Supreme Court judges and CJI disclose assets

Supreme Court judges and CJI disclose assets Twenty-one judges of the Supreme Court, including Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan, have declared their assets, giving details of movable and immovable property More...

Chief justice suggests out of court settlement of cases

New Delhi, Dec 3  Expressing concern over the increasing backlog of cases in courts and the slow rate of disposal, Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan Monday said lawyers could try to settle most of the cases More...

Supreme court stays sentencing of Mid Day journalists

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday stayed the Delhi High Court order sentencing four employees of the tabloid Mid-Day to jail for publishing news reports about former chief justice Y.K. Sabharwal. The More...

Chief justice concerned over rising backlog of cases in the Supreme Court

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan Tuesday expressed concern over the rising backlog of cases in the Supreme Court. “The one thing that concerns us is the rising backlog of cases More...

7,000 rural courts to be set up for speedy justice

Srinagar, June 18 (IANS) Seven thousand rural courts would be set up soon across the country to make justice available to the poor and the needy, India’s Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan said here Monday. Inaugurating More...