March 29, 2023: After creating a records of sought by earning a century of cases registered against his name in past over four decades, Mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, known for his balancing act between crime and politics, finally came across...
Since 2014, a total of 170 women judges have been appointed to various High Courts across the country, including 96 in the last five years. In the Supreme Court, six women judges have been appointed during this period.
As per...
The Urdu proverb ‘Dilli abhi door hai’ (Delhi is still far), first used by Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, a Sufi saint of the Chishti Order, seems to reflect in the legal entangles surrounding release of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal....
Over a century ago, on February 01, 1922, Dr Hari Singh Gour, a distinguished lawyer and Deputy President of the Central Legislative Assembly of British India, in his speech in Legislative Assembly, had vociferously said “the removal of the...
In a move aimed at supporting young legal professionals, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has confirmed that several states—including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand—have already introduced stipends or financial assistance programmes for junior advocates. These benefits...
Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai took over as the 52nd Chief Justice of India (CJI) on May 14, 2025. He succeeded Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna and will serve in the capacity for the next six months when he retires on...
Justice delayed is Justice Denied. This age old saying seems to aptly fit on the present scene of ever mounting judicial pendency in different courts of the country. A major reason for the pendency is the vacant posts of...
Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud said that our architectural models, intellectual resources and choices of physical or institutional design do not consider the disabled but takes into account an ableist perspective.
He illustrated his point with practical examples...
The Supreme Court on Friday (August 9) partially stayed the circular issued by a private Mumbai college, banning ' burqa, hijab, cap and naqab' on the campus and said that students must have the freedom to choose what they...
March 25, 2023: Senior judge of Allahabad High Court Justice Pritinker Diwaker was today sworn in as Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court by Anandi Ben Patel, Governor of Uttar Pradesh. The swearing-in ceremony took place in the...
