CJI plea to reduce pendency of cases in courts
2 years, 2 months ago

CJI plea to reduce pendency of cases in courts

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has stressed the need for reducing the pendency of court cases, saying this is a must to ensure delivery of justice to petitioners across the judicial system. Addressing the judges, advocates, young judicial officers and others after inauguration of the AP Judicial Academy and other e-court initiatives on Friday, the CJI quoted from the National Judicial Data Grid. Referring to AP, the CJI said that the oldest civil case booked in Guntur was on March 22, 1980 and the oldest criminal case booked in Kalyanadurga in Anantapur on Sept 19, 1978. The CJI advised the young judicial officers to develop a sense of emotional stability as they would be witnessing the conflicts of interests between wife and husband, employer and labourer, landlord and tenant etc. AP high court chief justice Prashant Misra, several HC judges, young judicial officers and senior advocates were present.

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Assam's Chirang court achieves zero pendency of cases: Report
2 months, 1 week ago

Assam's Chirang court achieves zero pendency of cases: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Chief Judicial Magistrate court in Assam's Chirang district achieved a rare feat by clearing all pending cases by the end of 2024, news agency ANI reported. In a country where as per the National Judicial Data Grid more than 4.5 crore cases are pending in district and subordinate courts alone, this Chirang court achieved zero pendency. Additionally, the conviction …

Gujarat's local courts have 15.61 lakh pending cases; 535 judicial vacancies
4 months ago

Gujarat's local courts have 15.61 lakh pending cases; 535 judicial vacancies

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat's District and Subordinate Courts are grappling with a staggering backlog of 15.61 lakh pending cases, the Central government revealed in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. As of November 15, 2024, the pending cases include 3.5 lakh civil cases, 12.11 lakh criminal cases, and an additional 50,128 cases in Family Courts as of September 30, 2024. The Law Ministry, …

I am probably the most trolled judge: Outgoing CJI Chandrachud
4 months, 2 weeks ago

I am probably the most trolled judge: Outgoing CJI Chandrachud

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Outgoing Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday said his shoulders are broad enough to accept all criticism as he believed in transparency in public life and the dogma that "sunlight is the best disinfectant".Justice Chandrachud, who is the 50th CJI, also said he is probably one of the most trolled individuals and judges across the system. …

CJI Chandrachud emphasizes on strengthening infra in courts to deal with pendency in cases
7 months, 2 weeks ago

CJI Chandrachud emphasizes on strengthening infra in courts to deal with pendency in cases

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday emphasised on strengthening infrastructure in the courts to deal with pendency in cases even as he said different mediums like the Lok Adalats were being adopted to reduce the number of court cases.He said modern technology like Artificial Intelligence was being used to translate the court verdicts in regional languages …

SC defers hearing of AP’s plea to cancel bail to Naidu for 10 weeks
10 months, 2 weeks ago

SC defers hearing of AP’s plea to cancel bail to Naidu for 10 weeks

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Supreme Court has deferred the hearing of AP’s plea to cancel bail to former chief minister Chandrababu Naidu in the AP skill development scam case for 10 weeks. It announced that the hearing on a petition filed by the AP government challenging the state high court order of granting bail to Naidu in the case would be heard …

AP HC Expresses Displeasure Over Delay in Giving Details of Cases to Petitioners
11 months, 2 weeks ago

AP HC Expresses Displeasure Over Delay in Giving Details of Cases to Petitioners

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh High Court expressed displeasure at the delay in providing information about the cases booked against the political leaders mainly from Telugu Desam and directed the director general of police to submit details to them by April 16 and posted the next hearing to the same day. A single judge bench headed by Justice K. Srinivasa Reddy …

Lawyers, judges rise above differences in quest for justice: CJI DY Chandrachud
1 year ago

Lawyers, judges rise above differences in quest for justice: CJI DY Chandrachud

India TV News  

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Wednesday said that he feels social media exacerbates differences between people but lawyers and judges rise above the differences in the common quest for justice. In his address after laying the foundation stone for the new Telangana High Court complex, to come up adjacent to the Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agriculture University at …

Madras High Court calls for details of cases pending against all MPs/MLAs across Tamil Nadu
1 year, 3 months ago

