The deplorably small number of judgments by Justice Cyriac Joseph, especially when courts have a huge backlog of cases, is valid enough reason for concern at his suitability for the National Human Rights Commission
Among the areas of reform that need urgent attention are appointment of judges, working of the judicial system, and restoring the independence of government law officers
Two eminent jurists who passed away in the span of a week in April had made invaluable contributions to the rule of law, judicial accountability and ethics in public life. By V. VENKATESAN in New Delhi
The success of a parliamentary democracy depended on “maintaining a fine balance” between the executive, the legislature and the judiciary, President Pranab Mukherjee said in Kolkata on Sunday as he called upon the judiciary to come up with a mechanism to “ self-discipline itself” to maintain the balance.
In Memoriam: Justice J S Verma Wednesday, 24 April 2013 01:57pm Contributed by Christopher Leong, President, Malaysian Bar Justice J S Verma, the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India, passed away on 22 April 2013 after a…
Jagdish Sharan Verma was one of those rare judges of the Supreme Court who stood for professional ethics and certain values in public life. Although public memory is sure to associate him with the recent anti-rape panel which produced a landmark report recommending far-reaching changes in our penal law, he had left an indelible ink on many other causes as well.
The judgment in Kesavananda Bharati v State of Kerala, whose 40th anniversary falls today, was crucial in upholding the supremacy of the Constitution and preventing authoritarian rule by a single party
Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma was the architect of a report that became instrumental in shaping a new, stronger anti-rape law in the country.
Has public interest litigation lost its direction and abandoned its original constituency, the marginalised and the underprivileged sections of society?
Increasing workload, a higher rate of admission, and constitution of multiple two-judge Division Benches have resulted in a huge increase in the number of judgments handed down by the Supreme Court, which again increases the probability of inconsistencies in judgments.