High cost of litigation a challenge before judiciary: Tewari

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 14:44

High cost of litigation is not only keeping away poor from getting justice but even making it unaffordable for upper middle class, Union Minister Manish Tewari said.

Judiciary urged to ensure easy access, speedy justice

Last Updated: Saturday, August 17, 2013, 15:56

Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam on Saturday urged the judiciary to ensure easy access of the common people to court as well as "early finality of dispensation of justice" to uphold its credibility.

Judicial Appointments bill not taken up by Cabinet

Last Updated: Thursday, August 8, 2013, 20:57

A bill which seeks to scrap the collegium system of appointing judges to higher judiciary could not be taken up by the Union Cabinet on Thursday due to the absence of Law Minister Kapil Sibal.

‘Raise judges’ retirement age to help judiciary’

Last Updated: Sunday, June 30, 2013, 13:04

Raising the retirement ages of Indian judges and compulsory appointment of court clerks will help expeditious disposal of cases and restore people`s faith in the judiciary, an international legal expert has said.

Majority still outside protective umbrella of law: Kumar

Last Updated: Sunday, April 7, 2013, 13:18

Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Sunday stressed on the need to strengthen the lower judiciary, saying a majority of the people were still outside the protective umbrella of the law.

People losing confidence in judicial system: Legal experts

Last Updated: Friday, March 29, 2013, 21:05

Expressing anguish over decreasing values in judiciary, legal experts on Friday said people are losing faith in the system.

Over 3 cr cases pending in courts in India: Govt

Last Updated: Thursday, March 7, 2013, 14:32

Over three crore cases are pending in various courts across the country and this "unacceptable level" can be reduced by appointment of more judges and modernisation, Law Minister Ashwani Kumar said on Wednesday.

2012 saw courts doubting their power under anti-terror law

Last Updated: Thursday, December 27, 2012, 13:01

Year 2012 saw the trial courts dealing with several terror cases including those of the 26/11 Mumbai mayhem coordinator Abu Jundal and terror strike on an Israeli diplomat.