Madras High Court calls for details of cases pending against all MPs/MLAs across Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Monday directed the State government to submit complete details regarding the number of criminal cases pending against MPs and MLAs in the State, the courts in which they are pending and the stage of the proceedings before those courts. First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy asked Advocate …

Naidu's counsel to meet CJI today
1 year, 6 months ago

Naidu's counsel to meet CJI today

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Telugu Desam president N. Chandrababu Naidu’s counsel Siddarth Luthra would meet Supreme Court chief justice D.Y. Chandrachud on Tuesday to mention about Naidu’s plea challenging the AP High Court order dismissing his FIR quash petition in the AP skill scam case, for hearing, by fixing the date and time. Supreme Court senior advocate Siddarth Luthra met CJI in New …

Supreme Court To Hear Bail Plea Of Suspended IAS Officer Pooja Singhal In Money Laundering Case On October 31
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court To Hear Bail Plea Of Suspended IAS Officer Pooja Singhal In Money Laundering Case On October 31

Live Law  

In a recent legal development, a Division Bench of the Supreme Court, while hearing an appeal filed by suspended Indian Administrative Services officer Pooja Singhal assailing the Jharkhand High Court’s order wherein she was denied bail, directed the Directorate of Enforcement to inform the Bench about the real material witnesses who need to be examined in the matter. It may …

No pending cases older than 50 years in Supreme Court: Kiren Rijiju
2 years ago

No pending cases older than 50 years in Supreme Court: Kiren Rijiju

Hindustan Times  

The minister of law and justice Kiren Rijiju on Thursday informed Parliament that there are no pending cases that are more than 50 years, civil or criminal, in the Supreme Court. However, the high courts had as many as 1,514 civil and criminal cases pending, that were over 50 years old, said Rijiju said in a written reply. Across different …

Case pendency in HCs, district courts highest this year: Govt in LS
2 years, 3 months ago

Case pendency in HCs, district courts highest this year: Govt in LS

Hindustan Times  

All high courts and district courts had more cases pending this year than in any previous year, according to data released by the government on Friday that showed 42.5 million cases yet to be concluded in the lower courts and 5.3 million in the appellate courts. The data released by the government came in response to a set of questions …

CJI recuses from hearing AP’s petition on three capitals
2 years, 4 months ago

CJI recuses from hearing AP’s petition on three capitals

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit recused from hearing the three capitals case of Andhra Pradesh and directed the registry to post the hearing for another bench. A division bench headed by the CJI took up the hearing of the petitions filed by the farmers from Amaravati region and the state government in New Delhi on Tuesday. Farmers’ counsel …

Over 16,000 cases listed, almost 4,000 cleared by SC within first 12 days of CJI Lalit's tenure | Exclusive
2 years, 6 months ago

Over 16,000 cases listed, almost 4,000 cleared by SC within first 12 days of CJI Lalit's tenure | Exclusive

India Today  

From the get-go, Chief Justice of India UU Lalit had made it clear that his primary objective during his short 74-day tenure would be to focus on listing and disposal of long-pending cases to reduce the massive backlog that has further multiplied during the Covid-19 pandemic. Through data accessed exclusively, India Today has learnt that a total of 16,875 cases …

60 Cases in Under 3 Hrs, 592 Matters Heard in All in SC: With Action-Packed Day 1, CJI Lalit Has Big Plans in Short Tenure
2 years, 6 months ago

60 Cases in Under 3 Hrs, 592 Matters Heard in All in SC: With Action-Packed Day 1, CJI Lalit Has Big Plans in Short Tenure

News 18  

The first day of Uday Umesh Lalit as the Chief Justice of India seemed to have marked a path for a new beginning with close to 600 cases being heard in the Supreme Court on Monday. The court also heard various matters involving issues of personal liberty, like a plea by a woman whose husband gave her Talaq-e-Hassan and plea …

Hours after taking over as CJI, Justice Lalit holds meeting over process of listing cases
2 years, 7 months ago

Hours after taking over as CJI, Justice Lalit holds meeting over process of listing cases

India Today  

Hours after taking over as the 49th Chief Justice of India, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit reached the Supreme Court to convene meetings with judges and registry officials to streamline the process of listing of cases. CJI Lalit reached the Supreme Court after the swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, where he first completed some paperwork formalities and then quickly called a …

