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Bangladesh cancels training programme in India for 50 judges, judicial officers

Bangladesh’s interim government on Sunday cancelled a training programme for 50 judges and judicial officers in India. The cancellation order came a day after the state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha reported that 50 lower judiciary judges would undergo a one-day training programme from February 10 at the National Judicial Academy and the State Judicial Academy in Madhya Pradesh. New Delhi and …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Amid Shortage Of Judges' Accommodation, High Court Directs Registrar General To Inspect Suitability Of Mohali Flats Proposed By Punjab Govt

Live Law

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the Registrar General to inspect whether the flats which the Punjab Government is purchasing in Mohali for accommodation of judicial and executive officers are suitable.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetarpal said, "State of Punjab has submitted that process has been initiated to purchase 167 premium flat in Mohali.to make. The …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Judges should not use Facebook, must work like horse: Supreme Court

India Today

The Supreme Court has underscored the need for judges to lead disciplined lives, urging them to avoid social media and refrain from expressing personal opinions on judicial matters. The remarks came while hearing a case involving the termination of two women judicial officers by the Madhya Pradesh High Court over alleged unsatisfactory performance during their probation periods. Senior advocate R …

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'If men menstruated, they'd understand': SC slams Madhya Pradesh HC for firing women judges

New Indian Express

In a turn of anguish and displeasure during the hearing in the Madhya Pradesh women judges termination case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed the state High Court for terminating the services of women civil judges in the State and refused to reinstate some of them. "I wish men had menstruation, then only, they would understand," a two-judge Bench of …

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4 months ago

Mexico’s legislature moves ahead with judicial reforms despite protests

Al Jazeera

The changes, which would see federal judges elected by popular vote, pass in lower chamber. A judicial overhaul championed by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has cleared its first legislative hurdle with Mexico’s lower house passing the reform package despite widespread protests. Wednesday’s vote caps months of promises by Lopez Obrador, widely known by his initials AMLO, to push …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Judiciary an integral institution, complacency not an option: CJI

Hindustan Times

Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud on Sunday underscored that complacency is a luxury the judiciary cannot afford even as he acknowledged the ongoing challenge of case pendency and emphasised that the judiciary’s effectiveness and independence are closely tied to ensuring proper working conditions and financial security for judges. In an institution as integral to the life of a …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

US ambassador to Mexico calls proposed judicial overhaul a democracy ‘risk’ and economic threat

Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar said Thursday a judicial overhaul proposed by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador poses a “risk” to Mexico’s democracy and “threatens the historic commercial relationship” between Mexico and the U.S. “Any judicial reform needs to have safeguards that the judicial branch is strengthened, and not the subject to political conditions.” He said the …

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6 months ago

Alaska federal judge resigns after investigators say he created a hostile workplace

NPR

Alaska federal judge resigns after investigators say he created a hostile workplace toggle caption U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary/via Reuters A federal judge in Alaska resigned this week after investigators concluded he created a hostile work environment by sending crude messages to employees, engaging in sexual contact with a former law clerk and lying to colleagues about that relationship. …

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7 months ago

Two British judges resign from Hong Kong court. One cites the city’s ‘political situation’

Associated Press

HONG KONG — Two British judges have resigned from Hong Kong’s top court, the city’s judiciary said, deepening worries over the city’s rule of law under a Beijing-imposed national security law. The judiciary said in a statement Thursday that Jonathan Sumption and Lawrence Collins, who both serve as non-permanent overseas judges of Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal, have tendered …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Chittoor Judiciary Ramps up Efforts to Clear 91,221 Backlog Cases

Deccan Chronicle

Tirupati: Principal District and Sessions Judge, Chittoor, E. Bhima Rao, has directed all judicial officers in the district to expedite the resolution of pending civil and criminal cases across the 63 courts in the region. Speaking at a quarterly conference for judicial officers on Sunday, Rao instructed the courts to make concerted efforts to clear the substantial backlog of 91,221 …

