Page 6 - Judges

Nine new judges administered oath of office by CJI, SC strength rises to 33

Nine new judges, including three women, were on Tuesday administered oath of office as judges of the Supreme Court, taking its strength to 33

Judge-population ratio stood at 21.03 judges per million people in 2020

The Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday

Two arrested in Dhanbad Judge death case; heavy autorickshaw recovered

The arrests were made following the recovery of the three-wheeler involved in the incident

Illegal surveillance

Govt must reveal who is targeting Indian citizens

A legal journey towards civil right

Book review of The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America's Judicial Hero

SpiceJet gets relief on aircraft lease default case in British court

The court refused to take any action against SpiceJet on the grounds that forcing the airline to pay at this stage could result in the airline's insolvency

Cutting through the noise

Book review of Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment

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