High Courts News

Indian law firms venture into newer domains, including forensics and security, to stay ahead of peers

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

The Supreme Court directs all high courts in the country to constitute judges committees to monitor cases pending under the POSCO Act and set up special child-friendly courts for trials

The parliamentary panel recommends that the retirement age of Supreme Court judges be raised to 67 years from the present 65 and that of HC judges to 65 from the present 62

An elephant in the courtroom, which remains unacknowledged is the government and the role it plays in post-retirement positions for judges

Supreme Court stays proceedings in all high courts, challenging the constitutional validity of imposition of 12% GST on sanitary napkins

Arun Jaitley says there is a separate legislation which governs the salary and pension of judges and the draft has been approved by the Cabinet to be effective from 1 January 2016

Nine high courts have opposed a proposal to have an all-India service for lower judiciary, while only two have supported the idea, says a law ministry document

A SC bench directs all 24 HCs to install cameras in at least two district courts. The cameras will be also be placed in court complex including in chambers of judges

The bench said it was not possible for it to look into encroachments sitting in Delhi and asked the petitioner to approach different high courts