Tag: Judges
Justice will be served even during summer vaction
As many as 15 judges of the Supreme Court will enjoy no summer vacation this year. These judges are bound to sit through cases and hearings, to deal with three cases of Constitutional importance. This also includes deciding the constitutional legitimacy of triple talaq and polygamy under Muslim personal laws.[Read More…]
SC gets 5 more judges, taking the strength to 28
Five new Supreme Court judges including Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Navin Sinha, Mohan M Shantanagoudar, Deepak Gupta and S Abdul Nazeer sworn-in on Friday, taking the apex court’s strength to 28, including the Chief Justice of India. These newly appointed judges at SC were administered the oath of office by[Read More…]
SC to initiate contempt proceedings against a HC judge
The Supreme Court will start contempt proceedings against a sitting Calcutta high court judge who, a few months back, slammed his colleagues with allegations of corruptions. A bench of seven judges headed by the Chief Justice of India JS Khehar was set on Wednesday morning to issue a directive against[Read More…]
Telephone conversations of judges are tapped, alleges Kejriwal; govt denies
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday alleged that phones of members of the Indian judiciary are being tapped and their conversations are being monitored. “I don’t know if it is true or not, but if this is true, then it’s dangerous. Where is the independence of the judiciary then?”[Read More…]
Sink or die but return investors’ money: SC to realty giant Supertech
Coming down heavily on realtor giants Supertech, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked them to return money to investors saying it was not concerned whether the real estate major “sinks or dies”, a direction which may soothe ruffled feathers of hassled home buyers waiting endlessly for their dream homes. “Either[Read More…]
8,000 judicial employees go on indefinite strike Telangana
Telangana judicial staff on Friday held a ‘maha dharna’ at Indira Park seeking immediate bifurcation of the existing Hyderabad High Court. In solidarity with the agitating judges in the state, nearly 8,000 employees working in various courts and other judicial departments across the state went on an indefinite strike.[Read More…]