Tag: Judiciary
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Rahul Gandhi insulted OBCs, defamed Parliament, judiciary: Bhupender Yadav
Bhupender Yadav alleged that Rahul Gandhi had defamed India on foreign soil and insulted the country's judicial system and the OBC community.
March 24, 2023 -
Role of judiciary is only to test legality of statute, not to modify statute: Delhi HC
The court observation came in an order, passed in a petition seeking direction to the Central Government to constitute a Regulatory Authority/censor board to censor/review the non-film songs, their lyrics and videos which are made available to the general public through various media platforms like Television, YouTube, etc. and make it mandatory for composers of non-film songs to receive certification before such songs are made available in the public domain.
January 28, 2023 -
Performance may not guarantee re-election: Justice Siddharth Mridul
Justice Siddharth Mridul said, "We are completely divorced from reality when it comes to electing our representatives. It is unfortunate since I thought who would aspire to serve the people would begin on the premise of 'antyodaya'"
November 6, 2022 -
“Not transparent, internal politics in Judiciary…” Law Minister Rijiju on judicial appointments
Rijiju said he observed that on several occasions judges go beyond the limit of duties and tend to do executive functions without knowing the ground realities.
October 18, 2022 -
Beleaguered Judiciary
As pointed out by the CJI, the Executive could help by sticking to rules and avoiding actions that test the borders of legality and the Legislature could frame laws in a better fashion.
August 14, 2022 -
Judiciary acts as a bridge between public expectations & truth: CJI Ramana
The CJI advocated that formulation of laws and policies was not enough but they need to be implemented properly.
July 17, 2022 -
‘Judiciary’ is the last resort to ‘save Bengal’, says BJP
Describing a section of the judiciary as biased, Abhishek Banerjee had said that a couple of judges are acting at the behest of others by directing CBI probe on minor
May 29, 2022 -
Judicial reform promotes rule of law
Professionalizing the judiciary not only makes courts more trustworthy and respectable in the eyes of the people, but also enhances its capability to resolve disputes, and thus contributes to a more vibrant, prosperous community.
December 11, 2021 -
The Steel Frame
At all times, the bureaucrat must remain connected to the ground and not allow her advice and decisions to be influenced by vested interests or political pressure. The Indian ship is too big for sudden course corrections. Each decision for major change has to be extensively and painstakingly discussed with all stakeholders. Only when a consensus is available should major changes be made.
August 19, 2021 -
CJI says people of the largest democracy have confidence in judiciary
"People are confident that they will get relief and justice from the judiciary. It gives them the strength to pursue a dispute. They know that when things go wrong, the judiciary will stand by them..."
July 17, 2021 -
Cabinet approves continuation of CSS for judiciary for 5 years
The total cost of the scheme is estimated at Rs 9,000 crore, of which Rs 5,357 crore will be Central share, including Rs 50 crore for the Gram Nyayalayas Scheme.
July 14, 2021 -
SC refuses to give direction on allocation of separate funds for judiciary
The top court was hearing an application for restoration of the PIL which was dismissed by the apex court bench headed by former Chief Justice S.A. Bobde in March for non-prosecution.
July 1, 2021 -
SC to pronounce order on quantum of sentence in contempt case against Prashant Bhushan today
On August 25, a bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari had reserved its order on the quantum sentence, after Bhushan declined to apologize for the tweets.
August 31, 2020 -
Contempt case: ‘Painful’ to read Prashant Bhushan’s justification on tweets, says SC, asks why he can’t apologise
Today, the Supreme Court took a 30-minute break from the hearing to allow Prashant Bhushan to think on withdrawing a 100-page statement he submitted on Monday, in which he refused to apologise for his tweets.
August 25, 2020 -
Contempt case: SC rejects Prashant Bhushan’s plea to defer hearing on sentence, gives 2-3 days to ‘reconsider’ tweets
During the hearing, senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan quoted Mahatma Gandhi and contended that he will not apologise for the two tweets and cheerfully accept the punishment that will be given to him.
August 20, 2020 -
Plea seeks AG consent to initiate contempt action against Swara Bhaskar for remarks on SC’s Ayodhya verdict
The plea cited that in February, a society identified as Mumbai Collective organised a conference in which Bhaskar was a panelist and while addressing the conference, she made a statement derogatory and scandalous in nature, putting a big question on the judiciary and its integrity to the Constitution.
August 18, 2020 -
SC holds Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt for tweets on CJI, judiciary; sentencing on August 20
Advocate Bhushan has said that he was 'exercising his freedom of speech' and giving his opinion about the functioning of the court, and it does not amount to 'obstruction of justice', necessitating the contempt proceedings.
August 14, 2020