Page 14 - Indian Judiciary

New laws mark the end of innocence

The reversal of burden of proof on cow, love Jihad, dissent and citizenship turns the tenets of judicial system on its head

Poor infra, staff shortages: Here's what is slowing down fast-track courts

Fast track courts (FTCs) were first recommended by the Eleventh Finance Commission in 2000 "to substantially bring down, if not eliminate, pendency in the district and subordinate courts"

Stimulus package for e-courts

Since the Budget season is coming soon, the central and state governments must consider the new costs of virtual courts

Complaint filed against Kangana for 'malicious' tweet about judiciary

The police have already summoned Ranaut and her sister for questioning next week after a case was registered against them on the Bandra Metropolitan Magistrate''s order on another complaint

Calcutta High Court to increase judicial activities from September 8

It has also directed the district courts to take appropriate measures to take up more pending cases,

What a 38-year-old turmeric scandal says about India's business environment

The Supreme Court ended the 38-year saga of an alleged turmeric forger, who was arrested in 1982 and, eventually, sentenced to a month in jail and a 500 rupee ($6.70) fine

SC ruling on rights of daughters reinstates faith in Judiciary: Valli

Fighting a lone boardroom battle at the Rs 36,000-crore Murugappa Group previously headed by her late father, US-based Valli Arunachalam had called for a public debate on bias against women in family

Bhushan seeks to present more evidence if SC not satisfied with submissions

The plea said the second tweet was not allegedly referred to in the contempt petition filed by Maheshwari and hence, it be sent to the Chief Justice S A Bobde for placing it before a bench

Letter to BS: Pandemic has forced reforms in judicial system, other areas

When the average age of the judges is 50 plus, reluctance to pursue changes will surface

Govt pushes for minimal adjournments to reduce delay in commercial disputes

In April, the Department of Justice informed the Cabinet Secretariat about its request to the four high courts and their subsequent response.

Govt finalising draft bill to establish an all-India judicial service

At present, various high courts and state service commissions hold exams to recruit judicial officers

Catching up in the cyberworld

A tiny virus has forced judiciary to shake off its digital inertia

Indian courts: Now available online

In a landmark order on Monday, the Supreme Court acknowledged that courts will adopt technology for court hearings even as they move back to regular functioning

With judiciary embracing technology, time to push dispute resolution online

Experts say online dispute resolution cannot take off in India without active work from the government and the judiciary

From arbitration appeals to coal e-auction, here're the top court orders

A weekly selection of key court orders

Judicial independence

Nomination of former CJI to Rajya Sabha a grave blow

Justice delayed

Supreme Court intervention often takes too long

Kovind hails efforts of judiciary in pursuing goal of gender justice

He also referred to the role of the judiciary in harmonising environmental protection and sustainable development

Rule of law most fundamental feature of modern constitutions of world: CJI

The CJI said more than 50 countries have specific provisions on fundamental duties in their constitutions

Best of BS Opinion: Enmeshing of social and economic undercurrents

Dependence on the judiciary is mainly due to constituents of Indian society becoming more assertive and unable to evolve resolution mechanisms