Court instructs Devaswom to submit a schedule for the remittance of the outstanding audit charges of ₹14.72 crore
Telling a Hong Kong judge found to have plagiarised submissions in his judgments to retire early is a sufficient penalty, as he has already suffered reputational damage and is losing tens of millions of dollars in forgone salary, allowances and pension payouts, legal experts have said. A spokesman for the judiciary confirmed on Tuesday that Justice Wilson Chan Ka-shun would be eligible for early retirement benefits calculated in accordance with his period of service. Chief Executive John Lee...
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes had ordered that the Kumbh Mela fame actor should be transported to Madhya Pradesh to be united with her parents at her native place. The woman says she fears the possibility of her honour killing if the commission’s order is complied with
Chief Justice Andrew Cheung Kui-nung has told a Hong Kong High Court judge to retire early after reprimanding him for plagiarising submissions in a judgment, describing a series of such incidents as undermining public confidence. The city’s top judge said on Monday that Wilson Chan Ka-shun’s repeated judicial plagiarism had adversely affected the interests of the parties concerned, imposed an unnecessary burden on appellate judicial resources and undermined public confidence in his ability to...
Fast Track Special Courts registered 1,43,936 new cases in 2025 but disposed of only 66,500, pushing pendency up from 2,04,122 cases at the end of 2024 to 2,45,579 by 2025-end
Violations of mandatory provisions and fundamental rights prescribed by the Constitution in the case came to light on an interaction of the sessions judge with the accused
Two judges differed on how far the High Court can go in creating additional safeguards beyond those already laid down by the Supreme Court
Many cases related to security offences are prosecuted using a law announced after last year's 12-day war with Israel.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana passed the direction while hearing a petition seeking uniform enhancement of the retirement age of district judiciary judges from 60 to 62 years across the country
Sagar Sharma informed the court that his father died of cancer on July 14 and that he was required to perform the last rites and related rituals as the only male member of his family
Court asks K. Biju to apologise after the order issued by him giving sanction to prosecute two former officials of the KSCDC allegedly made accusatory remarks against the judiciary
Trial in absentia is available only in cases involving serious offences punishable with imprisonment of at least 10 years, life imprisonment, or death, where the accused has been declared a proclaimed offender
Chief Justice calls for mandatory facilities for women advocates, including separate bar rooms and adjoining childcare facilities, in all new court complexes
The Chief Minister asserted that the state’s judiciary, police, and administration bear the major responsibility in delivering justice to a population of over 14 crores representing approximately 10% of the country’s total population.