Justice Ap Shah

The situation for civilians in Jammu and Kashmir has taken a "new turn for the worse" under the Lieutenant Governor's rule with activists and journalists targeted with sedition and anti-terror laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and

Uttar Pradesh's new anti-conversion ordinance, aimed at curbing cases of "love jihad", reflects the philosophy of a khap panchayat, with the objective essentially being to subjugate women, former Delhi High Court Chief Justice AP Shah has said. The retired judge told NDTV that several of its provisions violate the fundamental right to practice reli...

Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi's nomination for a Rajya Sabha seat has been vehemently criticized by several retired judges, who have expressed deep concern over the message it is sending. Most agreed that it poses a grave risk to the independence of the judiciary and would shake the common man's faith in the institution.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu once again flayed the central government over denial of SCS to the state and 'failure' to implement provisions of the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014 and accused the Prime Minister of seeking to create a wedge between the two Telugu states.

Criticised over the recent spate of rapes of minors, the government may have introduced capital punishment through an executive order but not everyone seems convinced that's the right step forward. Among them former chief justice of Delhi High Court AP Shah, some lawyers, child rights activists and families of three child survivors of sexual abuse ...

As India's top judiciary once again found itself in the middle of a controversy with opposition parties launching an unprecedented bid to impeach Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Friday, a former senior judge voiced his reservations about the recent turmoil.

Commenting that "seniority does matter" while allocating cases to judges, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Justice AP Shah has said it is "strange" that four senior judges of the Supreme Court "have been kept out of all constitutional matters".

Delivering the BG Verghese Memorial Lecture, former chief justice of the Delhi High Court Justice AP Shah hit out at the top judiciary, asking if being the "master of the roster" mean that the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra remained unaccountable and above questions. On the concerns of the four top judges who spoke out in the media, he said it ...

Four retired judges -- one from the Supreme Court and three from the High Court -- have written to the Chief Justice of India, asking for a "rational, fair and transparent" process of allocation of cases that would assure people that there was no "misuse of power" to "achieve a particular result in important and sensitive cases". The distribution o...

How a judge deciding whether BJP chief Amit Shah should be tried for murder died in December 2014 must be investigated, says one of the most respected judicial voices in the country, Justice AP Shah.

Justice AP Shah Committee submitted a 'comprehensive report' on the compensation Reliance Industries should pay to ONGC for producing state-run firm's gas for the past seven years.

BCCI's Ombudsman Justice (retired) AP Shah and ex-Maharashtra Director General of Police AN Roy are part of the newly formed five-member Pro Kabaddi League Ethics and Governance Committee

JNU's high-level enquiry committee probing the controversial Afzal Guru event, should have briefed the students about specific charges against them and also provide them evidences before issuing them show-cause notices, observed Justice (Retd) AP Shah, former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.

Board of Control for Cricket in India Ombudsman Justice (Retd) AP Shah wants Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh to distance from apparel company, Bhajji Sports.

Former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court AP Shah, who decriminalised homosexuality, said in a speech on Saturday that the Supreme Court made a "mistake" by overturning his verdict.

The situation for civilians in Jammu and Kashmir has taken a "new turn for the worse" under the Lieutenant Governor's rule with activists and journalists targeted with sedition and anti-terror laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and

Uttar Pradesh's new anti-conversion ordinance, aimed at curbing cases of "love jihad", reflects the philosophy of a khap panchayat, with the objective essentially being to subjugate women, former Delhi High Court Chief Justice AP Shah has said. The retired judge told NDTV that several of its provisions violate the fundamental right to practice reli...

Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi's nomination for a Rajya Sabha seat has been vehemently criticized by several retired judges, who have expressed deep concern over the message it is sending. Most agreed that it poses a grave risk to the independence of the judiciary and would shake the common man's faith in the institution.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu once again flayed the central government over denial of SCS to the state and 'failure' to implement provisions of the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014 and accused the Prime Minister of seeking to create a wedge between the two Telugu states.

Criticised over the recent spate of rapes of minors, the government may have introduced capital punishment through an executive order but not everyone seems convinced that's the right step forward. Among them former chief justice of Delhi High Court AP Shah, some lawyers, child rights activists and families of three child survivors of sexual abuse ...

As India's top judiciary once again found itself in the middle of a controversy with opposition parties launching an unprecedented bid to impeach Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Friday, a former senior judge voiced his reservations about the recent turmoil.

Commenting that "seniority does matter" while allocating cases to judges, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Justice AP Shah has said it is "strange" that four senior judges of the Supreme Court "have been kept out of all constitutional matters".

Delivering the BG Verghese Memorial Lecture, former chief justice of the Delhi High Court Justice AP Shah hit out at the top judiciary, asking if being the "master of the roster" mean that the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra remained unaccountable and above questions. On the concerns of the four top judges who spoke out in the media, he said it ...

Four retired judges -- one from the Supreme Court and three from the High Court -- have written to the Chief Justice of India, asking for a "rational, fair and transparent" process of allocation of cases that would assure people that there was no "misuse of power" to "achieve a particular result in important and sensitive cases". The distribution o...

How a judge deciding whether BJP chief Amit Shah should be tried for murder died in December 2014 must be investigated, says one of the most respected judicial voices in the country, Justice AP Shah.

Justice AP Shah Committee submitted a 'comprehensive report' on the compensation Reliance Industries should pay to ONGC for producing state-run firm's gas for the past seven years.

BCCI's Ombudsman Justice (retired) AP Shah and ex-Maharashtra Director General of Police AN Roy are part of the newly formed five-member Pro Kabaddi League Ethics and Governance Committee

JNU's high-level enquiry committee probing the controversial Afzal Guru event, should have briefed the students about specific charges against them and also provide them evidences before issuing them show-cause notices, observed Justice (Retd) AP Shah, former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.

Board of Control for Cricket in India Ombudsman Justice (Retd) AP Shah wants Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh to distance from apparel company, Bhajji Sports.

Former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court AP Shah, who decriminalised homosexuality, said in a speech on Saturday that the Supreme Court made a "mistake" by overturning his verdict.