct an investigative agency to conduct an investigation ..
The Supreme Court issued notice to the Union Government on a petition seeking direction to it to fill up the post of the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).A bench comprising Justices S H Kapadia and Aftab Alam issued the notice ..
To check corruption in judiciary, the Union government will introduce Judicial Accountability and Standard Bill 2009 in the coming session of Parliament, Union Law Minster M Veerappa Moily has said. Minister Moily, however, defended Indian judiciary ..
In order to dispose of about 7 lakh pending cases in various courts in Punjab, it has been decided to start evening courts in the state. In the first phase, evening courts would start functioning in important cities. This was announced at Muktsar by ..
The Supreme Court has directed the CBI to take possession of the viscera samples of Ashutosh Asthana, prime accused in the multi-crore PF scam, who died mysteriously inGhaziabad's Dasna jail. A special bench headed by Justice D K Jain ordered the C ..
Even as the Uttar Pradesh government has ordered probe into the mysterious death of the main accused of the mutli-crore rupees Provident Fund (PF) scam, the family members alleged some foul play in the incident. The state Jail Department has ordered ..
The Supreme Court has ruled that it is quality and not the quantity of evidence that matters in arriving at the truth. While setting aside the judgment of Allahabad High Court acquitting three accused in a double murder case, a bench comprising Just ..