A woman judge in Delhi has issued a showcause notice to a lawyer, seeking explanation on why criminal contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him for misbehaving with her during an open court hearing.
Judicial Magistrate (NI Act) Shivangi Mangla issued notice to Advocate Atul Kumar, directing him to furnish reply on the next date of hearing, explaining as to why he shall not be referred to the Delhi High Court for initiation of criminal contempt proceedings over such misbehaviou...
With the apex court stepping in to delay the implementation of key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, questions of religious autonomy, constitutional rights, and historical legacy take centrestage in one of the year’s most sensitive legal battles
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Each year since 2019, the Tata Trust along with social organisations, have compiled the annual India Justice Report. The latest one, launched recently, provides some startling, and worrying contrasts when it comes to individual states. It’s a timely reminder that the justice system in India is not uniform, or on the same legal page
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Expressing serious concern over the judges trying to perform the functions of the Executive and acting as super Parliament, Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar on Thursday said that the incursion by one pillar of democracy into other's domain posed a serious challenge to democracy.
Speaking at the valedictory function of the 6th Rajya Sabha Internship Program at Vice-President's Enclave, Dhankhar referred to the recent judgment delivered by the Supreme Court on interpreta...