New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court has strongly condemned acts of violence by members of the Bar in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district and ordered the immediate release on bail of toll plaza employees who had approached the apex court alleging denial of legal representation and threats from local lawyers.A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, while allowing a writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, observed that the “custodians of justice” had themselves t…
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New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court has taken serious note of a trial court allegedly relying on Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated “non-existent and fake” judgments while deciding a civil dispute, observing that such conduct has a direct bearing on the integrity of the adjudicatory process and may amount to misconduct.A bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said the matter raised “considerable institutional concern, not because of the decision that was taken on the merits…
Vijayawada, March 1 (IANS) Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Sunday called on the judiciary to promote mediation, saying it is gaining wider acceptance as an effective tool for resolution of disputesUnderlining the need for building a “mediation culture”, he stated mediation was no longer an alternative method but has emerged as a preferred mode of dispute resolution.He was delivering the keynote address at a State-level symposium on ‘Mediation: Dialogue as Cornerstone of Justic…