Kapil Sibal’s remarks that he has ‘no hope left in SC’ are contemptuous, says Bar Association

‘If you think you will get relief from Supreme Court, you are hugely mistaken,’ the senior advocate had said on August 6.

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· Yesterday · 05:55 pm

‘There is a limit to targeting judges’: Justice DY Chandrachud rebukes media report on hearing delay

The judge said that he has seen a news report about court postponing the hearing of a plea about attack on Christians

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· Jul 28, 2022 · 06:19 pm

Media is running kangaroo courts, taking democracy backwards: Chief Justice NV Ramana

He said that biased views being spread by the media were harming the justice delivery system.

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· Jul 23, 2022 · 03:19 pm

Why does Supreme Court list some cases instantly while others take months – even years?

Listing of cases is at the discretion of the chief justice of India. Many have complained that these are exercised in an opaque manner.

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· Jul 15, 2022 · 09:00 am

SC observations on Nupur Sharma are not in sync with judicial ethos, say former judges, bureaucrats

Justices JB Pardiwala and Surya Kant had said that Sharma was single-handedly responsible for tensions that erupted after her statement about Prophet Muhammad.

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· Jul 05, 2022 · 02:34 pm

Justice JB Pardiwala who heard Nupur Sharma’s plea objects to personal attacks on judges

The Supreme Court judge was part of a bench that castigated the suspended BJP leader for her comments about the Prophet.

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· Jul 03, 2022 · 08:49 pm

‘I hang my head in shame,’ says Kapil Sibal on the state of judiciary

The senior advocate said that journalist Mohammed Zubair was denied bail by a court for a tweet that he had posted four years ago without any communal outcome.

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· Jul 03, 2022 · 07:36 pm

‘Cannot misuse taxpayers’ money’: Allahabad High Court on UP government outsourcing legal work

The state has more than 400 empanelled lawyers. Despite this, many cases are going unrepresented, the court said.

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· Jun 03, 2022 · 02:34 pm

Ensure social diversity in courts, Tamil Nadu chief minister urges Narendra Modi and CJI Ramana

A heterogeneous group of judges can reflect the views and values of society as a whole, MK Stalin said.

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· May 13, 2022 · 06:36 pm

Why lawyers are surprised at high court’s conditions in the Tajinder Singh Bagga case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has restricted the police’s power to interrogate Bagga, which lawyers say is highly unusual.

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· May 11, 2022 · 11:30 am

Ten recusals in Bhima Koregaon raises the question: Should judges disclose reasons for withdrawal?

Would disclosing reasons reduce the controversy around mass recusals?

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· May 10, 2022 · 06:30 am

SC tells six High Courts to state number of criminal appeals pending with them

The Supreme Court expressed concern about criminal appeals remaining pending more than two decades.

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· May 04, 2022 · 08:16 pm