Judges

High Court Seeks Report As Lower Court Awards Lesser Punishment For Murder

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 18, 2019

The Madras High Court has taken a serious view of a sessions judge awarding lesser punishment to two murder convicts instead of death or life imprisonment as provided in the statute, and sought an explanation within three days.

Neha Kakkar Forcibly Kissed By A Contestant On Indian Idol 11

Entertainment | Pranita Chaubey | Friday October 18, 2019

The contestant was immediately stopped by the show's host Aditya Narayan for his misbehavior

Bid To Control Judiciary Always Existed, Says Justice J Chelameswar

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 17, 2019

Former Judge of Supreme Court, Justice J Chelameswar on Thursday said an attempt to regulate or have control over the judicial system always existed in democracy and to check such a trend the collegium system came into being.

Top Court Order On Plea Over Recusal Of Judge From Land Acquisition Cases Next Week

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 16, 2019

The Supreme Court has said it will pronounce order on October 23 on a plea seeking recusal of Justice Arun Mishra from the 5-judge Constitution bench which is hearing challenge to the validity of provisions related to compensation in the Land Acquisition Act.

"Chief Justice Said I Can": Lawyer Rajeev Dhavan On "Viral" Act Of Tearing Map In Ayodhya Hearing

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday October 16, 2019

Ayodhya case: On the last day of daily hearings in the Supreme Court on the Ayodhya temple-mosque case, there were dramatic moments as a senior lawyer tore up a map and relentless interruptions infuriated the judges.

CBI Case Against Bengaluru Man For Impersonating PMO Official

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 16, 2019

The CBI has booked a Bengaluru-based man for allegedly forging a letter to the justice department masquerading as an official of the Prime Minister's Office seeking probe against a judge, officials said on Tuesday.

"My Integrity Clear Before God...": Judge Upset By Online Criticism

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday October 15, 2019

Can a judge who delivered a verdict head a larger bench examining the same ruling? The question was key as Supreme Court judge Arun Mishra took strong exception on Tuesday to social media posts and news reports suggesting he should exit the Constitution bench examining issues related to the Land Acquisition Act, on which he had delivered a judgemen...

Booker Prize For Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evaristo As Jury Breaks Rules

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 15, 2019

Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo jointly won the 2019 Booker Prize on Monday after judges "flout" the rules by declaring a tie.

"Certainly Unhappy With Judging": Mary Kom On Loss In World Boxing Championships Semifinals

Press Trust of India | Saturday October 12, 2019

After Mary Kom lost her semi-final bout 1-4, India appealed the judges' decision but the appeal was turned down.

Mary Kom Takes Home Bronze After Losing In World Boxing Championships Semis, Questions Judges' Decision

Written By Abhimanyu Bose | Saturday October 12, 2019

India appealed the judges' decision after Mary Kom lost her semi-final bout in the World Boxing Championships but the appeal was turned down.

Logic Of Order Over Judges Appointments "Flawed": Ravi Shankar Prasad

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 12, 2019

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said that the government had accepted the Supreme Court's 2015 judgement striking down a law which sought to give the executive a greater say in appointment of judges but he has "very strong reservations" on the "patently flawed" logic given in the order.

Haryana Election 2019: London-Educated 27-Year-Old Is BJP's Bet In Muslim-Majority Seat

India News | Written by Sukirti Dwivedi | Friday October 11, 2019

Twenty-seven-year-old Nauksham Chaudhary - the BJP candidate for the Punhana seat in Haryana's Mewat district - has the kind of profile that is unheard of when it comes to election contenders in India.

Computer-Assisted Judging Is Being Tested at Gymnastics World Championships

Liz Clarke, The Washington Post | Thursday October 10, 2019

Those images, in turn, are being used to improve the accuracy of a so-called "judging support system."

Petition To Drop Terror Charges Against Pervez Musharraf Rejected: Report

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday October 10, 2019

The Islamabad High Court has dismissed a petition that sought deletion of terrorism charges against former President Pervez Musharraf and transfer of the judges detention case from the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) to the sessions court.

Indian-Origin Singaporean Judge Joins Brunei Supreme Court

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Monday October 7, 2019

An Indian-origin Singaporean judge has been sworn in by Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah as a judicial commissioner of the Supreme Court of the sultanate, a media report said on Monday.