More than 2500 Turkish judges have been suspended or detained, accused of being complicit in the attempted coup on 15th July. Mehmet Yilmaz is a member of the Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors which decided to take action against…
The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has held that access to Justice is a Fundamental Right guaranteed to citizens by Article 14 and Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The five Judge Bench comprising of Chief Justice of…
July 18, 2016 First paperless e-court in High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad, common High court for the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh was inaugurated by Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B. Lokur today. Justice P Naveen Raowill preside…
A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Kurian Joseph and Rohinton Fali Nariman set aside the Allahabad high court’s suo motu contempt proceedings against Outlook journalists, who had reported on the Ghaziabad provident fund (PF) scam in 2008, and in which article judges who were allegedly involved were also named.
The Narendra Modi Government has reportedly directed the Intelligence Bureau to carry out a “more stringent” background check on all names recommended for elevation by the collegium.
July 12, 2016 With the High Courts of the country functioning at around 55% of their total approved strength, the Centre has forwarded to the Supreme Court collegium names of 78 persons from State Judicial Services and the Bar, for…
The Centre has put on hold the appointment of 44 judges for the Allahabad high court, sent to it by the high court collegium in April.
The Supreme Court bench comprising justices Madan B Lokur and RK Agrawal disapproved strongly of the non-implementation of Food Security Act by certain States including Gujarat.
8th July 2016 This is a landmark judgement by the Supreme Court to end impunity of the security forces for human rights violation under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, in which the Supreme Court laments the armed forces “license…
“Accountability is a facet of the rule of law.” This established legal principle has acquired fresh significance after the Supreme Court ruled that the armed forces cannot escape investigation for excesses in the course of the discharge of their duty…