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SC refuses to entertain plea seeking uniform retirement age for judges

SC refused to entertain a PIL seeking uniform retirement age for judges of High Courts and the top court

A sense of justice

Book review of In Pursuit of Justice: An Autobiography

Judges must consider themselves in victim's shoes before their response: AG

He said that improving the representation of women in the judiciary could also go a long way towards a more balanced and empathetic approach in cases involving sexual violence

SC Collegium approves permanent appointment proposal of Additional Judges

Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for appointment of various Additional Judges of High Courts as permanent judge of the High Court

Don't wear coats, gowns till Covid-19 outbreak ends: CJI to Judges, lawyers

The statement to this effect by the CJI came, while he was holding the hearing through video conferencing, in a case in which arguments were being made by senior advocate Kapil Sibal.

SC restricts its functioning, only five benches to operate from Thursday

The bar body also urged the apex court official that the work of the registry should be curtailed accordingly to avoid the spread of virus

Trump nominates Indian-American lawyer Shireen Mathews as federal judge

Currently, Matthews is a partner at Jones Day, the fifth-largest law firm in the country, in San Diego.

No plan to increase retirement age of SC, HC judges: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Reports had claimed, citing a report of a parliamentary standing committee on Law, that the government was planning to increase the retirement age

Govt refuses to share for now draft MoP with Par panel

Committee has been informed that the document will be shared at an appropriate time

Lower courts face shortage of over 5000 judges

There is a shortage of 5,111 judicial officers who run subordinate courts across the country

Delhi govt clears hike in salaries for judges

Delhi has become the first state which has cleared 2.5 fold hike for judges

Govt reworks bill on judges' accountability, wants performance

Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill was brought by the previous UPA govt but had lapsed

200 judges go on mass leave in protest against suspension of two judges in Telangana

Two judges were suspended following an agitation against provisional allocation of judicial officers between AP and Telangana

HC faces shortage of 458 judges, says Law Ministry data

Allahabad High Court has the maximum number of 81 vacancies against the sanctioned strength of 160 judges

Retired judges to tackle pending criminal cases

CJI T S Thakur said the ad hoc judges will tackle criminal cases where appeals have not been heard for the past five years