Justice Dinakaran

Actor Vishal, disqualified from contesting the RK Nagar by-election in Tamil Nadu, tweeted President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, saying he hopes "justice prevails." He said he was bringing to their notice the fact that his nomination for the December 21 by-election was "first accepted and later rejected."

O Panneerselvam has described as the "first step in our dharam yudh (fight for justice)", the decision that VK Sasikala and TTV Dinakaran will be kept out of Tamil Nadu's ruling party the AIADMK. Last night's decision by several senior ministers clears the way for two rival factions in the party to begin merger talks.

The Rajya Sabha will take up on August 17 the impeachment proceedings of Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen. The motion will be taken up at 3 pm.

Justice PD Dinakaran, who is facing probe on charges of corruption and misconduct, has resigned as the Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court. In his resignation letter to the Chief Justice of India, he says he was targeted by vested interests.The resignation comes a day ahead of the hearing of the three-member inquiry committee appointed by the Ra...

Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari has reconstituted a panel probing charges against Sikkim High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran following the Supreme Court directions to remove jurist P P Rao from the committee.

Justice PD Dinakaran, being investigated for corruption, came in for scathing criticism by the Supreme Court today.Mr Dinakaran is currently the Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court.  He is being investigated by a three-member committee, appointed by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Vice President Hamid Ansari.The formal inquiry began after ...

The Supreme Court today stayed the pre-impeachment probe by a Rajya Sabha-appointed panel into allegations of judicial misconduct and corruption against Sikkim High Court Chief Justice PD Dinakaran.The apex court passed the order on a plea by Justice Dinakaran, expressing apprehension of biased probe against him by the three-member panel, comprisin...

Sikkim High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran today moved the Supreme Court seeking stay of the impeachment proceedings initiated against him for alleged misconduct and corruption.Justice Dinakaran challenged the proceedings before a three-member Rajya Sabha-appointed inquiry panel which has been hearing the charges of alleged land grabbing and pos...

Sikkim Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, facing impeachment proceedings for alleged misconduct, today sought recusal of senior advocate P P Rao from the three-member Rajya Sabha-appointed inquiry panel on the ground that he was biased. Justice Dinakaran also in his reply to the chargesheet framed against him said that the panel has "exceeded the jurisdi...

Corruption, land-grab and abuse of judicial office are among the 16 charges framed against Justice PD Dinakaran, the former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court. Dinakaran is facing impeachment proceedings in the Rajya Sabha for alleged corruption.Other charges include violation of human rights, illegal encroachment, destruction of evidence and ma...

The Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, PD Dinakaran, is being transferred to the Sikkim High Court.  Dinakaran faces impeachment proceedings in the Rajya Sabha for alleged corruption.President Pratibha Patil has reportedly signed the transfer order.  Last year, charges of corruption emerged when Dinakaran was recommended for promo...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the interim orders of Karnataka High Court judge, Justice D V Shylendra Kumar, questioning the administrative decisions of Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, who is facing corruption and land grab charges."Under the facts and circumstances of the case, we feel it fit to stay the interim orders passed by the division be...

The probe against Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinankaran, facing land-grabbing and graft charges, is likely to be further delayed.

The Supreme Court collegium shifts Justice Dinakaran to the Sikkim High Court after he refuses to go on leave.

In an apparent act of defiance, Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, who faces allegations of land grab that has stalled his elevation to Supreme Court, has not proceeded on leave as advised by the apex court collegium.

Actor Vishal, disqualified from contesting the RK Nagar by-election in Tamil Nadu, tweeted President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, saying he hopes "justice prevails." He said he was bringing to their notice the fact that his nomination for the December 21 by-election was "first accepted and later rejected."

O Panneerselvam has described as the "first step in our dharam yudh (fight for justice)", the decision that VK Sasikala and TTV Dinakaran will be kept out of Tamil Nadu's ruling party the AIADMK. Last night's decision by several senior ministers clears the way for two rival factions in the party to begin merger talks.

The Rajya Sabha will take up on August 17 the impeachment proceedings of Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen. The motion will be taken up at 3 pm.

Justice PD Dinakaran, who is facing probe on charges of corruption and misconduct, has resigned as the Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court. In his resignation letter to the Chief Justice of India, he says he was targeted by vested interests.The resignation comes a day ahead of the hearing of the three-member inquiry committee appointed by the Ra...

Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari has reconstituted a panel probing charges against Sikkim High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran following the Supreme Court directions to remove jurist P P Rao from the committee.

Justice PD Dinakaran, being investigated for corruption, came in for scathing criticism by the Supreme Court today.Mr Dinakaran is currently the Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court.  He is being investigated by a three-member committee, appointed by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Vice President Hamid Ansari.The formal inquiry began after ...

The Supreme Court today stayed the pre-impeachment probe by a Rajya Sabha-appointed panel into allegations of judicial misconduct and corruption against Sikkim High Court Chief Justice PD Dinakaran.The apex court passed the order on a plea by Justice Dinakaran, expressing apprehension of biased probe against him by the three-member panel, comprisin...

Sikkim High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran today moved the Supreme Court seeking stay of the impeachment proceedings initiated against him for alleged misconduct and corruption.Justice Dinakaran challenged the proceedings before a three-member Rajya Sabha-appointed inquiry panel which has been hearing the charges of alleged land grabbing and pos...

Sikkim Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, facing impeachment proceedings for alleged misconduct, today sought recusal of senior advocate P P Rao from the three-member Rajya Sabha-appointed inquiry panel on the ground that he was biased. Justice Dinakaran also in his reply to the chargesheet framed against him said that the panel has "exceeded the jurisdi...

Corruption, land-grab and abuse of judicial office are among the 16 charges framed against Justice PD Dinakaran, the former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court. Dinakaran is facing impeachment proceedings in the Rajya Sabha for alleged corruption.Other charges include violation of human rights, illegal encroachment, destruction of evidence and ma...

The Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, PD Dinakaran, is being transferred to the Sikkim High Court.  Dinakaran faces impeachment proceedings in the Rajya Sabha for alleged corruption.President Pratibha Patil has reportedly signed the transfer order.  Last year, charges of corruption emerged when Dinakaran was recommended for promo...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the interim orders of Karnataka High Court judge, Justice D V Shylendra Kumar, questioning the administrative decisions of Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, who is facing corruption and land grab charges."Under the facts and circumstances of the case, we feel it fit to stay the interim orders passed by the division be...

The probe against Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinankaran, facing land-grabbing and graft charges, is likely to be further delayed.

The Supreme Court collegium shifts Justice Dinakaran to the Sikkim High Court after he refuses to go on leave.

In an apparent act of defiance, Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, who faces allegations of land grab that has stalled his elevation to Supreme Court, has not proceeded on leave as advised by the apex court collegium.