There is hardly anything unusual when a government breaks its promise to the people. But, can even Supreme Court be treated in the same vein? Well, the Uttar Pradesh government definitely thinks so. A day after its lawyer Satish Chandra Mishra submit ..
The Tamil Nadu Advocates Association (TNAA) on Wednesday wanted the Madras high court to issue notice to Justice SJ Mukhopadhaya, who was the acting chief justice during the February 19 violence on the court campus, to ascertain whether he gave any p ..
The Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh resolved to request the State Government to allot 100 acres of land and funds for construction of High Court complex and further five acres of land for the Bar Council.At its meeting held to discuss the recent fire i ..
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that tenth and twelfth-standard students, enrolled at a school in this district’s Katarha village and studying under the Open School System, be allowed to appear in examinations scheduled next month.While hea ..
Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily reiterated that he will bring about amendments in laws which hamper the trial system to bring about speedy justice to people.‘We will infuse accountability, ethics, transparency and efficiency in the legal stru ..
Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily said the judiciary needed to be held accountable for its actions."We have the best and independent judiciary but independence without accountability is of no use," Mr Moily said, addressing the National con ..
The BJP has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Election Commission to hold fresh Assembly elections in Jharkhand.The Assembly in Jharkhand has been under suspended animation for more than six months.According to the BJP, no party or g ..
The Supreme Court has ruled that the election petitioner must be personally present at the time of filing the petition under section 81(1) of the Representation of the People’s Act in the High Court.A bench comprising Justices DK Jain and P Sat ..
It's a move that will save thousands of lives — and prevent terminally ill and desperate patients from falling prey to unscrupulous organ traders. The Union law ministry has cleared the long-pending amendments to the Transplantati ..
The Supreme Court has upheld a judgment of the Kerala High Court setting aside the election of P C Thomas, who was elected from 12 H P Muvattupuzha Lok Sabha constituency.The High Court had set aside the election of Thomas to the Lok Sabha on Octobe ..