The Supreme Court raised concerns over alleged fake law degrees among advocates while hearing a plea linked to senior advocate designation in the Delhi High Court.
The Supreme Court has left a crucial decision to a minor’s family after doctors raised concerns over risks in a late-stage pregnancy case involving a 15-year-old survivor.
Top court raises questions over missing bribe cash in Bihar case, granting interim relief to convicted officer while scrutinising evidence handling and High Court findings.
The resignation of Justice Yashwant Varma - in whose Delhi residence wads of cash were reportedly found - is not merely an individual act of exit; it is a revealing stress test of India’s judicial accountability framework.
Justice Varma steps down during ongoing parliamentary and judicial scrutiny, with multiple probes examining allegations linked to a cash recovery case that triggered impeachment proceedings.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the National Conference of District Judiciary at Bharat Mandapam here on Saturday. On the occasion, he will unveil a stamp and coin commemorating 75 years of the establishment of the Supreme Court of India.
India's legal landscape is marked by a myriad of ongoing developments and pressing issues. These legal developments encompass many areas, from legislative changes to judicial decisions, shaping the country’s legal framework and societal dynamics.
The lawyers expressed 'deepest concern' about the actions of a ''vested interest group'' which they alleged was ''trying to pressure the judiciary, influence judicial process and defame…courts on the basis of frivolous logic and stale political agendas''.
In addition to being the first woman judge of the Supreme Court, she was also the first Muslim woman to be elected governor of Tamil Nadu and the first woman to chair the National Human Rights Commission
The CJI said that judges don't look at how the society respond when they decide cases unlike the government, which is intended to be responsive to the people.
