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Supreme Court Judge Strength Raised From 33 To 37 To Reduce Pendency
The move is aimed at addressing the growing pendency of cases and ensuring faster delivery of justice in the country's highest court.
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"Who's The Biggest Litigant?" Top Court Pulls Up Centre, Fines Rs 25,000
A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said the Centre's decision to pursue the matter despite the High Court granting relief reflected unnecessary litigation.
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NCERT Class 8 Social Science Book Lists "Corruption At Various Levels" In Judiciary
NCERT's new Class 8 Social Science textbook includes a chapter on judicial corruption and systemic challenges in India's court system, highlighting extensive case backlogs and delays.
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On Backlog In Courts, Chief Justice's "Two Types Of Judges" Remark
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has expressed concerns over what he pointed out was the tendency of some high court judges who, after reserving a case, don't deliver judgment for a long period of time.
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"Judges Not Gallivanting In Vacation": Chief Justice On Judiciary Workload
Judges are not gallivanting even during vacations and are deeply committed to their work, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has said, stressing that judges do not get sufficient time to think or read about law
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Supreme Court Begins 5-Day Special Lok Adalat For Resolving Disputes Amicably
With the aim of bringing down the backlog of cases pending before the Supreme Court, the top court has begun its five-day special Lok Adalat from Monday.
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"Watershed Moment In Legal History": Supreme Court On Record Case Disposal
The Supreme Court said today it has disposed of more cases than the number of litigations registered this year, indicating it has been able to clear its backlog that remains a long-standing problem of the judiciary.
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Nearly 5 Crore Pending Cases In Courts, Over 69,000 In Supreme Court
Pending cases across various courts in the country are moving towards the five crore-mark with an over 4.32 crore backlog in subordinate courts, according to data shared by the government in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
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Supreme Court Has 69,000 Pending Cases, 59 Lakh In 25 High Courts: Centre
Over 69,000 cases are pending in the Supreme Court while there is a backlog of over 59 lakh cases in the country's 25 high courts, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
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Will Lay Down Rules For Appointment Of Ad-Hoc Judges: Supreme Court
Faced with a "natural deadline", the Supreme Court on Thursday geared up for setting up a mechanism for appointment of ad-hoc judges in the high courts to reduce backlog of cases plaguing the judiciary.
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In A First, Supreme Court Single-Judge Bench To Decide Appeals Of Bail
To reduce the growing backlog of cases, the Supreme Court has for the first time since its inception provided for sitting of a single-judge bench to hear appeals of bail and anticipatory bail in cases related to offences entailing jail term up to seven years.
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After Chief Justice Gogoi's Appeal, Judge Says No To Seminar In Trinidad
Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi's plan to reduce the pendency in the Supreme Court appears to have kicked into action. As a result of the Chief Justice of India's appeal to judges not to skip working days to attend seminars, a senior Supreme Court judge has declined an invitation to attend a conference in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Have Plan To Deal With Backlog Of Cases, Says Justice Ranjan Gogoi
Chief Justice of India-designate Ranjan Gogoi has said he has a plan to deal with the pendency of cases which has been bringing in a lot of "disrepute" to the judicial system.
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Arbitration May Reduce backlog of pending cases: Justice Kurian Joseph
The Himachal Pradesh Judicial Academy should be developed as an international centre on arbitration and mediation, Supreme Court Justice Kurian Joseph said today.
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Top 5 Tribunals In India Have Combined Backlog Of Over 3.5 Lakh Cases: Law Panel
The top five central tribunals in the country have a combined backlog of over 3.50 lakh cases with the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal alone having over 91,000 pending matters, says a latest law commission report.
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Supreme Court Judge Strength Raised From 33 To 37 To Reduce Pendency
The move is aimed at addressing the growing pendency of cases and ensuring faster delivery of justice in the country's highest court.
-
"Who's The Biggest Litigant?" Top Court Pulls Up Centre, Fines Rs 25,000
A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said the Centre's decision to pursue the matter despite the High Court granting relief reflected unnecessary litigation.
-
NCERT Class 8 Social Science Book Lists "Corruption At Various Levels" In Judiciary
NCERT's new Class 8 Social Science textbook includes a chapter on judicial corruption and systemic challenges in India's court system, highlighting extensive case backlogs and delays.
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On Backlog In Courts, Chief Justice's "Two Types Of Judges" Remark
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has expressed concerns over what he pointed out was the tendency of some high court judges who, after reserving a case, don't deliver judgment for a long period of time.
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"Judges Not Gallivanting In Vacation": Chief Justice On Judiciary Workload
Judges are not gallivanting even during vacations and are deeply committed to their work, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has said, stressing that judges do not get sufficient time to think or read about law
-
Supreme Court Begins 5-Day Special Lok Adalat For Resolving Disputes Amicably
With the aim of bringing down the backlog of cases pending before the Supreme Court, the top court has begun its five-day special Lok Adalat from Monday.
-
"Watershed Moment In Legal History": Supreme Court On Record Case Disposal
The Supreme Court said today it has disposed of more cases than the number of litigations registered this year, indicating it has been able to clear its backlog that remains a long-standing problem of the judiciary.
-
Nearly 5 Crore Pending Cases In Courts, Over 69,000 In Supreme Court
Pending cases across various courts in the country are moving towards the five crore-mark with an over 4.32 crore backlog in subordinate courts, according to data shared by the government in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
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Supreme Court Has 69,000 Pending Cases, 59 Lakh In 25 High Courts: Centre
Over 69,000 cases are pending in the Supreme Court while there is a backlog of over 59 lakh cases in the country's 25 high courts, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
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Will Lay Down Rules For Appointment Of Ad-Hoc Judges: Supreme Court
Faced with a "natural deadline", the Supreme Court on Thursday geared up for setting up a mechanism for appointment of ad-hoc judges in the high courts to reduce backlog of cases plaguing the judiciary.
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In A First, Supreme Court Single-Judge Bench To Decide Appeals Of Bail
To reduce the growing backlog of cases, the Supreme Court has for the first time since its inception provided for sitting of a single-judge bench to hear appeals of bail and anticipatory bail in cases related to offences entailing jail term up to seven years.
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After Chief Justice Gogoi's Appeal, Judge Says No To Seminar In Trinidad
Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi's plan to reduce the pendency in the Supreme Court appears to have kicked into action. As a result of the Chief Justice of India's appeal to judges not to skip working days to attend seminars, a senior Supreme Court judge has declined an invitation to attend a conference in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Have Plan To Deal With Backlog Of Cases, Says Justice Ranjan Gogoi
Chief Justice of India-designate Ranjan Gogoi has said he has a plan to deal with the pendency of cases which has been bringing in a lot of "disrepute" to the judicial system.
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Arbitration May Reduce backlog of pending cases: Justice Kurian Joseph
The Himachal Pradesh Judicial Academy should be developed as an international centre on arbitration and mediation, Supreme Court Justice Kurian Joseph said today.
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Top 5 Tribunals In India Have Combined Backlog Of Over 3.5 Lakh Cases: Law Panel
The top five central tribunals in the country have a combined backlog of over 3.50 lakh cases with the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal alone having over 91,000 pending matters, says a latest law commission report.
