Chief justice of India KG Balakrishnan today said the Supreme Court Collegium made a mistake in recommending the name of Karnataka High Court chief justice PD Dinakaran for appointment to the apex court and maintained that any judge found to have tr ..
Two judges of the Supreme Court have expressed opposite opinions on the issue of Judicial Legislation.Justice Markandey Katju in an order has ruled that Courts can only recommend to the Legislature or the Executive to make laws on social problems whi ..
NRIs will be able to cast their votes by the time the country holds its next general elections, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday. "I recognise the legitimate desire of Indians living abroad to exercise their franchise and to have a s ..
The government is proposing to bring in a new legislation namely the Emigration Management Bill, 2009 to replace the existing Emigration Act, 1983. Addressing 8th Pravasiya Bhartiya Divas, Union Law Minister Dr. Veerappa Moily said that t ..
Punctuality of Judges NEW DELHI: School kids who resent being penalised for being late or for falling asleep in class can take heart. Hopefully, from the next year, even judges of Supreme Court and High Courts will be in serious trouble if they come ..
Government of India is mulling appointing a woman judge to the Supreme Court after President Pratibha Patil made a suggestion in this regard to the Law Ministry.The President has asked the Ministry to explore the possibility of elevating at least on ..
Aruna Ramachandra Shanbaug's right to live with dignity by not force feeding her comatose body of 36 years has yet again brought into sharp focus the legality and morality of euthanasia after the apex court admitted a plea on merits yesterday (18 Dec ..
Gujarat assembly passes mandatory voting billPTI 19 December 2009, 08:10pm IST GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat assembly on Saturday passed a landmark bill which makes, for the first time in the country, voting mandatory in local body polls. The Gujarat Local Au ..
NEW DELHI: The plight of a 61-year-old women, who suffered a brutal sexual assault 36 years ago and has been lying in a vegetative state in a Mumbai hospital ever since, has moved the Supreme Court into setting aside its pro-life stance and examining ..
he move to seek the impeachment of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran has gathered momentum with more than 50 Rajya Sabha members signing a petition seeking his removal. This development comes as the Supreme Court panel of five senior- ..