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1 year, 2 months ago

SC Collegium Proposes Appointment Of Two Judicial Officers As Tripura HC Judges, Says Cogent Reasons For Not Recommending Senior Judicial Officers

Live Law

The Supreme Court Collegium comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul & Sanjiv Khanna has recommended the names of two judicial officers for appointment as judges of the Tripura High Court. After careful scrutiny and evaluation of the candidates merit and suitability and also taking into account the views of the Chief Justice and senior judges of the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Indian Constitution Colonial Document, Collegium System Long Past Its Expiry Date: Arghya Sengupta

News 18

The Constitution is a colonial document where the state is all-powerful and India, which has an experience of 75 years of independence, has the confidence to decide what kind of constitution works best for the country, Arghya Sengupta, founder of Delhi-based think tank Vidhi said in an interview. Sengupta, a prominent voice on constitutional issues who has recently written “The …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Stop Presenting Shawls, Other Gifts To Judges; Don't Visit Their Residences For Favours: Madras High Court To Judicial Officers

Live Law

The Madras High Court through a circular has issued a slew of directions to the judicial officers in the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service and the Puducherry Judicial Service. "The Judicial Officers shall stop the practice of.presenting shawls, mementos, bouquet, garlands, fruits and gifts to the Hon'ble Judges at the time of meeting the Hon'ble Judges of High Court," the …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Laments Trial Judges Not Using Section 313(5) CrPC; Asks Judicial Academies To Take Notice

Live Law

The Supreme Court recently opined that while recording the statement under Section 313 of CrPC in cases involving a large number of prosecution witnesses, the Judicial Officers should take benefit of Section 313 of CrPC, which will ensure that the chances of committing errors and omissions are minimized. "While recording the statement under Section 313 of CrPC in cases involving …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Judicial Officers' Pay Hike | Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petitions Of Centre & States Against Direction To Implement Commission Recommendations

Live Law

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, upheld its order dated 27th July, 2022 directing for implementation of the enhanced pay scale for judicial officers as per the recommendation of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission. In its order dated 27th July, 2022, while considering a plea filed by the All India Judges Association for constitution of All India Judicial Commission to …

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1 year, 9 months ago

SC Collegium Recommends Names Of Four Judicial Officers For Appointment As Judges Of Madras High Court

Live Law

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of five advocates and three judicial officers as Judges of the Madras High Court.The resolutions by the Collegium Of Chief Justice D.Y. The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of five advocates and three judicial officers as Judges of the Madras High Court. In respect of Sakthivel, Dhanabal and Rajasekar, the …

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1 year, 10 months ago

'Service As Adhoc Judges Can't Be Considered For Elevation As HC Judges' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea Of Judicial Officers From AP

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition filed by nine judicial officers from Andhra Pradesh seeking to direct the Andhra Pradesh High Court to consider them for elevation as HC judges.The seniority list drawn by the High Court of judicial officers eligible for consideration did not include the petitioners' name on the ground that they had not completed …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Why Collegium needs urgent reform: Judiciary should be independent as well as accountable

Firstpost

Judicial accountability and judicial independence have been consistent subjects of debate over several decades of the development of Indian constitutional law. In India, the Supreme Court and the High Court judges are appointed by the collegium of five senior-most judges of the Supreme Court of India. We do not know on what basis judges from a particular high court were …

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2 years ago

Biden outpacing Trump, Obama with diverse judicial nominees

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — For the Biden White House, a quartet of four female judges in Colorado encapsulates its mission when it comes to the federal judiciary. “What it says to the public at large is that if you wind up in federal court for whatever reason, you’re much more likely to have a judge who understands where you came from, who …

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2 years ago

Judicial Creativity In Constitutional Adjudication In India

Live Law

In modern state, the law is created normally either by formal act legislation or a decision of the court. Post Maneka Gandhi rulings of the apex court have clearly authenticated the view that judges of the Indian Supreme Court not merely declare the law, or apply it, but they also create the Constitution. Judicial Creativity In Constitutional Adjudication It is …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Why India needs urgent reform in higher judiciary

