Page 13 - Indian Judiciary

Delhi riots: Court takes cognisance of offences of sedition in UAPA case

A Delhi court Tuesday took cognisance of the offence of sedition against 18 persons

Comments against judges a disturbing new trend: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Prasad also expressed satisfaction over the judiciary having risen to the challenge posed by the Covid-19 pandemic last year.

AG declines consent to initiate contempt proceedings against ex-CJI Gogoi

Attorney General Venugopal refused to grant sanction to initiate contempt proceedings against former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi for his alleged statements against the apex judiciary

Shekhar Gupta: Indian judiciary and law of Habeas Porcus

It's the prime responsibility of judiciary to ensure our liberty and habeas corpus is the usual route. But 'bail, not jail' is being murdered and cremated routinely

Best of BS Opinion: Epochal transition, a non-violent 'toolkit' & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Toolkit case: Court seeks police response on Muluk's anticipatory bail plea

A court here on Wednesday sought response from the Delhi Police on the anticipatory bail application of Shantanu Muluk

Religare scam: Anticipatory bail plea of former director dismissed

A Delhi court has dismissed an anticipatory bail plea of Avinash Chander Mahajan, former independent director of Religare Finvest Ltd

Endless wait for justice in courts, says former CJI Ranjan Gogoi

'You want a $5 trillion economy but you have a ramshackled judiciary'

PM Narendra Modi hails country's judiciary for safeguarding people's rights

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the country's judiciary, saying that it has performed its duty well in safeguarding people's rights and upholding personal liberty

Judiciary always interpreted Constitution positively to strengthen it: PM

Our judiciary has always interpreted Constitution positively to strengthen it further, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday while adding that the judiciary has always performed its duty

UAPA: Court dismisses bail pleas of Pinjra Tod activist Natasha Narwal

A court here on Thursday dismissed the bail plea of JNU student and Pinjra Tod member Natasha Narwal

Online education firm LawSikho signs pact with MEPSC for law courses

LawSikho is online education company that creates advanced and practical legal courses

A sense of justice

Book review of In Pursuit of Justice: An Autobiography

Portents after the vaccine rollout

Since the lockdown in March last year, a large section of the legal profession and litigants has found that virtual courts (VCs) are a beneficial innovation and should be institutionalised

Ex-Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi appointed as sole arbitrator in a case

Gogoi is the sole arbitrator in the case between MCM Service Private Limited and Ithalia Thai Development Public Company Limited

When laws of the land seem to fall foul of the constitution

In 21st century India, the courts may soon have to deal with a string of absurdities, which involve clear violations of the Indian constitution

Best of BS Opinion: Unicorns coming of age, Punjab's real problem & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Best of BS Opinion: Next step on vaccines, farmers' protest, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day.

Speeding up justice delivery in India

Are breakthroughs on this imminent?

Andhra HC chief justice goes to Sikkim; Sikkim chief justice sent to Andhra

Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari was on Thursday transferred to the Sikkim High Court as its new chief justice