Court Cases News
Four new Supreme Court judges to take oath on Monday
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 2019Why pending court cases have been going up
The 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 2019Supreme Court adopts new norms for early listing of cases
The new system will begin from 4 February Move aims to efficaciously utilise judicial time and reduce delay
1 min read30 Jan 2019SC approves live-streaming of court proceedings
The 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 2018Backlog burden of Supreme Court, from Aadhaar to Ayodhya
The 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 2018Opinion | Technology for better case management
It can help in creating systems that make accurate recording, analysis and use of court data possible, thus reducing case pendency
4 min read11 Sep 2018Aadhaar case: UIDAI CEO to make presentation before Supreme Court
The 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 2018Women suing over rape challenge Uber’s move for arbitration
The 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 2018Uber’s legal woes over status could reach the end of the road
The 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 2017Singh brothers restructure Fortis, Religare as they wrestle with debt
Malvinder 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