This will increase the total strength of judges to 34 from 31 as sanctioned under the amended law In the light of a higher count of SC judges, a single judge bench will be assigned to deal with bail and transfer petitions
1 min read21 Sep 2019The Indian legal system is facing a huge backlog of cases There were about 3.93 million pending cases in the Supreme Court and high courts in 2015, according to government data
2 min read11 Feb 2019The new system will begin from 4 February Move aims to efficaciously utilise judicial time and reduce delay
1 min read30 Jan 2019The SC agreed that live-streaming of court proceedings would serve as an instrument for greater accountability and formed part of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
2 min read26 Sep 2018The Supreme Court is delivering more judgements, especially on appeals, even as it continues to be plagued by a massive backlog of cases, shows data
3 min read19 Sep 2018It can help in creating systems that make accurate recording, analysis and use of court data possible, thus reducing case pendency
4 min read11 Sep 2018The Supreme Court's constitution bench asks the petitioners opposing the Aadhaar scheme to prepare a questionnaire after UIDAI CEO's presentation
1 min read22 Mar 2018The women alleged on Thursday that rather than respond in public court proceedings to allegations that it puts profit over safety, Uber is trying to hide in the soundless halls of arbitration
1 min read16 Mar 2018The case centres around UberPop, an inexpensive ride-hailing service in several European cities that allowed drivers without a taxi license to use their own cars to pick up passengers
3 min read19 Dec 2017Malvinder Singh steps down as non-executive chairman of Religare Enterprises, Fortis Healthcare offers to buy assets of its Singapore-listed RHT Health Trust
2 min read16 Nov 2017