Virtual court proceedings here to stay, avers Justice Bhuyan
2 years, 7 months ago

Virtual court proceedings here to stay, avers Justice Bhuyan

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Justice of Telangana High Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said that virtual court proceedings that began during the Covid-19 pandemic were not only a reality but are here to stay as a permanent feature. Addressing a gathering after unfurling the national flag marking the 75th Independence Day here on Monday, Justice Bhuyan said that concerned over the difficulties faced …

CM, CJI launch 32 dist. courts virtually
2 years, 9 months ago

CM, CJI launch 32 dist. courts virtually

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Marking the state formation day, 32 judicial district courts coterminous to revenue districts were inaugurated digitally by Chief Justice of India Justice N.V. Ramana and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao here on Thursday. Credit for this milestone goes to the relentless pursuit by Telangana High Court Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma. Praising the Chief Minister for establishing new courts …

Explained | Over 47 million cases pending in courts: clogged state of Indian judiciary
2 years, 10 months ago

Explained | Over 47 million cases pending in courts: clogged state of Indian judiciary

The Hindu  

May 10, 2022 11:30 am | Updated May 13, 2022 02:13 pm IST The story so far: The judicial system in India is under tremendous pressure. The Ministry of Law and Justice had earlier this year informed the Lok Sabha that 3.7 crore cases – 3.2 crore in subordinate courts and 46.8 lakh in High Courts – were pending in …

Andhra Pradesh Police set new benchmark in criminal justice delivery
2 years, 10 months ago

Andhra Pradesh Police set new benchmark in criminal justice delivery

Deccan Chronicle  

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Police created history and set a new benchmark in criminal justice delivery by securing a guilty verdict for two accused, in an attempt to rape case, in just 57 days, after having completed the prosecution process in 14 days. This case highlights the tremendous coordination between the police, prosecution lawyers and the judiciary," state Director General of …

Supreme Court agrees to hear PIL after 15 April on expeditious trial in cases against politicians
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court agrees to hear PIL after 15 April on expeditious trial in cases against politicians

Firstpost  

According to a recent report, a total of 4,984 cases are pending against Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly/Council out of which 1,899 cases are more than five years old New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear after 15 April, 2022, a PIL which has sought expeditious trial of criminal cases against lawmakers and speedy …

Over 4 Crore Cases Pending Before District Courts Across Country, About 59 Lakh In High Courts, 70K In Supreme Court: Law Ministry
2 years, 11 months ago

Over 4 Crore Cases Pending Before District Courts Across Country, About 59 Lakh In High Courts, 70K In Supreme Court: Law Ministry

Live Law  

The Ministry of Law and Justice informed Lok Sabha that disposal of pending cases in courts is within the domain of the judiciary and Government has no role in disposal. Law Minister Kiren Rijiju stated that timely disposal of cases in courts depends on several factors which, inter-alia, include availability of adequate number of judges and judicial officers, supporting court …

CJI raises concerns over huge backlog of criminal cases in Allahabad HC
3 years, 6 months ago

CJI raises concerns over huge backlog of criminal cases in Allahabad HC

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Saturday said the pendency of criminal cases in the Allahabad High Court is “very worrying”. Chief Justice of India Ramana was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony for the National Law University, the new Multi-Level Parking and Advocates’ Chamber Complex, and the unveiling of the portrait of legendary advocate late Anand Bhushan …

Kodanad Murder & Dacoity Case: Supreme Court Dismisses AIADMK Member's Plea To Stop Further Investigation
3 years, 6 months ago

Kodanad Murder & Dacoity Case: Supreme Court Dismisses AIADMK Member's Plea To Stop Further Investigation

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by AIADMK functionary Anubhav Ravi, a prosecution witness in the Kodanad Murder and Dacoity case challenging the Madras High Court's order of refusing to intervene with the further police investigation by police. Case Before Madras High Court AIADMK Functionary Anubhav Ravi had approached the High Court averring that due …

1.80 lakh criminal cases pending in Allahabad High Court: UP govt tells Supreme Court
3 years, 7 months ago

1.80 lakh criminal cases pending in Allahabad High Court: UP govt tells Supreme Court

