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Chief Justice of India NV Ramana recently said that the issue relating to women’s representation in the judiciary must be highlighted and debated on a large scale. It’s an important issue that deserves serious attention by all stakeholders of the legal profession.

Asserting its primacy in judges’ appointments in the superior judiciary, the Supreme Court collegium headed by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana has unanimously reiterated its previous recommendations to press the appointments of 12 persons, including three judicial officers, to five High Courts —Rajasthan, Allahabad, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, and Calcutta.

By Vivek K Agnihotri On September 1, 2021, the Delhi High Court sought the government’s stand on a petition challenging the vacancy in the post of Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha since the constit...

By Prachi Bajpai The characteristics of Afghanistan was depicted by a British painter in his painting titled “Remains of Army” which portrayed a soldier on an exhausted horse. Another famous photo...

Democracy is a form of government, which is of the people, by the people and for the people. Undoubtedly, the term “people” cannot denote “silent people”, but also those with the right to speak and speak not only what is favourable but what is unfavourable or dissenting. Sans this, democracy would just be a sham.

Aggrieved over the close links between the political class and the police, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana hit out at officers who wanted to be in the good books of the ruling party and misused the rule of law.

Being the Editor-in-Chief of The Pioneer, he was willing to listen to my views on politics, sports and other topics, and, most importantly, how I felt a newspaper should be in terms of content and design.

By Prof Upendra Baxi Not too much of reflection and research have guided us in judicial sanctioning of egregious excesses of vexatious litigation. Most societies and legal cultures have enacted le...

The big talk about huge loans being given to this sector is no more than just that, big talk. It seems India has patience only for multi-billion dollar organisations and not for those who provide sustenance for most of the workforce of the country.

The recent appointments to the apex court have come like a fresh breeze not only for those connected to the judiciary but also for citizens in general because every appointment in the top court has a direct impact on the justice delivery system.