Chief Justice of India Justice Sanjiv Khanna has constituted a three-member Committee comprising Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Justice G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief…
The Supreme Court has upheld the acquittal of seven persons in the case related to the kidnapping and murder of Kashmir University Vice Chancellor and his Personal Secretary in 1990…
The Delhi High Court has stayed the proceedings initiated by the Lokpal of India against Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh over the alleged irregularities in promotions at the National Productivity…
By Sujit Bhar International financial scenarios present rather interesting paradoxes. While news of Americans falling behind on car payments at a record pace seems disturbing, bringing back memories of the…
The Supreme Court has asked the Delhi High Court whether it was willing to resolve the controversy related to the designation of 70 lawyers as Senior Advocates by considering the…
By Dilip Bobb The backlog of cases in various courts, including the Supreme Court, has led to some disputes lasting 30 to 40 years—and in some cases, even longer. The…
By Prof Upendra Baxi For students of American governance, purportedly plenary Executive Orders (EO, hereafter) are not a new phenomenon at all—these are as old as the presidency of George…
By Justice Kamaljit Singh Garewal In July last year, Indian citizens were promised comprehensive protection from crime when the Criminal Procedure Code was renamed the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. Quite…