The large number of unfilled vacancies in the courts is a symptom of a widespread systematic malaise in which the Executive and the Judiciary must share equal blame as the crisis escalates
~By Ind...
Above: Former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi
Ajit Jogi’s feud with opponents on his caste status has given a boost to many who have found an easy way to corner the benefits of reservation by filing fake ...
The UIDAI-promoted Aadhaar is getting more complicated by the day. The on-going hearing in the Supreme Court is focused on potential security breaches. Adding to this is a project called Aadhaar Bridg...
~ By Atul Chandra
With the Chief Justice of India, Justice Dipak Misra, writing to the President of India recommending the sacking of Allahabad High Court’s Justice SN Shukla, all eyes are now on Ram ...
Above: Women rescued from immoral trafficking working at a craft centre in Maharashtra/Photo: www.rescuefoundation.net
Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018,...
Few chief justices of India have had such a tough tenure—from a series of sensitive and challenging cases to an internal ‘revolt’ by his senior colleagues. Yet, in just over six months, Justice Dipak ...
Illustration: Anthony Lawrence
From the Lokpal to the green tribunal, the Supreme Court and High Courts, institutes of higher learning and even investigating agencies, the vacancies are piling up
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Above: Policemen convicted in a 25-year-old fake encounter case are taken to jail in Lucknow
In a brazen display of power, Uttar Pradesh cops have killed about 4 suspects a day since Yogi Adityanat...
Recent disagreements between various benches of the apex court may be a sign of discipline and propriety not being followed. Much is at stake in the hearing of a Constitution Bench next week to resolv...
~By Ramesh Menon
Both the Delhi and Haryana governments have been directed by a bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim at the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to figure out how the Yamuna river gets poll...