India Today  

Around 1.80 lakh criminal cases are pending in the Allahabad High Court, which presently has a vacancy of 67 judges. "As of August 2021, there are about 1,83,000 criminal appeals pending in both the Lucknow bench and the Allahabad High Court," the UP government and the Allahabad High Court registry informed a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice SK Kaul. …

About 3.5 Crore Cases Pending In Indian District Courts: Plea In Supreme Court For Appointment Of More Judges In Subordinate Judiciary
4 years, 2 months ago

About 3.5 Crore Cases Pending In Indian District Courts: Plea In Supreme Court For Appointment Of More Judges In Subordinate Judiciary

Live Law  

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court, underscoring the issue of long pendency of cases in Subordinates Courts in India, inter alia seeking formal guidelines and rule of procedures for the appointment of judges within the time-bound duration. The Petitioner pointed out that about 3.5 crore cases are pending in Indian District Courts, out of which …

Unfortunate That Clients Suffer When Bar Members Abstain From Judicial Work Creating Backlog Of Cases: Allahabad High Court
4 years, 4 months ago

Unfortunate That Clients Suffer When Bar Members Abstain From Judicial Work Creating Backlog Of Cases: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

"It is unfortunate that clients are suffering for cases which can easily be disposed of but for the reasons that the Members of Bar have been abstaining from judicial work creating a backlog of cases", the Allahabad High Court observed on Monday. Perusing the same, the Court said, "From the perusal of the same, it indicates that for various reasons, …

[Tablighi Jamaat] Allahabad HC Issues Notice To UP Govt. In 12 Bangladeshi Nationals' Plea; Interim Protection Granted Against Coercive Action [Read Order]
4 years, 5 months ago

[Tablighi Jamaat] Allahabad HC Issues Notice To UP Govt. In 12 Bangladeshi Nationals' Plea; Interim Protection Granted Against Coercive Action [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Monday issued notice to the State Government in connection with an application, filed by 12 Bangladeshi Nationals, praying to quash the charge sheet dated 06.06.2020 as well as cognizance order dated 31.07.2020 The Bench of Justice Anil Kumar-IX was hearing the application in which it was also prayed that the further proceeding be stayed in …

[Criminal Cases Against MPs/MLAs] Orissa HC Takes Suo Moto Notice And Directs State Govt. to Compile Data Of Pending Cases [Read Order]
4 years, 6 months ago

[Criminal Cases Against MPs/MLAs] Orissa HC Takes Suo Moto Notice And Directs State Govt. to Compile Data Of Pending Cases [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court on Wednesday heard the suo motu writ petition which was listed pursuant to order dated 16.09.2020 passed by the Supreme Court in Writ Petition No.699 of 2016 regarding Special Courts for MPs/MLAs. It may be noted that the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Chief Justices of the High Courts to formulate an action plan to …

Over 51 Lakh Cases Pending in Indian High Courts; 3.5 Crore In District & Subordinate Courts [Read Statement]
4 years, 6 months ago

Over 51 Lakh Cases Pending in Indian High Courts; 3.5 Crore In District & Subordinate Courts [Read Statement]

Live Law  

As per the data released by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice, over 51 lakh cases are pending in various High Courts across the country and almost 3.5 crore cases are pending in lower Courts of the country. With over 7 lakh unresolved litigations, the Allahabad High Court tops the list of High Courts Backlogs, followed by the Punjab …

More than 700 Lawyers Write to Chief Justice, Raise Concern over Trend to 'Browbeat Judiciary'
4 years, 7 months ago

More than 700 Lawyers Write to Chief Justice, Raise Concern over Trend to 'Browbeat Judiciary'

News 18  

More than 700 lawyers from across India have written to Chief Justice of India SA Bobde criticising the "recent trend of browbeating and intimidating the judiciary". Referring to "institutional disruptors", the signatories said the foundation of the judiciary is the confidence of the people in its ability to deliver justice. "The actions of these institutional disruptors through name calling and …

2G Spectrum Case: Delhi HC Gives Liberty To ED To Move Application For Urgent Hearing On Appeals Filed Against The Acquittal Of A Raja And Others
4 years, 7 months ago

