NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has said that it is wasting a lot of judicial time these days as people convicted in serious offences are filing frivolous petitions long after dismissal of their appeals claiming to be juveniles at the time of committing the offence.Twin factors have given wing to such pleas – an SC ruling…
NEW DELHI: Four retired judges of Supreme Court and 17 ex-high court judges have written a joint letter to the Chief Justice of India bringing to his notice “escalating attempts by certain factions to undermine the judiciary through calculated pressure, misinformation, and public disparagement” and sought his intervention.“It has come to our notice that these…
NEW DELHI: In an unusual development, PM Modi on Thursday endorsed a protest of 600 lawyers against what they called an attempt by “lawyers with vested interests” to pressure judiciary and defame courts, especially in corruption cases involving politicians, by defaming judges.“To browbeat and bully others is vintage Congress culture. Five decades ago, they had…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reacted to the concerns raised by over 600 lawyers against a “vested interest group” which was trying to put pressure on judiciary and defame courts and said “to browbeat and bully others is vintage Congress culture.” Reacting to the letter written by the lawyers to the Chief…
NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over attempts to undermine the judicial integrity by selective criticism and praise of the judiciary specially in cases involving politicians, a group of over 600 lawyers including prominent ones has written a letter to the chief justice of India (CJI) to take proactive measures to safeguard the reputation of the bench…
