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SC to live stream hearings: How do courts in other countries do it?

In a judgment in September 2018, the apex court declared a live telecast of court proceedings part of the right to access justice under Article 21 of the Constitution

5-judge SC bench to hear from Sept 13 pleas on 10% quota to EWS candidates

Constitution amendment in 2019 allows people from Economically Weaker Sections to avail themselves of reservation in jobs and educational institutions

Lifetime domestic help, chauffeur for CJIs, SC judges after retirement

A chief justice of India will now get a domestic help, a chauffeur and a secretarial assistant for lifetime from the day he or she demits office, according to the latest post-retirement benefits notified by the government. In a fresh notification issued on Friday, the Department of Justice in the Union Law Ministry said the Supreme Court Judges Rules have been amended again to extend more post-retirement facilities to retired CJIs and judges of the top court. The rules were earlier amended on August 23. The benefits of the amended rules will be extended to all living former CJIs and retired Supreme Court judges. As per the latest changes in the rules, a retired chief justice of India will also be entitled to a security cover round-the-clock at their residence in addition to a 24X7 personal security guard for a period of five years from the date of retirement. A retired Supreme Court judge will be entitled to 24X7 security cover at his or her residence in addition to a round-the-clo

6-mth residence, 1-yr security: Govt amends rules for benefits to SC judges

Retired Chief Justice or retired judges shall be entitled to a security cover round the clock at residence in addition to round the clock personal security guard for a period of one yr from retirement

Courts have become spectator sports but can't degenerate into public brawls

The advent of 24x7 news channels, continual live-tweeting and YouTubed webcasting of proceedings have made judges and lawyers participants in a judicial content-creating version of Big Boss

Ex-SC judge Ranjana Prakash Desai is new Press Council of India chief

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai has been nominated as Chairperson of the Press Council of India on Friday.

Supreme Court adjourns plea challenging tenure of NCLT judges

The Centre on May 25 had told the apex court that a Committee chaired by the Chief Justice of India held a meeting on April 20 in which the question of the tenure of 23 members of NCLT was discussed

SC judges should have at least 7 years of tenure, says Justice Nageswara

Supreme Court judge Justice L Nageswara Rao, the fifth senior-most judge, said Friday that the superannuation age of 65 years for top court judges is "too young"

SC agrees to list pleas against hijab ban in educational institutions

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to list appeals against the Karnataka High Court order upholding the "hijab ban" in educational institutions soon.Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora on Tuesday mentioned in the Supreme Court appeals against Karnataka High Court order upholding hijab ban in educational institutions.Chief Justice of India NV Ramana asked her to wait for two days and said that he will list it soon.Various petitioners have approached the apex court challenging the Karnataka High Court order upholding the Karnataka government's order which directs strict enforcement of schools and colleges' uniform rules.One of the appeals in the top court has alleged "step-motherly behaviour of government authorities which has prevented students from practising their faith and resulted in an unwanted law and order situation".The appeal said the High Court in its impugned order "had vehemently failed to apply its mind and was unable to understand the gravity of the situation as well as the .

No fresh proposal received to increase number of SC judges: Govt tells LS

The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 1986 augmented the strength of the Supreme Court judges from 17 to 25, excluding the CJI

Just 11 women SC judges since 1950, abysmal number: Justice Indira Banerjee

The views of Justice Banerjee, the senior-most women SC judge, were echoed by Justice B V Nagarathna, who would become the first woman CJI

Nine new judges to be sworn-in on August 31 by CJI, says SC sources

Nine new judges, including three women, whose appointments to the Supreme Court have been cleared by the Centre, are likely to be sworn-in on August 31 by CJI N V Ramana, apex court sources said

Former Supreme Court judge justice Arun Mishra takes over as NHRC chief

Justice Mishra, who joined as an apex court judge on July 7, 2014, demitted office in September 2020.

Supreme Court judge Justice Shantanagoudar passes away at Gurugram hospital

Shantanagoudar was 62 years old

44 SC staffers tests Covid-19 positive, judges hear matters virtually

The surge in cases amid the second wave of Covid-19 has hit the Supreme Court with several of its staff testing positive for the viral infection.

SC judges advised to sit separately as precautionary step due to Covid: CJI

The remarks of the Chief Justice came during the hearing of matter related to Mumbai Coastal road project

SC holds Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt for tweets against judiciary

A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said it would hear on August 20 the arguments on quantum of sentence to be awarded to Bhushan in the matter

3 SC judges diagnosed with swine flu resume duty, 2 others recovering

Awareness on preventive measures was disseminated to all concerned

SC judge recuses from hearing Mallya plea against order to pay Rs 3,101 cr

A bench of Justices Nariman and S Ravindra Bhat observed that Mallya has not deposited a single penny to the banks so far.

SC roster: Senior most judges assigned major cases, CJI to hear all PILs

The CJI also allocated to the bench headed by him the petitions based on letters, election cases and matters pertaining to contempt of court and constitutional functionaries