2G Spectrum Case: Delhi HC Gives Liberty To ED To Move Application For Urgent Hearing On Appeals Filed Against The Acquittal Of A Raja And Others

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has given liberty to the Enforcement Directorate to move an application for seeking urgent hearing on Leave To Appeal filed against the acquittal of A Raja and others in the 2G Spectrum case. The demand for urgent hearing was made orally by the Additional Solicitor General before the Single Bench of Justice Brijesh Sethi, 'You move an …

Out of 43 lakh cases pending in HCs, over 8 lakh a decade old
5 years, 9 months ago

Out of 43 lakh cases pending in HCs, over 8 lakh a decade old

India TV News  

More than 43 lakh cases are pending in the 25 high courts in the country and over 8 lakh of these are over a decade old, the Rajya Sabha was informed Thursday. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in a written reply said 43.55 lakh cases are pending in the high court and out of these, 18.75 lakh relate to civil …

Appointment of judges to High Courts much faster now: Supreme Court
6 years, 1 month ago

Appointment of judges to High Courts much faster now: Supreme Court

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Friday said the collegium recommendations for the appointment of judges to different High Courts was being cleared by the government and only 27 recommendations were pending. Pointing out that the government was "speedily" clearing the collegium recommendations for the appointment of judges to the High Courts, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, sitting with Justice Sanjiv Khanna, told …

CJI inaugurates AP transit High Court
6 years, 1 month ago

CJI inaugurates AP transit High Court

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: It was a historic moment in the timeline of new capital Amaravati on Sunday with the inauguration of Andhra Pradesh transit High Court and laying of the foundation stone for a permanent High Court at Nelapadu. Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi inaugurated the transit High Court in the judicial complex at Nelapadu, accompanied by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister …

What are the cases before the new CJI?
6 years, 6 months ago

What are the cases before the new CJI?

The Hindu  

Over 54,000 cases are pending in the Supreme Court. A Bench, led by Justice Gogoi, recently agreed to monitor the setting up and functioning of special courts to try cases against sitting Members of Parliament and the Assemblies. One of the biggest challenges for Justice Gogoi would be the pending petitions against Article 35A, which provides special status, rights and …

Five-judge SC bench reserves verdict on petitions challenging constitutional validity of Aadhaar
6 years, 10 months ago

Five-judge SC bench reserves verdict on petitions challenging constitutional validity of Aadhaar

Firstpost  

A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra reserved its judgement on the Aadhaar matter. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Aadhaar and its enabling 2016 law. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra directed …

Supreme Court judges vs CJI: Four retired Justices back rebel judges in open letter to Dipak Misra
7 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court judges vs CJI: Four retired Justices back rebel judges in open letter to Dipak Misra

Firstpost  

Four retired judges, including an ex-Supreme Court judge, wrote an open letter to the chief justice of India, saying they agree with the issues raised by the four apex court judges over the allocation of cases and the crisis needs to be resolved “within the judiciary” New Delhi: Four retired judges, including an ex-Supreme Court judge, on Sunday wrote an …

CJI Dipak Misra writes to SC jugdes, HCs; seeks expedite hearing for those languishing in jails for over five years
7 years, 4 months ago

CJI Dipak Misra writes to SC jugdes, HCs; seeks expedite hearing for those languishing in jails for over five years

Firstpost  

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has appealed the Supreme Court and high courts to take cases pending for more than five years on priority basis Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has appealed the Supreme Court and high courts to take cases pending for more than five years on a priority basis and speedily decide on appeals filed by …

Madras HC Asks Govt To Appoint Law Officers Within 6 Weeks [Read Order]
7 years, 6 months ago

Madras HC Asks Govt To Appoint Law Officers Within 6 Weeks [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has expressed hope that Tamil Nadu Government will make expeditious appointment to vacant posts of law officers to enable speedy disposal of cases, while underlining that such appointments should be made within six weeks.The Madurai bench of Madras High Court comprising Justice KK Sasidharan and GR Swaminathan disposed of a PIL moved by Madurai resident R …

Constitute Spl. Benches To Hear Criminal Appeals on Saturdays: CJI Dipak Misra Writes To HC CJs
7 years, 6 months ago

Constitute Spl. Benches To Hear Criminal Appeals on Saturdays: CJI Dipak Misra Writes To HC CJs

