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 The Law Commission has recommended that a practising advocate of a High Court should not be appointed as a judge in the same court as it "affects impartiality" of justice. The report said such reform was needed as there have been complaints about "uncle judges" who were appointed i..

The Delhi High Court directed the subordinate courts to follow the procedures of the CrPC (Criminal Procedures Code) and not transgress the limits of law. The Court gave the directions while hearing a petition filed by Commissioner of Delhi police seeking quashing of orders passed by a Metropolitan Magistrates court directing the police to review its procedure of checking a..

The Madras High Court directed the Government Pleader (GP) to get instructions from the government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the recent salary increase for Members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. When the matter came up for hearing before the First Bench comprising Chief Justice H L Gokhale and Justice D Murugesan directed GP Raja Kalifulla t..

The Supreme Court panel on Thursday inspected Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's Noida park project. A high-level committee constituted by the apex court visited the Ambedkar Park to look into the alleged violation of environmental laws in the construction of a park in NOIDA. Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary was also pr..

The Mayurbhanj District Bar Association today reiterated its demand for setting up of a permanent bench of Orissa High Court here. Members of the District Bar Association, led by its president Srinibas Pradhan, presented a memorandum addressed to the Governor and Chief Minister through the district magistrate. Mr Pradhan said the last among the Bhanja K..

Supreme Court judge Tarun Chatterjee today called upon the judge fraternity to deliver judgments after proper hearing of the cases so that prompt justice could be provided to the litigants. Justice Chatterjee made this appeal to the judiciary in his inaugural address at a function which was held to review Samadhan-2009 and working of Mediation and Conciliation organised by ..

Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan today noted that a Cyber Tribunal under the IT Act has started functioning in New Delhi in the backdrop of the high incidence of cyber crimes.  Addressing a gathering after inaugurating a public awareness programme on Cyber Crime Against Women, organised here by KELSA, C-DIT and Department of Social Welfare, Kerala Government, Mr Justice ..

Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan today said the State Governments were not taking any interest to start new courts. Inaugurating the concluding meeting of the 125th anniversary celebrations of the Irrinjalakuda Courts, near here, the CJI said the State Governments were not allotting funds for the new courts. He said the insufficiency of the court..

The Madhya Pradesh High Court Level Lok Adalat disposed of 189 pending appeals related to motor accident claim appeals and other matters by creating mutual consensus. Mr Upadhyay, Secretary MP High Court legal Service committee yesterday said that four bench of Lok Adulates was constituted under the guidance of Chief Justice Anang kumar Patnaik and direction of Justice Arun..

The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu-Pondichery (BCTP) has become the first statutory body in the country to reject the enrollment plea of law graduates, who completed direct post-graduate degree programme under the open university scheme. The legal basis for the tough action by the Council was based on an order by a division bench of the Madras High Court, which in February 2008 ..

The Supreme Court has reminded the High Courts that they were duty bound to protect the subordinate judiciary, witnesses and victims to protect the criminal justice system in the country from been ‘hijacked by the high and the mighty accused.’ A bench comprising Justices B N Agrawal, G S Singhvi and Aftab Alam pulled-up the High Courts for their indifferent attitude, as the rich and..

Former attorney general of India and leading jurist Soli J Sorabjee has said political influence in the appointment of judges and selection process of persons to top legal posts can lead to selection of incompetent persons. In his write-up in an English daily today, Mr Sorabjee said, ‘It is undeniable that, sometimes, political considerations do influence the appointm..

The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition filed by former Union Minister P K Thungon who is facing allegations of corruption during his tenure as Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development. Mr Thungon had approached the Supreme Court to get the criminal proceedings pending against him quashed. A Bench comprising Justices S B Sinha and ..

A step back on law for Judges to declare assets is aimed to build a consensus on accountability and other judicial reforms, Law and Justice Minister M Veerappa Moily said today. ‘Consensus not confrontation’ was the key to the United Progressive Alliance’s pursuit of judicial reforms in the days ahead, Mr Moily told journalists after having deferred a bill..

Former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has filed a petition in a special court for CBI cases here seeking a direction to the CBI to furnish her a copy of the State Government’s notification giving consent to the central agency to investigate the gifts case against her. The prosecution says that Ms Jayalalithaa had allegedly accepted 89 demand drafts worth Rs two crore d..