Pope Francis named Time`s Person of the Year

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 12:13

Time magazine named Pope Francis its Person of the Year on Wednesday, crediting him with shifting the message of the Catholic Church.

Justice Jillani sworn-in as Pakistan chief justice

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 12:13

Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani will take oath as the new chief justice of Pakistan Thursday, a media report said.

Pakistan SC forces authorities to produce 14 `missing persons`

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 22:45

After repeated warnings from Supreme Court, Pakistani authorities produced 14 men who had been detained without charge by security agencies and six of them were identified by their families.

Parliament panel for constitutional status to CJI in new body to appoint judges

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 23:32

Amid fears that Chief Justice of India could be removed as the head of a proposed panel to appoint judges to higher judiciary, Parliamentary panel has recommended giving him constitutional status.

Sexual harassment: Shocked, shattered by allegations, says ex-SC judge AK Ganguly

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 14:41

Justice AK Ganguly, who retired from the Supreme Court after handling a number of high-profile cases, has been accused by a young woman intern of sexual harassment, a charge he strongly denied on Friday.

SC notice to CBI on Lalu Yadav’s bail plea

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 08:13

Special CBI Judge Pravas Kumar Singh on October 3 sentenced Lalu Prasad to five-year jail term and also slapped a Rs 25 lakh fine on him.

Mansoor Ahmad Mir sworn in as acting CJ of Himachal High Court

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 19:24

Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir was on Wednesday sworn in as acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court.

Pakistan names new Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 19:12

Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, known as a "gentleman judge", was today named Pakistan`s new Chief Justice, replacing activist judge Iftikhar Chaudhry who led a crusade against corruption and misgovernance.

Ensure litigants aren`t coerced to accept Lok Adalat order: CJI

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 23:36

The presiding members of Lok Adalats must ensure that litigants are not "intimidated" or "misled" to give their consent to the decisions as they are final and cannot be appealed against, Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam said.

Over 3 lakh cases disposed of in National Lok Adalat in Delhi

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 14:05

Over 3 lakh cases were disposed of and compensation of Rs.39.89 crore was disbursed during the Delhi segment of the National Lok Adalat on Saturday.

Women lawyers seek reconstitution of panel on intern

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 00:14

Women lawyers practising in the Supreme Court have urged Chief Justice P Sathasivam to reconstitute the recently-formed committee by him to go into the allegations of a law intern that she was sexually harassed by a judge, who said to have retired recently.