Live Law  

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has written to the Chief Justices of all High Courts, requesting them to constitute Special Benches on Saturdays for hearing criminal appeals/ jail appeals in which legal aid has been provided.The CJI’s letter began with identification of the issue of increasing backlog of cases due to delay in disposal. Chief Justice of India Dipak …

Constitute Spl. Benches To Hear Criminal Appeals on Saturdays: CJI Dipak Misra Writes To HC CJs
7 years, 6 months ago

Constitute Spl. Benches To Hear Criminal Appeals on Saturdays: CJI Dipak Misra Writes To HC CJs

Live Law  

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has written to the Chief Justices of all High Courts, requesting them to constitute Special Benches on Saturdays for hearing criminal appeals/ jail appeals in which legal aid has been provided.The CJI’s letter began with identification of the issue of increasing backlog of cases due to delay in disposal. Chief Justice of India Dipak …

Short of 5k judges, district courts have 2.81 cr pending cases
8 years, 2 months ago

Short of 5k judges, district courts have 2.81 cr pending cases

India TV News  

Short of 5k judges, district courts have 2.81 cr pending cases The district courts across the country have a whopping 2.8 crore pending cases while nearly 5,000 positions of judicial officers remain vacant leading to suggestions in two Supreme Court reports to increase the judicial manpower manifold. The district courts across the country have a whopping 2.8 crore pending cases …

Supreme Court dignifies Justice Katju’s Facebook post with a debate: Was it necessary?
8 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court dignifies Justice Katju’s Facebook post with a debate: Was it necessary?

Firstpost  

There is no convincing enough reason for why any court should spare any amount of its precious time in engaging with a criticism such as by Markandey Katju. Justice Markandey Katju’s reasons for criticising the Supreme Court judgment in the Soumya rape case may have been legitimate, but is the SC right in engaging with him by inviting him for …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up
8 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Live Law  

Ex-Policeman Accused Of Killing Wife The Supreme Court acquitted an ex-police constable, who was convicted by the trial court and high court under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and resultantly sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life and also to pay fine of ₹10,000 for killing his wife.SC Refuses To Review Death Penalty Of Ex-Cop Umesh In Rape-Murder CaseThe …

Reflections on CJI’S speech: Going beyond judicial appointments for clearance of cases
8 years, 10 months ago

Reflections on CJI’S speech: Going beyond judicial appointments for clearance of cases

Live Law  

Years ago, Justice Krishna Iyer was received by almost all the judges of the Allahabad High Court. Looking at the huge crowd of around 100 judges, Justice Iyer wondered “this is not court; this is population”. But the Allahabad High Court had the highest average pendency of case in India of 1337 days, according to a study by DAKSH, a …

Allahabad HC to cut short summer vacations to clear long-pending cases
8 years, 10 months ago

Allahabad HC to cut short summer vacations to clear long-pending cases

Live Law  

Days after CJI Thakur made an emotional appeal for filling in vacancies to expedite disposal of pending cases, at least 68 out of 79 Judges of the Allahabad High Court have decided to cut short their summer holidays, and clear long-pending cases.The Judges have consented to the suggestion put forth by Chief Justice D.Y. Days after CJI Thakur made an …

Retired judges to be reappointed to tackle pending cases: CJI Thakur
8 years, 11 months ago

Retired judges to be reappointed to tackle pending cases: CJI Thakur

India TV News  

New Delhi: In a significant step to tackle mounting cases, a conference of chief ministers and chief justices of high courts on Sunday adopted a resolution to invoke a constitutional provision to appoint retired judicial officers as ad hoc judges. Chief Justice of India TS Thakur announced that the conference adopted a resolution that Article 224 A will be invoked …

Three crore cases pending before judiciary, retd. officers to work as ad hoc judges
8 years, 11 months ago

Three crore cases pending before judiciary, retd. officers to work as ad hoc judges

India TV News  

Three crore cases pending before judiciary, retd. officers to work as ad hoc judges New Delhi: In a significant step to tackle mounting cases, a conference of chief ministers and chief justices of high courts today adopted a resolution to invoke a constitutional provision to appoint retired judicial officers New Delhi: In a significant step to tackle mounting cases, a …

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