Firstpost

Recent statements by the Union Law Minister and the Chief Justice of India have attracted a lot of attention. The distinction between what is the basic structure of the Constitution and what is not is debatable, and perhaps an outcome of judicial innovation much like how Public Interest Litigation is also a judicial intervention. It was this basic structure argument …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Independent judiciary key to rule of law in Hong Kong

China Daily

Photo taken on June 22, 2022 shows the view at the Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong. At all times, the judiciary operates independently, and on June 15, the Hong Kong SAR's first chief justice, the now retired Andrew Li Kwok-nang, while discussing the SAR's first 25 years, said, "I can state that during this period there has been no instance …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Judges Hold High Public Office Of Trust, Must Act With Higher Standard Of Integrity: J&K&L High Court Upholds Munsiff's Dismissal For Misconduct

Live Law

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Tuesday upheld the dismissal from service of a Munsiff, Javid Ahmad Naik, for conferring undue benefits on certain parties by enabling registration of their sale deeds without proper stamp duty, thereby causing monetary loss to the State Exchequer.A Division bench of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Sanjeev Kumar. The Jammu …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Sec 138 NI Act- Set Up Pilot Courts With Retired Judges For Cheque Bounce Cases In 5 States With Highest Pendency : Supreme Court

Live Law

With a view of reduce the pendency of cheque bounce cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the establishment of pilot courts presided over by retired judges in 5 districts of 5 states with the highest pendency. Number of Courts: 25 Special Court in total Presiding Officers and Staff: Retired Judicial officer …

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Bangladesh cancels training programme in India for 50 judges, judicial officers

Amid Shortage Of Judges' Accommodation, High Court Directs Registrar General To Inspect Suitability Of Mohali Flats Proposed By Punjab Govt

Judges should not use Facebook, must work like horse: Supreme Court

'If men menstruated, they'd understand': SC slams Madhya Pradesh HC for firing women judges

Mexico’s legislature moves ahead with judicial reforms despite protests

Judiciary an integral institution, complacency not an option: CJI

US ambassador to Mexico calls proposed judicial overhaul a democracy ‘risk’ and economic threat

Alaska federal judge resigns after investigators say he created a hostile workplace

Two British judges resign from Hong Kong court. One cites the city’s ‘political situation’

Chittoor Judiciary Ramps up Efforts to Clear 91,221 Backlog Cases

SC Collegium Proposes Appointment Of Two Judicial Officers As Tripura HC Judges, Says Cogent Reasons For Not Recommending Senior Judicial Officers

Indian Constitution Colonial Document, Collegium System Long Past Its Expiry Date: Arghya Sengupta

Stop Presenting Shawls, Other Gifts To Judges; Don't Visit Their Residences For Favours: Madras High Court To Judicial Officers

Supreme Court Laments Trial Judges Not Using Section 313(5) CrPC; Asks Judicial Academies To Take Notice

Judicial Officers' Pay Hike | Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petitions Of Centre & States Against Direction To Implement Commission Recommendations

SC Collegium Recommends Names Of Four Judicial Officers For Appointment As Judges Of Madras High Court

'Service As Adhoc Judges Can't Be Considered For Elevation As HC Judges' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea Of Judicial Officers From AP

Why Collegium needs urgent reform: Judiciary should be independent as well as accountable

Biden outpacing Trump, Obama with diverse judicial nominees

Judicial Creativity In Constitutional Adjudication In India

Why India needs urgent reform in higher judiciary

Independent judiciary key to rule of law in Hong Kong

Judges Hold High Public Office Of Trust, Must Act With Higher Standard Of Integrity: J&K&L High Court Upholds Munsiff's Dismissal For Misconduct

Sec 138 NI Act- Set Up Pilot Courts With Retired Judges For Cheque Bounce Cases In 5 States With Highest Pendency : Supreme Court