Tag: Judiciary
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Judiciary vs #MeToo
The CJI’s concerns about a plot to compromise judicial independence and the charge levelled at him must be separately investigated
April 25, 2019 -
BJP leader H Raja apologises to Madras HC for remarks ‘against judiciary’
The BJP leader has been accused of calling the police 'anti-Hindu' and 'highly corrupt', besides making some remarks against the judiciary.
October 22, 2018 -
Judiciary is making efforts to curb practice of adjournments: President Kovind
The President expressed confidence that the entire legal fraternity will resolve not to seek adjournments except in absolutely unavoidable circumstances.
September 1, 2018 -
Much too murky
Since it is apparent that in the top echelons of the judiciary ”seniority” counts for as much as in the military, there is need for clear articulation of the basis on which that principle is established and operates. The Supreme Court has been embroiled in enough controversy to afford another murky spat like the one …
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August 9, 2018 -
Rights and the judiciary
The Constitutional scheme of rights and redressals is a critical component of our democratic edifice, says Nirmalendu Bikash Rakshit
July 4, 2018 -
Removing a judge
It is for good reason that the Constitution has made the procedure for removal of a judge cumbersome because the judiciary never ought to become a victim of political whimsy, says Nirmalendu Bikash Rakshit.
June 7, 2018 -
SC order on Loya shows judiciary cannot be misled: Rajnath Singh
The Supreme Court order rejecting the plea for a probe into the death of Judge B H Loya has sent out a clear message that the judiciary cannot be “misled” by allegations based on a political vendetta, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. The minister, who posted a series of tweets, also came …
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April 19, 2018 -
Milords’ Indulgence
Democracy will be strengthened if stakeholders use the opportunity presented by the current crisis to address the imbalance in judiciary-executive relations, argues Ashok Kapur.
March 28, 2018 -
Judiciary vs Executive
Who is afraid of KM Joseph, Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court? On 10 January, a collegium of the Supreme Court comprising the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, and Justices Chelameshwar and Gogoi unanimously recommended the elevation of the Uttarakhand Chief Justice Joseph as a Judge of the Supreme Court. The same day, …
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March 6, 2018 -
Fractured face of top judiciary will dent credibility: Justice Roy
A retiring Supreme Court Judge on Friday stressed the need for projecting a united face of the higher judiciary in India, cautioning that a fractured face would only dent its credibility and paramountcy. Justice Amitava Roy expressed his views in a farewell address at a function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association on his …
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February 23, 2018 -
Media is important, even judiciary had to approach it: Uddhav
Media is an important pillar of democracy, and even the judiciary had to approach it, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray said on Saturday, January 27, 2018. Thackeray, who is the editor of Sena’s mouthpiece, the daily `Saamana’, was apparently referring to the recent unprecedented press conference held by four senior Supreme Court judges to air …
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January 27, 2018 -
No constitutional crisis, only procedural problems: Judge Kurian Joseph
Justice Kurian Joseph, one of the four Supreme Court judges who revolted against Chief Justice Dipak Misra, on Saturday said there was no constitutional crisis in the apex court and there are only problems in procedure they had objected to. “There will be no constitutional crisis and there are only problems in procedures and that …
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January 14, 2018 -
Ex-Egyptian President sentenced for insulting judiciary
An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced ousted President Mohamed Morsi to three years in jail for insulting the judiciary. Eighteen members of Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood group received the same verdict on the same charges, reports Xinhua news agency. The defendants were accused of insulting the judiciary system, offending judges and inciting hatred against them, according …
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December 30, 2017 -
Not fair to blame judges alone
It seems to have become a national sport to blame judges for all that goes wrong in Pakistan. From prosecutorial misconduct, negligent inquiries by investigating agencies and loopholes in the law itself, to executive collusion, Pakistani judges are, unfortunately, held responsible for anything and everything that is found to be wrong with the system. In …
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December 27, 2017 -
A ‘cap’ for gowns?
To the layman it might appear amusing that even as the judiciary uses every opportunity to express its own authority, a Bench of the Supreme Court should desire parliamentary action to curb one of the legal system’s most thorny issues ~ the huge fees demanded by top lawyers. A reality check would, however, confirm that …
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December 6, 2017 -
Managing disease
The judiciary has stepped in where the executive had failed to tread, to use a variant of what Alexander Pope had once written so famously in his poem, An Essay on Criticism. Calcutta High Court (coram: Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya, Acting CJ, and Arijit Banerjee, J) has conveyed a resounding signal to the Government of West Bengal, …
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December 5, 2017 -
Judiciary obliged to stand with citizens on fundamental rights: CJI Misra
Saying protection of fundamental rights of the citizens is “sacrosanct duty of judiciary”, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Saturday said judiciary is obliged to stand with the citizens if the government entities encroaches upon their fundamental rights. Speaking at National Law Day celebrations at Vigyan Bhavan here, Justice Misra said: “The citizens have …
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November 25, 2017