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Three northeastern states to get High Courts soon

India`s three northeastern states of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya would get their own full-fledged...

Use of Hindi emphasised in district courts

District and Sessions Judge Sunita Gupta has directed all judges and staff working in the lower cour...

NHRC for night courts to tackle jail overcrowding

To tackle overcrowding in prisons across the country, NHRC has suggested holding of night courts in ...

Three northeastearn states soon to have high courts

Currently, the six northeastern states - Tripura, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunacha...

Growing state referrals further burden CBI

Each special court of the CBI is today laden with 185 trial cases.

Sexually reproducing animals have genetic advantages

Animals and plants which reproduce sexually are at a considerable advantage to those species - such ...

Lawyers` protest paralyses Delhi courts

Work in 6 district courts in Delhi was paralysed on Saturday following a day-long strike by lawyers.

Lawyers` protest paralyses Delhi courts

Work in 6 district courts in Delhi was paralysed on Saturday following a day-long strike by lawyers.

`54 special CBI courts have started functioning`

A total of 54 special CBI courts out of the sanctioned 71 have started functioning in the country, ...

Inadequate infrastructure cripples consumer courts

India’s official consumer protection apparatus suffers from critical gaps.

Govt considering changing names of High Courts

The government Monday said that it had received proposals to change the names of Bombay, Calcutta a...

Govt asks HCs to grant bail to undertrials

Some senior Congress leaders including general secretary Digvijay Singh have advocated bail for the ...

MP CM hints at maut vrat over Special Courts Bill

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has hinted at undertaking a `maun vrat` (vow o...

Courts hit as Bangalore lawyers abstain from work

Functioning of courts, including the Karnataka HC, was affected on Thursday as majority of lawyers ...

Delhi lawyers to strike work on January 20

Lawyers in all districts courts here have decided to abstain from work on January 20 to enforce a na...

Malaysia to set up `environmental courts`

Calling environmental crime a threat to man`s existence, Malaysian authorities have decided to set u...

Enhanced security for courts in Maharashtra

Alarmed after the last year`s blast outside Delhi HC, Maharashtra government has started enhancing t...

Court adjournments are like cancer: Vice President

The Vice President is on a three-day visit to Gujarat.

No military courts, please: Pak PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has now come out against a proposal to set up military co...

3 more special CBI courts to come up in Delhi

In a bid to fast track pending CBI cases, three more special courts will be functional in the nati...

Policy issues not for courts: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday said it was not for the courts to involve themselves in issues of policy...

High courts can`t reappraise evidence: SC

High courts cannot reappraise evidence to determine whether a criminal charge is made out or not.

‘Pending cases in lower courts matter of concern’

Pendency of cases in lower courts is taking its toll on the timely dispensation of justice, a Suprem...

Blockades: SC warns Centre of special courts

The Supreme Court on Tuesday warned that it would pass orders for creating special courts to try a...

Prior meeting of minds essential in conspiracy theories: SC

Evidence of prior meeting of minds of accused persons to commit a crime is essential to convict a pe...

Courts can`t enforce statements made in Parl: HC

Courts cannot pass directions for enforcement of statements made by lawmakers in Parliament or Sta...

`Courts can convict on testimony of solitary witness`

The Supreme Court has ruled that minor contradictions in the prosecution`s claim can be ignored.

Delhi first state to have children`s courts

Around 450 cases have been registered in the 11 children’s courts in the national capital since July...

No pending cases in Guj courts in 3 years: Modi

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday claimed there will be no pendency of cases in cour...

Lawyers` strike paralyzes district courts’ work

Lawyers resorted to a day-long strike to protest against a criminal case against few colleagues for ...

Minimum sentence can`t be reduced by courts: SC

The SC ruled that minimum sentence prescribed under law for criminal offences, cannot be reduced by...

230 CCTVs to be installed at six Delhi courts

Around 230 closed-circuit television cameras will be installed at six court complexes, including t...

States asked to step up security at high courts

The Home Ministry has asked states to beef up security at high courts in the wake of the September...

CJI takes stock of security in SC and other courts

Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia on Wednesday reviewed security arrangements in the Supreme Court,...

Delhi to have nine courts to try criminal cases

In a move that could ease burden of criminal cases, the Delhi Assembly today passed a bill paving w...

Delhi: District courts lawyers go on strike

Lawyers on Thursday went on a day-long strike in all six district courts here in protest against d...

Consumer courts `not fit` for complex cases: Forum

The Delhi State Consumer Commission has refused to decide a case relating to fund misappropriation ...

West Bengal to create 6,900 posts for CBI courts

The West Bengal government on Wednesday decided to create 6,900 posts in the state Home department,...

Two family courts to be opened in the state

Kerala cabinet on Wednesday accorded administrative sanction to open family courts - one at Muvatupu...

Judiciary or executive can`t create parallel court

Judicial authority like courts and quasi-judicial forums can be created only through a statute and ...

Courts’ relief to Punjab insurance consumers

The tendency of insurance firms to repudiate the claim of the insured has drawn flak from consumer c...

CBI seeks special courts in Goa

The CBI has requested Goa government to give its consent for setting up special courts to exclusivel...

Six CBI courts set up in Maharashtra

In Mumbai, the CBI`s Anti-Corruption Bureau has as many as 406 cases pending trial in the existing c...

E-filing in consumer courts likely soon

The government has achieved a major breakthrough in implementing the project.

Fast track courts for SC/ST cases

Bihar government was considering a proposal for setting up fast-track courts for quick disposal of c...

Thane gets mediators to clear pending court cases

District Courts in Thane will soon have two mediators to clear a large number of pending cases.

Navy, Coast Guard may try pirates in Indian courts

A bill is on the anvil to give more powers to the Navy and the Coast Guard to deal with pirates un...

`Afghan courts release most Taliban fanatics`

The corrupt legal system in Helmand has convicted fewer than one in 20 murderous insurgents.

J&K govt to set up network of courts: Omar

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the government will set up a network of local ...

MP HC cracks whip against nine errant judges of lower courts

Three lower court judges had been removed from the service and six others given a compulsory retir...

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