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NEW DELHI: The file containing a two-month-old proposal by the Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India to transfer Justice P D Dinakaran as chief justice of Sikkim High Court has gathered momentum and a decision from the President is expected soon.

New Delhi, June 02, 2010The judiciary may no longer have monopoly over the appointment of judges of high courts and the Supreme Court.

New Delhi: Opening a new front in the battle for judicial accountability, the Delhi HC has directed the government to take a stand under oath on whether retired Supreme Court judges could give advice to litigants and whether they could also take up arbitration work while they are holding official positions.

Swaraj Thapa Posted online: Tuesday , Mar 16, 2010 at 0808 hrs New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was forced to defer a decision on the draft Judges’ Standards & Accountability Bill after a lively debate in the Union Cabinet and appoint an informal ministerial committee to fine-tune it.

New Delhi : The Supreme Court is set to file an appeal to itself against the January 12 judgment of the Delhi High Court, which said that the office of Chief Justice of India (CJI) falls within the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

AHMEDABAD: Chief Justice S J Mukhopadhyay expressed concern over the future of Gujarat judiciary when hearing the case of termination of ad hoc fasttrack court judges. The high court and the state government discontinued services of 56 judges last November.