In News Chief Justice of India (CJI) U U Lalit has written to the government recommending his successor in the post, and as per the convention of seniority, Justice D Y Chandrachud will take over as the next CJI on November 9. About The collegium which Justice Chandrachud will head , will potentially make as […]
In News Recently ,The Supreme Court enabled the live streaming of the hearing of cases. It will run through the webcast of the National Informatics Centre (NIC). About In 2018 a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court allowed live-streaming in cases of constitutional and national importance. Attorney General KK Venugopal, who has for long advocated […]
In News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) in a full court decided to live stream its proceedings in crucial Constitution Bench cases. Key Points Background: The decision comes nearly four years after a plea was made in the interest of transparency. The first steps towards the decision were taken in 2018. A three-judge Bench […]
In News Recently, the Centre amended the Supreme Court Judges Rules. About the amended rules Chauffeurs and domestic help It provides chauffeurs and domestic help for retired Chief Justices of India and Supreme Court judges for their entire lifetime. Secretarial assistants Retired CJIs would also get secretarial assistants. The staff would be paid the salary […]
In News The new Chief Justice of India U U Lalit called a meeting of the ‘full court’. What is a full court meeting? A full court meeting literally means one which is attended by all the judges of the court. There are no written rules dealing with this. As per convention, full-court meetings are […]
In News The first all-India meet of District Legal Services Authorities (DLSA) was inaugurated in New Delhi. During the event, Hon. PM. urged the judiciary to speed up the release of undertrial prisoners by providing them with legal aid. Issue of Undertrial Prisoners: Meaning: An undertrial is a person who is currently on trial or […]
In News Recently ,a division bench of the Supreme Court of India in Satender Kumar Antil vs CBI laid down fresh guidelines on arrests in order to have strict compliance with the provisions of Section 41 and 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. These guidelines are in addition to the earlier ones which […]
In Context Recently, Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana said that the media is running “kangaroo courts” in India. More about the news Kangaroo Courts and justice delivery: The Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana said that the kangaroo courts being run by the media are detrimental to the health of the country’s democracy. […]
In News Recently ,the Chief Justice of India stated that the pendency of cases is a major issue and the problem is intensifying . Data Analysis More than 40% of cases are decided after three years in India, while in many other countries less than 1% of cases are decided after three years. If India does […]
In News Recently, it was found that at least 26 recommendations for appointment of judges to the Bombay High Court which is currently functioning at almost half its sanctioned strength are pending with the government at different stages of consideration. About the recent controversy The Bombay HC has a principal seat in Mumbai and benches […]